Oct 17, 2015 · A data-driven look at the geographical origins of artists that have appeared on Billboard Hot 100. Which cities have produced the most hits since the…

Sep 7, 2016 · The popularity of each music genre continues to evolve. So we tracked music genre trends through 60 years of Billboard Hot 100 data.

To find out, we grabbed data on every song that broke either the top 50 on Spotify or radio (according to Billboard) dating back to the week of December 29, 2016. Our analysis lends …

It turns out that high-charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100 tend to be relatively unique, even if they follow the prevailing trends of the time. Colin Morris walks us through it all.

To find out, Matt Daniels and Estelle Caswell tracked the use of high male vocals in songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 over time. They even created a sweet video to document the …

Take a trip down memory lane in The Pudding’s most recent piece, which features every boy band to reach the Billboard Hot 100 since 1980. And yes, they do each have their own custom …

Within this new landscape, how do we determine the most popular artists in the game? Is Billboard even considering the right data sources in computing its charts? We debate these …

The Celebrity Billboard Project Culture How do we track the people dominating public conversation at any given time? Here’s one proxy: tally the number of views that a celebrity’s …

Using Spotify and Billboard data, the duo examines how summer hits went from employing a variety of musical styles in the ‘80s and ‘90s, to a formulaic style reminiscent of acclaimed …

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