12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music

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1. Creed has sold more records in the U.S. than Jimi Hendrix.

2. Led Zeppelin. R.E.M. and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single. Rihanna has had 10.

3. Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" has sold more copies than any Beatles single.

4. Flo Rida's "Low" has sold 8 million copies - the same as the Beatles' "Hey Jude"

5. The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" is more popular than any Elvis or Simon & Garfunkel song.

6. Celine Dion's "Falling Into You" sold more copies than any Queen, Nirvana, or Bruce Springsteen record.

7. ...ditto for Shania Twain's "Come On Over."

8. Katy Perry holds the same record as Michael Jackson for most number one singles from an album.

9. Barbra Streisand has sold more records (140 million) than Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, and Tom Petty combined.

10. People actually bought Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All." 20 million people. More than any Bob Marley album.

11. The cast of "Glee" has had more songs chart than the Beatles.

12. This guy exists:

A nation of (mostly) morons we are.

No way that sh!t band Creed has sold more albums then Jimi Hendrix!!!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

12. This guy exists:

that's a guy?

The one about Billy Ray Cyrus' album made me laugh cuz my wife owns that CD and I've been giving her crap about it for years!!!

I'm ambivalent about the Katy Perry/Michael Jackson one cuz I don't really give a crap about either one. Though if forced to choose, I'd have to say I prefer Katy Perry cuz she has nice hootage.

Popular isn't synonomous with good and it never will be.

in all honesty, i don't even care for most of the artists this list thinks are so great.

^ Shocking revelation that is.

How is it possible for Creed to sell more albums then Jimi Hendrix!!!!!!!!

manny wrote:

How is it possible for Creed to sell more albums then Jimi Hendrix!!!!!!!!

Teenage morons by a whole bunch of sh!t music, that's how.

S.D. wrote:

manny wrote:

How is it possible for Creed to sell more albums then Jimi Hendrix!!!!!!!!

Teenage morons by a whole bunch of sh!t music, that's how.

Jimi Hendrix=God

Creed=Sh!t

My guess is over time Hendrix will end up selling more.

I doubt that the Rihannas, Keishas, and Perrys will be remembered or cared about twenty years from now. Unlike Zeppelin, REM, or the Beatles. Though it's shocking if those numbers are legit how many people are buying that stuff. I would've figured most of the people in the market for such music would just download it.

manny wrote:

No way that sh!t band Creed has sold more albums then Jimi Hendrix!!!!

Note that it sez "sold more albums in the U.S." ...and the U.S. is, of course, where good taste goes to die...

This list can not be accurate.

Where are the Spice Girls ??

I would think this



is better than that

mlotek wrote:

This list can not be accurate.

Where are the Spice Girls ??

I would think this



is better than that

I cannot argue with such compelling photographic evidence. I bow to your superior logic, sir.

S.D. wrote:

^ Shocking revelation that is.

damn, i guess the mystery has all but vanished from our relationship.

The majority of people have no taste! They want generic sugar coated pop music.

Fat Freddy wrote:

2. Led Zeppelin. R.E.M. and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single. Rihanna has had 10.

I found this fact utterly, totally depressing.

Rihanna is the cancer of music of today.

I absolutely hate her voice.. or what is left after all layers of effects used to create her sound.

Led , REM, Depeche Mode being all very special music for me.. I found this..

Katy Perry is better-looking than all the Spice Girls combined.

S.D. wrote:

Katy Perry is better-looking than all the Spice Girls combined.

I would have to agree with you on that one!

The Spice Girls are English Twats. Katy Perry is just married to one.....

Troublezone wrote:

The majority of people have no taste! They want generic sugar coated pop music.

I found this list disturbing but the thing is Taste is like Opinion its varies in every individual

mc666 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

12. This guy exists:

that's a guy?

Yea, unfortuantly there seems to be more skinny pretty boys in pop music than those of us with long hair and beards (i.e. real men ).

mc666 wrote:

in all honesty, i don't even care for most of the artists this list thinks are so great.

me either. I dont pay attention to top 40 or whatever they are calling it these days..

Popular music has always been a commodity, so these facts are not surprising at all. There's always been those out to make a quick buck versus those who view music as an art form, and the former is just unfortunately more prominent these days. The art will last the distance (like it has already), and the other stuff will fade away in favour of the next sellable commodity.

S.D. wrote:

Katy Perry is better-looking than all the Spice Girls combined.

that photo bears out that fact...