Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

[Iguana]

She's still ahead on Spotify as of today.

Her lead over Harry in Spotify streams

Friday: 223,177
Saturday: 154,773
Sunday: 137,544

HANG IN THERE KATE!

Is there a way of finding out how that compared to her lead last week?

 

[Marilyn]

Me when I fly to the UK and break into your homes to make sure you're all streaming 24/7

I SAID, let's EXCHANGE the EXPERIENCE #ruthtothetop

 

[Calico Moonchild]

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[Iguana]

Plus an official & newly created, 1 minute RUTH edit that appears designed for platforms such as TikTok:

Very typically Kate to remove the chorus

See also Moments of Pleasure (Director's Cut)

 

[Diddy]

I liked that OCC article interrupted after the first paragraph with a video “Louise teases new music” and the next picture of Kate doing her best

 

[Diddy]

Will Harry end up succumbing to ACR soon? I forgot what triggers it - a consecutive run of reduced points right?

 

[AlgoAlex]

Will Harry end up succumbing to ACR soon? I forgot what triggers it - a consecutive run of reduced points right?

This week !

 

[ButterTart]

Seriously though is there any chance this might inspire Kath to get back to the studio or will she just not be arsed at all?

 

[Calico Moonchild]

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[Pipo]

I've seen plenty of TikToks using a SPED UP mix of RUTH, I wonder if it'll get an official release too as they did with Demi and Willow Smith.

 

[BoysForSeles]

Seriously though is there any chance this might inspire Kath to get back to the studio or will she just not be arsed at all?

Having a hit again will have no impact on Kate heading towards a recording booth at all.

 

[VoR]

We have no idea what she’s been up to anyway. She could be several years deep on a concept album about emus for all we know.

 

[VoR]

She has an 8k lead on today's midweek update Maybe they finally got around to fixing her ACR issue.

 

[Diddy]

She has an 8k lead on today's midweek update Maybe they finally got around to fixing her ACR issue.

Or Harry’s getting ACR now?

 

[VoR]

He is, but if they were both getting ACR I don't think her lead would be that strong.

 

[Diddy]

Would be a fun twist if this week he gets the ACR and she doesn’t

 

[lolly]

Still ahead on iTunes as well. I know sales are low and don't count for much, but it may prove crucial if it's close...

 

[lolly]

He is, but if they were both getting ACR I don't think her lead would be that strong.

He was on 53.5k sales equivalent streams for the full week last week, and Kate on just under 39k.

So I think it's more likely that they are both on ACR - she's not THAT far ahead if his sales equivalent is effectively halved.

 

[dmlaw]

Based on the chart rules that were posted last week, I don't think there's any way for Kate to get off ACR now. We'll just have to hope that she's got enough of a lead.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

 

[Pipo]

It rises to #4 in the US this week

 

[ManicKangaroo]

She has been given a reset

 

[Iguana]

Omg!

 

[Iguana]

2022 the YEAR OF KATE BUSH!

 

[Soldi]

2022 the YEAR OF KATE BUSH!

New album and tour next please love

 

[GNL]

We might get a THIRD BLOG ENTRY. We are living through unprecedented times.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

These are MYSTERIOUS TIMES (Sash! featuring Kate Bush)

 

[octophone]

She has been given a reset

Well, that should do it.

 

[octophone]

The charts are genuinely bollocks these days tho'. At least in the days of multiformat marketing and sudden release date shifts, you knew what a sale was. Now it's just numbers pulled out the air.

 

[ButterTart]

These are MYSTERIOUS TIMES (Sash! featuring Kate Bush)

I know this is a joke but I don't think I've wanted anything more in my entire life

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I know this is a joke but I don't think I've wanted anything more in my entire life

This is the closest you'll get

 

[ButterTart]

This is the closest you'll get

I forgot about this!

 

[dmlaw]

She has been given a reset

I assume they haven’t explained the reasoning behind this. Other than that they are embarrassed about how it has worked out.

 

[octophone]

I wonder if this will cause the chart compilers problems at Christmas. Bend the reset criteria once and, well...

 

[Madison]

She has been given a reset

How?

 

[AGinAg (37)]

How?

New outfit, hair, nails, moved in with a friend, looking for a new job, something more her. Total reset away from Callum.

 

[lolly]

I wonder if this will cause the chart compilers problems at Christmas. Bend the reset criteria once and, well...

They need to create that Christmas catalogue single chart where all songs over a certain age don't chart in the main chart. Just publish it from the last week of November or whenever it is they start to impact and then bin it from January as nobody wants to look at a chart full of Mr Brightside and Ed Sheeran anyway.

The rest of the year (like RUTH now), let them feature in the main chart as there is a proper demand for it rather than being driven by playlists, and it so rarely happens it'll barely register most weeks.

 

[octophone]

New outfit, hair, nails, moved in with a friend, looking for a new job, something more her. Total reset away from Callum.

I just *know* that something good is going to happen for her.

 

[lolly]

How?

I hope you're not implying our glorious chart overlords at the OCC are making it up as they go along.

 

[Sheena]

They need to create that Christmas catalogue single chart where all songs over a certain age don't chart in the main chart. Just publish it from the last week of November or whenever it is they start to impact and then bin it from January as nobody wants to look at a chart full of Mr Brightside and Ed Sheeran anyway.

The rest of the year (like RUTH now), let them feature in the main chart as there is a proper demand for it rather than being driven by playlists, and it so rarely happens it'll barely register most weeks.

Or, just stop songs streamed from playlists counting at all…