the album with the least subsequent influence in proportion to its popularity, like, ever.

maybe the most charitable influence i'd give teenage dream is that it might've kickstarted rappers getting thrown on pure sugary pop tracks... could you trace "dark horse" and "talk dirty" back to "california gurls" and "ET"?

I think its a little too soon to stick a fork in albums from this decade, esp ones that share a producer and bit of vibe with the current number one single in America.

i think 'prism' and its visuals might prove to be more influential (total mainstreaming of tumblr culture) but yeah we'll have to see

I hear the influence of "teenage dream" on carly rae jepsen's album and on taylor's "style" - thumping four by four tracks where the percussive vocal lines provide the rhythmic counterpoint.

yeah Taylor Swift's definitely been influenced by it.

The Fine Young Cannibals-The Raw and the Cooked was a really big record for a year or so. You never hear anything about them now.

that's funny because a lot of these mumbly new singers remind me of FYC

that Future Islands song everyone loved had a vaguely Fine Young quality to it

man, the ghost of shania is everywhere on the radio. a huge influence.