Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements by decade (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:29, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements by decade
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I created this over 8 years ago as an extension of/split from List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones, which was getting out of hand with endless chart factoids. I realize this has taken the trivia aspect to another level, has become an extraneous list of information, and that there is really not a lot of third-party sourcing in it. It was nominated once before a couple years ago with minimal discussion (including a "weak keep" from me). List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart achievements by decade, modeled itself after this, and was recently deleted following my nomination. Star cheers peaks news lost wars Talk to me 01:47, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 02:02, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 02:02, 26 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. This clearly fits the bill of WP:TRIVIA and backed up by a lot of original research. Ajf773 (talk) 02:06, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. Content is repeated in the various decade-length lists of Billboard Hot 100 number one articles already (e.g., List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2020s, List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2010s). The nominator had an original intent of this being an extension of/split from List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones, and there's no doubt that article is a mess right now, but that's another story. As for sourcing in these Billboard lists, mentality appears to be pretty firm to cite just Billboard articles to back content, but Wikipedia policy strongly recommends reliable third-party sources, outside of Billboard (the primary source), and would be nice to see further backing of information from more independent references, as well as context concerning the various random statistics beyond what weight Billboard places on them. Like Drake spending 49 weeks at number one on the Hot 100 in the 2010s, or having 20+ songs of his debut on that chart in the same week - exactly what is important about those statistics (aside from setting records on their premier chart)? Readers need this put into context in terms of not only Billboard, but the career of the artist(s) establishing these marks. Compare this information to what has been written about The Beatles over the many decades regarding not only their then-chart records on the Hot 100, but also how they impacted the entire music atmosphere globally in their time. So I'd be in complete agreement about the TRIVIA aspect and this sure needs to be cleaned up across the large set of Billboard-related articles. MPFitz1968 (talk) 21:06, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom Spiderone  08:11, 27 August 2020 (UTC)


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