I always thought the whole 2010s would end up electropop style and be sort of like how 09 was through the whole decade.If lady gaga stayed popular longer than the electropop would of stayed longer in mainstream.

I was thinking the 1990's would be all about Technotronic, Black Box, or CeCe Penniston style dance music.

A lot of people expected the rest of the 2010s to be like 2008-2013 (myself included, at the time, rather foolishly). They expected electropop, rage comics, hipsters, etc. to last forever. But around 2014/2015, things went off into a different direction with mumble rap, post-ironic memes, SJWs vs. alt-right, etc. and we never got back to that 08-13 feeling.

That's the way it is with every decade. 1960-1963 was "what the rest of the 60s could've been", 1990-1993 was "what the rest of the 90s could've been", 2000-2003 is "what the rest of the 2000s could've been" (according to JordanK1982, it's what the rest of the 2000s should've been).

I didn't really notice a huge difference between EDM and electropop. It is all electronic dance music to me. So for me the Spirit of '09 went on for a lot longer.  8)

2008 was still culturally 2000's, so I don't know why you expected the 2010's to be like that year.

Like with any decade, not everything stays stagnant. Mindsets, moods, cultures, trends, attitudes, and styles will always change throughout the years.

I don't think we ever expected a reality TV star to become president and radically change the political atmosphere ten years ago or a black president 20 years ago or mumble rap ever being a thing 30 years ago. I could go on.  ;D

A lot of people expected the rest of the 2010s to be like 2008-2013 (myself included, at the time, rather foolishly). They expected electropop, rage comics, hipsters, etc. to last forever. But around 2014/2015, things went off into a different direction with mumble rap, post-ironic memes, SJWs vs. alt-right, etc. and we never got back to that 08-13 feeling.

That's the way it is with every decade. 1960-1963 was "what the rest of the 60s could've been", 1990-1993 was "what the rest of the 90s could've been", 2000-2003 is "what the rest of the 2000s could've been" (according to JordanK1982, it's what the rest of the 2000s should've been).


I'm hoping for our sake that THIS is not how the rest of the 2020s will be. By the 2010's I knew that music styles come and go. It's hard to predict when and what the new style will be as the changes happen gradually.

See the electropop era (2009-2012) as a response to the ongoing recession there was at the time. Once the recession went past its peak in 2012, it didn't really make sense to have pop culture stay the same way.

In retrospect it does make sense why the 2010s turned the way they did.

See the electropop era (2009-2012) as a response to the ongoing recession there was at the time. Once the recession went past its peak in 2012, it didn't really make sense to have pop culture stay the same way.

In retrospect it does make sense why the 2010s turned the way they did.

The music of 1999 did kinda lay the groundwork for the 2000s and had its impact as late as 2007. The music of 2009 only impacted until 2013. Even the fashion of 1999 could still be fashionable in the mid 2000s.

You could say the spirit of 1999 lasted longer than the spirit of 2009  ;)

The music of 1999 did kinda lay the groundwork for the 2000s and had its impact as late as 2007. The music of 2009 only impacted until 2013. Even the fashion of 1999 could still be fashionable in the mid 2000s.

You could say the spirit of 1999 lasted longer than the spirit of 2009  ;)


By the music of 1999 (Britney, Christina, Eminem, etc.), do you mean the artists that were relevant back then were relevant in 2007?

By the music of 1999 (Britney, Christina, Eminem, etc.), do you mean the artists that were relevant back then were relevant in 2007?

Not teen pop, I would say the Post Grunge, southern hip hop, and pop-R&B of 1999 had impacted the majority of the 2000s. There were no well-known electropop hits from 2014 and onwards.

Not teen pop, I would say the Post Grunge, southern hip hop, and pop-R&B of 1999 had impacted the majority of the 2000s. There were no well-known electropop hits from 2014 and onwards.


I think 2014 was the year Electropop died and kind of made way for edm because edm exploded in 2013-2014. But there were a few electropop songs in 2014 like Selfie which was a big hit.

