2013 might be the first year since 1956 that a BLACK artist has not had a Hot 100 #1 hit as a lead

[Dettol]

We can't lead #1 singles on the pop charts anymore. Nowadays, it's either:

-we are the featured artist (T.I. featured on "Blurred Lines").
-or artists of other races make our music and have it go #1 pop (Robin Thicke, JT, etc).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles

 

[Vilified not verified]

#theshift

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

#theshift

#thecacs

 

[ROFL_GUY]

#theshift

 

[BrothaZay]

It was all good just 9 years ago... EVERY number 1 hit was by a black artist in 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2004

 

[smokeurobinson]

Mainstream = white. Urban = Black. Why do u wanna be #1 in the white market? Wasnt that the beef in the movie The 5 Heartbeats when dude asked something to the likes of 'why do we have to cross over to them?...they don't cross over to us. Stop dik riding The Grammys and support The Soul Train and BET awards. Acknowledge when we are #1 in the R&B and Hip Hop charts as agood thing.

 

[keond]

all of the number one hits with the exception of Pink (who started off doing straight rnb) are just culture vultures doing derivatives of black music. shyt is telling to say the least

 

[Bay Area]

None of those songs on that list would exist without black culture

 

[razassin]

Pop music is trash anyways

Only trap music n gangsta shyt bumpin outta my trunk

 

[Jone2three45]

Oh how we, the mighty have fallen.

 

[vegetarybrownrice]

It was all good just 9 years ago... EVERY number 1 hit was by a black artist in 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2004

even juve had a #1 single

 

[prophecypro]

Only cats selling are white people making black music.

 

[mobbinfms]

It was all good just 9 years ago... EVERY number 1 hit was by a black artist in 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2004

You look at 04 and I knew every one of those songs inside and out. I haven't even heard half of the songs that went No 1 this year. The Robin Thicke song is the only one I've heard enough to be familiar with.

To me this is a good thing. We need to start, as the core audience, dictating what's what again. The consensus this year should be Albert Einstein.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

#theshift

#this

 

[Dettol]

You look at 04 and I knew every one of those songs inside and out. I haven't even heard half of the songs that went No 1 this year. The Robin Thicke song is the only one I've heard enough to be familiar with.

To me this is a good thing. We need to start, as the core audience, dictating what's what again. The consensus this year should be Albert Einstein.

same.

besides the robin thicke and the bruno mars songs, i wouldnt be able to pinpoint the other songs if someone played them to me...