Hit Songs Deconstructed Releases Its Mid-year 2020 Hit Song Trend Report, The State Of The Hot 100 Top 10
August 13, 2020
Yael Penn in Billboard, Business, Hit Songs Deconstructed, Music Business, Songwriting, State of the Hot 100 Top 10, music production, songwriting
Hit Songs Deconstructed (www.HitSongsDeconstructed.com) this week released its mid-year trend report, The State of the Hot 100 Top 10: Mid-Year 2020.
This comprehensive 100+ page report provides critical insight into the compositional trends shaping the songs that chart in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and the artists, writers, producers and labels behind them.
A few highlights from the report 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 narratives
To download a complimentary PDF with additional highlights from the report, please
click here.
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