US Charts Discussion - Applause: 200K+ projection (Week 1)

[WarriorPrince 1]

Rihanna releasing? What a joke. 

 

 

Why is Gaga loosing so many likes on Facebook?

I also noticed. Same happened when she wore fur while touring europe.

[Jase 12,118]

iTunes Update

 

 

01. Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell) - Robin Thicke

02. We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus

03. Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan) - Drake

04. Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake) - Jay-Z

05. Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Daft Punk

06. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

07. Wake Me Up - Avicii

08. Cups (Pitch Perfect's “When I’m Goneâ€) [Pop Version] - Anna Kendrick

09. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities

10. Right There (feat. Big Sean) - Ariana Grande

 

11. Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

12. Royals - Lorde

13. Clarity (feat. Foxes) - Zedd

14. Best Song Ever (from "This Is Us") - One Direction

15. Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) - Lana Del Rey

16. Gas Pedal (feat. IamSu) - Sage the Gemini

17. Crash My Party - Luke Bryan

18. Love Somebody - Maroon 5

19. Treasure - Bruno Mars

20. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

 

21. Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) - Labrinth

22. It Goes Like This - Thomas Rhett

23. The Other Side - Jason Derulo

24. Wait For Me - Kings of Leon

25. Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips

26. Come & Get It - Selena Gomez

27. Cruise (Remix) [feat. Nelly] - Florida Georgia Line

28. I Want Crazy (Encore) - Hunter Hayes

29. Don't Drop That Thun Thun - Finatticz

30. Sail - AWOLNATION

 

31. Runnin' Outta Moonlight - Randy Houser

32. I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) - Calvin Harris

33. Don't Ya - Brett Eldredge

34. Counting Stars - OneRepublic

35. Night Train - Jason Aldean

36. Made in the USA - Demi Lovato

37. Acapella - Karmin

38. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake

39. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk

40. Redneck Crazy - Tyler Farr

 

Bubbling Under

 

43. Let Her Go - Passenger

47. Take Back the Night - Justin Timberlake

58. Demons - Imagine Dragons

70. Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran) - Taylor Swift

85. True Love (feat. Lily Allen) - P!nk

88. Pompeii - Bastille

[Arturo 40,746]

Rihanna releasing? What a joke. 

 

 

I also noticed. Same happened when she wore fur while touring europe.

It seems as though she loses likes after she posts something then an hour later she starts gaining again until she posts something else.

[Deacon 5]

iTunes Update

 

03. Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan) - Drake

 

I've been listening to this all day. I hope it does well.

[Mills 446]

Demons stalling in the 50s in iTunes since time immemorial isn't a good indicator. Too bad, I really want it to smash so hard.

 

As for Rihanna continuing her annual release, I'm guessing it would follow the same route of her last two albums. A #1 lead single that will tie her with Michael Jackson's HOT 100 chart leaders, another top 10 hit at the very least, mediocre album sales, and nothing else.  Not bad. 

[jhonyguy04 3]

Ughhh why do we flop in Facebook :-(

[nick4bty 2,758]

Demons stalling in the 50s in iTunes since time immemorial isn't a good indicator. Too bad, I really want it to smash so hard.

 

As for Rihanna continuing her annual release, I'm guessing it would follow the same route of her last two albums. A #1 lead single that will tie her with Michael Jackson's HOT 100 chart leaders, another top 10 hit at the very least, mediocre album sales, and nothing else.  Not bad. 

 

It's the "You da One" effect. Radioactive is still too strong for the next single to break through. Same thing is happening to Robin Thicke's second single. 

[jhonyguy04 3]

And iam scared w Rihanna now.... We need a second hit to have a successful era...

[nick4bty 2,758]

I'm glad True Love is finally rising! 

And iam scared w Rihanna now.... We need a second hit to have a successful era...

 

Rihanna is an outlier. Always is. She'll have a successful single and she'll sell lots of albums, but she won't have any effect on anyone else. She'll just continue living in her own little Rihuniverse. 

[Tommymonster44 0]

But Unapologetic went platinum faster than TTT. She needs at least two hits per era

 

That's because she released a mid-tempo non-dance song and a ballad. Those types of songs sell albums a lot better than dance hits.  If she tries to bring dance back again this next era, it won't sell as well.

[nick4bty 2,758]

I really Train's new song "Bruises." I really wish we could get some variety back on the radio. There's tons of room, but with Blurred Lines nearing 300 million AI, seems like a lot of songs aren't getting a chance  :roll:

[Miranda Sings 1,705]

Oh my. Rihanna needs to not. Just take a break girl.

[Arturo 40,746]

I always love Rihanna's releases but she needs to take a good break and come back around this time in 2014 and smash. By this time, ARTPOP and Prism will be on their last singles (hopefully  ) and she'll have the spotlight.
It was much easier for Rihanna to shine with Diamonds when Ke$ha was her only major competition. 

[nick4bty 2,758]

Could it be possible she'll release a Best-Of album? If she did that, Rihanna could keep to her yearly schedule, still put out a single or two, but wouldn't have the same amount of pressure to do well. 

[Mills 446]

A greatest hits compilation album is the most ideal for Rihanna, given all the smash hits she has amassed since the release of Umbrella. I could see a huge amount of people, aside from her core fan base, actually spending money on that.