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Originally posted by Carrie-is-no-1
dude, the problem is, who are we to define what is country and what is not; what is r&b and what is not. Let's say Mr Know It All get charted at #52 on country chart, but its sale is big enough for it to claim the #1 title on the country chart, as far as the new formula is of our concern. So should it be the #1 country song?
Hell no. Sorry man but i don't understand your pov.
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I shouldn't have said anything
And @ Ulrihs - because you are only one person. There are more people who listen to the song and think it is country, or rock, or R&B, or Latin, or whatever--for example, crossover songs that are extremely hard to pinpoint as one specific genre...
This is my POV: A genre chart doesn't have to exist for the core audience. If country fans like songs enough, they should be able to purchase or stream enough to get the song to the top. Airplay isn't enough anymore.
And, maybe Billboard is trying to move away from having charts that only cater to a specific group of people. While their rule changes might seem slightly weird and timed all wrong, what can we do? It's their chart.