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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
SNL's parody helped "SL". "Toxic" didn't No. 1 because she wasn't a rapper or R&B singer.
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Lord have mercy.
Evanescence reached a higher peak than that song...
Clay Aiken (who isn't a rapper or R&B singer) debuted at #4 a week after Toxic's peak.
Don't blame Urban impact on Toxic's underperformance.
Besides, we're talking about VIDEOS in this thread, not chart performance (I know, i kinda used charts too)
I was not aware Thriller never hit #1. The only thing I could say is that the video gained recognition after it's peak. However, that's just a guess. Point being, people are still bopping to Thriller's video, while the only Britney video (besides the FF era) that are being played is BOMT. Once again, I don't completely understand why people are so entranced by the video, but it's impact is bigger than that of Toxic's.
Toxic is a great video, hell, I'll go and call it amazing. However, it's not the greatest video of all time, or anywhere near that list.