Were the mid 90s were all of the hip hop tracks that were using 70s samples?
winnielikethepooh15 on
I call BS because Darius Rucker had Wagon Wheel playing everywhere a few years back
Dominantdamage on
Tennesse Whiskey was top 10 across the country for weeks.
Hygro on
the late 60s included Beatles covers while the Beatles were themselves charting.
DaOlWuWopte on
Artists don’t straight up cover much anymore, but they interpolate heavy instead. Take the Doechii song or that Drake “Way Too Sexy” song. It’s pretty prevalent still
Mllns on
Comments are really struggling to understand that not every song they hear on the radio is a #1
![[OC] Number One Hits aren't Cover Songs Anymore](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/l8yns4rraaye1-1024x617.png "[OC] Number One Hits aren’t Cover Songs Anymore")
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Source: Billboard
Tools: Excel, Datawrapper
This factored into a [larger analysis](https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/searching-for-modern-standards) that I wrote here about trying to identify modern musical standards.
Were the mid 90s were all of the hip hop tracks that were using 70s samples?
I call BS because Darius Rucker had Wagon Wheel playing everywhere a few years back
Tennesse Whiskey was top 10 across the country for weeks.
the late 60s included Beatles covers while the Beatles were themselves charting.
Artists don’t straight up cover much anymore, but they interpolate heavy instead. Take the Doechii song or that Drake “Way Too Sexy” song. It’s pretty prevalent still
Comments are really struggling to understand that not every song they hear on the radio is a #1