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The US music market is also the same as the Billboard chart, but the album chart and the single chart cannot be generalized. The situation on the entire list is completely different from its opponents. The single chart is more like a hundred flowers blooming.
In particular, rock bands are not very concerned about the promotion of singles, which also allows richer and more diverse music to be recognized on the charts, while music types such as rhythm and blues, pop, country and other broad-based music are often able to be featured in singles. Got even better results on the charts.
If I had to sum up the Billboard singles chart for the second half of 1994 in one sentence, it would be "To Die Glory and the Boys and Boys' inseparable duo party".
Apparently, "Bathing Morning" won thirteen consecutive championships, and even Nirvana was not able to stop its strength, and "Beautiful. Day" also wanted to continue this strength. But it's not an easy task, as singles' radio-on-demand numbers will take a more important role.
The simplest example, the single "Waiting" is just a movie episode, and it was not even officially released by a record company, but thanks to its good sales performance and the explosive power of radio on-demand, it won the championship for three consecutive weeks, which is in the album ranking. It is absolutely impossible to be on the chart, because without the support of the record company, it means that sales are difficult to be competitive.
Similarly, the proportion of the radio on-demand rate on the singles chart will occupy a larger proportion, and the strength of Glory to Death on the album will no longer be so strong if it is apportioned to the on-demand rate of ten singles. On the contrary , but the boy and boy band benefits from the broad mass base of rhythm and blues, and can occupy a greater advantage, especially when they fully promote the title song and focus their firepower. In contrast, the outstanding first song of the entire album, "Bathing in the Morning Light", is at a disadvantage.
In the fourth week of August, "Beautiful Day" was parachuted into the championship, "I will stay with you" climbed to the runner-up position, and "Waiting" ranked third.
In the first week of September that followed, the competition really intensified. Although "Beautiful Day" relied on strong word-of-mouth to once again broke out 300,000 sales, this is simply an incredible data - especially compared to "bath" After the sturdy data of "Morning Light" in the second week, the on-demand rate of the radio station was completely overtaken by "I will be gentle with you", and even the on-demand rate of "Waiting" was even better, and the overall disadvantage was very obvious.
American radio has always been the world of country music, and the fresh and melodious ballad "Waiting" is widely loved, and the catchy rhythm and blues such as "I will be with you" are also the first choice of listeners, but "A Beautiful Day" like this Extremely difficult rock songs are obviously subject to huge restrictions.
Under such circumstances, the competition on the Billboard singles chart has also entered a more intense stage.
Although the sales volume of "I'll Be Warm with You" fell to 180,000 this week, which is only a little more than half of "A Beautiful Day", it was further approaching "A Beautiful Day" thanks to its absolute leading performance in on-demand rate. As a result, although "Beautiful Day" successfully won the championship, the gap between the two was narrowed, which is really a wonderful situation, and "Waiting" also stayed in the third runner-up position unswervingly. The top three of the previous week were maintained intact.
In the following week, the sales of "Beautiful Day" also dropped rapidly. After all, the sales of albums are constantly on a high-energy level, and the explosive power of singles is naturally relatively inferior. The singles in the 1990s did not have digital singles, so the overall sales were not at the same level as digital singles in the 21st century. It is not uncommon for singles in the 21st century to sell four or five million. In the 1990s, the sales of singles that were completely relied on physical sales were very good if they could cross the threshold of one million. Of course, relatively speaking, the album sales of the 1990s were the brilliance that the 21st century could not catch up with.
The sales of "Beautiful Day" fell to the level of 200,000 on Monday. Although it got 220,000 sales, the sales of "I will be with you" climbed up, and it got 190,000 sales in one fell swoop. The sales gap between them is already within reach.
"I Will Be Warm With You" this week's radio on-demand rate was as high as 5%, with a total of more than 100,000 on-demand views, and once again ranked first among all singles, and its strong momentum has never diminished. From this, it can be seen that rhythm and blues is Broad audience base. But what is surprising is that after the precipitation and brewing in the previous two weeks, the reputation of the absolute classic "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 magnificent, but also because the balance between business and art is well grasped. In other words, this is a song that is both elegant and popular. More importantly, the content of this song is actually in line with the mentality of most people, from the trivial things in daily life to the sudden enlightenment, which applies to almost anyone, which also makes this song able to attract more people. Therefore, with the advancement of time and the spread of word-of-mouth, it is not surprising that the on-demand rate of radio stations has risen.
