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[–] toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online 11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

This is fascinating to me, I've only heard one of these songs before :o

[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 11 points 4 months ago

I've only heard of 3-4. I'm sure I've heard more just out in the wild if they're that popular, but I never know what a song is or who sings it.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I used to be with it! Then they changed what "it" was!

It'll happen to you...

[–] Efflixi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I too have only heard one song on this list. But I was born more than 4 decades ago so....

[–] Nycto@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It sounds to me like you've made a choice somewhere in your 4 decades to not seek out music that's new or popular. Maybe you have niche tastes or something, your reasons are your own. If you are happy with the music you listen to then you've made the right decision for you. In that case though, this list should not surprise you.

[–] Efflixi@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Not exactly niche tastes for sure. I enjoy listening to almost any genre (seriously, even country). But the rapid commercialization and repetitiveness of most modern music (in any genre) is really off-putting. I do listen to current music but while it's not super niche, it'd also never end up on a list like this.

I'm not one of those people who only listens to indie bands and thinks I'm superior. Last week I listened to everything Pink Floyd ever released. :D The week before that it was all swedish power metal.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 months ago

One more than i have. TIL post Malone does music. I thought he was a steamer or something.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Holy shit I know two of those songs.

What "it" is has officially changed. 👴

It'll happen to you!

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Let this be today's reminder that most people like crap.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wow, i know none of these? Wtf

Where Infected Mushroom

[–] ManOMorphos@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

a person of good taste! Cheers

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

wow people who listen to spotify have shit taste in music

[–] warm@kbin.earth 5 points 4 months ago

Never even heard of most of these lmao

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yellow by Coldplay?!

What?

That's (yikes) 26 years old! How is that making the chart?

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Does it mean that I'm old if the only song on this list that I recognized was yellow by Coldplay?

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Right there with you! I was kinda hoping that I could say I'd not heard any of those songs...so close!

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

yes, no other song here is older than 2013

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What were they streaming Yellow on in the year 2000? The radio? Napster? Lol how did Spotify get the data? It wouldnt be around until like 2008.

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's when it was released, not the year everyone streamed it.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 months ago

Aaah thank you

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 months ago

Surprised to see glass animals on this list. Didnt realise they were so big.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 1 points 4 months ago

I'm an absolute expert in music up until about 2000, and then it falls off a cliff.

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 points 4 months ago

Tough to see imagine dragons so high on the list. Interesting that the weeknd has 2 in the top 4!

[–] Innerworld@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

My favorites:

  • Sweater Weather
  • I Wanna Be Yours
  • Yellow