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Originally posted by Lord Blackout
That's ********. For one, you'd also need to manipulate Itunes, Apply Music, and Spotify. For two, getting a #1 hit enhances your public profile as an artist and thus you experience a surge in touring demand. Consequently, you end up paying back that 4$ million with just a small chunk of your newly found big concert gross. If this were the case, EVERYONE would be investing in #1 Hot 100 hits 
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Billboard would also be making an awful lot of money for a magazine. Around $260 million on these imaginary "payments" alone, and that's without adding what they make from advertising space and magazine sales.
Like, there are things like payola but people can't just buy chart positions or accolades.