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249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_j46aao4 wrote

Reply to comment by PlayerSalt in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_

I'd say there's some survivorship bias going on as well. CCR songs are so well known to us now thanks in part to being so heavily used in 60's-70's era movies and TV shows. Thus, they seem more popular than they were at the time.

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GrandmaPoses t1_j46fdcs wrote

I mean, they had nine top 10 singles in four years. That's pretty popular.

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geckochan665 t1_j471scq wrote

There's a bit in one of Stephen King's books about a Vietnam vet who says it kills him when he watches war movies and they're blasting CCR. He said you were much more likely to hear something like the Carpenters if you were actually over there. I asked my one uncle about it that served in it and he said "accurate".

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walterpeck1 t1_j47nzse wrote

>thanks in part to being so heavily used in 60's-70's era movies and TV shows

This is exactly it. Filmmakers love to put stuff in that they know, or enjoy, that they feel is evocative of the era but that doesn't mean it was popular.

Plus, using licensed music costs money so sometimes you have to go with something other than a top 40 hit for that time. All the moreso these days with the nightmare of music licensing regarding the Internet, streaming, etc.

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