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Should this be reformatted?

After having looked at the articles for "year" in music, as well as articles for "year" in R&B, "year" in country, etc. I am thinking that the article simply saying "year" in music as far as recorded music goes should include the top 5-10 "pop" hits of the year with a link to more descriptive article including all the Top 10 hits, "notable" recordings, etc. as well as sections for top 5-10 R&B hits and link to full article, etc. As it stands, these articles seem to assert that "pop" is the only music that matters in a given year but adding all the content from the articles focused on other genres of music within that given year will make the article unwieldy and overlong. Does anyone else feel that the articles simply saying (year) in music should be a general overview of the very top hits of the respective genres with spinoff articles detailing the individual genres in depth? Discuss... GBrady (talk) 21:09, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If and when there are pages on a sub-topic of the year in music, yes, this page should have just a summary of the most important points and a link to the sub page. Yes, I think current US pop hits may be a bit over emphasized, but I think that's more a matter of what info has yet been added to pages that should be understood as still very much under construction. Expansion of various relevent topics is encouraged, and if the section about some particular sub-topic is getting over long, splitting off a sub-page is often a good option. Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 23:56, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]