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They wanted to ensure there was enough gap between Chocolate and I Believe In You.

I must have missed something. Why did they record Sacred Trust if it was a OTV single? :???:

Melanie has recently gotten two new tattoos. That makes it fifteen tattoos in total... so far. :cool: @1670100122170978304

Seeing the lackluster reception on streaming, I can see S & M shelving the video and quietly sweeping this single under the rug, as if it never happened. :cool: I would love to be proven wrong though as I'd like to see what the video looks like.

Is this part of a new photoshoot? :o She is looking amazing. :wub: kIt6qDoNttY

Is there a vulgar music video coming? :whip:

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Is this the music video she shot in Istanbul? It doesn't look "Turkish". :???:

Even its chart position is vulgar.

I am sorry about that and I apologise. It certainly wasn't my intention. I didn't want to include redundant options (i.e. #10, #11, #12) in the poll in order not to "waste votes". In hindsight, I should have just waited a few more hours.

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Wouldn't a seven days gap provide a better / more accurate indication? After all, we know that in general streaming activity on Spotify varies between the days of the week.

Can Padam Padam go all the way to #1 before it enters ACR?

Some questionable & disastrous additions / omissions to the playlist. Is a human being responsible for it or an AI software? :drama: Why do we need Viva Forever three times? Spice Up Your Life twice (almost) in a row? Seriously?! Voodoo, Stop (Awful Live Version), Spice Invaders and Spice Chat at the expense of classic & popular tracks such as Move Over, If You Can't Dance and Do It? :blink:

Perhaps it was in one of her stories, but here is a clip someone in the audience has posted. @1668939660360572928

All of them are over 40.

Actually, all the male artists mentioned in your post, except for Steven Tyler, were under 40 in 1998.

Do P!nk, Sia, Beyonce & Nicki Minaj not fall under the category of "old women"? :huh:

Both of those singles were released *after* Believe's massive success astonished the music industry. There was an influx of "old" singers that tried to emulate Cher's success. They tried to replicate her new sound. Tina's and Diana's record labels even recruited Believe's producers. Even Kylie used them for her comeback album. Everyone wanted to make a comeback like Cher. I doubt Kylie would have gotten her Parlophone deal if it wasn't for Cher's success.

I think Melanie's Goin' Down video suffered the same problem. Wasn't it banned / restricted to late hours by some music television stations due to its "violent content" and "offensive language"?

No. It certainly wasn't easier. You are still discrediting & downplaying Cher's colossal achievement. By the way, where are the examples of female artists over 50 that were playlisted by Radio 1 (and MTV) in the 90's? Have you not found them?

Not to mention the fact that Virgin spent a fortune producing TWO expensive music videos for Word Up. She clearly had the required budget to succeed. They believed in her potential.

Hmmm... No. Except Madonna none of them was "pushing 40". :manson: In 1998 Mariah Carey was 29. Shania Twain was 33. Whitney Houston was 35. Celine Dion was 30. Compare that with Cher being 52 years old.

A single that spent one or two weeks in the Top 10 isn't on the same level of a bonafide smash like Believe.

No, it really "wasn't easier for older artists in the 90's". Cher was the exception. Radio 1 and MTV didn't touch old female artists. They weren't seen as "cool" Which old female artists were playlisted by MTV & Radio 1? Can you provide examples? I'm afraid your personal bias is talking here. You are basically claiming that Kylie's feat is more impressive than Cher's. :drama: