I thought it was interesting that a Glitter track did end up in the Q Top 50. Cos this generally isn't what the rhetoric about "guilty pleasures" refers to - it's more "naughty but nice" than "horrible but bangin'".

Similarly, the various contortions liberal dancehall fans get themselves into over homophobia tend not to have the phrase 'guilty pleasures' attached, a sign that there's no *actual* guilt intended in GPs, or that the 'guilt' of ELO love is a performance.