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I've listed this article for peer review because… I want to get the opinion of editors on improvements before the list is submitted for FL. Please can I be notified if I have missed out any releases from the table or prose.

Thanks, 03md 23:03, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brianboulton comments:

  • General Point: most (probably all) featured pop song lists have numerous illustrations; this has none. Have you thought about how to obtain images?
  • Text: since this is a list, not an article, there may be questions about the extent of text. In some lists I have seen a "Notes" column used to record additional information, rather than having a lengthy prose section.
    • It is common to have a lengthy lead section in discographies and other similar lists, so I will leave it at that level and get the opinion of other editors.

Some specific points in the prose:-

    • Should "top 5" be "top five" per MOS, or is there a dispensation for music chart entries? I honestly don't know.
      • Changed to top five"
    • Why is album of the same name in italics
      • Changed
    • For the sake of those uneducated in the language of pop, can you explain or link "double-A side"?
      • Wikilinked double-A side
    • "After "What My Heart Wants to Say" broke this run of successful singles..." Was it unsuccessful, or did it just not reach No. 1?
      • Clarified
    • "earned", not "earnt"
      • Changed
  • Tables: These seem generally OK. One point of presentation you might consider is the centralisation of the numeric information, in the "Series" and "peak chart position" columns. This is boring to do - it means repetitively writing "align= center", but in terms of appearance it is well worth doing.

That's really all I can think of. It might be worth your while getting the opinion of an editor with direct experience of preparing pop lists. Good luck with the list, anyway. Brianboulton (talk) 23:40, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for your comments. 03md 23:52, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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