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Music Chart Trends Feb 6, 2018 20:39:34 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 6, 2018 20:39:34 GMT 10

I study the music charts quite regularly and as I have been looking at the charts from different time periods, I have noticed several trends which are unique to certain countries. I was just curious to hear if anyone else has picked up on any music chart trends as well?

Here are a few trends I have noticed:

* New Zealand has generally always been more hip-hop orientated, especially since the Mid '90s. A lot of rap/hip-hop songs have achieved mass success in New Zealand, while being less successful in other countries. For instance, "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang peaked at #18 in New Zealand, yet it only charted at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 in Australia.

* The US and UK generally lean more towards pop, while Australia has typically been more rock-orientated.

What trends have you noticed?

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Music Chart Trends Feb 6, 2018 21:48:38 GMT 10

Post by longaotian on Feb 6, 2018 21:48:38 GMT 10

The NZ Top 40 hasn't consistently been more hip-hop orientated, you only need to look at 2000-2002 and see that there was almost no hip hop on the charts, but for the rest of the 90s and 2000s it does seem to be the case.

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Music Chart Trends Feb 7, 2018 0:38:29 GMT 10

Post by #Infinity on Feb 7, 2018 0:38:29 GMT 10

* The US and Canada have both had a lot of country music on their main singles charts since the late '90s. Other nations, not so much.

* The most successful rock songs in the UK have typically been lighter and wrier than hit rock songs in America, which have tended to be heavier, folksier, and rougher around the edges.

* The UK was a lot more embracing of hip hop during the 1980s than the US was, but nowadays, rap does better in America. The dreaded snap movement wasn't really even a thing in the UK and while trap has succeeded there in recent times, it has nonetheless taken more of a backseat to straightforward pop and EDM like Little Mix and Dua Lipa, compared to its woeful ubiquity in the US. Songs such as "Gucci Gang," "Bodak Yellow," and "Bad and Boujee" were nowhere near as popular in the UK as they were in America.

* The US decided British girl groups were a cancer on society once the new millennium hit and the Spice Girls disbanded.

* A great deal of the finest pop songs ever have been soccer hits, doing well everywhere except America. "Bring It All Back," Take That's "Shine," "Grace Kelly," "Left Outside Alone," "Push the Button," and "Rock DJ" are only a few of such.

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Music Chart Trends Feb 7, 2018 9:11:26 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 7, 2018 9:11:26 GMT 10

Feb 7, 2018 0:38:29 GMT 10 #Infinity said:

Songs such as "Gucci Gang," "Bodak Yellow," and "Bad and Boujee" were nowhere near as popular in the UK as they were in America.

That's a trend I've noticed on the ARIA charts as well. In fact, trap songs have generally been less successful in Australia than they have in the UK. While "Gucci Gang" managed to peak at #18 here, "Bodak Yellow" and "Bad and Boujee" didn't even chart within the Top-30. Back in 2015, "Trap Queen" managed to peak within the Top-10 in both the US and the UK. However, it only charted at #25 in Australia.

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