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Michael Jackson evolved throughout the 80’s and 90’s which kept him at #1 for so long.
Michael Jackson has been on top for 20 years? That is the most of any singer or group!!! That is epic!!!
If the list was extended the Beatles probably take that title.
ooh... could this be hinting at music reactions down the road?
if so I'm really excited because I got a bunch of songs and bands I want you to hear lol
maybe he will do NFL halftime shows?!
Wlr reaction?? 🤔
@@OneLittleLlama_ he did react to The Weeknd but it's on his patreon
@@hagane_0 thank god I don't pay for patreon. The weekend???? LMAOOOO
@@menwithven8114 It was the halftime show at the Super Bowl this year. Was part of the Super Bowl stuff he did.
The 70 and 80s had a rise in people owning record players and tape decks at home and cars. It's also due to single sales MJ had thriller that was huge for a while. Now people can just buy any single song they like hence the rise in numbers. You could buy singles in the 60 but full albums was much more popular.
It would be nice to see sales adjusted for population
Music reactions sounds cool to do. I'd like to see that
MJ, what a legend
Elvis Presley died 1977.
His music was just that good.
Even in 1985 he is still charting and doing numbers.
Legend.
Every single entry on the list are Legends.
never liked his music
Elvis stole from black music, foh.
@@MWOPPDLX still never liked it
@@EricLovesthe80s I never liked it either. I'm just tired of people worshipping him for music that wasn' t even his.
@@MWOPPDLX you are an ignorant fool. The vast majority of Elvis’ songs, even a majority of his hits, were written for him, not covers. Elvis gave credit to his R&B influences throughout his career. The press often tried to steer him away from crediting black music, yet he still did. In the 50’s, 60’s and the 70’s.
I have to admit music reactions would be fun to watch.
I agree, sprinkled in here and there or a 2nd channel with music reactions!
I think it would be a nightmare from copyright
I think he could do it. Lots of people do. Just got to make sure you pause enough.
@@crystalmiller5826 True
@@crystalmiller5826 pause enough and make the video screen small. Then have a patreon for the videos that still get blocked.
I was a kid in the 80's so Michael Jackson and Madonna were my faves.
Billy Joel, Elton John, and Queen were my faves in the early 90's. Big fan of
Coldplay since the early 2000's
I visited Graceland, Elvis' home, ten years ago. People from around the world were still sending flowers for his grave. He had been gone for 34 years at that point.
It’s crazy, huh? I live about 2 1/2 hours away in central Arkansas and one day while visiting Memphis with some friends we inadvertently ended up at Graceland on the eve of the anniversary of his death. Omg, The crowds were gathering already. There was a camera crew from a local TV station, and I even managed to get a good picture taken with a random Elvis impersonator, but there were hundreds of people just camped out on the sidewalk for a vigil. A little over the top, I’d say.
favorite generation of music hands down is the 70-80s
Agreed, except with me it's 40's to the 80's. Any era still using real instruments and not sampling!
I have a more 80s - 2000s taste woth some 70s and 60s too
@@michaelmacdermott6340 Oh hell yeah! For me it's 50s-80s
Rihana and MJ held onto number one against so many music legends
And mind you, when Michael Jackson rose, it wasn't even Thriller time yet, this was Off the Wall.
Notice the change from the first half to the second half? We used to like bands, now, we like individuals. BTS appears to be the only artist that might qualify as a band, or boy-band, rather, on the 2019 list. 1969, by contrast, has at least four actual bands. To be fair, there may be more similarity depending on how many artists employ a live band, and how many just roll the backing track.
That’s because bands needed everybody to be able to play an instrument. Now one person can fart into a computer while 20 techies edit it backstage.
@@noahkane26 True, though there's still plenty of actual bands around. They just don't sell like bands used to. (most of which is likely due to studio control garbage)
@@rafetizer Yep, exactly like that. A great example is The Parlor Mob. Most people haven’t heard of them, but they would have probably been successful in the 70s
I’m wondering if it has more to do with economics than evolving tastes. Case in point:
If a band has 4 well known members, they should be getting paid relatively equally. And if they later split up, there’s probably a lot of legal wrangling that has to be done in order for any of the individuals to perform their songs.
