What is the biggest band/artist you can think of that you honestly don't believe is anyone's favorite band/artist ever?
I've always had this theory that almost every band ever is/was someone's favorite band in the world. Now, I know that is clearly not true, because I've played in bands that were definitely nobodies favorite band ever. But I think at a certain level of success, this working theory might hold some amount of water. I know this thread, and even Reddit in general, is not a large enough sample size to prove anything, but I'm wondering what is the biggest band you can think of that you think is/was probably no one's favorite band? Not that no one likes that band, just that it wouldn't be anyone's personal favorite of all time?
Just name one, and if it happens to be someone else's favorite band, or even the favorite of a friend or acquaintance, then chime in.
I'm just gonna start with like a random 90s skate punk band. Let's say Pennywise. I like Pennywise. I am not shitting on them here at all. Not what this thread is for. I think they were a strong pillar of the skate rock scene in the 90's. I've seen people wearing their merch, and yet, I don't believe that if you really like Pennywise that there isn't a single punk band that you think has ever done it better. I also think there are bands that weren't as big as Pennywise that probably also aren't anyone's favorite band ever, but I'm trying to thread the needle and find how big a band can get while still not being anyone's favorite.
EDIT: I'll say, I think probably any band that has sold over 1 million albums is probably someone's favorite band ever, even if the "general consensus" is that they suck.
EDIT 2: If Pennywise is out of the running, then clearly it's not going to be any band that is bigger than Pennywise. As such, I think any band that has sold more than 100K albums total can not be considered.