Researchers who looked at the bestselling songs in several genres from
2005 found that 37 percent of top country songs featured references to
drugs or alcohol, compared to just 14 percent of rock songs. The study researchers looked at 279 of the bestselling songs in
2005, based on Billboard magazine charts, in five genres they
considered popular with kids -- rap, country, R&B/hip-hop, rock,
and pop. In total, one-third of songs referred to substance use. Just 9
percent of pop songs and 20 percent of R&B/hip-hop songs did. Click to continue at 4Women.org
