Great read, again! Couple non-streamer, music buyer/fan comments.
- I remember the week Billboard converted to BDS/Soundscan, there wasn't as big as a disruption to the charts I expected. The biggest movers were more R&B/pop though...Black or White, 2 Legit 2 Quit, and Can't Let Go. The darkest days for Billboard was when a song had to be commercially available as a single to rank in the Hot 100. Record companies sacrificed weeks in the Top 10 to push the full length CD sales...and often later, released a CD single. There likely would've been more volatility back then. (I typically bought the import CD single at a hefty $9.99 at Tower Records...but that didn't count in Billboard.)
- Because iTunes tracks it, my most played single last year was "Stick Season". I played it 27 times. (...still don't know all the words.) I played it over the course of 8 weeks...and moved on. Although I played it 12 times when it first came out, I haven't played "Lose Control" since...no song could be on my frequent play list for two years. I understand new age groups can jump on a song at different times but seriously, how hard is it to update a playlist in Spotify? I hope you're right about the new generation is about to find their musical identity.
Great read, again! Couple non-streamer, music buyer/fan comments.
- I remember the week Billboard converted to BDS/Soundscan, there wasn't as big as a disruption to the charts I expected. The biggest movers were more R&B/pop though...Black or White, 2 Legit 2 Quit, and Can't Let Go. The darkest days for Billboard was when a song had to be commercially available as a single to rank in the Hot 100. Record companies sacrificed weeks in the Top 10 to push the full length CD sales...and often later, released a CD single. There likely would've been more volatility back then. (I typically bought the import CD single at a hefty $9.99 at Tower Records...but that didn't count in Billboard.)
- Because iTunes tracks it, my most played single last year was "Stick Season". I played it 27 times. (...still don't know all the words.) I played it over the course of 8 weeks...and moved on. Although I played it 12 times when it first came out, I haven't played "Lose Control" since...no song could be on my frequent play list for two years. I understand new age groups can jump on a song at different times but seriously, how hard is it to update a playlist in Spotify? I hope you're right about the new generation is about to find their musical identity.
Again, appreciate you!