This week, the radio on-demand rate of "Beautiful Day" has attracted a flashpoint, which has soared to four percentage points, with more than 85,000 on-demand views, almost double the previous week, not only surpassing "Waiting", And the gap with "I will be gentle with you" has also been infinitely narrowed.
Under such circumstances, after careful statistics, in the end, "A Beautiful Day" narrowly defeated "I will be with you", and achieved three consecutive championships with an extremely narrow advantage! In fact, the top three spots on the Billboard singles chart this week are still standing still, and "Waiting" remains at number three.
It should be said that the three consecutive championships of "Beautiful Day" were expected, but many media still showed surprises, not because the singles were not worthy of this achievement, but because rock and rhythm and blues, the winning rate is too low What's more, the radio on-demand rate of "I'll Be Warm With You" also proves the absolute strength of this single. As a result, "Beautiful Day" still managed to complete the three consecutive championships tenaciously, which also proves that this single is indeed an absolute classic, as the music critics said!
However, from another point of view, the gap between "a good day" and "I will be gentle with you" is getting closer week by week, which is also normal. The critics regard it as an absolute classic, but in the face of "I will be gentle with you" with a huge audience base, after all, it still has obvious disadvantages.
As a result, everyone naturally began to wonder, how long can the "good day" last? And when will the first championship result of "I will be warm with you" come? How long can the tenacity of "waiting" continue? The competition for the first, second and third place is inextricable, and it is much more exciting than the peak duel on the Billboard album chart.
Is "A Good Day" a classic? Can't count for now. Because the love of music critics has not been widely recognized by the public, the art of high and low music can be regarded as a masterpiece, but if there is no public willing to appreciate it, it is still not a classic.
While "Beautiful Day" completed its three consecutive championships, the cumulative sales volume has reached 850,000. Although this result is very impressive, it is still worse than "Bath in the Morning Light", which has smashed the Quartet on the Billboard album chart. A full two grades. And the coveted "I will be gentle with you" has the possibility of turning over at any time, which also puts a huge question mark on whether "a good day" can be a classic.
But it turns out that the reason why music critics think "A Good Day" is the perfect balance of business and art isn't just rubbish. The achievement of "Bathing in the Morning Light" on the album chart also reflects the powerful appeal of Glory to Death to some extent.
It's no surprise that with the "Good Day" radio on-demand rate climbing in the second week of September, the sales and radio on-demand rate of "Good Day" in the third week of September further increased. .
"Beautiful Day" won 250,000 sales, and after the sales figure rose slightly, the radio on-demand rate made a big jump. This week, there were 110,000 on-demand broadcasts, accounting for 5% of the radio's on-demand rate. For the first time in four weeks since its release, "Good Day" has tied the radio demand rate of "I Will Be With You".
This week, "I Will Be Warm With You" has a total of 115,000 on-demand views. Although it is a little more than "A Beautiful Day", the share is the same as five percentage points, and the gap between the two has been further narrowed.
But the sales of "I Will Be Warm With You" are not as strong as "A Beautiful Day" - the sales wave of "Bath in the Morning Light" still has a positive impact on the single, and "I Will Be Warm With You" is only 18 this week. Although the decline in sales of 10,000 is very weak, it is not good news compared to the upward momentum of "good day".
So, when the third week of September ended, people discovered that the gap between "I will be gentle with you" and "a beautiful day" has widened. It turned out that last week was the distance between "I will be gentle with you" When the championship was recently, and missed last week's opportunity, it seems to be more and more difficult for "I will live with you" to win the championship for a week.
"Beautiful Day" completed four consecutive championships, "I will be gentle with you" completed four consecutive runners-up, and "Waiting" won the third place for four consecutive weeks.
This kind of situation has made countless media feel very interested. They have seen strong singles that have won the championship, but there are no three strong singles that have won the top three consecutively. This is really an interesting situation. : In the end, is "a good day" the first to fall behind and come down from the championship? Or did someone in the top three couldn't stand it first and was broken by other singles? Or is the iron triangle collapsed together, and there is a brand new strong player who directly wins the championship and wins strongly?