R=P Post 6: Current Trends in Popular Music

Top 10 songs of the week 10/10/15 - UK BBC Chart

House and electronica genres dominates the charts. The second most popular is pop and finally the third most popular is R&B.

iTunes Top 20 Songs October 2015

iTunes Top 20 Albums October 2015

The top five albums are: 'Now 91,' 'Ministry of Sound,' '1989' by Ryan Adams, 'Keep Calm and Unwind' and 'I Cry When I Laugh' by Jess Glynne. Therefore, the most common albums are compilation albums with various artists. The main genres of these albums are pop and electronica/house, with the exception of Ryan Adams' album, as he is a rock singer.

Number Ones of the week from 6th September-
4th October 2015 (Vodafone Big Top 40)

The Trends:

• As the trend goes, the most popular music that has been dominating the scene consist of the pop, electro-pop, EDM and house music genres. 
• Secondary genres would be R&B and rap. 
• Popular artists who seem to nearly always be in the top 5 of recent weeks are: Justin Bieber, Sam Smith, Sigala

Methods of consumption:

• 41 million paid for music subscription services in 2014, which shows how popular the Internet is in music consumption. Probably millions more download illegally. Spotify has 15 million paying monthly users and 60 million active users. These sights have taken off due to people's desire to discover new music.