How many albums have ever done that? Very few, I would guess. The number of albums that have ever achieved that kind of success is very few. Thriller was the best example of this staying in the Billboard Top 10 for 12 MONTHS. That's near impossible to achieve and even less so in this 'modern' age.
When I bought Volbeat's new album "Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie" I listened to that incessantly for the first week. I listened to "Black Rose" and "The Devil's Bleeding Crown" at LEAST 20 times
in a row. That simply cannot last MONTHS. Unsustainable, I don't care if you are Volbeat or Katy Perry.
BTW that album sold 51,000 in the first week of sales in the US, 8,336 in their home market of Denmark (the highest of 2016) and 4,083 in the UK, and eventually went Platinum in Germany (over 200,000). So yea, they made
good money on those sales.
You make it sound like they do it on purpose. LOL I gotta believe they think every track is good.
Yes, but it s NOT streaming sales on Spotify. I still prefer Pandora because it is good at what I want it to be good at: helping me find new music. Usually winding up in me buying it and possibly going to a show. This is what Streaming should be about. Not this completely unsustainable business model (Spotify lost 1.5 BILLION in 2017). Spotify is going to have to raise prices eventually. And you are at their mercy.
Another reason I prefer to buy music. What if, god forbid, something happens to me and I can't work? Or what if I someday manage to retire and want to minimize my expenses? I'll always have the music I paid for. Or what if simply: I am sick and tired of everything charging me every month? Netflix, HBO, Spotify, Microsoft Office... I mean, my god every time I turn around someone is selling something else for a low monthly fee. lol
Again, to clarify, my wife has Spotify and I use her account a lot. But I still buy music. If you really like music, you should to.
(IMO, as always)