More Pop, Sung Vocals & Shorter Songs: The State of the Hot 100, as Analyzed by Hit Songs Deconstructed
#BillboardCharts #Vocals #Songs #top40 A comparison of chart trends in 2019 vs. 2018. What were some of the most notable trends on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in 2019 as compared to 2018? On Monday, Hit Songs Deconstructed , which analyzes the compositional characteristics of top 10 Hot 100 hits, will release its annual State of the Hot 100 Top 10 report in full. Ahead of its arrival, here are five highlights from Hit Songs Deconstructed's in-depth research. 2019 was the year of pop. As a primary genre, its popularity doubled from 24% of all top 10 Hot 100 hits in 2018 to a 48% share in 2019. With the gain, pop surpassed hip-hop/rap for top honors for the first time since 2016. Among those helping propel pop, Ariana Grande , Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift all charted multiple top 10s in 2019. Singers soared. As pop surged, top 10 Hot 100 hits with exclusively sung vocals were the most popular in the re...