I always dragged the CBT era, even before WCS' success. Good album, but that era was bombastically messy.
I agree that getting 100 million views wasn't as easy as it is today, but Miley did it with Party in the USA in a shorter amount of time (and that was released in 2009) along with Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Eminem and a string of other artists getting 100 million+ viewed videos in 2010.
But I do think she'll get a nomination for Best Female Video/Best Pop Video at the VMAs this year.