OH Santa! is expected to debut at #92 (Lambs believe Spotify is angry given the Apple Music exclusive to the album)

[Blackout2006]

47 minutes ago, MrPieceOfMe said:

Well, I think that is doing good, yeah, it’s not a worldwide hit like TUN, but it’s doing pretty good. I think that Ariana had to wait until 2021 for example to release a new album and show some progress, because this album is good, but it’s not better than TUN for sure 

It’s karma for thinking she can hype us up for one of the most disappointing releases of this year 

[Stefani]

19 hours ago, MrPieceOfMe said:

Um, it's still #3 after 4 weeks,  for only almost 5 weeks has already 600m streams, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with 174,000 album-equivalent units and also debuted #1 in the UK, after 5 weeks the single positions (which peaked at #1)  is still #4, I mean is this an underperformance 

I mean, yeah? Considering how big her singles were last era, this is kind of tragic especially in terms of the song's #1 peak only lasting a week. Then there's her album's lackluster debut numbers, but that's a whole other story.

OT: This other Xmas song was never going to be big anyway. AIWFCIY is Mariah's trademark Xmas hit, so even a remix of Oh Santa was never going to get a big push. The Lambs blaming Spotify just looks kind of ungrateful; can't y'all just be happy that AIWFCIY is slaying as usual? 

[Spicechinodiva]

7 hours ago, Blackout2006 said:

Are we surprised it has 600m streams 

She is the biggest streaming artist from this generation, and always garners mega streams whether her records are real hits or not 

Well, it’s expected to free fall in the coming weeks as competition increases to release new albums 

Also, 174k for someone claimed as the main pop girl isn’t good, especially after selling 360k units 

Not to mention how it’s initial predictions were 265k and then it fell to 195k which then fell to 192k and the last prediction for the album was 182k but the album even fell below that and is now her first album not to outsell is predecessor in its first week and is Aris third lowest-debut since 2014 

Also the only reason it was #1 in the UK was again because of lack of competition. If it were actually released in a competitive week, it would peak at #4 because any person from the UK can tell you selling 27k in the UK isn’t good at all  

Also, not to mention that the album sold just 97k copies outside of the US 

Maybe I was exaggerating by saying it underperformed, but it’s definitely far from a “hit” because everyone has already forgotten the album, even my friends who r mega-Ari fans didn’t really care about this album 

 

 

It was good, but it definitely got old fast.

 

I get it you like the time with your men, but every track being about that was like, I'm out..

 

Even plastic hearts is a better album and that doesn't just deal with one subject, that is why positions got old fast. 

 

It's kinda like we get it he's amazing in bed, but switch it up next time. 

[10pm24]

On 12/5/2020 at 10:01 PM, Blackout2006 said:

So it’s pretty much certified after the underperformance of positions, Ari really no more that girl to collab with?

So does that mean Britney can finally collab with Ari 

[Blackout2006]

7 hours ago, 10pm24 said:

So does that mean Britney can finally collab with Ari 

can it?

[kevin.]

it's an awful song. period. 

[popprison]

Mariah can still get another #1 with a new song. It will probably have to be a ballad done right, just right. It will be tricky but I'm sure it's possible.

[Jordan Miller]

Meanwhile she's gonna hit #1 anyway

 

[Alexanda]

On 12/5/2020 at 8:20 PM, NotLouTaylor said:

that song is fkn trash

 

Omg...

 

[electricopop]

TBH, I think if it's a remix of AIWFCIY would easily make it her 20th #1, but Oh, Santa is pretty catchy too!

[FemmeFataleBrit]

7 hours ago, electricopop said:

TBH, I think if it's a remix of AIWFCIY would easily make it her 20th #1, but Oh, Santa is pretty catchy too!

I don’t think that would count as a separate number one, though. 

[NobodyKnowsPete]

On 12/5/2020 at 6:48 PM, Spicechinodiva said:

So much for the theory of it debuting at #1. "Oh Santa!" Is expected to debut at #92. 

There was excitement on all ends cause of musical mother and daughter Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande on the same track. 

But Spotify isn't pushing the track on it's normal playlists and it's all due to the soundtrack being an Apple Music exclusive for one week.

Spotify in 2016 said they don't do exclusives as they feel it hurts the fans and music lovers in general, but it's up to the label. 

Slowly they caved kinda to a two week exclusive album premium deal thanks to Taylor Swift returning to the platform in 2017 the day Witness by Katy Perry came out, of all days to make her return to Spotify. 

Well, Mariah Carey cut a deal with Apple Music to be the exclusive home of the soundtrack to her Christmas special, but that probably led to a retaliation on Spotify's part. 

You would think Spotify's biggest act Ariana Grande who became the first women ever to cross 70 million monthly listeners, would be enough to secure all cross promotion on playlists that usually mixes both pop and Christmas music to make it through all forms.

Spotify is pretty mad that the song is coming next Friday, and a retaliation is definitely happening as Spotify is punishing the track due to the exclusive rights to Apple. 

So for future reference, don't do deals that Spotify considers competition in markets..

Apple is Spotify's biggest competition in the US. 

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So it means that a company choose if someone is number 1 on Billboard or not, so everything in this businnes is fake because is based in deals and money. Anyway, I don’t care because this remix is ugly and unnecesary. I’m tired of Mariah using Christmas to still succesful when she is a disgusting person, she doesn’t represent Christmas.