I never understood why so many people say that I always thought it matters just as much as the other charts do.

I never understood why people say that any charts matter

InsatiableCream said:

Okay

Back in the late 80s, I hated that R&B artists concerned themselves with trying to make it to the pop chart because in the early 80s when they could care less about being on the pop chart, their music was much harder and funkier because they weren't weakening and watering it down for pop audiences.

The R&B chart did matter to me back then because I could care less about the pop chart. Nowadays though, neither the R&B nor the pop chart means nothing to me because both of them are a shit hop mess. These days, I hate to see any of my favorite artists even on either of the charts (such as Prince who is still recording) and I hate to see them even try to get on the charts. Why? Because only bullshit makes the charts and if by chance a good song slips and makes it on the charts, then the artist will start weakening their future music in an attempt to please a bunch of dull dead ass motherfuckers who don't like the artist anyway.

InsatiableCream said:

!!!!!

InsatiableCream said:

The end.

Protege said:

!!!!!ing

InsatiableCream said:

you said what i was going to go into this thread and say.

!!!!!

Protege said:

oh fuck

!!!!!

midiscover said:

because it does not matter

Insatiable you said what I've been thinking about too, lol

charts

Charts suck.

charts are merely a reflection of commercial success... if the charts aren't important, then commercial success isn't important.

WTF passes for R&B these days?

Vendetta1 said:

Nothing on the radio.

Timmy84 said:

Exactly and that's why R&B charts don't matter.

Because Music in the grand scheme of things now DOES NOT MATTER anymore. It is not relevant to the anything anymore, its not even background anymore, its not even "the fries" with your meal anymore, its more of just an afterthought. Its lost its importance to the majority, it sold its soul plain and simple and its not smart enough to know how to get it back. You will soon see charts or at least Billboard magazine disappear, magazines arent even relevant anymore.

lastdecember said:

I agree. I am sooooo bored with music lately.

Protege said:

Me too

im not into any charts but i never cared about pop charts at all. almost all of my favorite artists had very little to almost no pop chart success

lowkey said:

Me either.

lowkey said:

That's true.

What is the percentage of most people?
The R&b charts used to matter back then but not now.
Hip Hop really isn't quality music today, that is
why so many artist are sampling old school tracks to try to make it sound better.

InsatiableCream said:

End of.

Vendetta1 said:

Rhythmless Bullshit!

all the charts and soundscan stuff has hurt music imo, we got fans tracking first week sales like they work for the labels now. there was a time when we didnt know how much an album was selling, somebody could have an album out 3 months before reaching #1 on the charts.these days if an album is not a hit right out the box its pretty much dead.