Now compare that to a solo singer who has a background band full of relative unknowns. The singer gets the recognition, gets to use their own songs forever. And while the guys in the band may not get the glory, they do have steady jobs.
No instruments, No band. The dictionary in short defines a band as a group of people that come together to play instruments. If individuals come together just to sing/sing & dance it is called a "group". Also, just look at the history of male musical groups (goes for females too), ie: The Temptations, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, The Drifters, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Bee Gees, and many more. None of them were ever referred to as bands. Even if a group employs a band, the band is not part of the "group" and oftentimes have their own name. Or, they can be touring with a different band on each tour. So, the term band/boy-band that has been used since the 80's is technically incorrect. However, people can call these groups whatever they want it just doesn't make it true. Plus, it's an insult to true musicians.
When Beatlemania hit America in 1964, I was 13, an explosion of other British bands followed. It quickly became known here as the British Invasion. After the Beatles, my favorites were Simon and Garfunkel. Their songs were lovely two-part vocal harmonies. Their lyrics were thoughtful and often profound. Instrumental music was deftly a part, but as a backdrop to the voices and lyrics. I urge you to pull up some of their videos and listen with your eyes closed. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, first heard in 1970, still sends shivers up my spine.
See that Elton shot up in 97-98 was for his Princess Diana tribute. I bought that single, on cassette tape, it was one of the first pieces of music I had bought, I was 13. That song was everywhere for weeks.
Celine jumped up for the Titanic Theme song.
Man I forgot how humungous Garth Brooks was in the 90's. (still is, last I heard he's still filling stadiums for his last tour in 2014. I've no idea if he's had any shows recently before covid took away all the nice things)
Another great video! You shocked me though, when you said "who is Simon & Garfunkel " LOL. Did you never hear the songs "THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE" or "BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS"? And I won't even get into "Who are the BEE GEES?" 🤣🤣
The music sales, pre internet, were based mostly album sales. This is because hit songs were often only released on the album to push the sales numbers up $$$. Today people can buy just the single song off the album and this increases the amount of people that will buy a hit song rather than the entire album. It also means artists don't make as much money as they used to.
It was also interesting to see how the Beatles and Elvis were still dominating sales for years after the Beatles broke up (1970) and Elvis had died (1977).
Psy: Heeeey sexy ladies! 5 seconds later: Goodbyyyyye sexy ladies!
I was shocked at how brief Gaga stayed on this chart in the overall scheme of things. I mean, her status just absolutely exploded, and turned into a phenomenon. You literally couldn't avoid her no matter where you were looking. #NoComplaints
Garth brooks and Shania twain are country artists. Garth brooks sold more albums than anyone other than the beetles, including MJ, and is a legend in the genre.
I'm in my fifties and I love BTS💜. Respect to everyone else and their tastes.
i love 70s but mj and Eminem are my favs
eyyy a man of culture
Should listen to Simon and Garfunkel they have really good songs like. The dangling conversation ,and The sound of silence.😊❤
Drake took over when digital downloads took over. Drake never sold as many pressed albums as em.
To me it's interesting to note facts like Elvis died in the summer of 1977, but was still one of the best selling artists for years after that. Ditto for groups like Led Zeppelin & the Eagles, both of which broke up in 1980. And of course the Beatles who'd broken up in 1970.
Mariah's surge in 1994 came from her 1993 album Music Box not her Christmas song or the Christmas album of 1994. All I want for Christmas Is You didn't gain popularity like it has now until years later.
MIMI ,, She is never at the Top ..She will never taste the sweetness of the number 1 position
Thurston I love you but we might have to start a go fund me for the trim
Lmao bruh
😭 This is a violation ffs we're still in Lockdown over here ffssss
Bro you killed him😭
Honestly don’t know what he’s on about dude. You’ve got mad curls and it looks good. IMO you’ve had some worse cuts in the past. Not saying it’s your best, but for quarantine standards it’s pretty fly
This is very cool. Thank you for reacting to this and for sharing it with us.
