Popular Music Genres Predicted for the 2010s

Here I will talk very lightly of what I think will be the music genre trends for this next decade, that started in 2010.

In the early twenty tens (2010-2015), I think we'll basically see a continuation from the trends started in late 2000s (2005-2009), with genres such as Wonky Pop, Trip-Hop, Glitch-Hop, Grime, Dubstep, Wonky, Electro-House, Fidget House and Electroswing increasing their momentum and continuing their mainstream appeal, with the exception of Alternative-Hip-Hop, which will also continue its mainstream appearance, but has emerged in the 1980s.

The Ultimate Video on Top Music Charts, By Year (1900-2009) (Most Well-Sourced Version)

109 years of music history in 11 minutes. Enjoy

This video lists the biggest hit of each year in the 96 source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the described here:


http://tsort.info/music/faq_site_generation.htm

For a list of the music tracks, as well as the source where I got all the information from, check here:

http://tsort.info/music/years0.htm

Source warning: "For years before 1950 the source data is quite sparse, so the results should be treated with some caution. For years before 1920 there is so little source data that the results are close to meaningless."

The Evolution of Popular Music By Year (1950-2010) (U.S.A.) (Source: Billboard "Hot 100")

Another music history video, this time exploring Billboard's source. I won't comment on the video itself, since its quite similar to the previous one, using Musicoufitters as a source.

However, any conclusion drawn from the Musicoutfitters video is to be taken with a grain of salt, as it only gathers one source.

Right now I ham finishing the most complete and well sourced video. I will save any comments to when I post it.

What Makes Music Good?

What is the criteria? Are there different kinds of good?

IMO all music taste is subjective. There are, however, some factors that actively condition us into liking music, but at this point i'm only generalizing and inventing as I go on, without any data to back my assertion, so take it with a grain of salt.

IMO, some of the factors that condition us to like a song:

-we can relate to it in the sense that it describes an event that has happened to us, whether that event is pleasant or unpleasant (ie: feeling in love/breaking up)
-we heard it when we were young and its been stuck in our head ever since (nostalgia)
-it describes a complex sentence/feeling in simple terms through analogies
-it is catchy (ie: it relies on simplicity, focusing almost exclusively on the melody line, which is part of the reason why many of us remmember 8-bit era videogame music)

Some personal examples follow (take notice these are only relevant to me)

Music Genres Created During the 2000s

Sharing a video I made about the Music Genres created during the 2000s



A longer version can be viewed here

As usual, a disclaimer:

Behold, a comprehensive list of all the music genres created during the 2000s.

Obviously that there are a lot more to include, because there are many genres that will only mature in the future, but have their roots in the 2000s.

Source: Wikipedia, particularly referenced sources.

List of songs/videos used (by order of appearance):

Blonde Redhead - 23 (nu gaze)
Lady Gaga - Just Dance ft. Colby O'Donis (wonky pop)
Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') (snap music)
dizzee rascal - i luv u (grime)
T2. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken (bassline)
RUSKO LIVE DUBSTEP 2010 (dubstep)
Jneiro Jarel - Going Home Feat. Micah Gaugh (wonky)
Hadouken! - M.A.D. [music video] (grindie)
WE CALL IT SKWEEE trailer (skweee)
brokeNCYDE - 'Freaxxx' (crunkcore)
David Guetta vs. The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (electro-house)
Paris Avenue - I want you (electrotech)
Benny Benassi Satisfaction (official music video)(pumping house/pumptech)
K.I.G. - Head. Shoulders. Kneez & Toez - Out Now!!!(uk funky)
Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro (Kuduro)
Stupid Fresh - Spam Javelin (fidget house)
Micromix Drum & Bass - DJ AnDell(liquid funk)
dj clipz - rubbish (clownstep)
DeeJay Delta - drumem all (techno drum'n'bass)
Wilson Simoninha - Mais Um Lamento(Mad Zoo & Patife Session)(sambass)
FFF - Murder (raggacore)
HORSE the band - The Failure of All Things(nintendocore)
Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner(electronicore)
Chelsea Grin Live - 'Lifeless'(deathcore)
Isis -Carry- 2009 (postmetal)

The Evolution of Popular Music, by year, in the U.S.A. (1890-2009)

After some good feedback from my historical look at dances, I decided to turn my attention to popular music. It turns out there are a generous amount of websites which have recorded, or uploaded recorded data, on the most popular music, during a given year. The main websites I used for sources were "Musicoutfitters" and "Popularsong.org". This link will explain how Musicoutfitters compiled all the information regarding their pop charts.

However, Musicoutfitters only got me so far. For older data, which I should stress out, was very difficult to compile, besides that I cannot guarantee with 100% certainty that it was THE most popular song, only that it was one of THE most popular songs, I had to resort to several other websites and more google searches than I had wish for in order to make sense of it all.

Below then follows the finished youtube video, reaching an incredibly 15 minute size, to which I thank YouTube's new size limit policies.