[echelon]

This is a remarkably salient point.

It can take a long time for certain works to find their wings or true market potential, especially books and music.

Some examples of music: "Take On Me", "Running Up That Hill", "Bohemian Rhapsody", or even bands, like Neutral Milk Hotel

[jhbadger]

You may have a point with a cult band like Neutral Milk Hotel, but songs like Take On Me and Running Up That Hill were incredibly popular when they were new -- it's just that both got a second wave of popularity decades later when they were used on soundtracks of films/shows.

[echelon]

> Running Up That Hill were incredibly popular when they were new

It was far more popular in the recent revival!