MJ never occupied 7/8/9/10 out of the top 10 spots simontaneouslylike Drake and TSwizzy

No that would be MJ

never thought about it like this

Just goes to show when Thriller sold 1m copies a week for multiple weeks over a year after release what an absolute monster it was.

Nowadays it could be the same bot farm running up those numbers week after week, but back then it was 1mil different people going to the stores to buy the record

Back then if someone liked your single they’d have to buy it, if they didn’t like it they didn’t

Now we can see if someone likes your song a little, a LOT, or maybe a middle amount by how much they listened

Charts mean more now

Not really because of how bullshit steaming rules are and how the system works s*** like Nicki Minaj and 69 will debut at #1 first week because of their fans spamming it

It’s also manipulated by bundles, 100 steaming versions and a whole host of other bullshit

These are all things that have existed before streaming. Streaming has still helped properly represent these things

when did drake do that?

drake did 9/10 with certified lover boy last year its was the kid laroi song that stayed in the top 10 too

I was focusing on just the 10/10 spots, my bad

Op right but people are gonna try and disprove these simple facts just out of spite. Having 5 million-10 million fans going out and buying your album as an actual product vs millions of people streaming your s*** through an inexpensive service will always be incomparable.

Oh no worries it's actually my bad lol 😆😆

Ironically it’s some 20th century/boomer s*** to focus on

chart positions today mean nothing
compared to the past

Never did, love

this is true prior to 1990 there is no official way to keep track of radio spins and physical copies

The charts has always been corrupt since it’s inception and still to this day

whether you agree or not (OP is right), don't compare the eras. "oh has more #1 hits than _" stupidest trend this generation loves to do.

it’s a weird comparison that goes both ways imo. i think streaming at the very least has made some relatively irrelevant achievements seems big like landing X songs on the top 10. i do think sales mean more now considering you get to choose the songs your listening to, but yea kinda incomparable

its true. ppl are less impressed with those stats as time goes on. physical sales are still the barometer for success

Drake>Beatle

Spending money shows more dedication than streaming on repeat at low volume while you're asleep