Tools: Excel, Pandas, Datawrapper
Source: Q104.3 and Spotify
Each year, the New York classic rock station Q104.3 counts down the greatest 1,043 classic rock songs as voted on by fans. For each list over the last 20 years, I looked up when every song was released, so you can see how classic rock is evolving. As you can see, there are nearly as many songs in the classic rock canon released in the 1990s as the 1960s. That was not the case 20 years ago. Longer write-up here.
by noisymortimer
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im not surprised, 70s rock is still dominant, it’s that it’s slowly bleeding into 80s/90s without anyone really noticing. classic rock radio didn’t expand overnight – it just kept redefining “classic” until nirvana and pearl jam slipped in through the side door.