Spotify Early 2000's

[DMVofficial]

Imagine another dimension where streaming was around when Britney first started her career and just as important to the charts as it is now 

BOMT + OIDIA would have racked up 15 years of streams by now, the numbers would be huge, possibly a #1 for Oops 

Her radio ban in '01-'04 would have been less impactful, possible another #1 for Slave, Toxic, etc. 

She would be so much more statistically successful 

She would have pulled in Rihanna numbers 

[Shadow.]

Buying a cd will always be better than streaming or buying an mp3  

[Anti-Hero]

36 minutes ago, Shadow. said:

Buying a cd will always be better than streaming or buying an mp3  

Agreed.

Even if you insist on buying digitally, use FLAC at least.

[thousand oaks]

46 minutes ago, DMVofficial said:

Imagine another dimension where streaming was around when Britney first started her career and just as important to the charts as it is now 

BOMT + OIDIA would have racked up 15 years of streams by now, the numbers would be huge, possibly a #1 for Oops 

Her radio ban in '01-'04 would have been less impactful, possible another #1 for Slave, Toxic, etc. 

She would be so much more statistically successful 

She would have pulled in Rihanna numbers 

That radio ban pisses me off a lot... thanks god she sold well anyway 

[DMVofficial]

1 hour ago, Shadow. said:

Buying a cd will always be better than streaming or buying an mp3  

Free is always better than $14.99 

[Shadow.]

Just now, DMVofficial said:

Free is always better than $14.99 

When it comes to artists I don't care for then yes i agree 

[DMVofficial]

35 minutes ago, danny1994 said:

Agreed.

Even if you insist on buying digitally, use FLAC at least.

Only audiophiles care about bit rate. The general public isn't going to pay more for a quality difference they won't even notice *cough cough TIDAL*

Most people stream on Spotify for free and most people only stream at Normal Quality (96kbps) but they do have the option for 320kbps which is what I stream at.

[DMVofficial]

1 minute ago, Shadow. said:

When it comes to artists I don't care for then yes i agree 

So do you also stream Britney music or do you import it onto your iTunes in Apple Lossless and play it back from there? 

[Shadow.]

Just now, DMVofficial said:

So do you also stream Britney music or do you import it onto your iTunes in Apple Lossless and play it back from there? 

I do stream a lot because it does take up less space than a cd. When i was younger i always bought cds because streaming obviously wasnt a thing so i guess its nostalgia for me aswell, but now i only buy the cd version of albums if i really like it and obviously i buy britney's albums. It is definitely more convienent to stream and i understand why it has overtaken physical releases  i rip the cds and listen to the mp3s because if im gonna buy music i like having the cd as a back up. Although i will play the cds on my stereo from time to time 

[DMVofficial]

Just now, Shadow. said:

I do stream a lot because it does take up less space than a cd. When i was younger i always bought cds because streaming obviously wasnt a thing so i guess its nostalgia for me aswell, but now i only buy the cd version of albums if i really like it and obviously i buy britney's albums. It is definitely more convienent to stream and i understand why it has overtaken physical releases  i rip the cds and listen to the mp3s because if im gonna buy music i like having the cd as a back up. Although i will play the cds on my stereo from time to time 

That's exactly what I do, I'll only buy an album if I really love it just to collect but I rarely ever actually play the disc itself, I'll just stream it. 

I guess my point is imagine the numbers Britney would have pulled if people who don't really care for her still streamed her music.

[Shadow.]

1 minute ago, DMVofficial said:

That's exactly what I do, I'll only buy an album if I really love it just to collect but I rarely ever actually play the disc itself, I'll just stream it. 

I guess my point is imagine the numbers Britney would have pulled if people who don't really care for her still streamed her music.

Yeah it would be interesting to see what numbers she would've pulled. The only thing i prefer about the way music was consumed in the 00s is that it seemed more like an event for your fave to release a song/video/album. Now people just tweet and thats it a no.1, its kinda boring and lifeless nowadays 

[GirlOnTheMoon]

1 hour ago, Shadow. said:

Buying a cd will always be better than streaming or buying an mp3  

Yes, this.

I miss the days were people went out and bought CDs. I still miss the Virgin mega store. It was such a good feeling. Now everything is digital and going to Target or Walmart to buy Cds is a depressing experience... No variety at all. 

[reecejwilson]

2 hours ago, Shadow. said:

Buying a cd will always be better than streaming or buying an mp3  

This is so true, all my favourite music I buy on CD as well as streaming 

[Lou M. Taylor]

Yes she would have had better stats on the Hot 100 (higher peaks, more chart hits ect) but she wouldn't have had a lot of album sales though.

[Simday1]

I personally buy CD's to have an actual physical copy, and to look at album artwork. NOT when my fav Artist uses screenshots from a video I've only seen half of...once.

God, Glory is the first Britney Album  I haven't physically purchased! My first was "Oops" on Cassette, then "Baby" on CD, then "Oops" CD, and on.

[DMVofficial]

25 minutes ago, button said:

Yes she would have had better stats on the Hot 100 (higher peaks, more chart hits ect) but she wouldn't have had a lot of album sales though.

I didn't even think about this.

The number of streams would have balanced out the lack of sales. She would probably end up with the same numbers she has now, omg that's kind of crazy

[DMVofficial]

47 minutes ago, Girl On The Moon said:

Yes, this.

I miss the days were people went out and bought CDs. I still miss the Virgin mega store. It was such a good feeling. Now everything is digital and going to Target or Walmart to buy Cds is a depressing experience... No variety at all. 

You have to go to a real music store. I'm in LA so thankfully there's still a few around and buying a physical album is still an experience. 

[GirlOnTheMoon]

1 hour ago, DMVofficial said:

You have to go to a real music store. I'm in LA so thankfully there's still a few around and buying a physical album is still an experience. 

I live in Florida, about an hour and half north of Miami and we have no music stores around here. It's so sad.

But yeeesss I love going to LA and honestly, it's one of my favorite cities in the US.