Why do some songs get number 1 that don't deserve it?

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• Sick n Sexified Posts: 1,132

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  01/12/13 - 22:20 #27

  Wrecking Ball is an amazing song and one of the more deserving #1's of the year.
  
  Just because it's Miley Cyrus and has a shock-factor video. That doesn't stop it being great.
  
  Insipid covers like Lily Allen's SOWK are the worst of the bunch tbh.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 426

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  01/12/13 - 23:27 #28

  Sick n Sexified wrote: »

  Wrecking Ball is an amazing song and one of the more deserving #1's of the year.
  
  Just because it's Miley Cyrus and has a shock-factor video. That doesn't stop it being great.
  
  Insipid covers like Lily Allen's SOWK are the worst of the bunch tbh.

  
  Personally I think it's one of the more deserving number 1s; great song and iconic video, like it or not

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• Dandem Posts: 13,340

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  02/12/13 - 00:50 #29

  To be fair, I think the worst number ones are the ones that jump in at the top spot really suddenly and unexpectedly, and then disappear just as quickly.
  
  I mean, 'Wrecking Ball' had weeks of hype and controversy to promote it, but is anybody really gonna remember 'Animals' by Martin Garrix this time next year?

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 7,734

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  02/12/13 - 01:46 #30

  _Mills wrote: »

  Tbh, I've never heard of Lily Allen's dad. I only found out about the same way as anyone else; she had a hit song and got famous.
  
  I also think this 'Somewhere Only We Know' cover didn't deserve to do well. Keane's original version was far better, and they write the song and play instruments and all, so their version deserves to do better than Lily's.

  
  Well one good thing is, then, from what I understand of 'royalties', that most of the money from the cover version will presumably go to Keane!

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• elle77 Posts: 225

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  02/12/13 - 03:12 #31

  I'd say it is down to personal taste. I can never understand how so many people like some songs which have reached the top spot but then again, it would be a very boring world if everyone like the same things

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• Sex Posts: 44,161

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  02/12/13 - 03:25 #32

  how did animals get to number 1 ... such twaddle

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• CoreenBaconskin Posts: 596

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  02/12/13 - 04:05 #33

  As a great philosopher once said, "Life is sad, and so is love.."

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• dodger0703 Posts: 1,957

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  02/12/13 - 11:54 #34

  wtf is 'Trap'? never heard of that before, I thought someone had misspelt crap at first

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• ScottishWoody Posts: 23,237

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  02/12/13 - 17:50 #35

  Why would ANY song not deserve to go to number 1? It sold the most copies that week, therefore it deserves the top spot.
  
  The only exception I could think of is if some millionaire went out and bought every copy of a single, then it doesn't 'deserve' it I suppose.

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• thewaywardbus Posts: 2,738

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  02/12/13 - 21:35 #36

  dodger0703 wrote: »

  wtf is 'Trap'? never heard of that before, I thought someone had misspelt crap at first

  
  I though someone had just pressed the t instead of the c to be honest..........

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 876

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  02/12/13 - 21:59 #37

  I don't know why people place so much importance on whether a song they like hits #1 or not, a lot of songs that are considered classics and amongst the best ever recorded never hit #1 on the chart or even made the top 10 and top 20.

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  03/12/13 - 23:02 #38

  dodger0703 wrote: »

  wtf is 'Trap'? never heard of that before, I thought someone had misspelt crap at first

  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_%28music_genre%29

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• dodger0703 Posts: 1,957

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  04/12/13 - 01:37 #39

  embryo wrote: »

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_%28music_genre%29

  
  I got as far as the word 'crunk' and was totally lost

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