China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 300 How hard is it to win the Billboard Championship?

March 3th is destined to be a less peaceful day in the American music scene.

A rookie who has just landed in the American music scene, an EP, and all three songs are on the charts.

Many related music media immediately noticed the strange name of Chris Cao.

As I said before, the influence of the Billboard Top [-] Singles Chart has a decisive position in the American music scene, and there is an essential difference between whether a song is on the list or not.

For many Americans, if you recommend an Amway song to a friend, and mention the billboard ranking by the way, the effect will be doubled immediately.

If "Chris Tsao" was only popular on a small scale before, landing on the billboard means that these songs have begun to become popular in the circle.

Even without Warner's efforts, some American music media began to report spontaneously, and radio stations around the world also began to recommend it one after another.

This is not Cao Xuan's exclusive treatment. Many related media or radio programs have similar sections or processes for introducing and recommending new songs on Billboard.

The higher the ranking, the more recommended resources are received, and Cao Xuan also received some extra care because three songs were on the list together.

It can also be seen from this point that the status of Billboard in the US industry, as long as it is on the list, it will be continuously exposed.

According to Warner's data, after the three songs were released on the bulletin board, the sales and radio demand rates skyrocketed. Warner is now making various plans to help Cao Xuan hit the charts.

For the first time, Cao Xuan and the accompanying Zhang Chong and others saw the power of the bulletin board.

Cao Xuan was fine, after all, he had a golden finger, and he had done his homework beforehand. Although he didn't dare to say he knew much, at least his common sense was fine, but Zhang Chong and others opened their eyes.

The domestic music charts have a lot of publicity, but there is no unified plan, the charts are fragmented, the publicity is not concentrated, and there are a lot of chart buying and data falsification.

Not to mention, when Cao Xuan first debuted, both Warner and himself had to give some "public relations fees" to certain lists, not to engage in shady scenes, but to avoid being involved.

If you don't pay, people will deliberately suppress your data, or even not include your songs directly. For the sake of publicity, you can only bow your head.

Of course, Cao Xuan doesn't need to spend any more money now. With his current stature, if he dares to play tricks on him, he can directly remove all songs from the list.

Without Cao Xuan's songs, even if all the four heavenly kings were brought in, it would still be a wild list.

This is the influence of No.1 in the Chinese music scene today!
Having said that, as long as it is a list, it has not been completely fair, including the bulletin board.

Cao Xuan had a chat with Mike before, and from what he said, several record companies should also give some sponsorship fees every year to ensure their [relatively] fairness.

Therefore, what really moved Cao Xuan was not the so-called fairness of the billboard, but the authority and influence created by the entire American music scene.

Combining all the lists of the three places in China, the promotional effect provided is not half as good as that of the bulletin board, and the gold content is even higher.

More importantly, Billboard not only has a very high influence in the United States, but is even recognized by everyone around the world.

To be honest, Cao Xuan saw the power of the bulletin board at the beginning, and thought about going back to gather the strength of the Chinese music scene and try to create a Chinese version of the bulletin board.

But after thinking about it, I realized that it was difficult to achieve.

The interests of singers, record companies, media, platforms such as radio and television networks, official associations, and even regions have their own demands, and it is difficult for everyone to reach a consensus.

It took nearly half a century for the billboard to come to this day, and there are still countless slots during the period, and so far, many musicians and fans criticize or do not recognize the status of billboard.

Therefore, this is not something that can be done in a few words at all.

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After getting on the bulletin board, Cao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of the goal was very simple, which was to go up as high as he could.

Zhang Chong even shouted out the goal of winning the Billboard Championship!
In his opinion, Cao Xuan won the Oricon Billboard in Japan, which is no different from the American Billboard. Since Japan can win, so can the United States.

Zhang Chong's self-confidence was recognized by several people in Zhu Jiang, and everyone had a lot of confidence in Cao Xuan.

However, Mike, who knew the inside story, was afraid that Cao Xuan would really believe him, and he would not be able to hold back his big words during the interview, so he hurriedly explained to everyone.

How powerful is the Billboard Top [-] Singles List, the influence of each ranking and how difficult it is to reach the list——

In the United States, as long as a song can be on the charts, even if the ranking is low, it means that the song has been out of the circle in a small range, and the radio and sales data are good.

However, the billboard says it is the top [-] list, but there is a big gap between the top [-] and the bottom [-].

The last fifty can only be said to be out of the circle, but it is not too popular to say that it is still in the stage of slow fermentation after the start.

The popular song entered the top [-], which is considered to be a very popular song in the United States, and can basically gain a firm foothold in the music scene.

Those who are not popular, unless they can stay on the list for a long time, there is a high chance of being squeezed out. It is considered a small fire, and there is no need to worry about food, but there is still a long way to go before becoming a famous singer.

