BILLIONS CLUB: Bieber (11/381)

 

BILLIONS CLUB: 

Bieber (11/381)

94/381 = 24%

    There was a big day for the BILLIONS CLUB two days ago- and then two more tracks made it on the list today.   Ghost is the second track from his most recent record to make the list.  This puts Bieber into a tie with Ed Sheeran- but man- I've been following the press for Sheeran's next record "Minus sign" and it sounds like he has some bangers lined up- including another song with Bieber.   Sheeran could well be on his way to 15 tracks after this next album cycle gets going.

3/13/23

I left Bieber off the Billions Club Mount Rushmore because I firmly believe that his best days are behind him in terms of being able to produce billion stream songs.   Four of them come from his 2015 album, Purpose, but everything else on that record is stuck around 100 million streams.  Justice, his 2021 record only has one billion stream track- Peaches, and one track that is close to a billion (Ghost at 992 million).  Stuck with U w/ Ariana Grande is at 920 million streams but that is it.  Considering he is the #9 artist in the world and the fact that his entire existence is supposedly about producing hits, I would say he is underperforming.  Also, he just sold his publishing which is a move artists make so they don't have to release new music OR tour.  I think there is a strong argument that Bieber will be stuck at 12 tracks for a long time after Ghost and Stuck with U cross the line...