Well charting in itself is a hit but I was also kind of joking... But not joking. It is a fact that when you get into the top ten even if it's not in the great old USA it's counted as a hit... At least since the beginning of modern music history. I mean we can say the goal posts have moved now, but this was what it was.
Not a song that was on regular circulation like Taylor swift or dua lipa but it was popular enough to get onto playlists and that means it was at least a lower level hit. Nonetheless a hit is a hit.
If anyone’s interested, I have a new post on my blog that includes some GnR: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-top-3-albums-per-year-1963-2023.html?m=1
EDIT: and another one: http://henrynsilva.blogspot.com/2024/02/biggest-rock-bands-per-year-i-think.html?m=1