Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dear Jayne

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The result was keep.--Kubigula (talk) 04:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dear Jayne

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Singing group that has released one single (and one radio "buzz" single—whatever that is). Their song spent only one week on the charts at #99 (out of 100). I'm usually pretty liberal in my interpretation of the "had a charted hit on any national music chart" criterion at WP:MUSIC, but one week at the bottom of the chart just isn't a hit. Google doesn't turn up any non-trivial coverage and the article's only references are the record label's website (which just bounces you to the group's own website) and their MySpace page. Their debut album has been pushed back multiple times—the way the industry works, the likelihood its release is dubious at best. —Hello, Control ^{Hello, Tony} 13:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Hello, Control ^{Hello, Tony} 13:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. —Hello, Control ^{Hello, Tony} 13:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
• neutral After a long search, I came up with this. I'll remain on this nice neutral fence for now. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 13:49, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Comment - That source gives a strong, sourceable opinion of the single. It says virtually nothing about the group, doesn't mention an album and says very little of substance about the song.

• Delete both - Yes, they had one song that charted, though just barely. But there are no third-party, reliable sources providing anything substantial about the group or the album. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 14:10, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
• Keep A charting single definitively establishes the group's notability and is generally indicative of widespread popularity. No one has thought to check All Music Guide, which, sure enough, provides a third party source - here's their biography page. Chubbles (talk) 14:43, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
• Keep now that we have the AMG page. sparkl_!sm ^hey! 19:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
• Keep - hitting the Billboard Hot 200 is not a trivial occurrence, no matter what chart level the song reaches. The AMG bio helps out with sourcing, though we should definitely keep an eye out for more. Tony Fox (arf!) 20:37, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Comment - Were there substantial coverage in reliable sources about the group and the album, I'd agree with your assessment. However, there isn't and it didn't hit the "Hot 200", it briefly appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop - a much lesser accomplishment. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 12:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

• Keep per Chubbles. Cloudz679 (talk) 11:50, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

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.