Billboard changes rules

[Ziggy 11,078]

Taylor about to debut her next TV at #182 

[elegidadedios 986]

Oh wow... where's that thetorturedlovers user on this site ranting about Mayhem's first week sales now? 

[InsomniaMonster69 3,219]

Can they actually change important stuff like Radio impact? Radio should have Zero impact!

[Teletubby 141,642]

they should limit the number of songs of which streams count towards album sales like in the UK. next year Morgan Wallen will have 3 albums in the Top 10 and SZA album over 50 tracks

Edited 14 hours ago by Teletubby

[RAMROD 106,804]

59 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

[Billboard rule change, effective April 4:]
• Only four (4) "digital exclusive versions" will be allowed for the life of an album. Includes deluxe versions.

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Brat and its 23 variants is really doing something 

[andy232000 10,556]

5 minutes ago, InsomniaMonster69 said:

Can they actually change important stuff like Radio impact? Radio should have Zero impact!

This. 
 

The variant problem and bots were definitely an issue, but this is also a pretty big one too. 

[Divine 1,743]

Did it affect Mayhem's numbers at some sort or nah?

[Teletubby 141,642]

2 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Brat and its 23 variants is really doing something 

digital variants 

[andy232000 10,556]

6 minutes ago, Divine said:

Did it affect Mayhem's numbers at some sort or nah?

Apparently some of this changes were quietly made effective since February 28, so yes, Mayhem was affected and we did not know 

[Plastic Flower 4,237]

17 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

they should limit the number of songs of which streams count towards album sales like in the UK. next year Morgan Wallen will have 3 albums in the Top 10 and SZA album over 50 tracks

What’s the rule in the UK?

[andy232000 10,556]

1 minute ago, Plastic Flower said:

What’s the rule in the UK?

No more than 3 songs per album may chart at the same time.

Edited 13 hours ago by andy232000

[andy232000 10,556]

More rule changes expected in April

[Teletubby 141,642]

5 minutes ago, Plastic Flower said:

What’s the rule in the UK?

they count only  16 most streamed songs but 2 with the most streamed are neutralised

The 2 album tracks attracting most streams are neutralised to the level of the average of the next 14 highest streamed tracks associated with the album (or all tracks where album has < 16 tracks).

Edited 13 hours ago by Teletubby

[RAMROD 106,804]

14 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

digital variants 

Still less than brat from each era

 

[Bronco 8,064]

I agree with everything except the price changes. 

That's incredibly anti-consumer and is an unneccessary inflationary act. Everything else either targets scams (like that rapper who had albums shipped to random houses just to make them count lol) or target anti-consumer activities by record labels that deliberately exploit fans. 

The only people who will benefit from the new minimum pricing (at a time when vinyls are already 50 to 100% more expensive at retail price than they were pre-COVID vinyl craze). It will only hurt consumers and indie acts.