Do statistics tell us anything about how good music actually is?

Well, probably not if you consider the very lowly chart placings for some of the greatest albums ever (Astral Weeks, The Velvet Underground & Nico etc.. etc..) but consider this:
The awesome new single from Daft Punk, ‘Get Lucky’ has broken streaming records and has also shot straight into no.3 in the UK charts after only being on sale for two days.

Taken from their forthcoming fourth album Random Access Memories, the single not only features vocals from Pharrell Williams but disco legend Nile Rodgers (without whom, the lives of so many acts, including Queen, Madonna and pretty much all hip-hop would have turned out very differently) on guitar.

Bring on May 20, say I but for now, listen to this and then go and buy it.