From 2006 to 2019 there wasn't any rock band. Thats fucking sad. It's just a music factory now
Mariah’s Christmas song wasn’t big at all back in 1994 it took about 10 years for it to actually start to pick up steam to become a Christmas classic
MIMI ,, She is never at the Top ..She will never taste the sweetness of the number 1 position
@@Tifanny.StephanieRose it has gone #1 plenty of times actually
Never Was Mariah , AT The Top Position
He Beatles (1969 Q3-1972 Q4)
Led Zeppelin (1972 Q4-1973 Q2)
Elvis Presley (1973 Q2-1975 Q2)
Elton John (1975 Q2-1976 Q3; 1998 Q4-1999 Q4)
Eagles (1976 Q3-1980 Q2)
Michael Jackson (1980 Q2-1982 Q3; 1982 Q4-1985 Q4; 1986 Q2-1991 Q1; 1992 Q4-1993 Q4; 1994 Q2-1997 Q2)
Queen (1982 Q3-1982 Q4)
Madonna (1985 Q4-1986 Q2; 1991 Q1-1992 Q4)
Whitney Houston (1993 Q4-1994 Q2)
Celine Dion (1997 Q2-1998 Q2)
Backstreet Boys (1998 Q2-1998 Q4; 1999 Q4-2001 Q1)
Eminem (2001 Q1-2008 Q1)
Rihanna (2008 Q1-2013 Q2)
Drake (2013 Q2-2019 Q1; Since 2019 Q2)
Luis Fonsi (2019 Q1-2019 Q2)
@@SALICYLIC.ACID. she sold more than all of these people in the 90’s collectively
Confirmation that the 21st century is when music died.
How?
bts is really good though. i do agree that there isn’t as much “golden” music per say
That was really fun to watch! Amazing how long Madonna stayed on the list... for decades! And how funny was it when Psy went straight up to the top... then fell back down in an instant. I had no idea how popular Metallica was, and Drake (!) and I also expected to see Prince rise to the top but he didn't. That was fun, thanks!
This charts do included numbers from streams. The way billboard does it is every 1500 streams is counted as 1 album sale, which does skew the numbers a bit. Also in recent years, artists have been including a digital copy of the album with concert ticket sales. Generally those artists always hit number 1 for that album because fans who already bought the album (or streamed it several times) get a free digital copy which is counted as an album sale as well (as long as they claim the download code). That’s actually been a point of contention in the music industry as some artist feel they were robbed of a number one album because of digital copy bundles (one artist gave album codes in a promo deal with Monster Energy sales, and those counted as album sales when they were claimed).
One of the most popular is Cher she had her first hit in 1965 and is still breaking records in 2021!
I feel like Eminem should have been in the spotlight longer, Rianna and him should have blown up at the same time because he made that song with her around the time she blew up...
Oh. So we just gonna stand there and watch her burn? Lol..
@@Car_guy31 oh my god...
Why wasn’t N’SNYC in the rankings during the mid to late 90’s early 2000’s? I remember watching Total Request Live on MTV and they had to close streets in New York to traffic on how many fans showed up just to see them.
Yeah, No Strings Attached was the better album in 2000 compared to Millennium.
N'SYNC was huge for me as a kid.
However, The Backstreet Boys also made a deal with McDonalds for a kids meal promotion 3 volumes of their greatest hits released at separate times during...I wanna say 2002? (It was before they released Black and Blue I think).
N'SYNC was huge, but apparently...they weren't even in contention for the top dog
I was wondering that. *NSYNC and Spice Girls. 🤔
@@SpeedWarrior93 I was a big backstreet boy fan as a kid. It wasn't a deal with mcdonald's it was burger king. They had toys and stuff. I still have an Aj toy. And they had the cds.
I like music from all eras and I am a casual listener of so many artists, I can't possibly name them all. My roots are classical music because kf my family as well. In January of 2019, I was at a real low point and came across BTS. I was fascinated at how it seemed like they genuinely liked each other and were actually involved in their music, unlike many modern boybands. I'd also been trying to avoid boybands because I figured they were really just there to attract young girls and had nothing to do with music. Digging into BTS, I was pretty much wrong on all fronts. Couldn't have been more wrong, in fact. They work so damn hard and are all involved in writing and producing their own music. The level of quality that comes with what they do is just so above everyone except maybe Beyonce, in the west.
