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Originally Posted by Villavic
And now this post appeared in my FB. What caught my attention is that some songs that today are forgotten, not so popular or somehow underrated (Big Love, WICYF) or have been criticized (Talk To Me) reached higher positions than songs that have become unforgettable legends.
I wonder how different are the Billboard charts from the worldwide figures. Would they be similar? Cause I can't undestand how Talk To Me reached a higher position than Gypsy or Everywhere. Or Go Insane than Landslide. The power of marketing?
PS: Is it correct that Christine's initials are CV? 
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Of course Gypsy is a better song than Talk To Me. However the Mirage singles were all much bigger than their chart peak. Hold Me held at #4 for 7 weeks. Gypsy held at #12 for 3 weeks. Love In Store even held at #22 for 2 or 3 weeks. There were monster tunes that did not allow movement of some songs.
Leather and Lace and Trouble were also held up by Physical which spent 9 weeks at #1 and Waiting for a Girl like you at #2 for 11 weeks and other monster songs like Start Me Up and Arthur's Theme. Those songs cock blocked everyone from moving up.