12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music This is the saddest thing you’ll read all day. (Blame smartphones!) 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. Same with The Carpenters, Tina Turner, and Radiohead. 3. Ke$ha’s “Tik-Tok” sold more copies than ANY Beatles single. Also more than anything by Adele or Nirvana. 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”. Also more than any studio album by Whitney Houston or Pink Floyd. 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. Bieber exists. buzzfeed/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:34:06 +0000
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