Drake's bloated 21-track album aimed at gaming the streaming system to move 250K first week

[derro13]

As you can see, Kendrick songs also had 0% airplay when they dropped, didn't prevent him from dominating the whole top 10.

Try another MAGA angle; nobody is suppressing Drake

 

[Not Crodie]

Dumbass...every album only get 1/2% airplay upon release.

GNX and FATD only got 2% first week.

Another drake fans and ovo fake narrative getting debunked real quick

 

[2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat]

This was basically a Drake solo LP, but call it a collab if it flops

apple music already marketing it as an ep

 

[Left.A1]

For those genuinely following along, let’s clarify the contradictions that have been repeatedly overlooked. Understanding how different sales strategies influence first-week numbers is key to an honest discussion.

1. Contradicting Themselves on Sales Models
• At first, the claim was that sales models don’t matter—Drake and The Weeknd simply had “different results,” nothing more.
• But later, streaming manipulation was brought up as a factor, which directly contradicts the idea that sales models are irrelevant.
• The same person also pointed out that Drake’s long albums boost streams, further confirming that different strategies shape sales outcomes.
• So which is it? Either sales models don’t matter, or they do—but both positions can’t be true at the same time.

2. Ignoring the Clear Difference in Sales Strategies
• Yes, Drake sold physical copies—but scale and intent matter.
• Drake’s album was 90.2% streaming-based (222K out of 246K).
• The Weeknd’s was 73% physicals and pre-orders (359K out of 490.5K).
• These are completely different release strategies, which is why The Weeknd’s second-week sales collapsed by over 70%, while Drake’s numbers are expected to hold steadier based on historical trends.
• Stacking pre-orders, multiple vinyl variants, and signed CDs front-loads first-week sales, while streaming-driven albums rely on sustained engagement for longevity.
• Rather than addressing this clear difference in strategy, the conversation instead shifted to accusations of “streaming manipulation”—which only reinforces the core argument.

3. Deflecting With Streaming Manipulation
• Instead of acknowledging these differences, the argument pivoted to “Drake benefits from streaming manipulation.”
• But this actually reinforces the argument—because if streaming tactics affect first-week sales, then so do pre-order stacking, vinyl variants, and signed CDs.
• You can’t claim one tactic is unfair while ignoring another that clearly played a role in boosting first-week numbers.

At the end of the day, the facts don’t change—only the excuses do. A fair discussion requires consistency, not moving the goalposts when the argument falls apart.

OVHOES writing novels of babble that nobody reads

 

[spliz]

You call tshirts and hoodies music? that’s why the album dipped to 98k week 2 and 58k week 3, you nikkaz talking Drake selling his album for cheap so did The Weeknd. The weekend tap dance for the Grammys and sold a whole clothing store to his fanbase to inflate them numbers.

My son Roc Marci sells his DIGITAL albums for $30-$40 dollars a pop. Anything physical or merch set running way more than that.

 

[Germms]

This is what I was waiting for. nikkas was listening to that $ome $tolen $hit or $ome $leepy $ongd garbage and calling it a classic. Classics don’t sink like a rock fam.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[Pseudo]

21 track album should be doing way more. 2nd week will tell the full story

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[kidsinamerica_]

 

[M4T]

Hmmm tell me, what did GNX sell last week during Drake's first week? fukkouttahere

GNX had no real hits, squabble up flopped that's why Kendrick performed all those GNX songs at the Superbowl instead of the hits , which made for a bad performance but was smart marketing. A hit song is something you can play at any establishment for years to come and everybody knows, ie "in da club". Drake ain't had hit either since Nice For what . They've both been floating on Star power,curiosity,controversy and payola for a hot minute. Not like us brought Kenny back, but without that GNX would of came and gone

 

[jesc07]

GNX had no real hits, squabble up flopped that's why Kendrick performed all those GNX songs at the Superbowl instead of the hits , which made for a bad performance but was smart marketing. A hit song is something you can play at any establishment for years to come and everybody knows, ie "in da club". Drake ain't had hit either since Nice For what . They've both been floating on Star power,curiosity,controversy and payola for a hot minute. Not like us brought Kenny back, but without that GNX would of came and gone

Did you forget In My Feelings, Life is Good, Toosie Slide, First Person Shooter, etc?

 

[M4T]

Billboard confirmed GNX outperformed every Drake album to date............... it average more streams per song than any Drake album

What do you want him to do next time? Drop a 1 track album and go 500k first week? dumbass.

Drake has singles bigger than that whole album hotline bling got 2 billion on YouTube alone. Plus streaming was barely a thing for his first few albums ,he came out in the piracy era, so he actually selling hard copies and paid downloads

 

[Carl Tethers]

You're such an annoying fakkit of a bot. And your sn correlates to Lawbrey's sexual activities too

 

[Carl Tethers]

Drake has singles bigger than that whole album hotline bling got 2 billion on YouTube alone. Plus streaming was barely a thing for his first few albums ,he came out in the piracy era, so he actually selling hard copies and paid downloads

You're just lying now. Spotify was a thing before Drake, you babbling queer

 

[M4T]

You're just lying now. Spotify was a thing before Drake, you babbling queer

Spotify came in 09 and was not that popular then , Apple music came out 2015. Streaming didn't get popular until around 2012. Filesharing was huge then.