Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Most Overall Number One U.S. Singles

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 20:13, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most Overall Number One U.S. Singles

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Unneeded article which repeats information already found in other articles (see List of artists who reached number one in the United States, List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles). Generally chart statisticians do not combine solo/group totals as this article does, and the inclusion of USA for Africa as part of these artists' number-one records is just misleading. Why is this needed when the data is already shown elsewhere? Incidentally the article's title is not formated correctly. - eo (talk) 12:58, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete ~~List is too US-centric.~~ Also, the list uses the artists' individual Wikipedia articles as its reference source, which is discouraged. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:01, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update I hadn't noticed the "U.S." in the title. Clearly it should be US-centric. Still, using Wikipedia as the reference makes the list somewhat meaningless. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:33, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and source better. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 15:30, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep Using Wikipedia as reference is used in every chart article. I dont see that as a main reason for it to be deleted. Kelvin Martinez (talk) 23:59, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Strong Keep The article is unique and I dont see it repeating the same material as other Billboard list except maybe the intro slightly. I've been looking for an article that combined number ones from from a notable artist solo/group work and though more should be added to this article maybe I dont see a reason for it to be deleted. Its unique. List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles also uses Wikipedia as a source as well. It looks decent maybe. It's been receiving help. Thoughtfulnes (talk) 00:14, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment for the record, my original statement mentioned nothing of other WP articles being used as sources. The problem here is that the information in this page is already available in other articles, is presented better in other articles and does not contain dubious or erroneous "combining" of number-ones totals (i.e. USA for Africa... would any self-respecting music critic or journalist say that LaToya Jackson or Dan Akroyd has a #1 hit because of "We Are the World"? I doubt it.) - eo (talk) 01:01, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete content already available on Wikipedia. Article is more of a peacock list than a resource. GripTheHusk (talk) 03:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
delete with the List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles already in place this article is useless. Wether B (talk) 03:24, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - redundant. Rlendog (talk) 15:52, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as it has already been mentioned above, it's useless. Fair Deal (talk) 23:12, 28 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have cited multiple entries which demonstrates the notability of the topic and the ease with which we can improve it. The above opinions are now obsolete, being based upon the article before such work was done. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:21, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment article is still just a duplication of content already available on Wikipedia. GripTheHusk (talk) 12:56, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Topic adequately covered in List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles. If anything is worth saving, add it to that article/list. --Wolfer68 (talk) 01:04, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and Merge - I created this page though its not useless like the weirdo Fairdeal or User:Wether B) said, and also its not repeating the same information as to the great degree some are saying, I realize it would fit better in List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles. I Just wanted to see if It could stand alone when I made it. Many of the artist articles do mention the complete total career number ones on their page and they also mention each solo single that went to #1 show things on wikipedia are in some way constantly being repeated. So in the end I should be merged to List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles I think. The Source of Wikipowers (talk) 22:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Redundant as mentioned Whitespider23 (talk) 19:08, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.