In reply to Meme.

That doesn't make any sense. How was easier to get a #1 hit back then than it is today, when back then songs weren't even eligible to chart on the hot 100 if they weren't released as physical cd singles? Songs like "Into the Groove" by Madonna and "State of the World" by Janet didn't even make the chart despite massive AirPlay because they weren't available as cd singles. They would've been top 5 hits if the rules of today were in place then. Nowadays songs make the chart without being released as singles at all, radio or otherwise.