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Hit Songs Considered Mid-Year Report: Hip-Hop Back On Top
August 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM (PT)
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Hit Songs Deconstructed
HIT SONGS DECONSTRUCTED just released their mid-year trend report, The State of the Hot 100 Top 10, which provides an in-depth look at the compositional and industry trends for the BILLBOARD Hot 100 Top 10.Here are some highlights from the report available as a complimentary downloadable PDF. A few include:• Hip Hop as a primary genre was back on top, surpassing pop with 44% of songs. However, hip hop’s influence on pop songs was down compared to 2019
• Disco’s influence was up five-fold compared to 2019 thanks to notable hits such as Don’t Start Now, Rain On Me and Say So
• The use of snaps sunk to its lowest level in over five years
• Top 10 hits got to the chorus faster on average thanks to one specific genre
• There were fewer love/relationships themes and more lifestyle themes in Top 10 hit narrativesFor the full 25-page PDF, go here.
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