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On 3/13/2012 8:38 AM, hank alrich wrote:
wrote:

I was wondering if the stats for various years could be interpreted as
a reflection of the musical "discernment" (or demand) of the time, but
then I noticed "hits" are limited to Billboard magazine's top 100...

Well that has been the definition of a "hit" for a long time, and often
it did reflect sales, which derived from airplay.

Billboard is now falling on hard times, along with the industry it
served. Back when I was managing AWHQ it hit my desk weekly. At the time
it was a roadmap of much of the action, and who was behind whom and
what.


It seems that listening to the radio is something only old guys do these
days. I get the feeling that a lot of kids don't want to hear stuff that
gets played on that archaic medium. Pop stars no longer hold much sway,
these days - unless they're country stars, of course.