957 Chapter 957
It is also the American music market and the Billboard rankings, but the album rankings and single rankings cannot be generalized. The situation on the entire list is completely different from that of the opponents, and the singles chart is more like a blooming flower.
In particular, rock bands are not very interested in single promotion, which also enables richer and more diverse music to be recognized on the rankings, while music genres with a wide range of mass bases such as rhythm and blues, pop, and countryside can often achieve better results on the singles charts.
If we use one sentence to summarize the Billboard singles rankings in the second half of 1994, it is "The two heroes who are inseparable from the combination of glory to death and boys and men."
Obviously, "Bathing in the Morning Light" won thirteen consecutive championships, and even Nirvana Band was unable to stop its strength, and "Beautiful Day" also wanted to continue this strength. But this was not an easy task, because the singles' on-demand radio volume will occupy a more important position.
The simplest example is that "Waiting" is just a movie episode, and there is no official release from the record company. However, thanks to the excellent sales performance and the explosive power of radio on demand, it has won the championship for three weeks. This is absolutely impossible on the album rankings, because without the support of the record company, it means that sales are difficult to be competitive.
Similarly, the proportion of radio on-demand rate on the singles chart will occupy a larger proportion. The strength of Glory to the death of the album. If it is divided into the on-demand rate of ten singles, it will no longer be so strong. On the contrary, the Boys and Men's Bands can gain a greater advantage due to the wide mass base of R&B, especially because they fully promote the title song and concentrate their firepower. In this way, the excellent "Bathing in the Morning Light" of the entire album is at a disadvantage.
In the fourth week of August, "A Beautiful Day" was airborne, "I will keep warm with you" climbed to the runner-up position, and "Waiting" ranked third.
In the first week of September, the competition has indeed entered a white-hot heat. Although the "Good Day" relies on its strong reputation to once again exploded with sales of 300,000 yuan, which is simply an incredible data, especially compared with the strong data of the next week of "Bathing in the Morning Light", the radio on-demand rate was completely overtaken by "I will be warm with you". Even the on-demand rate of "watching" is even better, and the overall disadvantage is very obvious.
American radio stations have always been the world of country music. The fresh and melodious folk songs of "watching" are widely loved, and the catchy rhythm and blues such as "I will be warm with you" are also the first choice for listeners. However, extremely difficult rock songs such as "A Beautiful Day" are obviously greatly restricted.
In this case, the competition in the Billboard singles chart has also entered a more intense stage.
Although "I will keep you warm" sales fell to 180,000 this week, which was only more than half of the "beautiful day", it further approached the "beautiful day" thanks to its absolute leading performance in on-demand rate. The result was that although "beautiful day" successfully won the championship, the gap between the two was narrowed, which was really a wonderful situation. "Waiting" also remained firmly in the third place position, maintaining the top three of the last week intact.
In the following week, the sales of "A Beautiful Day" quickly fell. After all, the sales of albums are constantly on a high-energy level, and the explosive power of singles is naturally relatively inferior. Singles in the 1990s did not have digital singles, so the overall sales are not the same level as those of digital singles in the 21st century. Singles in the 21st century were sold for four or five million. However, in the 1990s, the sales of singles that were entirely based on physical sales were already very outstanding, of course, the sales of albums in the 1990s were a glory that could not be caught up in the 21st century.
The sales of "A Beautiful Day" fell to the 200,000 level this week. Although it received 220,000 sales, the sales of "I will keep you warm" rose, and it won 190,000 sales in one fell swoop. The sales gap between the two is within reach.
"I Will Be Warm with You" has a radio on-demand rate of up to five percentage points this week, with a total of more than 100,000 on-demand times, again ranked first among all singles, and the strong momentum has not diminished. This shows the wide audience base of R&B. But surprisingly, after the precipitation of the previous two weeks, the absolutely classic reputation of "A Beautiful Day" has also begun to gradually rise.
