The Billboard Top Ten

Here is the Billboard top ten for this week. I don't know new music these days but I'm pretty sure there are no rock bands in it.

1. Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell
Blurred Lines 

2. Roar

Katy Perry
Roar 

3. We Can't Stop

Miley Cyrus

4. Radioactive

Imagine Dragons
Night Visions

5. Holy Grail

Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Magna Carta...Holy Grail 

6. Applause

Lady Gaga
Applause

7. Get Lucky

Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams
Random Access Memories 

8. Treasure

Bruno Mars
Unorthodox Jukebox

9. Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)

Anna Kendrick
When I'm Gone

10.Safe And Sound

Capital Cities
Capital Cities 

Some people say rock is dead, and may use the recent charts as proof of this. But I propose that rock has never dominated the charts. 

Look at the top ten songs ten years ago in 2003:

1	50 Cent	In Da Club
2	R. Kelly	Ignition
3	Sean Paul	Get Busy
4	Beyonce feat. Jay-Z	Crazy in Love
5	3 Doors Down	When I'm Gone
6	matchbox twenty	Unwell
7	Chingy	Right Thurr
8	Aaliyah	Miss You
9	Kid Rock feat. Sheryl Crow	Picture
10	Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy	Bring me to Life

The Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow song 'Picure' is definitely not rock music. Evanescence, 3 Doors Down & Matchbox Twenty are borderline pop bands. The charts ten years ago are  dominated with Hip Hop/Pop music.  

Look at the charts twenty years ago in 1993:

1

Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You

2

Tag Team

Whoomp! (There It Is)

3

UB40

Can't Help Falling In Love

4

Janet Jackson

That's The Way Love Goes

5

Silk

Freak Me

6

SWV

Weak

7

Shai

If I Ever Fall In Love

8

Mariah Carey

Dreamlover

9

Wreckx-N-Effect

Rump Shaker

10

Snow

Informer

 No rock bands whatsover. 

What about thirty years ago in 1983:

1	Police	Every Breath You Take
2	Michael Jackson	Billie Jean
3	Irene Cara	Flashdance... What A Feeling
4	Men At Work	Down Under
5	Michael Jackson	Beat It
6	Bonnie Tyler	Total Eclipse Of The Heart
7	Daryl Hall and John Oates	Maneater
8	Patti Austin and James Ingram	Baby Come To Me
9	Michael Sembello	Maniac
10	Eurythmics	Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

 Personally I consider The Police more of a pop band than a rock band but other than that no rock bands.

and finally let's look at 1973, forty years ago.

1	Tony Orlando and Dawn	Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree
2	Jim Croce	Bad Bad Leroy Brown
3	Roberta Flack	Killing Me Softly With His Song
4	Marvin Gaye	Let's Get It On
5	Paul McCartney and Wings	My Love
6	Kris Kristofferson	Why Me
7	Elton John	Crocodile Rock
8	Billy Preston	Will It Go Round In Circles
9	Carly Simon	You're So Vain
10	Diana Ross	Touch Me In The Morning

I'm trying to show you that you can't say rock is dead just because it's not on the top of the charts these days. As you can see, rock music has never been in the top of the charts. Rock has always been a fringe movement. Sure it's had times where it's been more socially acceptable but it has never been the music of 'the people.' 

That's what pop music is for 

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