Why are lead singles always track #4?

[45123]

Is it some sort of tactic or marketing scheme? Check all the major albums, 90% of them have #4 as the lead/first single.

 

[HollywoodP]

Randomly checks Illmatic...Blueprint...Based on a TRU Story and Thank Me Later

 

[DStyles]

Illuminati

 

[MrGovan]

must check

 

[mortuus est]

why should it be track one? im sure most older albums have a little theme to it, you cant start it off with a party track when this is your first album and you from the struggle life.

 

[MrGovan]

"I Don't Like" was #3 on Finally Rich.

 

[PIFF101]

Is this the blueprint formula in the industry for lead single position on albums?

 

[Brandeezy]

I even went to "Country Grammar" and

 

[45123]

"I Don't Like" was #3 on Finally Rich.

I said 90% breh
Hell check out that new Drake tracklist... Started From The Bottom is #4

 

[Zebruh]

What the...

 

[Reggie]

There's gotta be an explanation for this shyt here.

 

[Canada Goose]

Nope, on GRODT "In the club" is track 5, The Massacre the lead single (Disco inferno) is in the middle of the album.



LIG, "The don" is towards the end of the album.



Rihanna most recent album, the lead single is track 2.




That's just some examples off the top of my head

 

[MrGovan]

I said 90% breh
Hell check out that new Drake tracklist... Started From The Bottom is [URL=http://www.the-coli.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=4]#4 [/URL]

I noticed a lot of singles at #4 , not always the lead off single.. but u might be on to something."Beez In The Trap" is #4 , I know that was the industry called street single, but it was also the first joint released. U might be a Warlock breh.

 

[Nintendough]

Sort of the how the best song or the "this should've been a single" song is usually track #10 .

 

[swerve]

they have to Place it around 3-5 because people might skip songs otherwise to hear the single and then they might miss out on 2nd singles etc.