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Canucker22 t1_iuqieus wrote

Not really getting less acoustic anymore: according to this graph top 10 singles from the last year or two were more than at any time since 1981 or so.

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GMN123 t1_iuqx14j wrote

I wonder how much of that was Taylor Swift's acoustic albums.

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nedmund13 t1_iur6ifz wrote

Considering that Midnights (though less folk-acoustic than folklore or evermore) currently holds all top 10 spots, as well as 13-15, I'd be willing to bet she's a big part of that impact

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hurshy t1_iurqca5 wrote

But that’s 2022 and the graph ends at 2020

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Knyfe-Wrench t1_iururrt wrote

The last label on the graph is 2020 but it clearly goes beyond that.

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hurshy t1_iut8nn2 wrote

Well not necessarily clear but I wasn’t wearing glasses so…

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nedmund13 t1_iustrhc wrote

Yes (though it looks like the data might actually spill over to 2021) - my point was more, her latest album is TOTALLY dominating the charts so it seems very likely that her previous albums (which were also extremely popular, and were very folk-acoustic) would have contributed to the 2020/2021 spike

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cda91 t1_iuqrmcr wrote

Yeah, the last four years have seen highs not seen since the early 80s - definitely shouldn't say that in the title.

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swaggyquack t1_iuuk5zo wrote

A lot of rap songs since 2020 started using more samples of acoustic guitars and shit which prob jumped it... then stuff like Olivia rodrigo and Taylor swift etc.

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