SMH... Youtube views will now count towards Billboard Hot 100 positions
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Tuc2DaBoot
Pro
I don't know about that. The only reason that "Harlem Shake" is #1 is because it got over 103 million views in the past week... which blew out "Thrift Shop", though Thrift Shop has 50x the radio airplay and only 50k behind Harlem Shake in sales.
The actual Harlem Shake song itself (the video the actual DJ posted) only has like 5 million while all these 30 sec memes add up the other 98 million.
This is exactly what the industry wanted. Now THEY can make money off of these home made videos because they can count towards Billboard positioning and therefore getting more radio play and placing in ads/film/etc.
Like I said, this is the music industry's hail mary towards saving itself from a selling standpoint.
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
I'm sure only the official video will count which will make the labels want to delete all other copies is what I'm saying.
nikkas care about the charts now?
Tuc2DaBoot
Pro
Not according to Billboard. They counted every single video that had views showcasing the Harlem Shake.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
billboard has always been a # spins/sales measurement, but the amount of fukkery that gets hot on youtube, charts bout to look all sorts of 
but what about the other media, why not count plays on spotify, or dailymotion
youtube aint the end all be all of online music/single consumption
but what about the other media, why not count plays on spotify, or dailymotion
youtube aint the end all be all of online music/single consumption
AsAboveSoBelow
The Empire State
The music industry is such a fukking joke.
Wasn't there an article not too long about Universal fabricating Youtube views for their artists and how Youtube had removed them?
Now all of a sudden... Youtube views count towards chart position, huh?
Somebody cut the check. Just business.
But still,
Wooord
Youtube flexed on the music industry and the music industry said "OK, damnit!
"
I wonder how the charts would've changed had this been implemented since 2008
Rebecca Black would've had a #1 Hit...
RenAi!
Half RenAi, Half Amazin'.
WorldStar is next... 
interesting
Tuc2DaBoot
Pro
WorldStar is next...
Don't give these nikkas ideas b!
We don't need a bunch of Antoine Dodson type nikkas running around here with top 10 hits.
