Best Music of 2009

[Music Head]

Is Billboard, MTV and top 40 radio still most people's source for new music? I think the internet is. At least for the under 40 crowd. Which is not a slight at our older members, just that younger people are more likely to spend more time online. Which means the mainstream isn't what it used to be. I've never heard of some of the artists they get play on the radio.

That Spin list is mostly Indie rock. While Indie rock is not the entirety of the mainstream it is part of it now.

You may be right Jon. As far as people who are really into music, like members of this site. An indication of that is our poll which puts indie/alt on top. As far as the music buying public overall that's just not true. Any chart that tracks actual sales, pop wins by a large margin. That is true for both music sales and concert attendance. Bottom line, that is what counts, is where the bucks are spent on the music industry. I consider that the mainstream.