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Originally posted by stevyy
again.. in the late 90's and beginning of 00's only 20 million physical singles were sold per year in the US.. nowadays 20-25 million digital tracks are sold each week...ergo it is much easier to get Top 10 or #1 Hits in 2011 than in 1999.
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It's only "easier" to get top 10's today if you are a single seller. It was "easier" to get top 10's back then if you were an airplay artist. Ergo, you can not say it is easier to get Top 10 hits today than in 1999.
The person in question here is Rihanna, who has had just as impressive airplay stats as digital sales. Therefore you can not say that she wouldn't have gotten just as many hits in any time period.