Seriously? It's Come to This?

WHO'S FAB HERE, ANYWAY?

Stunned beyond belief I was (thanks to Yoda for the dialect) to discover that, gasp, the cast of Glee has charted more songs on the Billboard Hot 100 than The Beatles! That news came out this week, and made me do more than just pause a moment. C'mon now...a television program cast outselling the mega-band of all time? Well, not really. Let's back up a minute before I herniate a disc over this.
It seems that every week, the soundtrack for Glee, an admittedly great show, releases five or six tracks for download on iTunes. That is equivalent to releasing an album (you remember those, right?) every two weeks. Given the popularity of the show, it's easy to believe that folks might rush to the computer and download tracks. Thus it is that right now, the cast of Glee ranks #3 on the all-time list for most charted hits. Their most popular, of course, was "Don't Stop Believin'" which earns Fleetwood Mac a hefty chunk o' change, I suspect, especially since the song has been downloaded more than 992,000 times among the total download sales of 11.5 million.
Put into proper perspective, only James Brown at 91 chart hits and Elvis Presley with 108 chart hits remain to be conquered, and conquered they, obviously, will be...in time. Do the math.
In copmparison, The Bestles charted 71 times, beginning in 1964 with Can't Buy Me Love and ending in 1996 with the catchy Real Love: 32 years for 71 chart hits. This latest phenomenon has taken only 16 months to eclipse the total of the Fab Four.
But wait...there's more.
During the Beatles' run, they placed 34 records (remember those?) in the top 100, with a staggering 20 of those reaching number one. The only top ten hit for the cast of Glee has been the cover of the Fleetwood Mac song, peaking at number four. Can the Glee Rock Band game be far behind?
I'm digging out my 45's right now on the long and winding road to recovering a semblance of sanity.