Needless to say, I took a dive into the "rabbit hole," as we say in the fandom and BTS are definitely my favorite artists, hands down. Their roots are hip hop, but they delve into almost every genre. There's songs for everyone in their discography and I couldn't be prouder to be supporting them.
I'm amazed at how long Elton John hung in there for decades.
This was a really neat look at pop culture. I'm counter-culture myself, so not many of these were my favs. Hard to do all -time favorites, but if forced, I'd have to go The Cure, Iron Maiden, and Incubus, with shout outs to Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, and The Eagles.
The Beatles are the best selling act of all time, with over 600 million albums sold worldwide, and counting.
Man you’ve gotta check out some older music!! Music reactions in general would be 🔥. There are a lot of bands that are popular in the US that never make it as big in the UK and vice versa
Using this we can chronicle 1990 as the downfall of humanity.
Yea
Not if you're a fan of rap because the 90s was considered the peak
@@grandmasterblueberryice4882 I suppose but I personally am not a fan of rap.
nah, more like 2000. Remember, the 90s brought some of the greatest bands like Nirvana, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, and so, so much more.
2000's was the downfall
BTS flew up that chart in a hurry. good for them
Kpop is not real music it’s a genre cosplay
@@dudeduh9070 relax
@@dudeduh9070 facts its pop, new jack swing and r&b cosplay
@@dudeduh9070 its just pop in a different language. How is that cosplay? You jealous because Asians are taking over the music scene?
@@boyfriendforevvv music scene 😂😂😂 as if the Korean can come up with something original music wise instead of this cheap knockoff cosplay Culture appropriate shit they doing, my friend showed me a few videos last year it was so cringe cause they look so fake like they doing a play. Wannabes soul singer, Be boys,rappers,pop, r&b, fake gangster with pink hair , dropping Meaningless English words, blah blah blah swag . God I hope 🤞 they don’t start doing rock cosplay
A lot of the changes in numbers correlate to album releases. When an artist released a new album the sales will immediately shoot up and then taper off. Over time, the top artist will have previous albums continue to sell as it find new audiences. The enduring artists are the ones that are at the top of the list year over year despite not having a new album out. Groups like the Beatles to stopped producing new records back in the 70s yet remain on the top because of being discovered by younger generations. There’s a lot of factors that go into these numbers, but keep in mind that technology also impacts sales. When media changes, that also impact sales. For example, when albums gave way to cassettes a lot of people replaced albums with cassettes. Same applies to when we went from CDs to streaming. People who already owned the CDs also bought the streaming songs. Many factors go into these numbers.
I bet you've heard a song by Simon and Garfunkel. The Sound of Silence is one of their most famous songs
He young so he might think that was an original by Disturbed. The original is much better!
@@michaelmacdermott6340 I personally prefer Disturbed's cover 😂
@@artsysabs have you compared lyrics to the original, quite a bit is missing. But I'm 59 so oh well, everyone has a preference.
@@michaelmacdermott6340 actually I've not. Didnt even know they were different, I'll have to do that :) But I do like the somber sound of Disturbed, the original sounds too cheerful?
@@artsysabs I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel, to me they’re two completely different sounds but of the same vein: I see Simon and Garfunkel’s version as somber and reverent and I see Disturbed’s as more angsty and almost angry
Hey Luka, love watching your reaction videos!!! This reaction video was different for me because I'm a huge Rock &Roll, Symphonic Metal and basically Metal fan for the past 50 years!!! After this chart showed the years around 2006 till now there's no one band or singer here I listen too!!! I love Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin,Styx,Boston,Mettalica, Mudvayne,Nightwish,Delain,Liliac,and many more like this!!! Just to mention a few, lol. Ok then, enjoy, stay safe and have fun. Cya
I enjoy all genres of music and listen to everything from super old school music to current music. Of course not all of it was or is great but I love music. I have to agree with some of the other comments about you doing some reaction videos to music videos. Would be fun and interesting to see your reactions to artists that you arent familiar with. When you said you never heard of the Bee Gees I was like WHAT? Lol I still dont know how I found your channel but I love your videos man. Keep up the good work ;)
Bee gees sang the song staying alive and if you don’t know that song I’m convinced you never went outside
80/90s for Hip-Hop (especially east coast vs west coast)
90s and early 2000s for US R&B and pop
80s for pop both domestic and international (especially Japanese)
And Modern era for Korean music
I actually enjoy seeing your reactions and opinions on things especially about things from the USA.
