On the local radio station, some of the shows have a 'Featured Album' or 'Featured Artist', where they play a number of tracks from a band or artist throughout the programme.
 
Recently, the featured album was Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life, which I'm aware sold in vast numbers and is held up to one of the best albums of all time.
 
But it got me thinking, I've never liked any of Stevie Wonder's music. Yet he seems to be almost universally popular and an acclaimed songwriter and performer.
 
I wonder if there are very popular artists you just don't get, thereby flying in the face of overwhelming public opinion?

The Beatles.

The CHB

It's hard to choose just one.  Almost every band that was over-played eventually got on the list.  
 
I'll start with Fleetwood Mac(the non-blues version).  They may be technically brilliant.  Stevie Nicks may be a great singer, but her voice gets on my nerves for some reason that I can't explain.  

U2. I know. They're everybody's favorite band. I know I'm a terrible person for not liking them. I know Bono supports a lot of great causes. His voice grates on my nerves and I can't make myself like their music. In my utterly worthless opinion, they bore me. I hear a U2 song and I'm instantly looking for something else to do.
 
Rolling Stones. WHAT??? Yeah, I'm sorry. I know Mick is one of the best front men in history and Charlie Watts is half metronome, but it leaves me cold. Sure, Keith is a fascinating zombie, but I can't get past the things I would like to change in their sound. You can direct all of your hate mail to me now.
 
Kiss. Oh, now I've done it. I can feel the mushroom blast of intense loathing and searing anguish from deep inside my bunker. The Kiss army has just dusted off the plans labeled, "Scorched Earth." Sorry. I never liked them. I think it has to do with the fact that I prefer bands that focus on playing music as opposed to bands who focus on playing dress up.
 
The people at the Witness Protection Program aren't returning my calls anymore.

Def Leppard
 
Yeah, I know they were big in their day. but the "real" rock fans saw them as commercial trash.
 
Over the years I've warmed to many bands and musical genres I once hated/avoided/ignored but I still don't get Def Leppard.

The Doors. I just never got what the big deal was. At one time, a band I was in all lived together. The bassist and lead guitarist were big Doors fans and played the stuff all the time. I could never wrap my head around what the fascination was. Still can't. Although I must admit, that band did a version of Roadhouse Blues that was great fun, but that was due to our constant messing around with the lyrics. The most memorable was one night our drummer was singing the song, and the section where Morrison does the "Ya gotta blah blah blah", our drummer sang "I'm a masturbator, lick my alligator, gonna eat your little sister while we listen to Mister Mister, yeah right!" Everyone else on stage completely lost it with laughter while the full dance floor of people were just dancing away completely clueless.
 
Randy

COLDPLAY.
 
What an absolute load of unmitigated, unabridged cod's wallop this band is. I wouldn't line my parrot's cage with them.

Since most of the members in here are musical aficianados and have have studied their trade much further than what the average "pop listener" has done, will of course form a more indepth opinion/reason to what's seen/heard from these popular artists. Also, the record industry has a lot to do with molding these artists into this popular persona.
 
Justin Bieber......nuff said.      

The list is too long to type.  
 
 
(But not liking anything by Stevie???  Man, that's goin some;-)