I mean...the urban airplay chart still exist. and Macklemore did have the number one rap song in the country for 21 weeks.....
It can be Rap, BUT THE RAP COMMUNITY WAS NOT LISTENING. Which is why it should attain positions on OVERALL + POP + RAP SALES CHARTS.
That's like saying "LOL UNCONDITIONALLY IS A CHRISTIAN SONG, AND IT'S MORE POPULAR THAN ANY OTHER CHRISTIAN SONG SO IT SHOULD BE #1 ON CHRISTIAN SONGS".
I don't even think Macklemore & Ryan Lewis reached Top 50 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay yet went #1 for 21 consecutive weeks.
This was LITERALLY Hot Rap Songs during the Summer:
#1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us
#2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
#3. J.Cole & Miguel - Power Trip
#4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love
Songs that literally have NO influence in the urban/r&b community getting #1's on the R&B/Hip Hop charts are almost laughable.
It doesn't really represent the songs that are popular on those formats, it's a mess.
Which is EXACTLY why Genre Charts need to be based off only AIRPLAY in those Genre formats.
Urban Radio's Top Rap Songs:
#1: Drake - All Me (feat. 2 Chainz / Big Sean)
#2: August Alsina - I Luv This ****
#3: YG - My Hitta
#4: Jay-Z - Tom Ford
#5: Mike Will Made It - 23
Billboard's Top Rap Songs:
#1: Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
#2: Pitbull - Timber (feat. Ke$ha)
#3: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls
#4: Mike Will Made It - 23
#5: YG - My Hitta
Which one do you think Urban ACTUALLY listens to Billboard ethnic cleansing the urban charts smh
Which is EXACTLY why Genre Charts need to be based off only AIRPLAY in those Genre formats.
Urban Radio's Top Rap Songs:
#1: Drake - All Me (feat. 2 Chainz / Big Sean)
#2: August Alsina - I Luv This ****
#3: YG - My Hitta
#4: Jay-Z - Tom Ford
#5: Mike Will Made It - 23
Billboard's Top Rap Songs:
#1: Eminem - The Monster (feat. Rihanna)
#2: Pitbull - Timber (feat. Ke$ha)
#3: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls
#4: Mike Will Made It - 23
#5: YG - My Hitta
Which one do you think Urban ACTUALLY listens to Billboard ethnic cleansing the urban charts smh
Ugh, what a mess... It really puts the chart to shame considering it doesn't actually reflect the genre. Just to see Pitbull on there is a mess. It's basically a reflection of the pop charts
I don't even think Macklemore & Ryan Lewis reached Top 50 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay yet went #1 for 21 consecutive weeks.
This was LITERALLY Hot Rap Songs during the Summer:
#1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us
#2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop
#3. J.Cole & Miguel - Power Trip
#4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love
**** Billboard
Thrift Shop peaked at like #42, Can't Hold Us peaked outside the top 50. Power Trip was #1 on Airplay for most of the summer yet peaked at like #5 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Same with Crooked Smile.
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The rule change also ruined the charting of pop songs that urban radio ACTUALLY USES. Like Mirrors peaked at like #27 on Airplay yet wasn't allowed to chart on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Same with Lorde, Royals is currently top 10 on Airplay.
The difference between R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Airplay:
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
1. Eminem - The Monster
2. Drake - Hold on, We're Going Home
3. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls
4. Mike WiLL Made It - 23
5. YG - My *****
Airplay
1. Drake - Hold on, We're Going Home
2. Sevyn Streeter - It Won't Stop
3. Drake - All Me
4. August Alsina - I Luv This ****
5. Jay-Z - Tom Ford
The difference between R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Airplay:
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
1. Eminem - The Monster
2. Drake - Hold on, We're Going Home
3. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls
4. Mike WiLL Made It - 23
5. YG - My *****
Airplay
1. Drake - Hold on, We're Going Home
2. Sevyn Streeter - It Won't Stop
3. Drake - All Me
4. August Alsina - I Luv This ****
5. Jay-Z - Tom Ford
dd;; someone tweet this topic to every person who has a Twitter and works for Billboard.
I don't think they listen to Urban enough to realize how out of touch the charts are.
) and rock charts too I believe.
