After preaching ownership

Music is a product

Yeah and so is HR but I’m not calling either of those people “businessmen”

Forgot I’m in the sales thread and we’re making the assumption that these musicians are making their works for the sake of the financial market and not any sort of human expression

I’ve conceded that Drake knows how to sell music already.

We’re talking about non-music related ventures

hot 100 drop yet?

But this Kendrick year hasn’t been legendary am I right

maaaaaybe a tv off video could get it to #1 otherwise it’s AIWFCIY and RATCT trading spaces until january

tv off or luther have a chance at #1 after Christmas if they get a video or get sent to radio.

Christmas takeover at the top of the hot 100 wasn’t always a thing but idk exactly when it started

this first week songs charting and falling off is bs imo

they need to fix this.

This is an accurate reflection of streaming habits

Playlists taking over?

Youtube goes hard on the holidays with the music videos too

Is it a bad thing to show what the country was listening to on a week basis?

Record breaker

Kinda wild that hasn't happened until now

streaming era has made it more and more intense yearly since around 2012

Crazy chart

I don't think it's bad but I don't think it represents the essence of #1 hit. But in the end, it's how the listening habits have evolved. In the past radio determined this more than anything else and now there is a shift to streaming so makes sense tbh.

I need to update my view of #1s with the times I guess lol. It would mean a lot to have number 1s in the past.

Yeah but who controlled radio and which stations counted the most

#1s feel more accurate now

Even now radio is counting more than it probably should

Christmas songs should have their own chart. It should be already assumed that they are going to be the most listened to songs during Christmas. It never used to be like this. TV Off is the real number 1 next week.