Read it and Weep: Shocking facts about today's pop music:

[rasputin1963]

 

Yep. The apples to oranges comparisons are useless. A pop singles act has more #1 singles than an rock album act? How is this "shocking" to anyone, I have no idea. And, of course, such comparisons across decades are fraught with problems as well.

 

 

I knew that of course, from jumpstreet... I just wanted to have one of those ain't-it-awful handwringing sessions we like to have here from time-to-time. haha

[A. Einstein]

Of course there are many ways to play this game...we could bemoan the Beatles outselling Miles Davis. Or Miles Davis outselling Couperin.

 

 

... or Mozart outselling all.

 

So practice piano and write 700 symphonies until you are 28 years old, then die and you get payed for it in 200 years from now.