Nostalgia.
10 years ago people were asking why music since 1990 sucked, and 10 years from now they'll be asking why music since 2010 sucks.

by yr.

2000-2002: pop music, rockrap, hiphop, rock and country pop r&b and crossover music ruled. result 9% bad

2003: hiphop an Justin Timberlake but nothing ruled results. i stopped tracking music and going to chatting sites to talk about popular music (yes i did that before gaming sites) 98% bad.

2004: i didn't listen to mainstream radio cause i was all about my PS2, Xbox, and it was my second yr. in college i think? result. music obviously wasn't worth listing to. 99%

2005: well i let the love of my life go without telling her but thats more on a personal note. hiphop still stole the show but it's fucked up when you can't remember any song from that yr. 99.%

2006: mainstream music sucked and i graduated from college in 05, and Michael Baisden was the hottest thing on the radio even though it was old school music. man i miss LA. Machinery, i loved that job to death. result mainstream music 99%. bad. Michael Baisden 0% bad. sometimes you have to look to the past for great music.

2007: didn't Jayz retire? P&G/Schenker(commonly referred to as Schenker shit and i miss that job to) gave me 15 positions to work after being there for just 3 months and i eventually became a key user(damn near every position) got laid off and music still sucked. it sucked so bad i didn't have time to listen to how bad it was. result music was 100% fail.

2008-2011: music 100% fail. Mariah Careys return to the top isn't worth mentioning cause she ain't hot no moe. American idol was just as bad as it was in 2002 when Kelly Clarkson won, and Little Wayne is still the worst rapper alive. Eminem is way better. Usher had to burn and climb some damn mountain like a dumb ass. why in hells name didn't he fall to his death and save us all the trouble of listening to his crappy music. people fuck, they don't make love no moe!

There you have it. i was being generous with the 98-99%.

The thing is music after 2000 doesn't suck. It's just that you like many people in this world only like certain types of music.

I absolutely love current music.

Don't diss my Waka Flocka Flames!

Personally I used to watch Much Music day in day out, I used to enjoy almost every song that played from almost every genre. But towards 2005 I began to realize the latest singers were getting worse and worse. Today I only watch Much Music once a week for the Much Music countdown, see what people think are the best singers and songs.

I do enjoy almost every genre, yes the indie scene is okay but I find it too to be lacking lately. I have friends who have this Indie music program that gives them access to all the indie music they want. I listened to hours of their favorite music , honestly most of it sounded terrible. A few songs were good but they were all different artists no real consistency and I lost the list. Honestly my favorite groups Linkin Park, Three Days Grace and NickleBack have all gone down hill, though their last albums are the best music I hear.

Of artists that have come in the last few years I don't mind Ke$ha. I like some LMFAO ,Lady Gaga, Katty Perry, Pitbull isn't half bad either.

But today I stick to artists who began their careers before 05, I still like Britney Spears, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Eminem, Carrie Underwood.

Essentially if they began their career before 05 I find them often bearable, but most of the artists and songs that have come since 05 just plain suck. Especially since Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan proved anyone with some money can buy their selves a music career. In the end I gotta say the sad thing is music just plain sucks these days.

http://memebase.com/2011/12/02/internet-memes-dropping-the-science-every-day-im-the-science-guy/

Awesome 30 second mashup of probably the only good 'popular' song this year...and the Bill Nye theme. And much jubilations were had.

I used to love watching Bill Nye back in the day.  I haven't seen him anywhere except on I believe a History Channel special about making houses more energy efficient.  If they could mix up the Bill Nye theme with Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? TV theme song then that would bring me back down memory lane.

Yeah, children's programming sucks as well.

I remember there used to be good proper shows that use to teach life long lessons like Arthur or be informative like Bill Nye the Science Guy and Magic School bus.

I watched a few shows with my little cousins, and the shows for young kids are okay but the ones for older kids are just incredibly stupid and serve no value (characters always yelling or always being crazy and such).

because you are comparing how many ever decades you want to an almost 12 year window since the millennium turned over. I love the 80's to death, but I have come to appreciate some music of the 2000's. I mean, Shaggy didn't start singing or whatever you call it (nasal grunting(?)) until 2001 and as we all know "It wasn't me" was a masterpiece.

Actually, Shaggy had a pretty big hit with "Boombastic" in 1995.  Shaggy is a little different than most pop considering he is reggae/rap.  It seems to me that rock, rap, and alternative music have had severe let downs during the 2000s.  The fall of rock just doesn't seem like it should have happened.  It is like rock is just an afterthought.  I can listen to 50s, 60s, and 70s pop and not get annoyed.  I can even listen to women sing from those decades which usually isn't the case (Fleetwood Mac being a rare exception for rock genre).  However, I consider almost any female pop "diva" annoying as hell.  Auto-tune has only made things worse.