Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by European artists

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:50, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by European artists[edit]

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I am not convinced that this is a notable topic, and is confusing as it is 'by Europeans' but excludes the British. Boleyn (talk) 19:00, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Albums and songs, Lists, and Europe. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: there are many Brits who do not see themselves as European, that's how Brexit happened... But anyway, surely this is original research and fails WP:NLIST, especially as it has no sources whatsoever. Jan Hammer might have been born in Czechoslovakia but I would assume he had obtained US citizenship by the time he made his no. 1 record, which begs the question of inclusion criteria here. I assume the British acts were excluded because there are enough of them to make their own list. But List of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones by British artists has the same issues, but is even more problematic – would anyone really consider "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO or "One Dance" by Drake to be included on a list of British artists, just because of a small feature on the song by a Brit? Richard3120 (talk) 19:44, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as non-notable trivia. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 19:46, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as a non-notable cross-section of attributes. A failure of WP:LISTN. Sergecross73 msg me 21:34, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and as a bit broad in scope to satisfy WP:LISTN. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars^{Talk to me} 20:24, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I don't see how it's any less notable than the article for British Artists or Australian artists. And the article is very useful, I stumbled across this discussion after specifically seeking out this article because I knew it had the relevant information I was looking for. Deletion would be an immediate hindrance for users like myself who rely on wikipedia for lists like this. N1TH Music (talk) 17:32, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Has anyone established that the British/Australian equivalent lists are notable though? Your argument seems to hinge on that unproven point... Sergecross73 msg me 01:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I checked them, and they're largely unsourced, so it's going to take more than a simple look at these other articles to be persuasive. Sergecross73 msg me 15:09, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:22, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Three valid deletes, a comment about how problematic it is, and a WP:VAGUEWAVE WP:ITSUSEFUL keep comment, and a consensus couldn't be found Liz? I respect your opinion... but this one feels like an open and shut case, both conceptually and in practice... Sergecross73 msg me 11:52, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sergecross73, I'm not the only closer here who patrols AFD discussions. Any other closer is free to close this discussion when they see consensus. In fact, we could use more discussion closers if you are interested in helping assessing deletion discussions. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that, I was just surprised by the relist when there were five participants, four in agreement, and zero valid keep stances given. Sergecross73 msg me 03:11, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not encyclopedic. Desertarun (talk) 13:22, 14 May 2024 (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.