So this is all coming down to - as I already addressed - your faulty view of what qualifies a song as a hit.

Actually the charting is the sole determinant of whether something is a Top 10 hit or not. If it charts in the Top 10, it is a Top 10 hit. End of story.

Literally hundreds of musical acts have released 4 albums during the iTunes era, and yet according to FridayTeenage, only Taylor thus far has 4 Top 10 hits from 4 different albums. If that is the reality then you just need to deal with it.

Omg girl stop giving this stupid question any credence.

Whether most of Taylor's songs that reached the top ten in her last two eras were actual hits (they weren't, by the way. Anyone pretending those promo singles were hits either has their stan goggles on too tight or is trolling) is the least objectionable thing here. Taylor is not and never will be the female MJ. That position has already been filled.

Errm theyre all platinum top tens
their all hits
not all of anybody else's top tens are multiplatinum either, even michael himself

But is it a HIT?

Nah. She can't dance and she's a mediocre vocalist. Her songwriting is really her only saving grace. Michael Jackson, on the other hand, was a supreme vocalist, a phenomenal dancer, and an exceptional songwriter. Taylor is nowhere near a fraction of Michael's talent. Love her, but no.

Whatever, if you want to consider promo singles that went platinum years after the fact based on the success of later albums as "hits", then that's your prerogative.

There is only one female michael jackson and it's not TAYLOR.

Of course. The charts measure the top selling songs in the period of a given week. They are ranked by the order of sales (plus airplay and now streaming contribute as factors). For a song to be a Top 10 hit or Top 40 hit or whatever, they need to chart in the Top 10 or Top 40 respectively. That is the sole criteria for a chart hit - The sales performance (plus airplay etc) for a given week. That is it.

Their total accumulated sales over a period of months determines whether they get certified and to what level, but that is independent of chart position. A song can chart low but get certified if it displays longevity, as it accumulates sales over time.

I shouldn't need to explain all this in a pop music forum, but some posters in this thread seem to fail at comprehending the basics.

The OP talks about Top 10 hits and not the certifications of various songs. The thread is mischieviously titled, but if the OP is correct that only Taylor has managed 4 Top 10 Hits for 4 Albums in the iTunes era, then that is a great achievement.

Actually the charts definitively state what the Top 10 hits are for a given week. It is not open for debate. It is not decided by you, it is decided by the market.

Nope, its Gaga

Isn't it Katy?

bumping since someone just made a thread with the same title

MJ was much MUCH more than just a bunch of hits or sales. Try again.