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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
Over half of the list is 70s's music which confirms my opinion the best music is from that decade. .
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I suppose "best" can be defined from different points of view. I've often read that the best music was the 60s'. In fact, I do think it marked a turning point, it was revolutionary, there was a counterculture movement, etc. So it’s easy to say that decade gave us the best music. I have read several articles that say so; one of them even defined the 70s music as decadent compared to the 60s’ and the only good song was Stairway to Heaven. I found that really unfair, but it reflects how subjective the "experts" can be.
And best-selling album charts can't define, IMHO, the best music of a decade. They only define successful bands or singers, whether they had long-term or fleeting success. The business model of the 1960s was very different. Furthermore, if we were to measure it by tours, Wikipedia only lists tours from the 1980s onward. There are no official or tracked box office revenue records for 60s tours because the modern multi-million dollar touring industry did not yet exist, and the concept of a "lucrative stadium tour" was not a standard business model, or so I read.
Anyway my point is I don't believe 100% what experts write in magazines. But also I don’t think numbers can’t define the best music either. Now, if you asked me which decade had the best music
for me, I wouldn't answer the 60s or the 70s (without belittling them at all, cause there several 70s albums that are my favorites). But yes, my answer would be completely subjective. It's based on my youth best times.
P.S. I do know who Garth Brooks is, but I guess it is just because I like to read about music. Cause if you ask me which of his songs I know, I admit my answer is none. And until now, that I have to look for it, I had no idea who Nikki Sixx is.
P.S. 2. I agree with those who say GH albums shouldn' be included in the same top selling albums list.