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winterinwarsaw · 07-20-2009, 08:37 PM

Yeah it's surprising sometimes what pops up on the charts. Sarah Blasko and The Dead Weather are all in the Top 50, so good stuff does appear from time to time. Of course there is a lot of rubbish (see: Miley Cyrus) but after all they are the pop charts and that means it's a sample of all different audiences to see what comes out on top. Evidently a fair chunk of music sales are from young girls. I find it really interesting to see what's popular, the tastes of the public really do change over time and the charts are a great place to see it. A couple of years ago there'd be no chance of an electro-pop group like La Roux of gaining a place but here they are at no. 26. Same goes for Kings of Leon, who'd have thought when they first released Youth and Young Manhood that they'd be so successful in the mainstream.

07-20-2009, 08:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
winterinwarsaw Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: online Posts: 19	Yeah it's surprising sometimes what pops up on the charts. Sarah Blasko and The Dead Weather are all in the Top 50, so good stuff does appear from time to time. Of course there is a lot of rubbish (see: Miley Cyrus) but after all they are the pop charts and that means it's a sample of all different audiences to see what comes out on top. Evidently a fair chunk of music sales are from young girls. I find it really interesting to see what's popular, the tastes of the public really do change over time and the charts are a great place to see it. A couple of years ago there'd be no chance of an electro-pop group like La Roux of gaining a place but here they are at no. 26. Same goes for Kings of Leon, who'd have thought when they first released Youth and Young Manhood that they'd be so successful in the mainstream. Last edited by winterinwarsaw; 07-20-2009 at 09:22 PM.