Rihanna is truly one of the only artist I can think of who can take an almost 10 year hiatus and STILL have fans begging her to release music. Like when she drops her album, the world is going to end. Also 1D’s success was insane because they were basically pushed into stardom before they even released a song. Thats insane.
Yea I do hope she drops again at some point. Def feels like she’s onto other things tho. One Direction really was lightning in a bottle. Was crazy to see Harry Styles win album of the year too
Rihanna is known for her many pop hits, literally who cares about an album by her? She never prioritized the artform of the album and she’s definitely not gonna do this now after a 10 years hiatus.
@@JukeboxHistorydo you think you might do one too? I already watched his which is very good, I recommend it also. But I honestly wouldn’t mind watching your take on it too! You have an awesome narration and editing; really enjoyed this video!! :)
This video is unbelievably well researched, so so engaging and informative. Im endlessly fascinated with this sort of stuff across both film and music. Bravo
Idk if it’s intentional, but you missed The Chainsmokers. Roses and Closer had us on a chokehold around 2014-2017. You just can’t escape their music anywhere you go. 😂
I was a high schooler from 2010-2013/14 and let's just say what a time to be a teen!! The late 2000s early 2010s music scene will always hold a special place in my playlist
this video was so interesting and well done!! i was 8 y/o in 2010 and 17 in 2019, so it was rly fun to think about where I was at each of these stages in music and compare your examples with my own memories of what music people were talking about and how they were talking about it, from elementary school to middle school to high school
basically same! i’m 1 year younger than you but the way that this decade is practically my entire memorable life feels crazy (even though now at 21 it’s less than half of my life it feels so huge)
Nah the lack of mention for the Electra Heart album and Marina and the diamonds in the blog section is insane. Her and lana had tumblr in a chokehold and that album was incredibly influential
Your video was recommended to me in my algorithm. The most perfect video, no joke, 2010s pop in an hour & 35 minute video, yes please. On top of it you filled it with facts on award-winning and highly influential albums. I graduated high school and started freshman year of college in 2014, so these songs were the soundtrack to my teenage years and growing into myself. They all mean so much to me and to me this year of music is like no other. Well, I wish you would’ve brought up Lady Gaga more in her influence and reign on pop you made up for it by highlighting two of the best albums ever made Beyoncé (self titled) and Lemonade. These two albums and to Pimp a Butterfly, changed music and culture itself. I instantly subscribed because it’s mine baffling that your channel isn’t more popular. I am 1000% signed up for more in-depth music essays that are 30 minutes plus. I understand that takes a lot of time to create, but this video was extremely well done that I highly encourage you to do so because many of us clearly loved it. Thank you for showing so much love to this decade because since it’s still recent in people’s mind, online critics and TH-cam essayists tend to be a little harsh to it. Honestly, you could’ve talked about it for two more hours and I would’ve fully enjoyed it. Thank you for making this video, to your wife and anyone else who helped you make it.
I’m so glad you liked it! I was definitely back and forth on adding more Gaga since she was really on that cusp of 2000s/2010s. I will most likely be uploading videos more frequently too so thanks for subscribing!
SoundCloud rap, at its peak, was so real-it delivered a level of authenticity that is sought after by many. They tell stories that the mainstream is still uncomfortable dealing with face to face. They have me convinced, as a 40-something cis white male, that it’s hard as hell being an adolescent or young adult in the United States of America right now. It’s my favorite ‘movement’ of the 2010’s by far, and it’s played a large role in me appreciating the 2010’s as a music decade far more, and far faster, than I’d ever expected. Great work on the video; thoroughly enjoyed!
I graduated high school in 2010, so this is all cemented firmly in my early 20s party days. This is SUCH a comprehensive, well researched video, love love love.
