Q1 2020 Trend Report
Below is an overview of the key industry players and compositional characteristics for the Hot 100 Top 10 in Q1 2020.
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Q1 2020 At-A-Glance
Songs:
- Number of Top 10 Songs: 23
- Number of #1 Songs: 2
- Number of New Songs: 13
- Songs with a Featured Artist: 13% of songs (3 songs)
- Songs with a Single Artist: 83% of songs (19 songs)
- Songs with Multiple Artists: 17% of songs (4 songs)
- Most Popular Primary Genre: Pop (57% of songs, 13 songs)
- Most Popular Sub-Genre/Influence: Pop (74% of songs, 17 songs)
- Most Popular Lead Vocal Gender: Exclusively Male (74% of songs, 17 songs)
Artists:
- Number of Credited Performing Artists (Primary & Featured): 23
- Number of Credited Primary Artists: 20
- Number of Credited Featured Artists: 3
- Artist/Group with the Most Top 10 Songs (excludes featured artists): Justin Bieber, Lil Uzi Vert (13% of songs, 3 songs each)
- Artist/Group with the Most Weeks in the Top 10 (excludes featured artists): Arizona Zervas, Post Malone (13 weeks each)
- Artist/Group with the Most #1 Songs (excludes featured artists): Post Malone, Roddy Ricch (4% of songs, 1 song each)
- Artist/Group with the Most Weeks at #1 (excludes featured artists): Roddy Ricch (11 weeks)
- Featured Artist with the Most Top 10 Songs: Drake, Juice WRLD, Quavo (4% of songs, 1 song each)
- Featured Artist with the Most Weeks in the Top 10: Drake (10 weeks)
Songwriters
- Number of Credited Songwriters: 91
- Songwriter with the Most Top 10 Songs: Lil Uzi Vert, Justin Bieber, Poo Bear (13% of songs, 3 songs each)
- Songwriter with the Most Weeks in the Top 10: 94skrt, Kaan Gunesberk, JaeGreen, Lauren LaRue, Arizona Zervas, Post Malone, Louis Bell, Billy Walsh, Frank Dukes (13 weeks each)
- Songwriter with the Most #1 Songs: Frank Dukes, Louis Bell, Post Malone, Billy Walsh, Kaan Gunesberk, 30 Roc, Roddy Ricch (4% of songs, 1 song each)
- Songwriter with the Most Weeks at #1: 30 Roc, Roddy Ricch (11 weeks each)
- Most popular Songwriting Team Size: 5+ (57% of songs, 13 songs)
Producers
- Number of Credited Producers: 37
- Producer with the Most Top 10 Songs: OZ, Bugz Ronin, Max Martin, FINNEAS, Brandon Finessin, Poo Bear (9% of songs, 2 songs each)
- Producer with the Most Weeks in the Top 10: 94skrt, Louis Bell, Post Malone, Frank Dukes, JaeGreen (13 weeks each)
- Producer with the Most #1 Songs: Post Malone, Frank Dukes, Louis Bell, 30 Roc (4% of songs, 1 song each)
- Producer with the Most Weeks at #1: 30 Roc (11 weeks)
Record Labels
- Number of Credited Record Labels: 10
- Record Label with the Most Top 10 Songs: Atlantic, Interscope (22% of songs, 5 songs each)
- Record Label with the Most Weeks in the Top 10: Atlantic, Columbia, Republic (13 weeks each)
- Record Label with the Most #1 Songs: Atlantic, Republic (4% of songs, 1 song each)
- Record Label with the Most Weeks at #1: Atlantic (11 weeks)
Most Popular Compositional Trends
Genres & Influences:
- Primary Genres: Pop (57% of songs, 13 songs)
- Sub-Genres/Influences: Pop (74% of songs, 17 songs)
Lead Vocals & Lyrical Themes:
- Lead Vocal Gender (male, female, male/female): Male (74% of songs, 17 songs)
- Lead Vocal Delivery: Only Sung (52% of songs, 12 songs)
- Lyrical Themes: Love/Relationships (65% of songs, 15 songs)
- Song Title Word Count: 2 (35% of songs, 8 songs)
- Song Title Appearances: 1 – 5 Times (39% of songs, 9 songs)
Tempo & Key:
- Major vs. Minor: Minor (52% of songs, 12 songs)
- Tempo Range: 80 – 89, 90 – 99 (17% of songs, 4 songs each)
Structure:
- Song Length Range: 3:00 – 3:29 (57% of songs, 13 songs)
- First Section: Intro (96% of songs, 22 songs)
- Intro Length Range: 0:01 – 0:09, 0:10 – 0:19 (43% of songs, 10 songs each)
- Use of a Pre-Chorus: Yes (52% of songs, 12 songs)
- First Chorus: Time Into Song Range: 0:01 – 0:19 (43% of songs, 10 songs)
- First Chorus: Percent Into Song Range: 1% – 9% (43% of songs, 10 songs)
- Chorus Preceding First Verse: No (52% of songs, 12 songs)
- Use of a Post Chorus: Yes (61% of songs, 14 songs)
- Use of a Bridge or Bridge Surrogate: Yes (61% of songs, 14 songs)
- Last Section: Outro (78% of songs, 18 songs)
- Outro Length Range: 0:10 – 0:19 (48% of songs, 11 songs)
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