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cbd1984 on May 18, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Pop Music Getting Less Intelligent?

If you ever want to get some perspective, look at the songs which were actually popular, not the ones preserved in the playlists of oldies stations.

https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1958/hot-100

tarentel on May 18, 2015 | [–]

That song was actually popular though. It obviously wasn't as popular as any of the songs on that list but it did peak at number 3.

ScottBurson on May 18, 2015 | [–]

Ah yes, The Chipmunks with David Seville. Real highbrow stuff there. (And I loved that record when I was 10 :-)

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