Consider the question "what are the five best hamburgers in the United States."
If the only metric that matters is "units moved," then the best five hamburgers in the country are 1. The McDonald's Cheeseburger; 2. The Big Mac; 3. The Whopper; 4. The McDonald's Quarter Pounder With Cheese; 5. Dave's Single.
It's interesting that when it comes to hamburgers, we can all agree that these are not the best five hamburgers. In fact, these are all examples of garbage food, and are some of the worst hamburgers on the planet.
I tend to see music the same way. Mariah Carey is the Whopper of music. People who listen to Mariah Carey while eating a Whopper give a shit about neither music nor food. They just want to consume product, and that particular product has the distinction of being the most readily available.
and do you think a mainstream publication is going to judge mainstream burgers or niche ones? They may not say that the most popular is the best, but it'll be on the ranking somewhere because people know it.
Also, I'd still make the argument that while Mariah Carey is run of the mill pop music, her vocal abilities are in the top tier. She has a 5-octave vocal range, which isn't all that common.
I mean, I think the list is garbage to begin with. I just find it interesting that Mariah Carey is one of the call outs for not belonging compared to the rest.
Consider the question "what are the five best hamburgers in the United States."
If the only metric that matters is "units moved," then the best five hamburgers in the country are 1. The McDonald's Cheeseburger; 2. The Big Mac; 3. The Whopper; 4. The McDonald's Quarter Pounder With Cheese; 5. Dave's Single.
It's interesting that when it comes to hamburgers, we can all agree that these are not the best five hamburgers. In fact, these are all examples of garbage food, and are some of the worst hamburgers on the planet.
I tend to see music the same way. Mariah Carey is the Whopper of music. People who listen to Mariah Carey while eating a Whopper give a shit about neither music nor food. They just want to consume product, and that particular product has the distinction of being the most readily available.
and do you think a mainstream publication is going to judge mainstream burgers or niche ones? They may not say that the most popular is the best, but it'll be on the ranking somewhere because people know it.
Also, I'd still make the argument that while Mariah Carey is run of the mill pop music, her vocal abilities are in the top tier. She has a 5-octave vocal range, which isn't all that common.
I mean, I think the list is garbage to begin with. I just find it interesting that Mariah Carey is one of the call outs for not belonging compared to the rest.