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Recently I was pondering what might be the favorite music genres in the US. We typically see data based on sales, streams or surveys that ask questions like “what music best represents the US.” However, I was interested in the results of a statistically valid survey that asked “what is your preferred music genre.” Additionally, I was not interested in data broken out by ethnicity, age, gender, etc. I found sparse information until I ran across a CBS News poll done in January of this year (there is a pdf on the net that gives the sample size, margin of error, etc.). The result is surprising — at least to me. I fully realize that the data can and will be picked apart by disagreeing with how they named the genres and what they left out (Americana, Blues, Indie, Singer Songwriter, etc.) And the biggest caveat is that they polled adults only, i.e., 18 and up. Regardless I find it interesting; however, I never forget what Disraeli said and Mark Twain quoted : ”There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."  
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Man! I actually really liked this until the rap thing started at 5:20 or so.
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J&B,
I found this quite interesting. I think the Country category goes up and down like a see-saw. I still feel that it is still where the Loonies are to be made.
Thanks for posting it.
An aside: BCMA (British Country Music Association) is growing by leaps and bounds. However, our friend Hayley Oliver, four-time nominee for best female Country vocalist, has dropped off of BCMA's list. It's sad that a blind female has never won!
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This is the first time in over a decade I've even seen jazz on a list.
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Matt,
Is jazz considered music?
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I see you're back with us, Don. Is that a good thing? (grin)
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I'm not surprised that country is #1. Modern country music draws on so many different stylistic influence that there is something for everybody.
I was thinking that rock coming in second was a little surprising but they don't specify weather it is modern rock or classic rock. Also so many different subgenres could fall into the rock category.
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I'm surprised that Hip Hop/Rap is so low on the list. Most all of the kids in our track listed to Rap, very very loudly I might add. If that is any indication then Hip Hop/Rap should be higher on the list.
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Popular music is another category that is wide open to interpretation. What is popular music could ignite a spirited discussion.
I think the results can differ dependent on if the question is written or spoken. Written gives the respondent the opportunity to see all the categories in context so the respondent can consolidate sub categories in their mind while if the question is asked out loud the respondent must remember all the categories and will likely respond before all categories are listed.
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I'm surprised that Hip Hop/Rap is so low on the list. Most all of the kids in our track listed to Rap, very very loudly I might add. If that is any indication then Hip Hop/Rap should be higher on the list. That why I wanted to look at it from a perspective of no age brackets. And this survey included only 18 and up. If you sliced out the "right" kid's age range I'm sure it would be very high on their favorites and, of course, if you looked solely at sales it would be high. But this way of looking at it includes many, many, many old farts and a, what I learned, rare overall view of the entire population. Bud
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Of course my favourites genres aren't on there but that being said this list is definitely what I expected! 
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Actually looking at this again I'm very surprised that classical is up so high on the list.
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I see you're back with us, Don. Is that a good thing? (grin) I'm hopelessly addicted to this wonderful bag-o-nuts, Matt, and it's still legal in most states and provinces.
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Man! I actually really liked this until the rap thing started at 5:20 or so. Yeah, but that's Medieval Rap, man! That music makes me want to head for the longboats and start raiding!  Regards, Bob
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I particularly like how someone pointed out, right here on our BIAB forum if I recall correctly (I don’t recall which thread nor who said it) that the definition of a successful country song is: “three chords and the truth”!! Simplicity and the truth are very likeable and highly ranking characteristics regarding most all things under discussion.....so the popularity of country music is not really that surprising if the above definition is somewhat accurate....at least in my view!!
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I can't help but be skeptical about these numbers (classical is more popular than hip hop, which has dominated the charts since the 90s?), and would love to know what percentage of the phone numbers they called were land lines (since I don't know anyone under 50 who has one).
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Kent. I agree with you... I work in that business too.. and it is very easy to make mistakes in this kind of surveys.
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Kent. I agree with you... I work in that business too.. and it is very easy to make mistakes in this kind of surveys. Obviously polling firms have a lot of vested interests in minimizing mistakes; however they certainly they can be made. FWIW here’s CBS’s fine print regarding this specific poll: “This poll was conducted by telephone January 10-14, 2018 among a random sample of 1,009 adults nationwide. Data collection was conducted on behalf of CBS News by SSRS of Glen Mills, Pa. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The poll employed a random digit dial methodology. For the landline sample, a respondent was randomly selected from all adults in the household. For the cell sample, interviews were conducted with the person who answered the phone. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish using live interviewers. The data have been weighted to reflect U.S. Census figures on demographic variables. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus four percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request. The margin of error includes the effects of standard weighting procedures which enlarge sampling error slightly. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.”
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So, is it ironic that popular music is third?
C-sharp when you cross the street… or you’re going to B-flat.
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