How do they track those, though.

Atrocious tune.

her power.

i hope the album is as great as folklore/evermore

THIS AIN'T TEEEXAS

And Ari’s last didn’t even crack 200K? Lmao

If Abel can come with a hit he’s fine. Dawn FM just didn’t have a big hit going into it

Some artists don't need a big hit going into an album to do numbers 👀

This is who Billie Eilish was shading.

Yeah, most do

The Weeknd’s career is more than US debuts

kanye mainstream career

Nope.

Hes a superstar worldwide

ustard

Are you arguing that the majority of artists releasing music rn are able to do big numbers without a hit to go with it?

Say "thank you TikTok"

Yes.

Okay

ari is quite a lot bigger than the weeknd in the US on streaming though

i can only see him do same numbers as Ari if he does some games w/ physicals/bundles like Beyonce is doing, otherwise he'll do 150k-180k again

Billboard 200 top 10 this week:

Majority of artists right now can't do big numbers to begin with. There are a select few who can do big numbers. A hit helps propel and create buzz. For example, Beyonce having Texas Hold Em definitely helped create the buzz. I don't think she crosses 300k without that FW.

On the other hand, if you are a big artist you can drop an album without a single and first week may do great numbers. If the songs aren't clicking though, there will be a big drop afterwards though. The songs that do "stick" end up becoming hits so FW is possible without a hit but after than you need a hit to continue long term success.