2014

EDM and Dubstep were becoming popular in 2011 and continued its popularity in 2014. Indie/hipster music started to gain traction in 2011 as well.  Most 2008 music is mostly R&B, Post grunge, southern hip hop productions. Electropop wasn’t even popular until Lady Gaga came at the end of 2008 and even her 2008 songs sound primitive compared to other electropop songs of 2011. 2008 was probably the last predominately “2000s” year musically while 2011 was already comfortably in the 2010s territory.

2008 for sure...

2011 for sure...

You mean 2014?

You mean 2014?

2008. I was in Junior high- High school from 2008-2011. I remember it well.

Here are two songs that separate 2008 and 2011:

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The production of We Found Love is closer to Summer by Calvin Harris than the 2008 hit song above.

Here's another year that's unlike both two years.

The mainstream pop sound of 2011 was still electropop (along with other pop songs with electronic sounds). "Moves Like Jagger", "Firework", "Born This Way", "Party Rock Anthem", and "We Found Love" were some of the big hits that year, and they all had electronic/computerized instrumentation.

There were also hit rap songs that were influenced by electronic music: "Moment 4 Life", "Look At Me Now", "Super Bass", and "N***as In Paris". Pop-rap dominated the scene, and trap wasn't really a force yet.

There were some rock songs that got popular like "Sail" by AWOLNATION and "Animal" by Neon Trees, and "Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae.

It's really difficult, man. I just can't choose with this one.

Here's another year that's unlike both two years.

The mainstream pop sound of 2011 was still electropop (along with other pop songs with electronic sounds). "Moves Like Jagger", "Firework", "Born This Way", "Party Rock Anthem", and "We Found Love" were some of the big hits that year, and they all had electronic/computerized instrumentation.

There were also hit rap songs that were influenced by electronic music: "Moment 4 Life", "Look At Me Now", "Super Bass", and "N***as In Paris". Pop-rap dominated the scene, and trap wasn't really a force yet.

There were some rock songs that got popular like "Sail" by AWOLNATION and "Animal" by Neon Trees, and "Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae.

It's really difficult, man. I just can't choose with this one.

Yeah, 2011 is one of those years unique years.

If you think about it, both 2008 and 2014 had pop songs with electronic production but they both didn't go to the max like 2011 did.

You forgot Black and Yellow as one of the electro-inspired rap at the time but yeah it was the dominant form of rap. Although, N***as In Paris ALMOST sounds like trap song.

Yeah, 2011 is one of those years unique years.

If you think about it, both 2008 and 2014 had pop songs with electronic production but they both didn't go to the max like 2011 did.

You forgot Black and Yellow as one of the electro-inspired rap at the time but yeah it was the dominant form of rap. Although, N***as In Paris ALMOST sounds like trap song.


Dang it, I forgot to put "Black and Yellow" on there.  ;D

Anyways, after thinking about this for several days, I am going to cast my vote for 2008 because of the electro-pop/rap wave. In that year, you had some hit songs that were electropop-based like "Disturbia" by Rihanna, and "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne and Static Major (RIP). It just wasn't until the following year where electropop and electronic-sounding pop was fully realized to the masses with the rise of Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas' domination.

2011 still had prevalent electro-rap with the aforementioned songs, so yeah, I'm going for recession '08.  :)

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I dunno on this one... All three are pretty different. I guess some of the EDM stuff in 2014 is closer to the dubstep/electrohouse of 2011 and maybe some indie pop stuff too, but that's all about I think of.

I'm going to say 2008 because the vibe of popular music was noticeably different by 2014.
However Ariana Grande's song Break Free came out in 2014 but sounds like it belongs more in 2011.

Definitely 2014. 2008 still had heavy core 2000's influences left, which were all gone by 2011, and 2008 was mostly still pre-electropop.

Ehh there’s plenty of music videos released in 2011 that wouldn’t stand out in 2008, so it could go both ways