ry4n
7x Platinum Member
Joined: November 2014
Posts: 7,247 
My Charts
Pronouns: he/him
|
Post by ry4n on Mar 1, 2016 11:35:49 GMT -5
Like "Don't Speak" by No Doubt. Huge song, especially on airplay, didn't even chart. Hypothetically would it have been better if it had been allowed to chart but peaked at, say, #7 because it didn't have any sales points? Yes. Not every situation needs to be all-or-nothing. |
|
jenglisbe
Diamond Member
Joined: January 2005
Posts: 35,611
|
Post by jenglisbe on Mar 1, 2016 13:56:51 GMT -5
Hypothetically would it have been better if it had been allowed to chart but peaked at, say, #7 because it didn't have any sales points? Yes. Not every situation needs to be all-or-nothing. I mean I agree, but I also feel like there would be a lot of people complaining that a #7 peak doesn't represent its actual popularity. I feel like it was a no-win situation. |
|
ry4n
7x Platinum Member
Joined: November 2014
Posts: 7,247
My Charts
Pronouns: he/him
|
Post by ry4n on Mar 1, 2016 14:11:39 GMT -5
Yes. Not every situation needs to be all-or-nothing. I mean I agree, but I also feel like there would be a lot of people complaining that a #7 peak doesn't represent its actual popularity. I feel like it was a no-win situation. Yeah, but people will complain about anything. The charts will never feel 100% accurate under any system. |
|
Gary
Diamond Member
Joined: January 2014
Posts: 45,889
|
Post by Gary on Mar 1, 2016 14:31:14 GMT -5
You know a Hot 100 topic has been beaten to death when the topic being discussed is in a Hot 100 thread that is two weeks old.
|
|
badrobot
3x Platinum Member
Joined: November 2006
Posts: 3,392
|
Post by badrobot on Mar 1, 2016 14:33:23 GMT -5
Was Torn really a #42 hit? Iris a #9 hit? Both would likely have hit #1 in today's environment, but at least they got to chart.
|
|
jenglisbe
Diamond Member
Joined: January 2005
Posts: 35,611
|
Post by jenglisbe on Mar 1, 2016 17:18:48 GMT -5
Was Torn really a #42 hit? Iris a #9 hit? Both would likely have hit #1 in today's environment, but at least they got to chart. See, I view it differently; those songs charting that low seems mis-representative and I wish we only knew their airplay peaks. |
|
Gary
Diamond Member
Joined: January 2014
Posts: 45,889
|
Post by Gary on Mar 1, 2016 18:04:55 GMT -5
These were both #1 hits in my opinion. The fact that they were Hot 100 eligible long after their peak at the point of the rule change is irrelevant. The fact they are #42 hits and #9 hits are a happenstance of where they were on their downhill slide at the point of the rule change.
But there lies the debate. Which chart do you look at? Depends on what you prefer.
|
|
