Tom, the answer is 47.


Seriously, I think the bar has simply been lowered as to what is good. Compare any music chart from, say 1975 or pick any other month, week or year from "back then", and see what the top hits were or albums and compare it to the same today. Dark Side of the Moon? Yellow Brick Road? Born to Run? Night at the Opera? Wish You Were Here? Physical Graffita.....

Kanye West? Bieber? GaGa? that all you got!!!

Now. Where did I put my reading glasses?

I'm sorry, no:
Top 10 songs from 1975:

1. Love Will Keep Us Together, The Captain and Tennille
2. Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell
3. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
4. Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender
5. My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli
6. Shining Star, Wind and Fire
7. Fame, David Bowie
8. Laughter In the Rain, Neil Sedaka
9. One of These Nights, Eagles
10. Thank God I'm a Country Boy, John Denver

Dude. Seriously, dude.

Ouch.

Gimme 'nother. Bring it.

Well done, Ken. Even that music around which there is consensus (here) as being "of quality" wasn't "popular" then.

You found that on "Flakey Tunes 1040" on your AM dial? look up the top ten albums for a given year.

Albums don't count any more.

Dat's only because "artists" today can't create enough good songs to make one.....

But since you asked, top 5 albums for 1975 (couldn't find the 10):

1 Elton John - Greatest Hits

2 John Denver's Greatest Hits

3 Earth/Wind/Fire - That's The Way Of The World

4 John Denver - Back Home Again

5 Phoebe Snow - Shelter

1975:

1. Born to Run(Springsteen)

2. Toys in the Attic(Aerosmith)

3. Wish You Were Here(Pk Flyd)

4. Physical Graffiti(Led Zep)

5. Gratitude(Earth, W +Fire)

6. Night at the Opera(Queen)

7. Red Headed Woman(Willie Nelson)

8. Blood on the Tracks(Bob Dylan)

9. Fleetwood Mac/Fleetwood Mac

10. That's the way of the World(Earth W+ Fire)