Hit Pop Sub-Genre Influences: Q1-2013

Fusion & Ballads Are HOT

Our latest report spotlights the individual sub-genre influences that helped shape the sound of the 23 top 10 songs that landed on the Billboard Pop Songs chart last quarter.

In this report we explore:

• The 14 individual sub-genres that helped shape the sound of songs possessing a fusion of influences

• The 2 most popular methods used to fuse multiple sub-genres within a song, and how was it done

• The only sub-genre category that yielded #1 hits during the quarter

• The sub-genre influence that was the big gainer during the quarter, and the one that lost substantial ground (you may be surprised!)

• The sub-genre category that had the majority of its songs feature a duet

• The compositional characteristics that sub-genres have in common and how they differ

And more!