In no particular order my top favorites are:
1: BTS
2: Stray Kids
3: Queen
4: Bon Jovi
5: Panic! At the Disco
6: TXT
7: Evanescence
8: Five Finger Death Punch
9: Carrie Underwood
10: Theory of a Deadman
I am so glad there are army here!
Luka, the perfect place to put your video in these would be to the far right, of the screen, a little less than halfway from the bottom to the top. Basically, over the clock sort of image.
Shania Twain my big celebrity crush back then so once the mid-90's came around, I was waiting to see her pop up.
I wish this had started in the 60s so you could see the rise of The Beatles. I just realized that I didn't see the Rolling Stones in this, unless I missed them somewhere. I think you should check out these two musicians that do music reactions as they were finding out about the older music - Andy & Alex. My era is mid-60s through early 80s. My favorite all time band is The Beatles, 2nd is Jethro Tull. Favorite male singer John Denver, 2nd Garth Brooks. Favorite female singer Linda Ronstadt, 2nd Dolly Parton. I also listen to a lot of folk music including Celtic music.
Thanks for reacting to the suggestion man! I hope it's a successful video for ya!!
I am sure you have heard songs from The Gees and Simon and Garfunkel even though you don't know their names. Music reactions could be very interesting.
There is no way that video is 100% accurate, neither Pearl Jam who sold nearly a million albums in a week when their second album released which was the world record at the time. No Doubt also sold like 5 million albums 1995-96. Neither band was shown.
I think you should react to music by the Bee Gees and Simon and Garfunkel to lean about them. I like a little bit of everything. I am a teenager of the 80's so I love that music.
Here's my top ten:
1. The Beatles
2. Queen
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Jim Croce
5. Billy Joel
6. AC/DC
7. Aerosmith
8. Elton John
9. Bon Jovi
10.Quiet Riot
This list is completely objective and if you disagree, science says you are wrong.
Thank you George Washington!
Pretty sure The Beatles held the Guinness World Record in different stats for decades.
You simply must react to Hamilton. You seem really interested in the US and it’s history, you would love Hamilton and I really want to see you react to it
I bet BTS is probably number 1 now
You know Stayin Alive? That’s Bee Gees
For 20 years Madonna made some of the best music videos.
To borrow Thurston's oft said phrase: "They're so different." :-)
Elvis began his career in the 50s and his fans aged with him, whereas the Beatles only stayed together for a comparatively short time. If Paul McCartney's solo career was added to this chart if would look different. I was a 'Beatlemaniac' at 12 or 13 years of age when they first arrived in America. I got as far as The White Album in college, then lost interest. I know a lot of people stayed with them and also followed Paul's career later.
Mariah’s rise didn’t come from All I Want but from her 1993 album “Music Box” that includes here song hero. It sold 28 million copies in the US.
mate as soon as you only recognized only like 3 or 4 of the starting bands all I could think was "shit this isnt gonna go well"
All the names in that starting lineup are fucking mega huge lol.
Thank God. I was literally waiting the whole video, when tf is the kpop gonna appear.
A lot of the comments below re the Bee Gees reference their disco ear music (Staying Alive). It's good music but their best was before then, when they wrote and sang ballads. 'Words". "I've Got to Get a Message to You', 'Massachusetts'. 'I Started a Joke' are just a few. They also wrote a lot of songs that were megahits for other artists. 3 brothers from Australia, so the Bee Gees came in as a stand in for for the Brothers Gibb.
The world population in 1969 was 3.61 billion people; today it is 7.9 billion. Add to that the increase in per capita wealth world wide, it is no surprise that the numbers have increased to such a degree.
It blew my mind when I found out Madonna is like 60. She looks 40’s max.
That's what botox and/or surgery can do for you. :)
Watching this to see what Luka's music tastes are like
He doesn't know Simon and Garfunkel. I'm sad.
@@landonpeckham7752 Kids today don’t know real music.
