i think it's just over for the music industry. billboard will have to reintroduce UGC and become a tiktok chart, otherwise even the stans will eventually tune out.

You don't think this is just a little down period kinda like we had before 2024 ?

I wanna be optimistic, but this does feel a lot more drearier lol

Also, is Dracula just like a perennial Halloween song now or are the charts just that week and it's just running up airplay?

Happy for Kevin either way, but I'm also genuinely curious.

Love the OG. One of my favorite hits of this decade easily.

i think 2024 was an aberration driven heavily by spotify's autoplay system recommending everyone the same songs, which was fixed in early 2025. you can compare any date you want and the streams two years ago will be in an entirely different stratosphere.

i believe this is the reason why that year had so many songs break through in a monocultural way, and why you've seen basically nothing since then do the same (with the possible exceptions of golden and choosin' texas). even sabrina and chappell have not seen anywhere near the same success with any of their singles since then.

however, if you want a different explanation, some of it could also be explained by a general malaise caused by the current political situation in the US. maybe it's a mixture of factors.

It’s funny you say that because I do kinda feel like the momentum of 2024 almost just came to a halt after Trump got elected.

Very similar to 2016 in a sense, but the obvious difference being 2017 was just almost an immediate culture shift into the trends that would dominate that late 2010’s era.

Haven’t really seen that this time around because of that whole widespread cultural “malaise” you speak to.

This funny af ngl

Tate getting a bigger debut than olivia and Chappell, crazy

it's almost like the internet isn't reflective of the real world 🤗

remix of a song that came out last spring

its not surprising

they need to get rid of the paywall for the other charts

🤗

is 'i jus might' by bruno an r&b song

close thread

numbers dont lie

Olivia Rodrigo mass releasing music videos onto Spotify to snatch the #2 spot from Tate.

Damn @Magenta

I never had argument irl talking about some album sells.

i thought there was a certain canadian who was supposed to save rap?

How many times does he need to save it

drake with the FIRST double diamond rap song

First certified* double diamond rap song