To be exact-based on my understanding of Billboard’s genre-charts methodology-had Ronson and Mars been allowed on that chart, “Funk” would have commanded it for 19 weeks, December 2014 through April 2015, an all-time R&B chart record. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart for a ridiculous period of time.
Basically, “Uptown Funk” would have been No. Thinking like a chart analyst, however, I got why Billboard was making this category call-even if the reason seemed a bit cynical. Send me updates about Slate special offers.