The reason why "A Beautiful Day" can be called a classic is not only because the lyrics are grand, but also because the balance between business and art is very well grasped. In other words, this is a song that is appreciated by both the elite and the masses. More importantly, the content of this song actually conforms to the mentality of most people. From the trivial things in daily life to the sudden enlightenment, this applies to almost anyone, which also makes this song resonate more. Therefore, with the advancement of time and the spread of reputation, the rise in the on-demand rate of radio stations.
This week, the radio on-demand rate of "a wonderful day" attracted an explosion point, soaring to four percentage points, with more than 85,000 on-demand broadcasts, almost doubled compared to the previous week. Not only did it surpass the "watching", but the gap with "I will keep you warm" was also narrowed by infinitely.
Under such circumstances, after careful statistics, the "Good Day" narrowly defeated "I will keep warm with you" and achieved three consecutive championships with an extremely weak advantage! In fact, the top three Billboard singles rankings this week were still unmoved, and the "watching" was still at the third place.
The three consecutive championships of "A Beautiful Day" should be expected, but many media still showed surprises, not because the single was not worthy of this result, but because rock and roll were against R&B, the winning rate was too low, not to mention the radio on-demand rate of "I will be warm with you" also proves that this single is absolutely strong now. As a result, "A Beautiful Day" still stubbornly completed the three consecutive championships, which also proves that this single is indeed as music critics said, absolutely classic!
However, from another perspective, the gap between "a wonderful day" and "I will be warm with you" is getting closer every week, which is also normal. As everyone thinks, although "a wonderful day" has been regarded as an absolute classic by countless music critics, the disadvantages are still obvious when facing the extremely large audience base of "a wonderful day" after all.
So, everyone naturally began to wonder, when will the "beautiful day" last? When will the first championship result of "I will keep warm with you" come? When will the tenacity of "watching" last? The competition for the championship, runners and third place is difficult to distinguish, and it is much more exciting than the peak showdown on the Billboard Album Rankings.
Is a "good day" considered a classic? It cannot be counted for the time being. Because the love of music critics has not been widely recognized by the public, the art of high music and few music can be regarded as a masterpiece, but if there is no public who is willing to appreciate it, it is still not a classic.
While completing three consecutive championships, the accumulated sales have reached 850,000. Although this result is very good, it is still two levels lower than the power of "Bathing in the Morning Light" in the Billboard album rankings. The eye-catching "I will be warm with you" is even more likely to turn the tables at any time, which also puts a huge question mark on whether the "Bathing in the Good Day" can create a classic.
But facts have proved that the reason why music critics think that a "good day" is a perfect work of balance between business and art is not a lie. The achievements of "Bathing in the morning light" in the album rankings also reflect the powerful appeal of glory to death.
With the rise in the on-demand rate of radio on-demand rate in the second week of September, it is no surprise that the sales and on-demand rate of radio on-demand rate of the next third week of September have been further improved.
"Good Day" won 250,000 sales, and after the sales figure rose slightly, the radio on-demand rate made a big jump. There were a total of 110,000 on-demand broadcasts this week, accounting for five percentage points of the radio on-demand rate. This is also the first time since the release of "Good Day" four weeks ago, it has tied with the radio on-demand rate of "I will keep warm with you".
This week, "I Will Be Tender with You" has a total of 115,000 on demand. Although it is a little more than "A Better Day", its share is also five percentage points, and the gap between the two has been further narrowed.
However, the sales volume of "I Will Be Warm with You" is not as strong as the "Good Day" sales wave of "Battles Morning Light" still has a positive impact on the single. "I Will Be Warm with You" only had 180,000 sales this week. Although the decline is very weak, compared with the rising momentum of "Good Day", this is not good news.
So, when the third week of September ended, people realized that the gap between "I will be warm with you" and "a wonderful day" was widened. It turned out that the last week was the closest time to the championship throne of "I will be warm with you". Missed the opportunity last week, and winning the weekly championship seemed to be becoming more and more difficult for "I will be warm with you".
"A Beautiful Day" completed four consecutive championships, "I will keep you warm" completed four consecutive championships, "waiting" for the third place in four consecutive weeks.
Chapter completed!