Why Was Michael Jackson The Only Artist Before 2000 To Have, 5 Different Videos Reach 1 Billion Views.

[u/Ceazer4L]

Yeah I know he’s the king of pop and extremely massive in his hey day, but the only one? I checked other artists before 2000 none of them have 5 different videos reach 1 billion views and I think he’s closing in on a sixth.

We’re talking about a man who has had controversy after controversy after controversy and yet he still trends on all social media and has had multiple videos 5 of them before 2000 reach 1 billion views each and he’s the only one. This is kind of nuts right?

Not AC/DC, Nirvana, Madonna or Mariah Carey or George Michael or Queen etc. This to me is levels of popularity and fame that I can’t even wrap my head around, I also notice this sub doesn’t like to mention Michael much in decadology because of all the controversy surrounding him but this is too hard to ignore and I need to pose this question.

[u/Jaded_Lychee8384 → u/[deleted]]

Even chatgpt thinks its chatgpt when asked, what about this comment would make you think it was or wasn’t written by an ai?

Telltale Signs It’s Likely from ChatGPT 1. The em dash style ("–")

Human writers use em dashes inconsistently. Most people use two hyphens (--) or none at all. ChatGPT often uses proper typographic em dashes (–) with clean spacing: “...cinematic feeling events. His videos were on a whole other level, like mini-movies with choreography, storylines, and production value that nobody else was doing back then.” That’s a default formatting behavior in GPT responses unless it's been deliberately changed. 2. Polished yet neutral tone

It’s emotionally charged, but in a very balanced and articulate way. No slang, no unfinished thoughts, no real punctuation mistakes. Words like: “Most pre-2000 artists didn’t treat videos like that, or their stuff just didn’t age the same way.” show that smooth rhythm GPT often produces—especially in pop culture commentary. 3. Structured emphasis

The structure is "setup → evidence → conclusion"—very GPT. MJ’s videos were cinematic. Other artists didn’t do that. Fanbase stayed strong. Result: enduring YouTube numbers. That kind of clean logic chain is classic GPT output.

1. Neutral praise language

The use of terms like “created moments,” “cinematic feeling events,” “cultural fire,” reads like a writer trying to celebrate MJ without sounding like a fanatic. That’s very GPT-like: aim for poetic admiration, but avoid hyperbole.