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Doesn't topping a popularity chart mean that it was "good" at least to many people?

So we should start awarding Michelin stars to McDonald's?

If you wanted to explain why McDonald's was so popular, you would have to compliment the product a lot, or lie.

If "complimenting the product" means: "a lot of fat, a lot of sugar, relatively low price, relatively fast order fulfilment", then sure.

We don't they have their judges so it's more like the oscars: an industry award