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August 21, 2020, 07:01 PM
Orguss
I was surprised to see Michael Jackson bested twice in the '80s, though they were only for a quarter or two. I had expected to see certain artists earlier than when they showed on the chart, like Eminem and Bieber. I was really surprised that some didn't show at all, like N'Sync. Many of the ones in the 2010s who rose and fell quickly could be attributed to one hit wonders, like Psy. BTS with their staying power was interesting.
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August 21, 2020, 11:21 PM
fwbulldog
Some of the staying power surprised me. I couldn't name a single Drake song. Not one. I knew Eminem sold some records, but didn't realize he was that big.
Not a single rock band in the last 10 years?
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August 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
Ronin1069
It would be fun to watch this with a group and discuss the sudden appearance of a band. For example, Metallica showed up in 90' with The Black Album.
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August 22, 2020, 05:58 AM
Ace31
Shocked to see how long Elton John hung in there.
August 22, 2020, 10:25 AM
mcrimm
I never heard of Drake - I must be getting old.
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August 22, 2020, 10:44 AM
Leemur
I’d be curious to know how many of these current groups will still be around in 20-30 years like AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Motley Crüe, etc.
August 22, 2020, 10:50 AM
bald1
Only 1969 - 2019 and then just records sales.
Given my age, I always liked to peruse the Top 100 charts, especially those from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. They give me both a better feel for what was popular back then but also where those I heard and loved stacked up.
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August 22, 2020, 12:12 PM
NavyGuy
quote:
Originally posted by mcrimm: I never heard of Drake - I must be getting old.
I'm not a fan of RAP, but if I had to listen to some, Drake doesn't offend. Sings more so than hard RAP and little or no profanity.
Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.
-D.H. Lawrence
August 22, 2020, 05:13 PM
smschulz
Interesting for sure. It showed me that pop music went from fanstatic to great to mediocre THEN got shitty around 95-96 and then just got shittier and shittier and ever mo-shittier.
August 22, 2020, 05:16 PM
smschulz
quote:
Originally posted by mcrimm: I never heard of Drake - I must be getting old.
The only Drake I heard of was Nick Drake but he died in 74 (even have a LP).
August 22, 2020, 09:57 PM
cas
I'm not surprised that at the end there were people I never heard of. In fact I'm quite happy about it. lol
I think the one that surprised me the most was how long Queen was up there in total.
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August 22, 2020, 10:14 PM
46and2
Drake creeps on underage girls (look it up) and makes shitty Canadian pop rap.
No real Hip Hop fan likes crap like that, imo. It's the Bud Light of rap, sold out generic pop trash.
