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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
That's almost a flamebait-worthy comparison. No one is going to care "Bad Romance" peaked #2 but sold 4.5 million. That's not going to come up in a conversation about it on a daily basis. Of course a song with impact is great, but it doesn't really matter. A #1 single is a #1 single.
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You really think regular people discuss which songs went #1 and which songs didn't on a regular basis? You can't be for real. Go ahead, take a poll and ask people in real life if they thought Bad Romance went to #1, you'll probably either get a "who cares?" *shrug* or they'll say "yes" because in their perception it was everywhere and made a big impact.
What the charts are supposed to reflect, and really the only reason people like us care about them, is the popularity of a song/album/artist. Peak chart rankings tell part of that story, consistent sales that lead to huge totals tell another part. I guess it's up to you to decide which is more significant to you, but I don't really see the argument to be made that gives deference to the former over the latter.
Don't dismiss my argument as flamebait. I said I'd prefer not to make that comparison for obvious reasons, but it seemed the most relevant. I'm engaging in a discussion (or at least trying to), not mud-slinging. HIAM's success will be really good regardless of how it performs from here on out.