In a fitting end to the 2010s, Jeff Bezos is responsible for the last Number 1 Single of the year, Ellie Goulding's "River" (by Joni Mitchell).
Here's how:
1. You can't find it on Spotify, Apple, Google.
2. That's because - aside from Youtube - it's Amazon exclusive.
and...
Here's how:
1. You can't find it on Spotify, Apple, Google.
2. That's because - aside from Youtube - it's Amazon exclusive.
and...
3. Amazon's teams manually added their 'exclusive' to many of their "Christmas Songs" playlists.
4. Many older songs (Wham, Mariah) were played much more, but the official charts use a system called "Accelerated Decline" to demote older songs & promote new ones.
4. Many older songs (Wham, Mariah) were played much more, but the official charts use a system called "Accelerated Decline" to demote older songs & promote new ones.
5. This is the week where everyone asked Alexa "play Christmas Songs".
So a *new* song included in lots of Amazon playlists becomes by default #1.
Ie: Voice search, licensing deals, manual curation, and algorithms have crowned Ellie Goulding's "River" the last #1 of the 2010s.
So a *new* song included in lots of Amazon playlists becomes by default #1.
Ie: Voice search, licensing deals, manual curation, and algorithms have crowned Ellie Goulding's "River" the last #1 of the 2010s.
(there's some great background on some of this here: chart-watch.uk/index.php/week…, and more from Lee here: )
This is the song. Either about the baby Joni Mitchell put up for adoption, or about Graham Nash, depending on who you believe.
This is the song. Either about the baby Joni Mitchell put up for adoption, or about Graham Nash, depending on who you believe.
