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To: Red Badger

The ONLY metric by which you can judge is No. 1 hits.

That’s it.

Other than that, its just personal taste.


27 posted on 02/26/2025 12:58:02 PM PST by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

So, you think the Supremes are the second best?


50 posted on 02/26/2025 1:06:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Hammerhead
Perhaps another metric would be which rock bands changed lives the most.

Mylon Lefevre and Broken Heart experienced over 200K kids come to Christ.

61 posted on 02/26/2025 1:08:43 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Hammerhead
The ONLY metric by which you can judge is No. 1 hits.

LOL ok.

Pink Floyd Has sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States. Second to Queen.

Red Hot Chili Peppers has sold over 120 million albums worldwide. 10th behind a lot of bands, including Bon Jovi. *eye roll*.

This is interesting. Chili Peppers didn't make the top 60 for longevity (weeks in the Billboard 200):
1. The Beatles — 3,303 weeks
2. Drake — 3,298 weeks
3. Taylor Swift — 3,266 weeks
4. Eminem — 2,416 weeks
5. Michael Jackson — 2,206 weeks
6. Elton John — 2,117 weeks
7. The Rolling Stones — 2,065 weeks
8. Elvis Presley — 2,040 weeks
9. Barbra Streisand — 1,885 weeks
10. George Strait — 1,705 weeks
11. Pink Floyd — 1,678 weeks
12. Fleetwood Mac — 1,650 weeks
13. Journey — 1,639 weeks
14. Metallica — 1,598 weeks
15. The Beach Boys — 1,546 weeks
16. Tim McGraw — 1,485 weeks
17. Bob Seger — 1,471 weeks
18. Eagles — 1,450 weeks
19. Frank Sinatra — 1,432 weeks
20. The Weeknd — 1,418 weeks
21. Queen — 1,377 weeks
22. Led Zeppelin — 1,359 weeks
23. Herb Alpert — 1,359 weeks
24. Garth Brooks — 1,355 weeks
25. Kanye West — 1,345 weeks
26. Alan Jackson — 1,339 weeks
27. Kendrick Lamar — 1,341 weeks
28. Neil Diamond — 1,326 weeks
29. Willie Nelson — 1,323 weeks
30. The Temptations — 1,305 weeks
31. AC/DC — 1,292 weeks
32. Guns N' Roses — 1,289 weeks
33. Rod Stewart — 1,289 weeks
34. Creedence Clearwater Revival — 1,284 weeks
35. U2 — 1,272 weeks
36. Aerosmith — 1,222 weeks
37. Bruno Mars — 1,221 weeks
38. Billy Joel — 1,213 weeks
39. Tom Petty — 1,189 weeks
40. Bob Dylan — 1,171 weeks
41. Prince — 1,170 weeks
42. Bob Marley — 1,168 weeks
43. Ed Sheeran — 1,165 weeks
44. Eric Clapton — 1,156 weeks
45. Chicago — 1,153 weeks
46. Johnny Cash — 1,149 weeks
47. Bon Jovi — 1,148 weeks
48. Kenny Rogers — 1,145 weeks
49. Adele — 1,133 weeks
50. Blake Shelton — 1,133 weeks
51. Future — 1,127 weeks
52. Madonna — 1,119 weeks
53. 2Pac — 1,102 weeks
54. Zac Brown Band — 1,100 weeks
55. Post Malone — 1,086 weeks
56. Kenny Chesney — 1,066 weeks
57. Nirvana — 1,041 weeks
58. Toby Keith — 1,027 weeks
59. Bruce Springsteen — 1,010 weeks
60. Johnny Mathis — 1,001 weeks

109 posted on 02/26/2025 1:46:29 PM PST by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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