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Name: gomper
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Subject: RE: RE: Rolling Stones #1
Date: Sunday, August 16, 2015
Time: 9:55:45 AM
Remote Address: 74.14.63.201
Message ID: 296940
Parent ID: 296937
Thread ID: 296918

RE: RE: Rolling Stones #1

I agree, as we all do, that whether or not the Stones have a #1 hit or #1 album does not matter.

But IT IS an interesting question with many interesting implications.

First of all, what does it mean to be "number one"???

Decades ago, I think it was much easier to discern what a number one song was? It was easy to track the playing, requesting, purchasing of music - at least easier than it is now.

They used to use the phrases "number one on both sides of the Atlantic" or "International number one hit"

But today, there are many charts, many formulas, many distinct genres with specialized stations and channels that cater to them. So I think its a harder question to figure out who or what is number one.

It just so happens that last night I looked at the Billboard top 100, which I rarely do, and I don't think I recognized ANYONE in the top 10.

While it doesn't matter, it would be fun if the Stones had a release that every single person, every soccer mom, every cab driver, every teen, every college student was humming. I doubt it happens in this day and age, but it would be fun.

What is almost completely indisputable is that the Rolling Stones are the most commercially successful Rock n" Roll band in history, an its hard to imagine any band in the future equalling them for money made. Some will sell more records (indeed, some have) and some will be more listened to. But when you add up every receipt the Stones are #!.

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