Facts lmao

You have to look at these things from a relative viewpoint. If the entire industry is low, and it’s the highest selling song, it’s not a weak #1

It’s like saying Kareem was a weak player because he played in arguably the worst decade of basketball (the 70s)

Very dumb argument to make

#1 songs by rappers since 2022 points at peak:

First Class - 411
Jimmy Cooks - 325
First Person Shooter - 321
Wait For U - 320
Hiss - 287
Super Freaky Girl - 285
Paint the town red - 254
lovin on me - 254
Slime You Out - 253
Carnival - 242

super impressive since its almost all streaming doing the work

You notice how 5 of the bottom 6 were released within the past six months?

This wasn’t the flex you thought it was

Also this. His airplay is borderline zero. That’s another reason why the points are so low

Also I genuinely can’t believe we have reached the point that we’re using POINTS to determine how big a song was or wasn’t

In ten years nobody is gonna say “well yeah but Carnival only had 242 points”

People remember what sold the most, what streamed the most, and what charted the highest

Yeah, no.

If a song was doing double the units a few years back it's the bigger hit.

Incorrect, the entire industry was doing double the units a few years back. You judge a song’s performance relative to the state of the industry when it was released.

For example, Nice For What debuted with 60 million streams, but Laugh Now Cry Later debuted with 69 million.

Is anyone really about to argue that Laugh Now Cry Later is the bigger song?

Context really means absolutely nothing to some of y’all huh

And?

People consuming less now just means the hits were bigger.

That’s not how that works whatsoever

Some of y’all really live by “men lie, women lie, numbers don’t” but that’s one of the biggest misconceptions ever spoken. Numbers lie all the time

Points are weaker right now. Like people have been saying

There are songs with similar radio and more points on that list lol

It’s ridiculous that you’re using points to make your argument. The song is #1 on all three major streaming platforms in the country, first rap song to do that this decade. Don’t talk about no damn points man

#1 when charts are weaker lmao okay

20 by the end of the year.

Stop going by points he says, in a billboard thread 😭

So it’s Kanye’s fault that he released an album when the entire industry is down? As it has been for the past year?

Sales & streams & chart arguments make sense, using points to say one song is bigger than another is absolutely ridiculous

No, he doesn't. Drake can get hits all by himself without any help and has done so all throughout his career. 21 only got his first solo hit this year. He has 11 less top 10 hits without Drake.

Drake hasn’t had a solo hit since 2018 let’s talk about it

Anyways, glad to see rap continuing its reign at #1 on the Hot 100 this year. Doesn't really matter who it's by.