Listened to this album again today. Man, it is BAD! I mean, don't blame haters or people who don't appreciate true art or things like that. This album is SHIT, period. "Cheat on Me" is the only track that I might listen again, just one more time. But that's about it.
But my point is I don't think the singles chart have anything to do at ALL with the success of rock music as a genre. You are just talking about the singles chart - and rock bands NEVER did well on them. Just do some research about the Billboard Hot 100: The Who, Talking Heads, Soundgarden, Linkin Park, Radiohead, Nirvana, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Ramones, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, -very successful rock bands from all eras-, they NEVER had a number one single!!! When I say that rock and roll music still sells, that's exactly what I mean - some recent history: on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, U2 sold almost 500,000 copies of their latest album on the first week. Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" sold almost 750,000 (and I'm sure Mylo Xyloto will do just as good very soon). Metallica's "Death Magnetic" sold 500,000 in the first three days of release. You may say that this happened a few years ago - ok, let's talk about 2011 then, Cake, The Decemberists, Foo Fighters, Evanescence, they all went straight to number one. Do you get my point? Rock music was never successful on any singles chart, especially on the stupid Hot 100.
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