Culture is Music
Exploring 63 years of Billboard Hot 100 history through data visualization and linguistic analysis
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6,294Songs
Complete Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts from 1959 to 2021, revealing 63 years of music history
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3,101Artists
Tracking careers, collaborations, and cultural impact across generations of popular music
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5,224Analyses
Linguistic patterns and cultural trends over time, uncovering the evolution of language in music
What You'll Discover
Word Evolution
How language in popular music has changed across decades - from love themes in the 1970s to explicit content in the 2010s
Artist Trajectories
Career spans, peak years, and lasting influence
Cultural Patterns
Correlations between musical themes and societal shifts
Interactive Visualizations
Explore the data through dynamic charts and timelines