Some more Billboard Charts nonsense

[Pipo]

Billboard announced that they would no longer count digital single sales sold on an artist's website (D2C). Instead, you'll have to buy it on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Artists (particularly T-Swift) would release multiple versions of vinyl, cassettes, and CDs via their websites and stans could purchase as many times as they liked. Big stan groups (namely BTS fans), would coordinate to distribute funds (and share receipts) to purchase songs from the websites since other music services would only let you purchase on your account. But not anymore, somehow, Billboard has found a way of making their charts even less relevant.



Is this the last time we'll see the likes of Taylor, Gaga, BTS, Nicki, and such on the Top 10? THOUGHTS?

 

[Tisch]

It reads as if it's just downloads though? So vinyls, cassettes, mini-discs, t-shirts, tins of beans etc. packages are still eligible?

PANIC OVER KYLIE

 

[RJN]

Is this the last time we'll see the likes of Taylor, Gaga, BTS, Nicki, and such on the Top 10? THOUGHTS?

No I think they’ll all still be able to chart. Maybe not BTS, but I feel like their fans will figure out another way

 

[straightorbroken]

How come America or Billboard doesn't have charts for each individual state? It would just be so fascinating as surely you could have local acts do incredibly well, but have zero appeal at the opposite coast, etc.

 

[Joseph]

Apple used to allow you to see top songs per city but they took it away

 

[straightorbroken]

I think Spotify do similar, but I just figured the culture must be quite different. Or no?

 

[Halli]

Shouldn't this be in the CHARTS forum

 

[funky]

Oh by state would show some very different results for sure. As mentioned Spotify do offer top cities per song but I don’t think there are charts by state as such.

It might have been interesting for example to see if Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter was actually embraced by the Southern states and was therefore just a media furore over nothing…

 

[Agneeta]

Shouldn't this be in the CHARTS forum

@Moderator

 

[straightorbroken]

Oh get a grip you two.