And being able to enter the top 25 on the billboard shows that this song has been out of the circle on a large scale, and it is already one of the hottest songs in the United States at the moment, with at least tens of millions of influencers.

If it can break into the top ten of the Billboard Hot [-].

It also means that this song is so popular in the United States, and it can even have a certain influence internationally.

Singers will also become popular, and if the quality of follow-up works can keep up, they will have the opportunity to become one of the first-line singers.

If it can reach the top three on the Billboard Top [-].

Then this song can almost compete for the most popular song in the United States at the moment, and has a wide-ranging influence internationally.

Among other things, the radio and record markets of other countries in Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and North America will all be introduced, and a considerable amount of publicity resources will be given.

Perhaps it may be exaggerated to say this, but to a certain extent, as long as you can win the top three songs on the billboard, it proves that you have the potential to become a world-class superstar.

Of course, whether this potential can be realized in the future, or whether it will be short-lived or not, depends on the individual's ability.

And if the Billboard Top [-] singles chart champion, that is, the champion song, even if it only stays for a week, it is destined to be recorded in the history of the American music scene.

This song will also become the undisputed hottest song in the American music scene at that time, reaching the peak in the true sense, and the entire American music scene will look at you.

But it is very difficult, very difficult, very and extremely difficult to win the top [-] singles list.

Because the billboard chart itself has a great publicity effect, the higher the ranking, the greater the gain, and the exposure rate of the champion song is far higher than that of the latter.

Therefore, rushing forward from the back is equivalent to defeating the strong with the weak.

If the difficulty of rushing from the 5th to the 10th is 25, then the difficulty of going from the 25th to the 25th is 50, the difficulty of the 100th to the [-]th is [-], and the difficulty of the [-]th to the top ten is [-]. The top ten want to reach the top is [-].

And the numbers here are not calculated in multiples, but calculated in +1+1+1.

50~100 is not a simple doubling, but 50 steps...

And there are some special circumstances to be considered here, such as singers from non-renowned record companies, singers from non-mainstream ethnic groups, non-American singers, and songs whose values ​​are not in line with Balabala, they will all be suppressed to varying degrees on the list.

Mike spoke very bluntly. He did not hypocritically say that Americans are equal to Barabara, but directly told Cao Xuan that he is Asian and yellow, and he is purely Chinese.

He can get some special publicity points by virtue of this status, but it may become a stumbling block for him at some critical moments.

Of course, for the sake of [$], Warner will definitely support Cao Xuan and try his best to clear up these obstacles for him, but Warner is not alone in the United States, and no one can say how much he can clear up.

Mike pointed this out, hoping that Cao Xuan would not have too much hope. If he really went for the championship, more than 90% of them would be disappointed.

On the contrary, it is better to be more realistic and set the goal more down-to-earth. Warner's goal is to be in the top 25, and the extravagant hope is to enter the top ten.

Completing the goal is victory. If you get into the top ten by chance, you can open champagne to celebrate.

Mike's cold water splashed Zhang Chong and the others soberly, and put away the wild words. On the contrary, Cao Xuan knew it already.

The billboard champion song is a unit that can directly define the historical status of a singer.

Even Michael Jackson, a world-renowned superstar who has been popular in the United States for more than 30 years, has only 13 Billboard champion songs in his career, the most among male singers, and fourth in the overall list.

The female singer who won the most championship songs is Mariah Carey, also known as Huadie/Niujie, with 19 championship songs, ranking second in the overall list.

The Beatles is the band/singer with the most Billboard titles, with 20 songs, ranking first in the list.

As for the third place in the overall list, female singer Rihanna has 14 championship songs, and the fifth is Madonna with 12 championship songs.

Of course, the statistics here are the data after the establishment of the Billboard Top 1958 Singles Chart in [-], and many songs by ancient gods such as Elvis Presley are not included.

But even so, it can be seen from this that the gold content of Billboard's top songs.

It is no exaggeration to say that more than 4 songs can be included in the historical inventory, and 9 songs are enough to tie for tenth in the history of the list.

No matter how confident Cao Xuan was, he didn't think that when he first came to the United States, he would be able to rub those native American singers on the ground.

The last time in Japan was a sneak attack + the list only counted sales, which caught the opponent by surprise.

The bulletin board statistics are relatively scientific and balanced, especially now, if the Internet data is not included, Cao Xuan will have no chance to carry out a sneak attack, and can only charge up bit by bit based on his strength.

Therefore, Cao Xuan's thinking is almost the same as Warner's thinking. Wherever he can rush, he will first gain popularity and accumulate popularity, and the champion will talk about it later.

Soon, under the arrangement of Warner, Cao Xuan began to enter the publicity stage, accepting a large number of radio and television interviews, offline signing sessions, and some performances to create momentum for "Chris Tsao".

(End of this chapter)