I never really got this mode of thinking for some reason. No offense of course... we each listen to music in different ways.
What i'm trying to say is that when i buy albums, i buy them for the artist, never just for a song. The whole album is their piece of work... and of course you'll like some more than others, but in general everything that i buy i listen to all the way through everytime ... unless i'm in shuffle. I in no way intend this to sound elitist or anything like that, but maybe its that i don't generally buy pop music which is often made with a couple of songs specifically made to be singles. I've never bought a single in my life, but again that's because of the kinds of music i listen to i guess. They just don't do singles. Singles are the fodder for radio play... that's why they are made. I don't get the idea of "that song is awesome, but they suck". Is that just me??