I love popular culture and it's fun to examine in all modern time periods, but there's something so cool about engaging with the media from my adolescence in this more subjective way. Especially when at the time it felt like the sentiment from older generations was that none of this was "real music". I like to watch video essays about Michael Jackson, the Beatles, the early days of MTV, etc. Stuff that is music history. But you say "Happy" and the "Frozen Soundtrack" I can instantly remember EVERYTHING about 2014. Macklemore winning best rap album? Yes! I remember that! I lived it! This decade is getting further away and now turning into "history". Great video! Fun for me to watch
It is pretty crazy thinking of how recent yet far away the 2010s really is. Before we know it we’ll be saying the same thing about the 2020s 😅 thanks for watching!
great video, i am glad you mentioned (even if its briefly) ellie on the early 10s, content creators tends to left her out of this conversation even too she had a great run, and cemented herself as one of the main voices of electropop music (til this day). plus her 'Halcyon Days', where my teenage years.. and still slaps!
Right?! When he passed 2016, I was like “Wait! Where’s Dangerous Woman???” Then 2018 “Wait a freaking millisecond! WHERE IS SWEETENER?!?!” Then he mentioned Thank U, Next, and I was like “Oh okay 🙃”
Seeing all of these memories from 2010 gives me a sense of happiness and melancholy because it was the last times of truly feeling young and innocent before life threw a curveball at me. When I see anything from the early 2010’s it almost feels like it was just yesterday but the reality is it’s been almost 15 years ago, which still gets to me. Life goes on though.
I sure remember when Beyonce dropped that album. I found out because my Tumblr feed went crazy LMAO. I checked out all the music videos it was so neat. I recently went back to that album. Drunk in love is still a vibe. Heaven was cathartic to listen to since I have a loved one passing away soon.
I love hearing about 2010s music! I find it so nostalgic because these songs raised me and I find it fascinating the background of how they got there! Great video!
In 2011-2014 i was able to save all my favorite songs at the time on spotify without a subscription or ads after every damn song. I could just log on my computer and click any song i wanted to listen to 😢 miss this so much
I was lucky to see Adele live in 2011. She played a small, standing-room venue in Philly and it was by far the best concert I’ve ever been to. (Ok maybe it’s tied with Beyoncé 😅)
As someone who'd rather listen to screaming monkeys than 99% of pop music released after 2014, I'd like to thank you for showing the amount of variety, influences, and transformations that go into the genre and making me realise that pop isn't as shallow as I thought it was before watching this video. Now I can hate it informatively :) (this isn't a backhanded compliment btw, this video is really great)
Haha I don't get it - music nowadays is so much more diverse ( more distinct styles being popular) and in my eyes better than back then. While the before 2014s music was the music of my youth and early adult life, I really envy gen z for the music they got. Besides nostalgia, I don't feel like music was any good back then.
@@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair It's funny that you say that because I'm literally a gen Z. Allow me to explain - I stopped listening to pop when I was around 12-13 (2016 ish) because all the music sounded exactly the same and just blended into this pile of what I can only describe as audible slush (like, the melting snow that's half-water and mixed with dirt) - it was all so slow, sad/boring, rarely used any actual instruments and when they did it was just sad piano music, the way everyone sang just seemed to drag and was really monotone, they used autotune in places where they could have easily just used their own voice, and the instrumentation sounded like elevator music. That's at least how I remember 2015-2016 and what my local trendy pop station chose to play, so I can't speak for the type of music that's playing now, but my experience left a bad taste in my mouth so I'm extremely turned off from pop. The reason I cut it off at 2014 is because I remember the music being more energetic and easy to dance/sing to before then. This isn't to say I automatically like anything before 2015, I don't even generally like pop to begin with, I just find it more tolerable when it's trying to be unabashedly fun (or at the very least attention grabbing) than when it's drab and serious. Slower and quieter sad songs just don't sound heartfelt to me when there's no instruments and the raw voice of the singer is masked by autotune.
Surprised with the lack of Ariana in this especially during the streaming era 2014-15 mostly I remember vividly she was everywhere but AMAZING VIDEO NEW SUB Update: just got to the 2019 part bravo 😂
41:43 So I was 15 and in HS in 2013. Trust me, everyone at my HS was singing ‘Let it Go’ and ‘Do You Wanna Build a Snowman.’ My friends were obsessed and I loved the movie, too! It’s crazy to think HS students were unbothered enough to openly show love for a kids movie but it was a great time to be alive! It wasn’t just the kids enjoying themselves haha
The 2010s really had it all. There was diversity in music even though there were dominant themes, people had stronger attention spans and also appreciating music was a more common thing and music actually had impact. Nowadays everything is very...like fast fashion.
