Why do albums released on tuesdays

It's hard to say. A midyear report from music industry analysts BuzzAngle, which charts the U. Streams are up more than percent over 's first half, but album sales are down Even so, that streaming growth raised "Total Industry Consumption" by 6.

In other words, as everyone in the music world already understood, the future of the industry is streaming, plain and simple. Whether that has anything to do with Friday releases is another story. According to Murray says that some pop artists do see big Pandora boosts on weekends and holidays—in particular, the July 4 weekend this year saw a big spike in Jimmy Buffett music. But for other genres, the Friday release is much less beneficial.

Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Anokute admits, "I think a lot of it is habit, honestly. I never even thought about it, to be honest, until you reached out to me. A lot of it is definitely habit. The streaming era is still relatively young, though, and the logistics of digital releases are much more flexible than the physical release days.

It's likely that artists and labels will start experimenting with different release strategies more as time moves on. With so many more artists deciding to remain independent and do things their own way, we will continue to see more artists try out different release days and rollout strategies, which is exciting. Major artists and labels hoping to maximize their chart position will likely continue releasing on Fridays until Billboard 's calculation rules change, but there's a chance smaller artists will start breaking tradition in an attempt to escape all the noise and competition that exists at the end of the week.

I don't fucking know. I'm always fighting for visibility and the fight is tough for an independent artist when you're releasing on Fridays, but maybe I shouldn't release on Fridays. I think I'm going to try things differently on the next EP release, to see how the music evolves. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos.

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