Michael Jackson topped the charts purely based on hardcore physical sales without any internet. Thriller being a 40 year old hit track competing with streaming era artists who release new music every year says a lot. He earned it the hard way unlike today's artists..
#GOAT #Thriller40

Ok boomer

Ancient ass nigga

today's environment has a lower barrier to entry and much more competitors. to come out and outperform the millions of other options in the modern day is MORE impressive imo...

The charts were OBJECTIVELY more corrupt in the past

Get him again

interesting theory

The charts never meant anything to Hip-Hop.

been known

“We was praising billboard but we were young
Now I look at billboard like ‘is you dumb?’” -

This s*** all is a distraction if you really think about it

Thriller competing with who, Soyfaygo?

The dope s*** probably barely chart

Back then, you could sell 10,000 records that all receive 1 listen and chart higher than someone selling 5,000 records that each receive 500 listens

Streaming has added a LOT more accuracy in reflecting continuous demands for a song or record

Good point

literally this. the only people who believe it does are Drake stans

perfect response

I get what you trying to say. But your example not weigted equally at all😂😂

yes this is a good point, today its kind of measuring a different thing which wasn't possible in the past. which is more interesting anyway IMO to see what people are actually listening to

back then if someone liked you're single they'd have to buy it

now you can just stream the top spotify song while investing in crypto on the john

MJ never made Off the Map

Never understood the hype over this charts s***

MJ never performed on Jimmy Kimmel

ain't you the nazi guy