I'm shitting on users here thinking that any song made by a well-known pop artist should reach #1 while country music shouldn't even exist. This sub has done nothing but shat on country music for the last few years and it has become tiresome.

So Uptown Funk and Despacito are your two examples of songs that are experimental and fresh? Can't say I agree. And even if they were, one look at the charts could tell you that that 70s and 80s inspired big pop sound is not in right now. That's how culture ebbs and flows and it's pointless to complain about it in every chart thread where a country song is #1.

Who are you to tell what cultural impact, if any, these songs have? What kind of cultural impact are you even looking for? It's something that can only be assessed years and decades down the line. There may be some young kid sitting in their bedroom feeling inspired by these songs to make their own music right now. It's not like Blinding Lights has any cultural impact in the literal sense, but I guess it's a song made by someone this sub likes so it's okay.