There’s no rhyme or reason to this. Beethoven at the very top, classical as a genre midpack, Coldplay at the very top, Green Day at the very bottom. Of course, simplistic, kneejerk anti-Americans like Green Day deserve to be at the bottom. Then again, Ludacris, lol, is in the top quarter. So much for thoughfulness.
I’m tempted to say that people of intelligence seek out interesting and intelligent music, rather than being content to follow the crowd, but honestly, this is meaningless.
bttt