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Post by B.E. on Jun 26, 2021 18:26:13 GMT
Just thought I'd have some fun and summarize a bit...
That's Why God Made The Radio - The most popular songs are the title track, "Isn't It Time", and the trilogy that closes the album. No surprise there. Interestingly, the relative popularity of the closing trilogy increases each year, from 2017 rankings of #141, #114, and #139 to 2021 rankings of #97, #67, #85. I think it's a safe bet that a lot of fans are including those songs in playlists. Every other song has dropped in rank (even as overall listens has increased).
The Beach Boys - The most popular songs are "Getcha Back" and...wait for it..."California Calling".
Keepin' The Summer Alive - The most popular songs are "Goin' On", the title track, and "Oh Darlin'". But, not by the wide margins of the previous albums.
L.A. Light Album - This one is a little more interesting. The popularity of "Good Timin'" and "Lady Lynda" overshadow the rest of the album. The song to grow in popularity the most is "Here Comes The Night". It was the 3rd most listened to song off the album in 2021! "Love Surrounds Me" being the 3rd least listened to song since 2017 (after "Goin' South" and "Shortenin' Bread") is a little sad but is probably partially due to Dennis fans listening to the song via the POB set.
M.I.U Album - "Come Go With Me" is the standout. "Peggy Sue" is consistently the 2nd most played (though, by a fairly slim margin). Like much of these albums, the song rankings remain largely unchanged. So, it's not seeing the bump in popularity that you might read about on the message boards. A song like "My Diane" is just another song on a forgotten album (ranked #312).
More later...
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Post by B.E. on Jun 26, 2021 19:17:46 GMT
Love You - This is the tightest race yet. There aren't any standouts...well, except for "Love Is A Woman" as the least played.
15 Big Ones - No surprises here. "Rock and Roll Music", "It's OK", and "Had To Phone Ya" are the most popular.
Holland - "Sail On Sailor" at 6.5M listens (in 2021) is by far the most popular song yet. Beating out "Getcha Back" (2.6M), "Pacific Coast Highway" (2.4M), and "Rock and Roll Music" (2.2M). "California Saga: California" is solidly in 2nd place. What's wild about Holland, is that the EP songs are actually more popular than songs like "Love Surrounds Me", "Where I Belong", "Palisades Park", "Just Once In My Life", "My Diane", "Santa Ana Winds", and "Pitter Patter"!
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Post by B.E. on Jun 26, 2021 19:46:21 GMT
Carl and The Passions - So Tough - We've already mentioned it. Get this..."Here She Comes", at 3.8M, has more plays than the rest of the album COMBINED. And, that's including "Cuddle Up" putting up a decent fight with 1.9M plays. What the hell is going on!? What playlist is it on?
Surf's Up - Here we've got a big five: "Feel Flows", "Surf's Up", "Long Promised Road", "Til I Die", and "Disney Girls". "Long Promised Road" is the big grower, though. It's climbed from #94 in 2017 to #53 in 2021.
Sunflower - Okay, we've got a new #1 and #2 in "Forever" (8.6M) and "All I Wanna Do" (6.7M). "Slip On Through", "Tears In The Morning", and "Cool Cool Water" are the next most popular songs on the album. Over the last year, the album's percentage increase in plays is the most of any BB album at nearly 40%. And, unlike the next best, Surfin' USA, it's not due to the popularity of one song.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 26, 2021 21:47:05 GMT
Thanks for the summary, B.E.
I'm really not too surprised by the findings. For the most part, the songs which ranked the highest are either the hits or among the stronger album tracks. There are some exceptions of course. "Where I Belong", "Santa Ana Winds", "Baby Blue", "Pitter Patter", "Marcella", and "This Whole World" are the bigger eye-openers at NOT being ranked higher, and at the other end, "Love Surrounds Me", "Tears In The Morning", and "Here She Comes" came in higher than I would've expected. I guess a good number of streamers aren't really familiar with those albums, and they aren't going to take the time to explore them either.
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Post by B.E. on Jul 3, 2021 15:04:23 GMT
OK, the quest continues...
20/20 - The big 3 (or 2 1/2) are "I Can Here Music" (9.8M), "Do It Again" (8.3M), and "Cabinessence" (1.9M). The latter has climbed in rank over the last 5 years from #170 to #75. You might think the next most listened to would be "Our Prayer" or "Time To Get Alone", but you'd be mistaken. Make room for the album version of "Cotton Fields"!
Friends - Remember that "Friends" b/w "Little Bird" single? Well, according to Spotify listeners, they picked the two most appealing tracks...by far. Although, interestingly, the B-side has overtaken the A-side over the last two years.
Wild Honey - And now we are back on pattern: "Darlin'" is our new most popular BBs song at 14.8M. "Wild Honey" (4.6M) is 2nd. The rest of the songs' popularity appear dependent on sequence. Meaning, each successive song becomes less popular as some listeners fail to listen to the entire album. "A Thing Or Two" is the only significant anomaly. I'm a little surprised that a strong album track like "Let The Wind Blow" didn't have a better showing. It's consistently the 2nd most least listened to track on the album!
Smiley Smile - "Heroes and Villains" (14.1M) nearly takes the top spot...momentarily...before "Good Vibrations" eclipses the popularity of EVERY song that comes after it...COMBINED...at 253.8M plays over the last year. And, that's not including the 7.2M plays of TSS version. Additionally, this version of "Vegetables" has 2.1M plays which, if you recall, is comparable to the most popular songs post-"Sail On Sailor" (not including "Kokomo"). And, it's worth noting that the rest of the SS songs are more popular than their post-Surf's Up counterparts. So, what does this all add up to? Smiley Smile is the 2nd most popular Beach Boys album.
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Post by B.E. on Dec 9, 2022 13:47:16 GMT
I can’t believe the results for “Here She Comes”! Apparently, it’s (by far) the most popular song on CATP (with “Marcella” being the 4th). Not only that but it appears to be top 50 overall - beating out the likes of...well...just look for yourself! That's exactly what jumped out at me. This was also pointed out at SSMB recently (it's currently over 5M plays) and I believe Wirestone solved it: people are probably searching for Hall and Oates' "Maneater" with the phrase "here she comes".
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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Dec 9, 2022 19:22:25 GMT
This reminds me I still haven't posted stats for this year. They're all ready to go but haven't had the time to get it formatted properly, which usually takes a couple hours.
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