Den 203 Posted August 18, 2015 I just hope it's not a mistake on billboard's part slay legend :rip: 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graham4anything 2,859 Posted August 18, 2015 Lana should put out an edit of the Video and have the picture floating down from the sky be a copy of Billboard magazine FUCK THEM. 4 Quote Lana is our modern day Edith Piaf. Totally unique. a mixture of Brian WIlson Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Elton & Bernie. Born to Die/Paradise is comparable to Elton's Captain Fantastic. All the records need to be listened whole. Waiting for a box set vinyl of all 400 songs not on any lp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amadeus 11,334 Posted August 18, 2015 so what it "debuted at 7" but actually didn't because someone made a huge mistake like were they drunk or something, how can stuff like this even happen and go unnoticed? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COLACNT 5,180 Posted August 18, 2015 THE ANTI-LANA CONSPIRACY CONTINUES 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graham4anything 2,859 Posted August 18, 2015 @- this reeks It is almost unheard of and it is akin to rape. It makes suspect every single number on every single chart The headline that Lana was #7 still was there 10 minutes ago on the main page (probably shortly they will change it) Lana must have massively irritated someone the wrong way again FUCK BILLBOARD like how the Oscars ripped her off nominating something that was quickly disqualified while Young and Beautiful didn't get a nomination because that took her place 1 Quote Lana is our modern day Edith Piaf. Totally unique. a mixture of Brian WIlson Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Elton & Bernie. Born to Die/Paradise is comparable to Elton's Captain Fantastic. All the records need to be listened whole. Waiting for a box set vinyl of all 400 songs not on any lp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLOODSHOT 3,029 Posted August 18, 2015 I find it hard to believe that Billboard would make a mistake that huge. and I don't get why they would count Lana's streaming downloads as sales but not anyone else's. its not lol kworb didnt updated his site surprised that you guys underestimate Elizabeth Woolridge Grant's ability to sell well especially since she yanks all of ours weaves unexpectedly 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naachoboy 7,993 Posted August 18, 2015 how did they mess up that much lol why are u quoting me tho, go to atrl and do that stupid shit, we wouldnt know that they made that big mistake. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo 463 Posted August 18, 2015 I learned something about myself today. Apparently I'm one of those people who don't give a shit about the charts as long as Lana "flops", but when she does well the importance of the charts just cannot be overstressed! So fucking happy for her Well I guess I'll just go back to giving 0 fucks then 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeternalstars 4,576 Posted August 18, 2015 it's so surreal. i can't survive if this is all that's real 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilentity 13,347 Posted August 18, 2015 I just hope it's not a mistake on billboard's part slay legend I doubt it's real What kind of prophecy... LOL. This whole episode just emphasizes the silliness of focusing too much on chart performance. If you like an artist and her music, does it really matter that much how many other people do, so long as she is able to continue making music? 16 Quote Stalking you has sorta become like my occupation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amadeus 11,334 Posted August 18, 2015 <p>lana's songs usually never have a "really" good chart performance to begin with.. ride didn't even chart at all and if you compare hbtb to what kind of man by florence they both debuted pretty similar (#71 & #88). the worst thing is that apparently it is super funny for every other fanbase to bash lana bc of billboards floppy mistake.</p> <p> </p> <p>oh well i just saw that lana debuted at #51 so that's even better than #71.. but still kinda underwhelming compared to west coast.</p> 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a11111 528 Posted August 18, 2015 The Billboard fiasco unfortunately reinforced Lana's messy image. Poor Lana has no fault in this and I hope that HBTB rebounds towards the top of the charts. Contrary to other opinions I think that she put herself in a position when she needs to release quality songs which are in the same time commercially viable. The video seems to have good replay value. Why isn't HBTB played on the radio yet? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tylerandthediamonds 116 Posted August 18, 2015 The Billboard fiasco unfortunately reinforced Lana's messy image. Poor Lana has no fault in this and I hope that HBTB rebounds towards the top of the charts. Contrary to other opinions I think that she put herself in a position when she needs to release quality songs which are in the same time commercially viable. The video seems to have good replay value. Why isn't HBTB played on the radio yet? My friend said she heard HBTB at the grocery store 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazzsingrcultleadr 1,708 Posted August 18, 2015 since when does this fandom care so much about charts 0 Quote twitter. letterboxd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 13,311 Posted August 18, 2015 since when does this fandom care so much about charts since we got a small taste of what it's like to have our favourite artist debut in the top 10 and then had it taken away from us 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moneypowerglory 372 Posted August 18, 2015 @- this reeks It is almost unheard of and it is akin to rape. It makes suspect every single number on every single chart The headline that Lana was #7 still was there 10 minutes ago on the main page (probably shortly they will change it) Lana must have massively irritated someone the wrong way again FUCK BILLBOARD like how the Oscars ripped her off nominating something that was quickly disqualified while Young and Beautiful didn't get a nomination because that took her place now lets not get ahead of ourselves... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leaked_version 10,499 Posted August 18, 2015 I really hope this does not affect the album campaign. She is not to blame for this. 67k is a decent result for 3 or 4 days of sales. Like, how anybody thought she would almost sell 250k is beyond me. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theeternalstars 4,576 Posted August 18, 2015 lmao at people claiming Lana is some sort of modern-day musical messiah who is above commercial success and then later claiming that billboard fucking up the data for the charts is literally akin to rape 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
American Money 681 Posted August 18, 2015 It's not Lana's fault that Billboard has a bunch of dumbasses working for them. Like, when they were typing that shit up no one seemed to think that her debut and stats were way too fucking high? oh well, 51 is still a great debut but now it just seems way too low to me. 1 Quote Nothing scares me anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leaked_version 10,499 Posted August 18, 2015 It's not Lana's fault that Billboard has a bunch of dumbasses working for them. Like, when they were typing that shit up no one seemed to think that her debut and stats were way too fucking high? oh well, 51 is still a great debut but now it just seems way too low to me. it actually isn't. She had half of the tracking week so the end result is okay. She has no airplay and the streams on Spoity coming from the US are rather disappointing. Lana used to be huge on Spotify and has over 3 million subsctibers wordlwide. She was the most popular female artist on Spotify in the US. Now, she made the Top50 for one day. The streams for UV were also nothing to brag about. BTD was keeping her afloat on Spotify. This is what I was always saying: charts and sales do matter to a very important extent. They dictate the future of an artist, not some ridic posters who compare Lana with Dylan or Mitchell. The climate of today is success orientated and defines your legacy. Every artist wants to be remembered and relevant. Every single one of them. Lana is no exception to that. Billboard is not to blame. To blame are always the artist and the label if you want to blame anybody, despite 67k being decent for a half week of sales. Everything else is lackluster. We, as fans can be happy about this song getting 67k and good reviews. However, she needs to step up her game a bit in terms of finding a bigger audience 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
