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Hi Gks13!
Billboard doesn't consider that Fearless is a new album, or that "it makes sense". Billboard publishes a chart for the music industry, financed by them. Labels pay them to know how their own releases are performing. As soon as the two versions of Fearless aren't released by the same label, they were going to be listed seperately, it's as simple as this. That's nothing more than a technicality. Also, just because the Billboard does something it doesn't make it "official" or the "rule". There are countless of official music industry organizations, each with their own rules.
As Martin correctly explained, the content of the album is the content of a deluxe release, e.g. the original songs plus some more. The title itself says this is a new version of Fearless, not a new album. The aim of Taylor herself is to replace the former Fearless version. For all these reasons, arguying these are two independent releases makes little sense.
By the way, when I decided to put the new version under the 2008 list, it was actually because it was fairer to compare its streams with other legacy album rather than with real new albums. I though its results were extraordinary and putting it against fresh new music would undervalue its performances. If someone says to you that Zara Larsson's Poster Girl is a more successful streaming album than Fearless (Taylor's version) I'm sure you'll instantly say "nonsense, it's not comparable!". Thus, I feel it's kinda funny to see her fans going mad because of this decision.
I do consider it a "new album" but you explained your position very well. I appreciate it. It escapes me what i said that made me come across as a, "fan going mad" but anyway, thank you for explaining! And no, if someone would say Poster Girl is a more successful streaming album i wouldn't say that. It would make sense why it is a more successful streaming album if you understand how streams work!
Elliofun wrote on page 6
„Destiny’s Child’s The Writing’s On The Wall numbers in 1999 are excluding the numbers of Independent Women, Pt. 1 – Pasadena Remix, Independent Women Pt. II and 8 Days of Christmas.“
it on the 2008 list cos technically it’s just re-recording of the original fearless
What happened to "All Eyez On Me" by 2Pac for 1995? Please add to that list.
Hi! Can you add the two new songs (Step On Up And Jason´s Song) Ariana put on Dangerouys Woman (2016) and the album Halcyon Days (2014) by Ellie Goulding?
Can you add Scaled and Icy to the 2021 list? It just passed the 200 million streams threshold.
Add Playboi Carti - Whole Lotta Red to the 2020 list it has more streams than Pain Is Temporary
Walls album by Louis Tomlinson has over 485M streams. Would you please add it to the list?
Led Zeppelin (Deluxe Version) with 501m streams, has just crept on to the 1969 list.
That's correct Martin!
I did a round of additions today, several classic albums have joined the 500m club along with some more recent LPs:
1968 Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
1969 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
1970 Elton John - Elton John
1971 John Lennon - Imagine
1971 The Doors - L.A. Woman
1987 Luis Miguel - Soy Como Quiero Ser (wow!)
1997 Green Day - Nimrod
1997 James Horner - Titanic
2008 Cage the Elephant - Cage the Elephant
2008 Mother Mother - O My Heart
2013 Cage the Elephant - Melophobia
2013 Naughty Boy - Hotel Cabana
2013 Rudimnetal - Home
2015 Cage the Elephant - Tell Me I'm Pretty
2015 Manuel Medrano - Manuel Medrano
2016 LP - Lost On You
2018 Bishop Briggs - Church Of Scars
2019 Coldplay - Everyday Life
They will pop up on tonight's update!
Hi Ian!
The new version of Dangerous Woman include two new songs, but 'Focus' isn't there unlike on the version that is displayed here, and Focus has much more streams than Step On Up and Jason's Song, so it remains the strongest one!
About Ellie, it will replace the former edition of Halcyon inside the 2012 ranking from tonight.
Hi Tanja!
The international deluxe edition actually has more total streams as the 10th anniversary edition!
hey can you add CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler The Creator to the 2021 list? it has more than 241 millions streams
Only the top 500 of the most streamed albums of all time are here...The 500th has over 1.1B streams so "Walls" by Louis Tomlison will not be added if it didn't reach this...
Both Call Me If You Get Lost and Inside (The Songs) by Bo Burnham have more streams than Scaled and Icy and why does the 2021 list stop at 48 and not go up to 50??
Hey can you replace loose by nelly furtado (2006) with the expanded edition that was released this year. Thanks 🙂
