Should Xmas songs be banned from the Hot 100?

[Vimo 1,222]

We've seen it the last couples years, Christmas songs climbing atop of the charts for the Holiday season, extending the number of weeks at no 1 for All I want for christmas is you.

Since Xmas songs benefit from a context that comes back evey year, should they have their own chart and be banned from the Hot100? Seems to me that them topping the charts is purely artificial due to the holiday season. 

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[Oriane 21,558]

Should be banned from stores but that's another topic

[Bonkers 30,030]

omg why would you want to start a war with Mariah Carey? 

And no, the charts are a reflection of what people are listening to. And we deserve to be exposed for the tacky losers we are.  

 

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[DESTROY UR DISEASE 13,790]

Nah, I like it when there are songs not leaving the top 10 for the entire year and then the holiday season comes and they're all being pushed out and become recurrent

[River 120,193]

I'd rather ban non-singles infest the charts every time a new album is released.

[brizoda 4,004]

6 minutes ago, River said:

I'd rather ban non-singles infest the charts every time a new album is released.

Love it

Except for Gaga

[VTV 13,055]

[princedeeblebleble 2,291]

Maybe there should be a separate xmas chart, because it's generally the same few songs which makes it boring. Or only allow new ones?

Edited 3 hours ago by princedeeblebleble

[jacs vs looser 4,663]

1 hour ago, Bonkers said:

And no, the charts are a reflection of what people are listening to. 

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Though I agree with this in spirit, in reality they're not a true reflection of what people listen to due to recurrency rules. For instance, DWAS is still getting enough streams to be on the Hot100, people are still listening to the song yet it's notwhere to be found. So if rules can be made up for some songs, they definitely can be made up for others.

[Wet Fire 7,960]

If people are listening to any music, it is supposed to be reflected on the charts. Having said that, quite a few rules stop the charts from capturing music consumption. Anyway, Merry Christmas. 

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[elsamars 4,555]

I think we should stop banning things we don't like.

[nATAH 52,036]

people saying the charts reflect what people are listening to but that's not true with holiday music

think about all the public spots that have these same songs on loop... that's not people actively listening to the song

[Bonkers 30,030]

46 minutes ago, nATAH said:

people saying the charts reflect what people are listening to but that's not true with holiday music

think about all the public spots that have these same songs on loop... that's not people actively listening to the song

that's true for the rest of the year too.  The only time I hear DWAS is when I'm forced to by being in a mall.

[nATAH 52,036]

6 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

that's true for the rest of the year too.  The only time I hear DWAS is when I'm forced to by being in a mall.

well no because they have a much wider selection of songs to choose from, the entire pop catalogue

christmas music is just a tiny portion of that