Jay-Z - 104
Eminem - 85
Kanye West - 56
MC Hammer - 1
Showing posts with label Google Hits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google Hits. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Google Hits: X is my favorite band, post-grunge edition
Puddle of Mudd - 19
3 Doors Down - 28
Creed - 44
Nickelback - 69
(to put this in some perspective, Nirvana = 154)
3 Doors Down - 28
Creed - 44
Nickelback - 69
(to put this in some perspective, Nirvana = 154)
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Google Hits: "Worse than X"
NOTE: Have reminded myself this time (unlike on "Better than X" that you need to click through to the last page of results to see the true number of hits.)
Nickelback: 353
Lady Gaga: 250
The Beatles: 124
Green Day: 62
Phish: 46
The Shaggs: 40
Ghoti Hook: 1
This list seems to go roughly in descending order according to contemporary well-known-ness among internet users. Both Nickelback and Lady Gaga are well-known, but both probably have equal numbers of supporters and detractors. Fewer people know who the Shaggs or Ghoti Hook even are, though I suspect both bands are known for being bad*. The important thing when it comes to having bands worse than you is whether a lot of people know who you are in the first place**.
(* I like Ghoti Hook.)
(**One of Google's automatic suggestions when you type "worse than" is "worse than Rebecca Black.")
Nickelback: 353
Lady Gaga: 250
The Beatles: 124
Green Day: 62
Phish: 46
The Shaggs: 40
Ghoti Hook: 1
This list seems to go roughly in descending order according to contemporary well-known-ness among internet users. Both Nickelback and Lady Gaga are well-known, but both probably have equal numbers of supporters and detractors. Fewer people know who the Shaggs or Ghoti Hook even are, though I suspect both bands are known for being bad*. The important thing when it comes to having bands worse than you is whether a lot of people know who you are in the first place**.
(* I like Ghoti Hook.)
(**One of Google's automatic suggestions when you type "worse than" is "worse than Rebecca Black.")
Monday, July 02, 2012
Google Hits: "Better than X"
the Beatles: 866,000
the Kinks: 312,000
the Rolling Stones: 220,000
the White Stripes: 183,000
the Shaggs: 2,600
the Mighty Mighty Bosstones: 1,140
I'm not sure what this proves, since objectively speaking there are probably many more bands or things better than the Shaggs than there are those that are better than the Beatles. There must be some kind of over/under, like you have to be famous enough for people to use you in a sentence that states that something is better than you.
the Kinks: 312,000
the Rolling Stones: 220,000
the White Stripes: 183,000
the Shaggs: 2,600
the Mighty Mighty Bosstones: 1,140
I'm not sure what this proves, since objectively speaking there are probably many more bands or things better than the Shaggs than there are those that are better than the Beatles. There must be some kind of over/under, like you have to be famous enough for people to use you in a sentence that states that something is better than you.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Google Hits: "X is my favorite drummer"
Neal Peart - 1,580
Dave Grohl - 307
Carter Beauford - 83
Tre Cool - 9
Darren Jessee - 3 (2 from this blog)
Philly Joe Jones - 1
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Google Hits - "X is my favorite guitarist"
Jimi Hendrix - 1,980
Steve Vai - 1,760Eddie Van Halen - 431
Jonny Greenwood - 25
Graham Coxon - 2
Jeff Buckley - 1
Monday, April 04, 2011
Google Hits: "X is My Favorite Singer"
Beyonce - 4,910
Shakira - 3,710
Kesha - 141
George Michael - 34
Eddie Vedder - 10
Frank Black - 3
Mark Hoppus - 1
Monday, March 28, 2011
Number of hits on Google for "X is my favorite band"
Weezer - 1,120
Bright Eyes - 161
Eve 6 - 155
Stroke 9 - 3
Save Ferris - 1
Bright Eyes - 161
Eve 6 - 155
Stroke 9 - 3
Save Ferris - 1
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