Jim Alfredson

"Whereas chart-toppers in 2005 read between a third and fourth grade level, a decade later that average is declining, and fast. In 2014, the reading level of a Billboard No. 1 single averaged between a second and third grade reading level, with the bar trending downward in five of the last 10 years." Sweet. That means in another 30 years or so, lyrics to pop tunes will be comprised of a kindergartner's vocabulary. "A doo doo doo, a da da da, that's all I want to say to you." Oh wait.