The word popular simply means “liked and enjoyed by many people”. Although when appended to music often refers to a specific type of music known as ‘pop’. The term popular in fact covers genres from Rock to R&B to Hip Hop and everything in between.
The Top 40 Chart, decided by record and download sales is used as an indication of what people are buying and therefore listening to. But is it always an accurate representation of popular music?
The recent X Factor Vx Rage Against The Machines battle in 2009, for Christmas No:1 showed that the chart is becoming less about good music and talent but more of a popularity contest. Suggesting that music can be popular without actually being good. Thousands of people bought both the X Factor and RATM records, but can popularity of a product show true popularity of the music? For example I downloaded RATM then deleted it from my iTunes, simply in a bid to beat The X factor.
Some interesting points here. LB
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