Top 40 Singles Of 2006 Poll #5: May

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Well predictably Rihanna was beaten off in the end by crazy old Gnarls Barkley and his three more ticks. 'Crazy' got more ticks (27) than any other Top 40 single this year and 87.1% vote share, making it the most popular chart hit of the year among Poptimist members. Who says we're not in touch with Joe Still-Buys-CDs / £50 Mang?

And so now to cast your minds back...way back...to those heady days of May 2006...


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Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No, you see, this is the other thing about them - nobody you actually talk to would ever defend Blunt etc but the RHCPs seem to bring weak-minded apologists out of the woodwork. Also it's surely more painful to hear people with a notion of what a beat is relentlessly churn out porridgey ones, than to hear people who never even attempt them.

[zenith.livejournal.com]

Yes - also a recent Barbelith thread about them led to lots of "this place is full of uber-cool music fascists" nonsense (akshually it is full of Tool fans), just because there dared to be a consensus that they were shit in a forum where - compared to rest of internet - the regulars are quite live-and-let-live...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Blunt somehow has more public presence though - I assume RHCP still sell bucketloads but no one would think to write a news article about how important they are to the UK (or US I guess) economy. And no one I talk to would defend them either!

People have tried to be apologists for both Oasis and Stereofuckwits to me in person, though.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

That's because - no offense - England is so much smaller than America, and because the RHCP are one of those groups that has truly transcended national boundaries, at least in terms of fan base. Wherever you go people like them. Not quite on the scale of say, Queen or ABBA, but still pretty huge.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

but there are loads of Blunt apologists out there!