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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Most popular do not necessarly means best songs
Re-read my comment. I did not say that's what that meant. I said that if a "hit" means it's a popular song, a "great hit" would mean a very popular song, and the "greatest hits" would be the most popular. The band is not saying, "these are our best songs that you have to like more than all the other ones." They're saying, "these are the songs the most people have liked from us in a collection."
Random example, look at "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance, it's by far and large their most popular and well-known song, it'll of course be on any "greatest hits" album from that band, genre, or time period, but I don't know a single MCR fan who would say it's their favorite song.
Best is arbitrary. You can measure that in a number of obscure ways to suit your views. You basically mean the ones you like the most.
Yes, that's why best of compilation makes no sense tocme