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Originally posted by Shaner69
In all fairness the chart system is alot different then it used to be. No single could chart unless it was released by the record company so its a bit difficult to gauge the popularity.
No Doubts "Dont Speak" was the most popular song in America but was not allowed to chart under old chart rules. That song was massive. Madonna's "Into The Groove" also was not allowed to chart because it was not released as an actual single it was a b Side that got massive airplay and would have hit #1 if it was not for the old billboard rules. Billboard did honer the single as the biggest Dance single of that decade yet it never charted on the Hot 100 and it had big sales.
The digital Era sparked the end of the Album market and pushed everything towards singles. Now they all can chart with no restrictions because things have shifted that way.
Great accomplishment regardless.
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This basically. Mariah would've also had a few more than 18 #1's if they allowed some of her songs in the 90's to chart. With the new recurrent rule being in effect as well, I think AIWFCIY would've been a #1 hit during the dawn of the digital era in the 00's if back then they allowed old songs to chart as long as they had points to be within the Top 50.