"Candle in the Wind" being the most successful song ever and 18 years later being totally and utterly forgotten and never played anywhere, as well as completely unknown by the new generation, is a mess.
Interesting how these songs had big airplay before the single release yet they were not used in your argument regarding MJ's you are not alone.
Hmm
Because since they had big sales to support the big airplay.
MJ had big airplay building up to the single release, yet still had luckluster sales. If anything, those songs prove even more his #1 debut was not anything huge.
Radio really ruined Céline's impact with My Heart Will Go On. Everyone older than 40 hates that song because of how much the radio spammed it. Glad everyone else loves it though.
I'm (re?)listening to Fifth Harmony's perfs on X Factor.
Even from the beginning, the only voice that stands out at all is Queen Camila's. No wonder the label is pushing her so hard, and the others are so incredibly pressed and jealous of being inferior to her.
If anything, those songs prove even more his #1 debut was not anything huge. 
Glad everyone else loves it though.