R&B and hip-hop albums frequently number 20 tracks or more, while dance artists are making records that last five hours. Lock the doors, shutter the windows and keep the lights on, because something truly terrifying has descended upon us this Halloween: Heartbreak On a Full Moon, a Chris Brown album that has been allowed to witter on for 45 songs. The sheer number of songs on Heartbreak On a Full Moon means that the weight of the cumulative streams could well add up to a strong album chart placing, even if none of the individual songs are being particularly highly streamed. And with no CD market to worry about, Brown can let his LP run far beyond an 80-minute limit. Sitting through 158 minutes of Chris Brown nasally recounting bottle service is unlikely to be the most compelling among them.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 10:18 UTC