Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1972/archive1
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The list was promoted by Hey man im josh via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 11 September 2024 (UTC) [1].[reply]
List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1972 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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- Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:00, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With the 1971 list now having a couple of supports, let's continue our look at the biggest mellow hits of the 1970s. There's some songs here that I personally don't know at all but also some all-time classics, including the first big hit version of that well-known song "Ken Lee" :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:00, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Support - The sentence I usually quibble about is already correctly put here so I am happy to support this directly. Great work as always. "American Pie" (which seems to be a song?) should be in single quotes in ref 2, though.--NØ 17:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:14, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
[edit]- The Roberta Flack image seems to have two dates associated with it: 1995 and 2010. I'd guess 1995 is more accurate. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @MPGuy2824: - amended -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:05, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Support -MPGuy2824 (talk) 13:12, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comments by Alavense
[edit]- Why is it the year the picture was taken specified for two images but not for the others? I'd make it consistent.
- Besides, in the one about Roberta Flack, there's a space missing between the "c." and the year.
That's what I saw, ChrisTheDude. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 06:33, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Alavense: - I have a tendency to put dates only for images that were taken many years before or after the period under discussion, to make it clear that, for example, Don McLean wasn't an old grey-haired man in 1972. But I guess inconsistency can be irritating so I added the others too -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:05, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Nice work, as always. Support. Alavense (talk) 11:34, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dylan620
[edit]Source review in progress. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 18:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Some comments:
- All of the sources used are reliable enough for the information they are used to cite.
- Ref 4 should be marked as limited access. (Arguably, this could also apply to every ref from 10 through 62—although, at least on my laptop, the cited information is visible just above the paywall that obscures positions below #1.)
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- For what it's worth, Nilsson's version of "Without You" also made the 2024 update of the RS 500 songs list.
- The link for ref 9 isn't working; Billboard's online archive of their year-end AC charts only goes back to 2006. I imagine either worldradiohistory.com or Whitburn would have something to verify this information?
- I can't find the issue of Billboard with the year-end charts so I just removed that part -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I couldn't help but notice that refs 42, 50, and 55 are lacking archive links. While they aren't mandatory, every other website ref in the list has an archive link, so I would suggest adding archive links for those three refs for consistency.
- Just ran the bot again but for whatever reason it once again hasn't archived those links..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Using a random number generator to determine which refs to check, I spot-checked refs 1, 2, 5, 17, 19, 24, 25, 29, 34, 38, 43, 50, and 58.
- Ref 1 does verify the different names the chart has taken over the years, but I'm not seeing how it—or at least the corresponding page—verifies the methodology (playlists submitted by easy listening radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores).
- Second source added -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Ref 2: «thumbs up»
- Ref 5: Passes the spot check, but the link should be marked as dead.
- Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Ref 17: «thumbs up»
- Ref 19: «thumbs up»
- Ref 24: «thumbs up»
- Ref 25: «thumbs up»
- Ref 29: «thumbs up»
- Ref 34: «thumbs up»
- Ref 38: «thumbs up»
- Ref 43: «thumbs up»
- Ref 50: «thumbs up»
- Ref 58: «thumbs up»
- Ref 1 does verify the different names the chart has taken over the years, but I'm not seeing how it—or at least the corresponding page—verifies the methodology (playlists submitted by easy listening radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores).
- Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 21:07, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Dylan620: - thanks for your review, see above..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- No prob, Chris! Everything looks good to me, and I'm pleased to support on sources. The oversight by IABot is not a dealbreaker. For what it's worth, while I can't seem to find a year-end ranking, page TA-39 of the December 30 issue does mention in passing that "Song Sung Blue" was the "Top Easy Listening Single" of the year – I'll defer to your judgment as to whether that is sufficient to re-add the mention of it to the table. By the way, it's no pressure, but if you have any time or interest, I do have a rather old FLC that could use some feedback. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 22:22, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey man im josh
[edit]Source review: Passed
- Reliable enough for the information being cited
- Consistent date formatting
- Consistent and proper reference formatting
- Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
- Spot checks on 15 sources match what they are being cited for
Feedback:
- "Sammy Davis, Jr." -> Remove the comma
- Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me is a redirect to Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me. Source also shows no comma
I chose to also do a source review, because they're my general preference, and I had no issues with sourcing. I did find the above very minor issues, so I'm supporting with the assumption these will be addressed. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Hey man im josh: - above couple of points addressed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 15:03, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:41, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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