Y’all are too Number Obsessed for me. It’s getting desperate…

Hey guys! Back with another’s one. What do you think of artists tactics to get more streams?🤔

Being numbers obsessed will lead to mediocre results. If stans are known for anything, it will always be chart obsession As one matures, numbers shouldn’t mean anything when it comes to music. People should enjoy the end product.

Someone finally said it. People care about numbers than the quality of music.

Artists are 100% number hungry now. Especially because they see artists like Drake and Taylor Swift being rewarded so heavily for it. The moment they started putting streaming numbers on those plaques, it was over. Streams do not equal quality.

I miss when bands/artists would do signings in stores. We don't get stuff like that anymore...

This conversation reminds me of how nerds use box office numbers, game sales, and Metacritic scores to justify their opinions. It seems like some music fans are not that different.

omg i hated this when i used to be on stan twitter. they'd post "streaming goals" for everyone in the fandom to work towards so whatever artist they liked could have a number one, but at that point is it even authentic? isn't it better that a song hits number one bc ppl genuinely like it? not bc their fans are working overtime to reach a certain number of streams? it sucked all the fun out of it for me.

Kpop stans are the worst for this. Bragging about millions of album sales only for them to end up in the trash. Billions of streams and only 1,000 albums sold. They inflate the sales and streams so much just to say their faves are the best. They don’t care about the MUSIC. Only the bragging rights. It’s sad.

This is the same phenomenon that's happening with movies(ppl more worried about Box Office numbers than the actual quality of the film)....This obsession with numbers is ruining entertainment.

I feel like it’s so hard to get a chart topping hit these days because no one really listens to radio. It all depends on algorithms and whether or not it favors your favorite artists.

as a swiftie, the fandom has become so chart obsessed i agree

Everything you said was SPOT ON❗️ That’s why Michael Jackson CANNOT Be compared 2 any artist ever! He didn’t need stream farms/bots (which are inflating most of these artists numbers) or any gimmicks. He did it all organically & at the highest level before the streams & the internet were even thought of. Where you had to actually go out & purchase the album. And you knew you’d get your moneys worth because he always put out phenomenal bodies of work. The 🐐❗️Forever 🙌🏾💯❗️ Great video & you’re Looking Great as always by the way 😍🔥❗️

I'd also love that Spotify hid the numbers. Also Youtube video count. So many people prevent from listening to an artist or a song just because its not that popular

it’s really bad when artists get numbers obsessed the same way stans are… anyone remember that unhinged twitter rant Nicki went on in 2018 after Queen debuted at #2

so true, some stans will stream the worst songs to get their fave to chart, if i dont like it its not going on my spotify, full stop

People just can't enjoy what they like, they feel the need to assert superiority.

Omg there’s a pink version of this blue vinyl I need it!!! Like the over consumption…

Britney’s fans getting her 2013 song Selfish to chart over Justin’s selfish was a whole Movement!

listening to music and enjoying it>>>obsessing over charts & numbers

it is quite funny that whatever happens to kpop first leads on to other industries, kpop stans obsession with numbers is insane