Man love your videos. You’re one of the best YOuTube channels out there. Love your attitude and your reactions. So real, and always so funny and kind. And sexy AF too lol. And I’m betting that the title “Bigger than you expect” describes you as well 😋😉
I expected Beyonce to be a lot higher on the charts, since I remember her being all rage in 2000s.
She's overrated. Always was and still is even more nowadays. She's industry's puppet
This just shows how bad the 2000s were for music.
60’s-70s-80’s were legendary, the 90s were okay, that’s when hip hop really came of age but rock was declining, and then the 2000s were just a corporate pop disaster. And the 2010s were really a nice revival of real music alongside the rinse-and-repeat formulaic corporate pop. I think the 2020s will turn out to be a good decade for music, I’m optimistic about it.
I didn’t know Rihanna was moving numbers like that😳
You should definitely watch That is Interesting’s videos on the states
yup
You need to learn about the BEE GEES. They are responsible for more number one hits than almost anyone... Because they didn't just don't their music, they wrote for many artists. Their lives were interesting
I don't think this is accurate It did not have Nsync on it. In the later 90s, they were in a battle with backstreet boys for the highest album sales for like 3 years.
I try to consider technology when it comes to music consumption. We went from vinyl, 8-track, tape, CD, to digital. Distribution is significantly easier now.
Cracked Honest Ads are beautifully hilarious and peppered with just the right amount of cynicism. I 10/10 highly recommend!
Never heard of The Bee Gees. Having said that I have no doubt you could name artists I have never heard of just because of my age.
i feel like death today. this video could stop me from thinking about it. thanks, my english brother
mariah carey’s 1993 album “music box” was the reason why she entered the list, all I want for christmas wasn’t as big as it is today
mariah ,, She is never at the Top ..She will never taste the sweetness of the number 1 position
@@Tifanny.StephanieRose You are a grown man, madinosuar doesn’t care about you so you can stop kissing her ass and obsessing over mariah
You could tell when a new album was released, with a big jump, then rapid decline.
That was cool! Thanks for doing this.
I’m surprised Ariana grande was never up there...
True, I didn’t even think of that to be honest
I was surprised how many artists I don't know from the past 10 years. My favorite music is from the '60s to the '80s.
These are basically showing album sales, so when an album's released it shoots up the chart then drops as sales taper off.
My top 10
Led Zepplin
Jimi Hendrix
Santana
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
Queen
MJ
SRV
CCR
AC/DC
Drake's Dominance in the 2010s is insane
SECOND CHANNEL SPORTS REACTIONS!!!
80's/90's teen here. I like music from the 60's and 70's, lots of 80's (my formative years), and a little 90's. Basically don't listen to much from 1995 onward. Something happened when I turned 20. I always said music started to suck after that, but it could also just be I became old, lol.
Yeah, mate - you're gonna have to start doing music reaction videos & listen to these artists that you've never heard of. Great stuff to discover!!
My taste in music is STRANGE. I like a lot of stuff now and Panic! At the Disco is one of my favorites but I love a lot of older music. I literally have a playlist of 30s/40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. It’s probably important to not that I’m an aspiring historian lol
You could just get yourself a background image and then make the screen recording window small enough, so your webcam doesn't overlap with your webcam window. The background image would be so the background behind the windows isn't just blank, but not really needed. That would solve your problem.
Era doesn't matter to me nearly as much as talent in songwriting and performance, which means that very few of today's electronically-embellished, over-commercialized top selling artists make my cut. There are absolutely amazing singers and musicians out there, indies that you have to search out, sift through a lot of crap on youtube and elsewhere to find them but it's well worth the time. Life's too short for mediocre music.
One thing you notice is that at the beginning, it was dominated by groups or bands. By the end it was heavily populated by single artists - perfectly reflecting our narcissistic society. "It's all about me:.
Define narcissistic in the way you're using it, I'm curious
Damn, I miss people that play their own instruments.There are a few out there but not many!
Wanting to make music by yourself doesn't mean you're fucking narcissistic? Am I wrong??
Population rises over time. A lot more people around in 2010 vs 1969 so the numbers are of course higher.
Also music is alot easier to find now