Do you agree with my rankings? 5
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No (3) 60%
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Yes (2) 40%
I thought about specifying to girl groups, but then I realized it was redundant because the girls are running this generation anyways.
Anyways, here's my list. I may have made this thread before, but I think it's time to re-assess. I'll start from most popular to least popular.
1. Hype Boy
3. Cupid
6. I Am
7. Attention
8. ETA
9. After Like
10. Next Level
Honorable Mention: OMG, Queencard, Dalla Dalla
Hype Boy and Ditto are self-explanatory. Instant classics and they both hold records we may never see broken again. I have revised the list to now include Cupid. It was historic in the West. It was a mid level hit in Korea. Enough for top 3. Not enough for my top spot.
Super Shy wasn't quite as potent domestically, but it still had the most days at #1, and more importantly, it destroyed in the U.S., spending 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and logging stupid Spotify numbers.
Love Dive and I Am have to come up next. They're basically slightly less juiced up versions of Hype Boy (longevity) and Ditto (peak).
6-8 were hard for me, but ultimately I used longevity and impact to make my decision here. Not to mention the raw numbers favor Attention over ETA and After Like.
Case in point:
Next Level was the biggest pre-IVE and pre-NJ hit. It's the third biggest song since Circle's inception, after Hype Boy and Love Dive. Its peak numbers aren't fantastic, but it's cumulative numbers and longevity remain impressive. It gets credit for being the first monster 4th gen song.
And then Queencard. Often disrespected and forgotten about, even though it battled ferociously with I Am and Super Shy, and it even pulled ahead of both on YT South Korea. It was a monster song that was overshadowed by two bigger monster songs higher up on my list, but it deserves a top 10 spot.
That's my list. Post yours.