LateToCult 39,633 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Just now, LG2008 said: Ah... Me too but will it be an L? Praying they fired that intern. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 14,458 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 7 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said: i think they should go back to basics with the way the charts are run. it's ridiculous at this point, and hardly a measure of anything I think they should have it like every 10k streams or whatever is the equivalent to the value of buying the single on iTunes ($1.29) for the single track, actual sales of the song on iTunes, album track inclusion (only if you already don’t own the original single individually) when you buy the album on iTunes and link the album track versions to single versions in streaming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijadeputa 3,482 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 One standard edition with one artwork. One deluxe edition with a new artwork and ofc bonus tracks is fine and good, I mean that is the point of a deluxe edition. But different covers with same tracklist and call it different editions? Nah 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 41,768 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 At the end of the day a sale is a sale and is a more accurate measure of active consumption than streaming which is 75% passive consumption Haters are just mad they don't have enough fans buying 1 copy of the album let alone 100 variants buy bionic 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack3257 635 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I feel like there should be a rule that there has to be a certain amount of original material for the variant sale to count. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 70,896 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I'm half and half... I kind of get it, like yes more versions will create more sales as people are incentivized to buy more than 1 or they will just buy the 1 available, it's fact that sales will go up over just 1 version, but I also don't really see the problem... it's not bots, it's not fake sales, real people are buying the copies. Radio is very payola, still part of deciding a #1. Playlisting is very payola, still part of everything. Discounts on iTunes, who hasn't utilized that? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Oliver 21,237 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, Real Panda said: I personally dont like different cover variants but the same tracklist. Album covers used to mean something. The artwork, the image associated with the era, but now an artist can have 10 album covers for 1 album its so unnecessary. I agree, it feels like the album has no identity like Taylor’s TTPD, if any picture can be your album cover, it means you had no creative vision in the first place In the land of gods and monsters, I was an angel living in the Garden Of Eden 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw773 2,341 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, moonsago said: it’s Bobby, he saw DWAS smash with one variant and decided to make it known these charts are a fraud!!! DWAS - Joanne’s version Moon dust gets everywhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 144,782 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, LateToCult said: Right before LG7? No ma'am! Keep counting variants! Keep counting variants! Me agreeing with this while also being a "music, not the bling"ster Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Witch 1,066 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 And Table? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Witch 1,066 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 54 minutes ago, bionic said: At the end of the day a sale is a sale and is a more accurate measure of active consumption than streaming which is 75% passive consumption Haters are just mad they don't have enough fans buying 1 copy of the album let alone 100 variants Sorry this is so silly encouraging hyperconsumerism Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 41,768 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 4 minutes ago, Scarlet Witch said: Sorry this is so silly encouraging hyperconsumerism Then encourage biodegradable packaging and CDs. Your album will decompose just in time for a new variant to be released! Its about protecting the planet buy bionic Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliviaRodrigoStan 4,383 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 It's over for Tayfraud HEART OF EVER-FROST 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Flower 3,720 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Why they **** did the post this knowing that they're part of the problem? This will keep on happening until Billboard actually does something about it. Drop it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichAssPiss 4,690 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 The reality is that you CAN manipulate charts and as along as there's big .money in headlines and good press (leading to better public image, brand deals, ticket sales, etc) then big money labels will manipulate any system they make. It's like buying followers on socials. You can't really fix it. At least not permanently. If people want to spend the cash, they will work the system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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