11 Extremely Weird Facts About Popular Music (SFW)

[TyBull]

11 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music

This is the saddest thing you'll read all day. YOU LET THIS HAPPEN! YOU!

Dave Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

http://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 Judeâ€

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 Overâ€

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

That is all.

[Triple B]

Is this is a symptom of the world being ****** up, or a cause?

[charsibb]

Yes.

[Bull Dozer]

This is driven by the evolution of the music industry and the evolution of information technology....

[crambone]

Today's music sucks.

[charsibb]

Said by every generation for the past 150 years....

[Apis Bull]

Said by every generation for the past 150 years....

+1

[Apis Bull]

Every generation has had music that sucks and some really good music.

[GaUSFBull]

What IS this generation's good music?

[Triple B]

What IS this generation's good music?