Quote from: Lazarus on August 02, 2018, 04:53:52 PM
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Michael Jackson got a head start -- so why does Janet narrowly outrank him on the list of the top-performing artists in Hot 100 history? (She?s No. 7; he?s No. 8.) Michael boasts 13 No. 1s among his 30 top 10s, both higher sums than Janet?s respective totals of 10 and 27. (Michael?s numbers reflect only his solo career, not the four No. 1s, among 11 top 10s, that he earned as a member of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons.)
But the more weeks an artist spends in the chart?s upper echelons, the better his or her all-time tally, and Janet has racked up 219 weeks in the top 10 compared with Michael?s 183. Between the two, Janet has also spent the most time at No. 1 with any single: ?That?s the Way Love Goes? ruled for eight weeks in 1993, topping the career-best seven-week reigns of Michael?s ?Billie Jean? in 1983 and ?Black or White? in 1991 and 1992.
Basically, the more time an artist spent in the top 10 or at No.1 the better their chances were with chart placement.
It is an inverse point system.
And that's what they use to calculate everything.
But it isn't truly reflective.
Example:
6 weeks #1 could = selling 55,000
2 weeks #1 could = selling 308,000
The 2 week/308k song/album, etc. should be the winner.
But the 55k will be positioned higher cause it gained more points.
They have to do this, cause soundscan didn't exist prior to 1991.
So they use the inverse system to add songs from the 80s, 70s, 60s, etc.
