When Hip hop fans used Spotify, Pop fans bought iTunes, and Country fans relied on radio, comparing genre popularity was tricky, even for Billboard. Why can we finally make fair comparisons again?
Fantastic anaylsis of this blind spot in the data. The 2022 inflection point where Pop fans finally migrated to streaming is way more significant than most people realize. I rmember when folks would dismiss streaming numbers as just 'what the kids listen to', but now its the most accurate snapshot of actual mainstream appeal. The Drake multiple top 10 debuts compared to Taylor doing the same thing years later basically tells the whole story of this shift.
Fantastic anaylsis of this blind spot in the data. The 2022 inflection point where Pop fans finally migrated to streaming is way more significant than most people realize. I rmember when folks would dismiss streaming numbers as just 'what the kids listen to', but now its the most accurate snapshot of actual mainstream appeal. The Drake multiple top 10 debuts compared to Taylor doing the same thing years later basically tells the whole story of this shift.