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MG01MusicGOAT Index

Debate edition

Red Velvet vs Sistar

The public All-Time score gives Sistar a <0.1-point lead over Red Velvet. Public attention is the biggest available active category gap. Unavailable values remain N/A and never count as zero.

Week of

2026-07-06

Featured

Latest edition

Opening verdict

Sistar

Margin

<0.1 pts

Red Velvet

Classification under review

All-time score70.7

Red Velvet appears in the provisional Music GOAT Index. Ranking scores remain visible while biographical and classification details are under review.

Opening verdict

Sistar

Leads by <0.1 points

Leads

Sistar

Classification under review

All-time score70.8

Sistar appears in the provisional Music GOAT Index. Ranking scores remain visible while biographical and classification details are under review.

Why fans care

The case behind the heat

A head-to-head greatness case with public attention as the pressure point.

  1. 01close default ranking
  2. 02tight default score

Biggest separation

Public attention

Sistar

owns a 20.0-point edge here

The current leader at a Public attention weight of 20.0% is Sistar. Changing Public attention from 20.0% to 19.8% flips the lead to Red Velvet; all other unlocked weights are rebalanced proportionally to keep the total at 100%.

Sistar leads Red Velvet by <0.1 points in All-Time Ranking.

Red Velvet

Classification under review

Scoring result70.7

Wins 4 of 6 active categories

Current margin

<0.1

Sistar leads this version.

Current leader

Sistar

Classification under review

Scoring result70.8

Wins 2 of 6 active categories

The verdict

Sistar wins this scorecard.

The edge is <0.1 points in All-Time Ranking. Red Velvet still has category wins worth arguing below.

The strongest weighted drivers for Sistar are Public attention (20.0 raw gap at 20% weight). 2 zero-weight context lenses are outside this verdict.

All-time list
MGI model 3.3.0July 2026 · MGI v3.3 archive6 factors counted2 context lenses

Commercial, Live are outside this verdict. Unavailable values stay N/A and are never treated as zero.

The current leader at a Public attention weight of 20.0% is Sistar. Changing Public attention from 20.0% to 19.8% flips the lead to Red Velvet; all other unlocked weights are rebalanced proportionally to keep the total at 100%.

Verdict logicWhy this verdict: SistarAll-time list: Public attention, Influence, Current · <0.1 pts from Red Velvet
All-time listNot counted here: Commercial + LiveUnavailable: Commercial + Live

Sistar lands here because Public attention, Influence and Current do most of the work in this view. Commercial and Live are unavailable until reviewed evidence exists and cannot change this verdict.

Sistar sits <0.1 points from Red Velvet in this scorecard; the next move would most likely come through Catalog and Longevity. Commercial and Live remain unavailable until reviewed evidence exists; this verdict is not recalculated with hidden replacement values.

What helps

Public attention25.4% of this score
Public attention score90.0
Provisional evidenceDerived evidence · 1/5 fieldsModel confidence highWeight 20

Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.

Influence19.2% of this score
Influence score68.0
Provisional evidenceEditorial judgment · 1/5 fieldsModel confidence highWeight 20

Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.

Current19.1% of this score
Current score90.0
Provisional evidenceDerived evidence · 1/6 fieldsModel confidence highWeight 15

Provisional score retained from the published edition. Supporting narrative is withheld while classification and source context are reviewed.

What could move it

Catalog and Longevity are the softest scoring factors; movement there matters most near Red Velvet.

More checking on Public attention, Influence and Current would improve confidence before it changes the public score.

Commercial and Live remain unavailable until reviewed observation records pass; no alternate rank is published.

What decided it

The strongest weighted gaps

Public attention+4.0 pts

20.0 raw gap × 20% weight · edge to Sistar

Catalog+2.7 pts

18.0 raw gap × 15% weight · edge to Red Velvet

Longevity+2.5 pts

17.0 raw gap × 15% weight · edge to Red Velvet

Active score parts

What decides this verdict

4-2
Public attentionLong-horizon editorial cultural-footprint judgment. The frozen v3.3 compatibility score historically used a retired short-window Wikimedia Pageviews proxy; it remains provisional until replaced in a reviewed edition.Open Sistar profile
Red Velvet70.0
Sistar90.0
CatalogDepth, spread and durability of the catalog.Open Red Velvet profile
Red Velvet68.0
Sistar50.0
LongevityActive years, persistence and legacy after the first peak.Open Red Velvet profile
Red Velvet68.0
Sistar51.0
CurrentShort-window current-interest context derived from a dated Wikimedia Pageviews observation; it is not listening, sales or artistic quality.Open Sistar profile
Red Velvet74.0
Sistar90.0
InfluenceCurated cultural and peer influence tier.Open Red Velvet profile
Red Velvet72.0
Sistar68.0
PeakHow dominant the strongest era felt relative to peers.Open Red Velvet profile
Red Velvet72.0
Sistar70.0

Context only · zero weight

Useful context, outside this verdict

These gaps are visible for the debate, but they do not count until you raise their sliders or choose another view.

CommercialCommercial tier, sales evidence, certifications and scale.Not comparable
Red VelvetN/A
SistarN/A
LiveLive/touring reputation and durable concert draw.Not comparable
Red VelvetN/A
SistarN/A

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