12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Pop Music

[Burke]

I don't agree with all these being "disappointing" btw. People will like what they like. Hence Pop(ular) music. Some of them surprised me though.

www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus

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


2. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single, Rihanna has 10


3. Ke$ha's “Tik-Tok” 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. Same with 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' album “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.


That is all.

[Brandon]

Dec 7, 2011 16:29:39 GMT -5 Burke said:

Ke$ha's “Tik-Tok” sold more copies than ANY Beatles single

My girl.

[Tiarnán]

REAL MUSIC.

[Astrozombie]

Dec 7, 2011 16:29:39 GMT -5 Burke said:

I don't agree with all these being "disappointing" btw. People will like what they like. Hence Pop(ular) music. Some of them surprised me though.

www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus

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

Ugh. I'm so ashamed that at one point in my life, I owned two of Creed's albums. In my defense, I was only like 12 or 13 and was just getting out of my *NSYNC phase.

[Mutant Couch]

It doesn't really mean anything anyway. The population is larger and the way music is bought is way different. It's so much easier to purchase music now then it was back when.


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

I'm really curious how they determined this one. Are they just taking in count how popular the song was when it was released or are they actually compiling stats over time?

The list is pretty stupid and annoying. I prefer the second side of the list, but I hate people that are that pretentious about music.

[Tiarnán]

The worst part is that half of it doesn't make sense. The Led Zeppelin/Rihanna singles comparison being particularly ridiculous.

If you're going to try to be all elitist about something like this then at least know your bands.

[Tarry]

These are the only two that disappoint me in anway.

Dec 7, 2011 16:29:39 GMT -5 Burke said:

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


12. This guy exists.