Can Taylor Swift really rival The Beatles? The truth about how we measure musical greatness - UNCUT
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Swift has become only the second act in Billboard history to spend 100 weeks at No 1. But how do streaming-era records compare with Beatlemania-era sales?

Swift and The Beatles now share a remarkable Billboard milestone. But comparing chart success across six decades is far from straightforward

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    I think I like more songs by Taylor Swift than I do by the Beatles. I’m not a Swiftie; nor am I a Beatles fan. I do think the Beatles are culturally more significant, but I’m Gen X. They were my generation’s band (older Gen X though). “Hate all you like because I like what I like.” Or something like that.

    I wouldn’t want to hear the Beatles attempt something like “Opalite” or “Ruin the Friendship” — yeah, I pretty much just like “The Life of a Showgirl” (and her older stuff — again, I’m not really a fan) but I also don’t think Taylor Swift has the range to do a lot of what the Beatles did.

    And I think that’s fine. Neither of them can really do Metallica either, nor should we judge them for it, or judge a fish for not being able to climb a tree.