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Originally posted by Marco_g2
i don't use the singles top100 since dutch acts can actually buy themselves a #1. Do 3 instore sales with your new single and you're #1 there.
Also this "artist" Byentl has one of the longest charting songs on the singles top100 using a scam.
She uses a percentage of her revenues to buy her own singles on iTunes. Noone uses her but she ends up looking popular because of this scam. Therefor i don't use
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I guess you have a point there. I was shocked to see this artist called 'BYentl' having the longest charting song (Black Eyed Peas, Adele and Gotye thankfully beat her since). While I had never heard of her or the song, and I'm pretty sure the general public also has no clue about her.
But I still prefer it, because it's the best indication of what people are buying at the moment, especially for international artists. The Top 40 can be sabotaged too by radio playing what they like and not per se what the public likes, it also doesn't count all the radio airplay, just the pop ones. I also have no clue how much airplay counts and they have some weird rules too.