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Originally posted by Celestial
Chart positions are more important because nobody remembers how many copies a song sells. The only thing that we have to compare songs released in different eras is their peak position. In 2008 only two songs were certified Platinum, last year there was 8. That doesn't mean that songs released last year were bigger hits because they sold more, they just had an advantage over previous years because the digital market had strengthened. Also, sales are not often available to the public. People don't necessarily know how many copies a song has sold and even if they did they would have no idea what a #1 would sell in an average week. The understanding of chart positions is universal, everyone knows that being #1 is a good thing.
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Chart Position is better for the artist, but sales is what they really care about, #1 or not.
Example - in the US Charts, Rude Boy peaked at #1 while Bad Romance peaked at #2. Bad Romance is, obviously, a bigger hit than Bad Romance, but it seems that RB is more successful because of the #1.
Same as LTWYL- it peaked at #2 but it's becoming one of the best selling singles in the UK this year. And will probably sell more than the songs that blocked it; Beautiful Monster, Green Light, Club Can't Handle Me...
Amazing!
