I hear many people in the Millennial generation saying they don't care how bad the pop charts are because they have spotify.

You can certainly blame Spotify for corrupting the UK charts, resulting in things like all 16 tracks from Ed Sheeran's Divide placing in the Top 20 simultaneously.

You can certainly blame Spotify for corrupting the UK charts, resulting in things like all 16 tracks from Ed Sheeran's Divide placing in the Top 20 simultaneously.


What would you do about that? I just saw the news article and it's ridiculous. I think it's because the rest of the pop charts are so bad that someone like Ed Sheeran can absolutely dominate.

My point is lots of our generation doesn't care about changing pop culture because everything's so atomized and if you complain they say you're lazy and should go to Spotify.

I hear many people in the Millennial generation saying they don't care how bad the pop charts are because they have spotify.


So, what am I supposed to do? Stop listening to what I want to listen too?

You can certainly blame Spotify for corrupting the UK charts, resulting in things like all 16 tracks from Ed Sheeran's Divide placing in the Top 20 simultaneously.


That happened on our charts as well. At one point, "Shape of You" was #1, followed by "Castle on the Hill" at #2 and four other songs from the album within the Top 10. I think Spotify is corrupting Top-40 charts, in general. As I mentioned in another thread, the Top-40 charts are not a true reflection of what is and what isn't popular anymore.

Well, no matter how much you guys like this or hate this....this is just how the world is moving.

I know Pitbull already dominates the hot 100 as he's been doing since 2007 but I hope that Kesha will comeback at us with some bumpin party tunes instead of this slow ballad stuff she's doing. Tik Tok is still a classic.

That happened on our charts as well. At one point, "Shape of You" was #1, followed by "Castle on the Hill" at #2 and four other songs from the album within the Top 10. I think Spotify is corrupting Top-40 charts, in general. As I mentioned in another thread, the Top-40 charts are not a true reflection of what is and what isn't popular anymore.


I mean, people were streaming the crap out of each song ob Divide, so they were certainly prominent, but the serious issue is that most people aren't listening to the non-singles because they specifically enjoy or take interest in them, but rather because they're part of an album they checked out, not a playlist of favourites. The significance of streaming has pretty much undermined much of the importance of promoting singles of merit and instead given major record companies the incentive to just place all their chips on the single most commercially appealing few artists, rather than allowing voices of all kinds have their place.

I hear many people in the Millennial generation saying they don't care how bad the pop charts are because they have spotify.


Well, if you don't listen to the radio, then the Top 40 isn't all that important, is it? :P

Well, if you don't listen to the radio, then the Top 40 isn't all that important, is it? :P

LOL, true :P.

Well, if you don't listen to the radio, then the Top 40 isn't all that important, is it? :P


and I guess you don't drive anywhere do you?

and I guess you don't drive anywhere do you?


I do! I bought an AUX cable and connect the car speakers to to my phone to play Spotify. ;D

Well, if you don't listen to the radio, then the Top 40 isn't all that important, is it? :P


I rarely listen to the radio these days.

I do! I bought an AUX cable and connect the car speakers to to my phone to play Spotify. ;D


Boom.

So, what am I supposed to do? Stop listening to what I want to listen too?


No but at least write the networks.
What are you going to say 20 years from now if people asked why Millennial music sucked based on the pop charts?

So, what am I supposed to do? Stop listening to what I want to listen too?


You can use Spotify but we need to announce why we're using sites like that to the music industry or they'll never get it.
People don't understand actions unless you make it explicit and over the top

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?


I do follow the pop charts...but only for the UK. They're actually somewhat decent for popular music today, or at least a bit stronger than the United States. That's still not saying much, but there's still some music popular there that America had passed on, like Little Mix's "Power."

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?

I do occasionally.

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?


Not anymore. I did in 1998!  :P

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?


Now that Taylor Swift is on Spotify, the radio has zero use.

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Am I the only one around here who listens to top 40 radio!?


I still do occasionally, but whenever I do, it only makes me feel depressed that mainstream music has declined as much as it has...

I do occasionally.


I rarely don't.

I like top 40 so much because I'm always hearing some Mr. Worldwide! 8)

I like top 40 so much because I'm always hearing some Mr. Worldwide! 8)


Are you sure that's not the name of a Spotify playlist you made?

Are you sure that's not the name of a Spotify playlist you made?


No, why would it be? Pitbull dominates the top 40 every week.

No, why would it be? Pitbull dominates the top 40 every week.


I think your radio is broken.

You can use Spotify but we need to announce why we're using sites like that to the music industry or they'll never get it.
People don't understand actions unless you make it explicit and over the top


It would be disingenuous of me since I've never liked the Top 100. lol

I think your radio is broken.


My heart is broken. http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png

I think your radio is broken.


;D LOL

My heart is broken. http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png


My headphones are broken and all I can hear is Pitbull. http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png

I think your radio is broken.


WTF, I'm willing to bet you don't listen to top 40 if you think my radio is broken.


My headphones are broken and all I can hear is Pitbull. http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/HWaQd6Z.png


Alright, smart guy. Cut the hi-jinks. ::)