renfield75
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Post by renfield75 on Jul 2, 2023 14:30:29 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder - 16
Paul McCartney - 14 (with Wings)
Rod Stewart - 13
Janet Jackson - 13
Michael Jackson - 13 (not including The Jackson 5)
Prince - 12
Chicago - 12
The Rolling Stones - 11
Aretha Franklin - 9
But to give an idea how inaccurate a picture the Year-End can sometimes paint: The Rolling Stones' 1981 #2 classic "Start Me Up" and Chicago's 1976 #1 "If You Leave Me Now" both fell between years and never made any year-end list. So I guess some people here wouldn't consider those "hits"?
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85la
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Post by 85la on Jul 2, 2023 15:17:25 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder - 16 Paul McCartney - 14 (with Wings) Rod Stewart - 13 Janet Jackson - 13 Michael Jackson - 13 (not including The Jackson 5) Prince - 12 Chicago - 12 The Rolling Stones - 11 Aretha Franklin - 9 But to give an idea how inaccurate a picture the Year-End can sometimes paint: The Rolling Stones' 1981 #2 classic "Start Me Up" and Chicago's 1976 #1 "If You Leave Me Now" both fell between years and never made any year-end list. So I guess some people here wouldn't consider those "hits"?
I think the way chart points were distributed and the year-end cutoff system pre-Soundscan hurt songs getting caught between years more during that period. Other notable omissions from year-end lists include the Beatles' I Feel Fine and Hello Goodbye. It's definitely something to keep mind, but I think in the Soundscan era and moving forward, when the year-end cutoffs are more clear and raw sales/airplay/streams are used rather than inverse chart points, if a song is at least somewhat of a hit, it will likely make at least one year-end.
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renfield75
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Post by renfield75 on Jul 2, 2023 16:46:03 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder - 16 Paul McCartney - 14 (with Wings) Rod Stewart - 13 Janet Jackson - 13 Michael Jackson - 13 (not including The Jackson 5) Prince - 12 Chicago - 12 The Rolling Stones - 11 Aretha Franklin - 9 But to give an idea how inaccurate a picture the Year-End can sometimes paint: The Rolling Stones' 1981 #2 classic "Start Me Up" and Chicago's 1976 #1 "If You Leave Me Now" both fell between years and never made any year-end list. So I guess some people here wouldn't consider those "hits"? I think the way chart points were distributed and the year-end cutoff system pre-Soundscan hurt songs getting caught between years more during that period. Other notable omissions from year-end lists include the Beatles' I Feel Fine and Hello Goodbye. It's definitely something to keep mind, but I think in the Soundscan era and moving forward, when the year-end cutoffs are more clear and raw sales/airplay/streams are used rather than inverse chart points, if a song is at least somewhat of a hit, it will likely make at least one year-end.
The raw numbers are definitely more accurate. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" was the number one song of 1997 thanks to it's astronomical opening sales but under the inverse point system it would have barely made the '97 year-end chart or possibly even missed it completely. |
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ralib1
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Post by ralib1 on Jul 5, 2023 4:29:05 GMT -5
I think the way chart points were distributed and the year-end cutoff system pre-Soundscan hurt songs getting caught between years more during that period. Other notable omissions from year-end lists include the Beatles' I Feel Fine and Hello Goodbye. It's definitely something to keep mind, but I think in the Soundscan era and moving forward, when the year-end cutoffs are more clear and raw sales/airplay/streams are used rather than inverse chart points, if a song is at least somewhat of a hit, it will likely make at least one year-end.
The raw numbers are definitely more accurate. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" was the number one song of 1997 thanks to it's astronomical opening sales but under the inverse point system it would have barely made the '97 year-end chart or possibly even missed it completely. is there somewhere we find the raw points for the years? |
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