Originally Posted By: Gordon Scott
Regarding that 5% of streaming and the statement from Rick that songs older than 18 months are considered old, it isn't really surprising that new songs get only that 5% as there are many, many, thousands of other songs out there. They may get only 10k streams each, but the sum total of their streams will be huge.


Actually that makes perfect sense!

I didn't watch the Rick video, so didn't realize what an "old" song is defined as. As it turns out, a lot of songs on the list I posted are oldies after all.

As it turns out, I have a good amount of what might be considered classic pop, classic country, and classic nu-metal from 2020 that I still listen to.

If I'm really feeling nostalgic, I'll reach back to 2019 and maybe play something like "One Thing Right" by Marshmello and Kane Brown. My youngest, who is 15, was just 13 back then. But to think that even at 13, he was listening to the real classic country of Luke Combs, Dan and Shay, and Thomas Rhett. He still remembers the songs very well too! In fact, he's always complaining how country music isn't what it used to be. I get it. I TOTALLY get it. grin

Seriously though, I don't think there ever will be a time that the top 200 streamed songs will outpace, ALL music from the all of the rest of time. Do you?

I would have to also say, it would be a complete reach to say old music is killing new music. Although, you may have additional information to change my mind. smile

I also feel as though the article played into the biases we all have about what "good music" is.

Thanks for the response. I love to learn, and you're perspective was much appreciated!

Last edited by HearToLearn; 01/26/22 03:56 AM.
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