Not teen pop, I would say the Post Grunge, southern hip hop, and pop-R&B of 1999 had impacted the majority of the 2000s. There were no well-known electropop hits from 2014 and onwards.


Oh, I see. Particularly, R&B was so dominant in the early to early-late 2000s after looking at the list of Billboard number ones from 2000 to 2007. I think 2008 was when pop-R&B started to not be so prevalent, thanks to the emerging electropop genre at the time (like the songs "Disturbia" and "Womanizer" for example).

I think 2014 was the year Electropop died and kind of made way for edm because edm exploded in 2013-2014. But there were a few electropop songs in 2014 like Selfie which was a big hit.


And "Summer" by Calvin Harris.

But there were a few electropop songs in 2014 like Selfie which was a big hit.

"#Selfie" is a basic novelty electrohouse song (or "EDM" ::)), nothing electropop about it or even pop to begin with.

"#Selfie" is a basic novelty electrohouse song (or "EDM" ::)), nothing electropop about it or even pop to begin with.


2014 was the year of selfies. You had the ABC show Selfie, Ellen's Oscar selfies, the Sochi 3D selfie building, and of course, that song.

2008 was still culturally 2000's, so I don't know why you expected the 2010's to be like that year.

No it isn't. And I know better in this point because I was a lot older than you were.

The 2010s were pretty much how '08 and '09 were. Were they not?  ???

Things always change throughout the years there's no science to it. But the 2010s weren't that changeful anyway.

No it isn't. And I know better in this point because I was a lot older than you were.

yes it was but go off sis

No it isn't. And I know better in this point because I was a lot older than you were.

Um, yeah it was. 2008 was when MySpace was still #1 in social media. Emos were still mainstream. Only a few people own smartphones, almost all people have feature phones, and Bush was president for the entire year lmao. Do you honestly believe the songs below are more "2010s" than 2000s?

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The 2010s were pretty much how '08 and '09 were. Were they not?  ???


For 2009 setting the template for the early 2010s, sure. But 2008 felt very late 2000s, with the reasons mc98 mentioned.

Um, yeah it was. 2008 was when MySpace was still #1 in social media. Emos were still mainstream. Only a few people own smartphones, almost all people have feature phones, and Bush was president for the entire year lmao. Do you honestly believe the songs below are more "2010s" than 2000s?

I still find it hard to believe there was only a 5 years gap between 2008 and 2013. They're worlds apart :o
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I still find it hard to believe there was only a 5 years gap between 2008 and 2013. They're worlds apart :o
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It's even weirder when you realize that 2015 is as far from today as 2008 was back in 2013.

I still find it hard to believe there was only a 5 years gap between 2008 and 2013. They're worlds apart :o
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Yeah, 2008 was when emo pop punk, urban pop, crunk rap, and r&b ballads were on their last legs while genres like electropop were forming it's sound. 2013 was when electropop was on it's last legs while house and indie were dominating.

It's even weirder when you realize that 2015 is as far from today as 2008 was back in 2013.


2015 still feels pretty recent to me with the MLG/Mountain Dew and Vine memes. It was also a personal revival year for me after the passing of my mom.

2015 still feels pretty recent to me with the MLG/Mountain Dew and Vine memes. It was also a personal revival year for me after the passing of my mom.

I don't know, 2015 feels pretty a while ago. I haven't seen a MLG meme since 2016. Vine is a Millennial-oriented app and TikTok is a Gen Z-oriented app. While trap got mainstream, it wasn't the majority of what's on the radio and the sound was different. Plus, this was a full Obama year. 2015 was the peak of mid 2010s. 2015 was probably one of the last years where Millennials were dominating pop culture.

I don't know, 2015 feels pretty a while ago. I haven't seen a MLG meme since 2016. Vine is a Millennial-oriented app and TikTok is a Gen Z-oriented app. While trap got mainstream, it wasn't the majority of what's on the radio and the sound was different. Plus, this was a full Obama year. 2015 was the peak of mid 2010s. 2015 was probably one of the last years where Millennials were dominating pop culture.


Now that I think about it, it does seem vastly different than now.  My mistake.  :)