I’m not going to say I’m a music snob. On the contrary. I’ll listen to almost anything.  However, I made the honest mistake of listening to the Billboard Top 100.

Let me be perfectly honest – I download music. Yes, yes.  However, the music that is on a regular RSS download feed through Azureus is the UK Top 40. Why? I like it. The music is a lovely mish-mash of old, new, techno, blues, europop and crap. I get to listen to artists like The Pigeon Detectives, The Zutons, Kate Nash, Hard-Fi, Natasha Bedingfield and so many others.

However, here was a sampling of the Billboard Top 50 that I made the mistake of downloading and listening to:

  1. Soulja Boy – Crank That (Soulja Boy)
  2. Kanye West – Stronger
  3. Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry
  4. Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson – The Way I Are
  5. Sean Kingston – Beautiful Girls
  6. T-Pain Featuring Akon – Bartender
  7. Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
  8. Nickelback – Rockstar
  9. Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo – Make Me Better
  10. Plies Featuring T-Pain – Shawty
  11. Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil Kim – Let It Go
  12. Pink – Who Knew
  13. Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z – Umbrella
  14. Elliott Yamin – Wait For You
  15. J. Holiday – Bed
  16. Hurricane Chris – A Bay Bay
  17. Carrie Underwood  – So Small
  18. Sean Kingston – Me Love
  19. Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me
  20. 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – Ayo Technology
  21. Rihanna – Shut Up And Drive
  22. T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc – Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)
  23. Justin Timberlake – LoveStoned
  24. Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
  25. Avril Lavigne – When You’re Gone
  26. Lifehouse – First Time
  27. Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
  28. Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats
  29. Daughtry – Home
  30. Shop Boyz – Party Like A Rockstar
  31. will.i.am – I Got It From My Mama
  32. Yung Berg Featuring Junior – Sexy Lady
  33. Baby Bash Featuring T-Pain – Cyclone
  34. T.I. Featuring Wyclef Jean – You Know What It Is
  35. Gwen Stefani Featuring Akon – The Sweet Escape
  36. Fall Out Boy – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
  37. Kat Deluna Featuring Elephant Man – Whine Up
  38. Colbie Caillat – Bubbly
  39. Ne-Yo – Do You
  40. Ciara Featuring 50 Cent – Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone
  41. Jonas Brothers – S.O.S.
  42. Rodney Atkins – These Are My People
  43. Nelly – Wadsyaname
  44. Daughtry – Over You
  45. Finger Eleven – Paralyzer
  46. Kenny Chesney – Never Wanted Nothing More
  47. Linkin Park – What I’ve Done
  48. Fantasia – When I See U
  49. Tim McGraw – If You’re Reading This
  50. Reba McEntire Duet With Kelly Clarkson – Because Of You

This. Is. Ass.

If this is the state of music in the United States then its no wonder people like Johnny Depp fled. He just wanted better music.  Maybe I’m just and old fart and I don’t get the rap thing. Hell, I still enjoy listening to old school rap like Kwame, Eric B. & Rakim and others. But this stuff? Blah.

I’m going to ostrich this one out and bury my head in the ground until it gets better. Please don’t insert anything into my exposed buttocks.