Ages of the current Top-40 artists
Oct 13, 2019 20:49:04 GMT 10
Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 13, 2019 20:49:04 GMT 10
Earlier this evening, I came across a thread created in July 2018 which was based on discussing who the most popular star of Gen Z was. It was interesting to read back on those posts, as since the last post was made back in Septepmber last year, it was before Billie Eilish had made a name for herself. Anyway, the thread got me wondering about how old all of the artists on the current Top-40 chart are, so I actually decided to make a list out of them to see if there is some sort of trend. The numbers are of where on the chart the artist's songs are placed, while the birth-years of the artists are in brackets:
Billboard Hot 100: www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-10-12
1, 30. Lizzo (1988)
2. Shawn Mendes (1998) & Camila Cabello (1997)
3. Lewis Capaldi (1996)
4. Lil Tecca (2002)
5. Chris Brown (1989) & Drake (1986)
6. Billie Eilish (2001)
7, 9, 15, 35, 40. Post Malone (1995)
8, 10. Lil Nas X (1999)
9. Young Thud (1991)
10. Billy Ray Cyrus (1961)
11, 14. Ed Sheeran (1991) & Justin Bieber (1994)
12, 14. Khalid (1998)
13, 19, 20, 21, 26. DaBaby (1991)
15. Swae-Lee (1993)
16, 22. Jonas Brothers (1987, 1989 & 1992)
17. Rick Ross (1976)
18. SHAED (1989)
23. Wale (1984) & Jeremih (1987)
24. Same Smith (1992)
25. Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Nicki Minaj (1982) & Ty Dollar Sign (1985)
26. Lil Baby (1994)
27. Taylor Swift (1989)
28. Moneybagg Yo (1991)
29. Maroon 5 (1970, 1978 {x2}, 1979 {x3} & 1981).
31. Normani (1997)
32. Saweetie (1993)
33. Halsey (1994)
34. YNW Melly (1999) & 9lokknine (2000)
36. Ariana Grande (1993)
37. Gunna (1993)
38. Marshmello (1992) & Kane Brown (1993)
39. Blanco Brown (1988)
40. Ozzy Osbourne (1948) & Travis Scott (1991)
1940s - 1960s:
Late '40s: 1 Artist
Early '60s: 1 Artist
Total: 2 Artists
1970s:
Early '70s: 1 Artist
Mid '70s: 1 Artist
Late '70s: 5 Artists
Total: 7 Artists
* All bar one are members of Maroon 5.
1980s:
Early '80s: 2 Artists
Mid '80s: 3 Artists
Late '80s: 8 Artists
Total: 13 Artists
1990s:
Early '90s: 11 Artists
Mid '90s: 6 Artists
Late '90s: 6 Artists
Total: 23 Artists
2000s:
Early '00s: 3 Artists
Total: 3 Artists
So it's interesting that even though the current pop culture is targeted towards Gen Z, people born in the Late '80s and Early '90s are responsible for most of the songs within the Top-40.
Billboard Hot 100: www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-10-12
1, 30. Lizzo (1988)
2. Shawn Mendes (1998) & Camila Cabello (1997)
3. Lewis Capaldi (1996)
4. Lil Tecca (2002)
5. Chris Brown (1989) & Drake (1986)
6. Billie Eilish (2001)
7, 9, 15, 35, 40. Post Malone (1995)
8, 10. Lil Nas X (1999)
9. Young Thud (1991)
10. Billy Ray Cyrus (1961)
11, 14. Ed Sheeran (1991) & Justin Bieber (1994)
12, 14. Khalid (1998)
13, 19, 20, 21, 26. DaBaby (1991)
15. Swae-Lee (1993)
16, 22. Jonas Brothers (1987, 1989 & 1992)
17. Rick Ross (1976)
18. SHAED (1989)
23. Wale (1984) & Jeremih (1987)
24. Same Smith (1992)
25. Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Nicki Minaj (1982) & Ty Dollar Sign (1985)
26. Lil Baby (1994)
27. Taylor Swift (1989)
28. Moneybagg Yo (1991)
29. Maroon 5 (1970, 1978 {x2}, 1979 {x3} & 1981).
31. Normani (1997)
32. Saweetie (1993)
33. Halsey (1994)
34. YNW Melly (1999) & 9lokknine (2000)
36. Ariana Grande (1993)
37. Gunna (1993)
38. Marshmello (1992) & Kane Brown (1993)
39. Blanco Brown (1988)
40. Ozzy Osbourne (1948) & Travis Scott (1991)
1940s - 1960s:
Late '40s: 1 Artist
Early '60s: 1 Artist
Total: 2 Artists
1970s:
Early '70s: 1 Artist
Mid '70s: 1 Artist
Late '70s: 5 Artists
Total: 7 Artists
* All bar one are members of Maroon 5.
1980s:
Early '80s: 2 Artists
Mid '80s: 3 Artists
Late '80s: 8 Artists
Total: 13 Artists
1990s:
Early '90s: 11 Artists
Mid '90s: 6 Artists
Late '90s: 6 Artists
Total: 23 Artists
2000s:
Early '00s: 3 Artists
Total: 3 Artists
So it's interesting that even though the current pop culture is targeted towards Gen Z, people born in the Late '80s and Early '90s are responsible for most of the songs within the Top-40.
