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Buzzer

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Oct 1, 2006
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Ridiculous having genre charts in 2017 anyway...

I'm not so sure that's true, especially when it comes to electronic music. Just have a look at Beatport and Juno and the sub-genres around dance music - nu-disco, minimal, techno, deep house, electro, breakbeat, trance, industrial... there definitely seems to be a place for them. I agree though with something as mainstream and broadbrush as the Billboard charts it does look a bit ridiculous.
 


Wozza

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Jul 6, 2003
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I'm not so sure that's true, especially when it comes to electronic music. Just have a look at Beatport and Juno and the sub-genres around dance music - nu-disco, minimal, techno, deep house, electro, breakbeat, trance, industrial... there definitely seems to be a place for them. I agree though with something as mainstream and broadbrush as the Billboard charts it does look a bit ridiculous.

Yeah, fair enough with ultra-specialist. But I don't think anyone needs suits deciding what's pop, pop-rock, rock, country etc.

LOVE the Numan album, btw.
 


Buzzer

Languidly Clinical
Oct 1, 2006
26,121
Yeah, fair enough with ultra-specialist. But I don't think anyone needs suits deciding what's pop, pop-rock, rock, country etc.

LOVE the Numan album, btw.

Yeah, you're spot on but I think it's in part driven by music geeks as much as the industry. Music nerds do love sub-genres. It's as true for dance music (as above) as it is for heavy metal (thrash, dark, melodic black..) as it is for country (alt-country, Americana, bluegrass, Tex-Mex...). What surprises me more is that the Billboard chart is still considered relevant. Does anyone take any notice of these things anymore as a barometer of success? I honestly couldn't tell you what is number one in any album or singles chart in the UK (or elsewhere) right now. At a guess, I'd say Ed Sheeran. It's always Ed Sheeran isn't it?
 


Wozza

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Jul 6, 2003
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Partly sign of our age as well as shifts in music biz. ITunes chart arguably more important than official chart.
 




spring hall convert

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Nov 3, 2009
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Brighton
Yeah, you're spot on but I think it's in part driven by music geeks as much as the industry. Music nerds do love sub-genres. It's as true for dance music (as above) as it is for heavy metal (thrash, dark, melodic black..) as it is for country (alt-country, Americana, bluegrass, Tex-Mex...). What surprises me more is that the Billboard chart is still considered relevant. Does anyone take any notice of these things anymore as a barometer of success? I honestly couldn't tell you what is number one in any album or singles chart in the UK (or elsewhere) right now. At a guess, I'd say Ed Sheeran. It's always Ed Sheeran isn't it?

I think it might be Wet Wet Wet still.
 



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