#anon re: niall’s bragging points: love that for him

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I still don’t get how Niall can go #1 in the UK, and Capital FM with the biggest radio audience does not play his music AT ALL. And that he goes there, does interviews, they use him constantly, but no airplay. Also noticed he doesn’t have any songs even in the top 100 on US radio or new TTH Spotify placement. I know #1 wasnt possible with huge streams from Lil Uzi, but did they decide to conserve? Postponed tour dates affected ticket bundles along with cancelled promo but lack of radio is weird

UK charting doesn’t count tour bundling. Niall is promoted and his songs were on BBC Radio 1 and 2 playlists. He has done Live Lounge, has co-promoted with Lewis Capaldi (who is more popular in the UK), and NTMY was on the top of Sirius XM’s playlist for weeks. Niall has been on Graham Norton.

I think NTMY was on THH for weeks, and the streams do count toward RIAA certification— unlike Louis’ singles version of DLIBYH (only counting towards certification for the single, not for Walls the album).

You’ll also notice that Heartbreak Weather numbers are lower than Flicker. But all in all, it was enough for a UK number one, which is great for Niall!