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Originally posted by Brando
Ummm... I think you are forgetting Billboard articles every single week GS was #2 reporting that they were having some of the smallest gaps between #1 and #2 in history. GS was way bigger hit than OMN and it is the sole reason why they started incorporating youtube views into chart formula... the reason why Harlem Shake had a chart life at all.
That's the first article I could fine. The point difference the week after was even smaller iirc.
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Yeah I think songs like OMN, ET and Counting Stars have more points because they just lasted a long time and Billboard just counts any week at #1, #2, #3, etc. as the same for each song. I think what ends up getting missed by a chart like this is just
how big a song was during a specific week. Like, Harlem Shake had INSANE chart points and was literally so far ahead of other songs on the list. So just counting one of Harlem Shakes weeks at #1 as the same as one of ET or OMNs weeks at #1 isn't accurate if you're trying to gauge what song was bigger. Same thing with Gangnam Style (which was WAY bigger than OMN and never went #1 because video streaming points weren't included), Happy and Blurred Lines.
This chart is more of the Longevity Top 20 rather than the biggest hits.
What a weird list...