Finally, A Year-End List That Everyone Can Agree On…And Everyone Will Agree It Eats Shit
This just in: The typical American consumer is a giant fuckface. As it turns out, the music-buying public has worse taste in music than we ever could have imagined. MTV published the top selling albums and songs on iTunes this year, and the questionable results make me want to go Picasso on my aural receptors.

Say the results: “Maroon 5’s It Won’t Be Soon Before Long was the year’s most-downloaded album, followed by Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black and Kanye West’s Graduation. Fergie’s ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)’ was the most-downloaded song, ahead of West’s “Stronger” and Soulja Boy’s ubiquitous ‘Crank That.’”
No, friend, crank this. Read on for a pair of intensely frustrating Top Tens…
The best-selling albums of the year, according to Apple:
1. Maroon 5 – It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
2. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
3. Kanye West – Graduation
4. Daughtry – Daughtry
5. Colbie Caillat – Coco
6. Linkin Park – Minutes to Midnight
7. Various artists – “High School Musical 2″ soundtrack
8. Timbaland – Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
9. John Mayer – Continuum
10. Various artists – “Hairspray” soundtrack
The best-selling songs of the year, according to Apple:
1. Fergie – “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)”
2. Gwen Stefani – “The Sweet Escape”
3. Plain White T’s – “Hey There Delilah”
4. Avril Lavigne – “Girlfriend”
5. Fergie – “Glamorous”
6. Kanye West – “Stronger”
7. Maroon 5 – “Makes Me Wonder”
8. Akon – “Don’t Matter”
9. Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) – “The Way I Are”
10. Shop Boyz – “Party Like a Rock Star”











December 11th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I have to admit, there are a few songs on the list that I did download. In the interest of full disclosure, they were for my seven-year-old. She loves Hairspray and that Avril Levigne song. Does this mean that the general public has the music taste of a seven-year-old? Hmmm.
December 11th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
meet the new boss. same as the old boss.
you can never go broke underestimating the taste or intelligence of the American Public.
December 11th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
This is the same bullshit as every other year. Whattaya, new?
December 11th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
My office now smells like a manure field. Thanks so much.
December 11th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
From this evidence one could draw the conclusion that:
A) “Smart” people do not spend their money on music.
-OR-
B) The majority of people who spend their money on music have no ears.
December 11th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
ugh…um. crickets here.