You didn’t say major hit. Stop moving the goal posts. You said real hit. 1b streams is a hit no matter how you slice it.

In Your Eyes by The Weeknd has a billion streams, that's not a major hit record whatsoever he don't even perform it on tour

congrats to drake on another week at #1

Jimmy Cooks spent longer on the Hot 100 than every song on CLB except for Knife Talk. Was 2022's climate drastically different from the climate in September 2021?

Real hit = major hit

I've literally always said major hit when talking about CLB, I mean the same thing when I say "real" hit

1B streams isn't always a hit, not in the streaming era. It could easily be a deep cut that's just popular amongst the fanbase

So heat waves and lose control have surpassed Blinding lights as the biggest hit of all time according to your logic?

You keep saying major hit when you said “real hit” at first. There’s a big difference it’s okay to admit you were wrong

On paper yes, those songs are more successful. But Blinding Lights is still the most-streamed song of all-time, so I think that's a big factor

Real hit ≠ major hit
Not all hits are created the same

Real hit and major hit mean the exact same things to me. I use the terms interchangeably, they’re synonymous.

I’ve explained already that the terms are synonymous to me. If you can’t get that, then just think of “major hit” when I say real hit

That’s the problem. They shouldn’t be used interchangeably. Language matters. You were wrong and that’s okay

“Major hit” is just cope to move the goalposts. You aren’t the determining factor that dictates what’s considered a hit or even a major hit

The words mean the exact same thing. If you say something is the “real deal”, you mean it is a very high quality version of whatever thing you’re talking about

It’s not cope at all, you told me that saying CLB doesn’t have a major hit was a personal anecdote and I provided numerous data points as to how I came to that conclusion

Where’s the cope?

It’s not the same exact thing. A “real” hit doesn’t have the be “major” for it to be a hit

You provided multiple data points showing why you THINK it’s not a hit. 1b streams says otherwise
A song doesn’t have to be massive for it be a hit. Once again, hits come in different forms. Not every hit song is a sure fire 10+ week #1

it says since clb

It’s the exact same thing.

Even if you don’t agree that it is, you’re ignoring the fact that I use the terms interchangeably and you’re harping on the fact to detract from everything else I said

And again, I’ve said ten times now I’m referring to major hit records, I never said CLB didn’t have any hits at all

I’m not ignoring the fact that you use the terms interchangeably. I literally keep on saying you’re wrong for doing so lol

Yeah you’ve made it clear now you’ve switched the goalposts. Who cares

I missed that, but Iceman could still be his biggest album this decade depending on the longevity. Much more potential hits

you're underestimating how big clb's numbers are streaming wise. Iceman is too rap focused to capture all the different demographics that clb did

you make a great point here actually

so what you’re confirming here is one is subjective and one is fact based, correct?