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Post Malone

The album dropped on April 24, 2018 and disrupted the Spotify charts

total streams, on release day

77,452,211
photo of $1000 in 20s, aka a band

At Spotify's current rate, that's around 246 bands

"I know you only like me 'cause I just spent a hundred bands in one night"
A "band" is $1,000, just in case ;)
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Compared to surrounding weeks, the total streams of the Spotify Top 20 of the release week was millions higher.

photo of Post Malone 86.1M91.6M67.1MApril 20, 2018April 27, 2018May 4, 2018
"You're bougie, baby, but I love you, baby"
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All 18 tracks were in the top 30 songs played globally

ParanoidSpoil My Night (feat. Swae Lee)Rich & SadZack And CodeineTakin' Shotsrockstar (feat. 21 Savage)Over NowPsycho (feat. Ty Dolla \$ign)Better NowBall For Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)OthersideStayBlame It On MeSame Bitches (feat. G-Eazy & YG)Jonestown (Interlude)92 ExplorerCandy PaintSugar Wraith246101371113121915221630212427
"Got no jumper but I ball a lot"
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For 6 days, the tracks were half or more of the Top 20

It took 54 days for it to get back down to 1 track

S M T W T F S
--- --- --- ---> 1 13 12
12 12 12 10 9 7 6
5 5 5 5 5 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 3
3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 1
"I'm here, but don't count on me to stay"
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Better Now was the runaway hit

Most tracks had a short run in the top 20 but 3 went for weeks.

Paranoid

Peak: No. 2

Number:

Spoil My Night (feat. Swae Lee)

Peak: No. 4

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Rich & Sad

Peak: No. 6

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Zack And Codeine

Peak: No. 10

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Takin' Shots

Peak: No. 13

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rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)

Peak: No. 6

Number:

Over Now

Peak: No. 11

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Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

Peak: No. 1

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Better Now

Peak: No. 1

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Ball For Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)

Peak: No. 12

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Otherside

Peak: No. 19

Number:

Stay

Peak: No. 11

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Same Bitches (feat. G-Eazy & YG)

Peak: No. 16

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The 5 tracks that didn't hit the top 20 were:

Blame It On Me

Jonestown (Interlude)

92 Explorer

Candy Paint (definitely should have been there - Dan)

Sugar Wraith

"Man, I feel just like a rockstar (star)"

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