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Is Having A #1 Album Easier Than It Used To Be? I was just looking at the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop album charts. While I admit I don't follow it like I used to, I noticed the Top 15 albums all peaked at the #1 spot. Does this happen on a regular basis? When I was growing up and when I followed the charts as I got older, it was highly unusual for every album in the Top Ten to have peaked at #1. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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Pre-soundscan only 6 albums debuted at #1. They were by Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, and 2 by Elton John.
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Not really. I think it's still hard to get a #1 album. Sure sales numbers make it seem like it's easy but I don't think it's as simple as people THINK it is. I could be wrong though but that's my assumption. Though I can make a case it's HARDER to stay at the top or near the top nowadays than it was then. Some artists have managed to stay on the charts long enough to have platinum/multi-platinum success today, just not in the rate it was in the '80s and '90s. | |
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ask Rihanna lol have loads of #1 hits but never a #1 album | |
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Not to mention all of the ways they handle the digital downloads. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Truthfully speaking, anyone could score a #1 album if released the right week. (See: Omarion) It's about the competition in that seven-day time-frame and if there isn't any threat, flops could essentially hit the apex. However, what are the odds of them hitting the top more than once? Slim to none. Nobodies don't have collections of three, four, five, six number one albums. That just doesn't happen. When you've been #1 at least three times, it's telling you something about the person's popularity.
But to answer the question, I'd say it's the same as it always was. Release something at the right time and you could ultimately lead the chart. It's all about playing the game. Some artists are better at it than others. | |
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