A schmaltzy ballad. A bubble-gum pop song. A raunchy rap anthem. All three Hot 100 hits feature Mars, a blockbuster singer and songwriter who is largely a cipher.

Couple that with the algorithm of the For You Page (FYP) that likes to show you more of the same thing you stayed a little while longer to watch all the way through, and you create the very same effect that led radio stations back in the day to overplay hits like Stephen Speaks’ “Passenger Seat,” among others.