I think we’re starting to move in a good direction with artists like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. 2024 has been a great year for new music. Thanks for watching!
even tho i'm from south america, we did feel the hard impact of the 2010s music. in Peru, we even had (still have, i think) a radio station where they played music (mostly pop) made in english lenguage, they played all of the songs that are featured here, i used to hear them all the time! thanks for this, it made me feel so nostalgic for my childhood
I never thought I’d need a 90 minutes doc about music in the 2010s but here I am great explanation of the background that was happening when all this songs and trends came out and really enjoyed the nostalgic visit to my late teens/ early 20s. Now we gotta wait 5 years for the 2020s commentary 😭
Commenting this when you asked the very beginning of the video, Lady Gaga is far and above the most important artist of the 2010s architected the entire sound for the next two decades
Yea I was back and forth on including Born To Die as a notable release for the 2010s but The Fame/Fame Monster were soooo important. She really set everyone up before the 2010s even hit
Here’s MY personal list of the popular songs of each year: - 2010 = “Firework” by Katy Perry - 2011 = “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO (ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) - 2012 = “Gangnam Style” by PSY - 2013 = “Can't Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton) - 2014 = “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift - 2015 = “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth - 2016 = “Closer” by The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey) - 2017 = “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - 2018 = “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 (feat. Cardi B) - 2019 = “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
I'm really impressed how you incorporated hip hop in this. Hip hop is so influential in so many genre's that you can't really leave it out of the pop music conversation. So many times what's happening in pop music..came from what was happening in hip hop a couple years earlier.
Just finding your channel, I love these kinds of videos! Mic the Snare also does something similar but I love how you talk about the albums and I'd love to see you do something similar for different eras
Glad you enjoyed the video! I don’t have plans to do the other decades but I do have a similar video on my channel for 80’s New Wave. Thanks for watching
One-hit wonder, but for me one of the most defining pop albums of the early 2010’s was Diamond Rings’ Free Dimensional. Every song is a banger and captures that 2012 vibe *beautifully*
This video was so good! Absolutely appreciated this, I feel like this video avoided repeating what has already been said and provided a fresh take. The recession pop / political tension dark ages was such an interesting framing device- and while every essay talks about how bright and electric that early half was, the transition and structure to how we got to 2020 has yet to be done so clearly. This was a great blend of social commentary context and technical themes with genre theory. Can’t wait for this channel to blow up!
I was born in 2001 so I grew up with during both eras and while I enjoy some of the laste 2010s music I really miss the optimism of the early 2010s It's like there was a level of optimism that existed when I was 14 that never has come back. I miss the upbeat music from back then even though my "core taste" were more formed about 2017 2018 when I was in high school.
I'm extremely picky with my music. I basically exclusively listen to 70s and 90s rock. I also adore Stevie Wonder But like... When Bruno Mars went down the more funky route that shit hit. Some of the only recently released pop I can enjoy. The verses on the song Locked out of Heaven are just liquid gold to me. I feel like it says a lot if even someone like me can enjoy his music!
Thank you for doing an actual deep dive into the info instead of the more vapid approach you get from most other youtube channels. really enjoyed this and found it interesting
WOW... Listened to this while at work and I must say, what an incredibly well researched video.This was crazy informative and never dull or boring once. Gained a sub!!
That moment you realize Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar have a grand total of one solo studio album released since the end of 2017 and are still two of the biggest stars in the world.
Randomly stumbled on your video and stayed for the whole hour and a half. Amazing work and thank you for shouting out my queen kali and to pimp a butterfly. Instantly subscribed.
thank u for creating so much nostalgia for me w this video 🥺❤ the music in the 2010s beautifully shaped my adolescent years that i’ll never get back. this video did so much for me in so many ways 🥰
played this in the background randomly while I was doing some college work, love thisss hope you could do deep dives about shoegaze or dreampop in the future
“Butt Folk” is the name I give to that era of very mainstream, radio friendly indie folk music. It’s like butt rock, but folk. The Lumineers is the Nickelback of folk, and Mumford and Sons is Creed.
Thank you for putting in the section abt lil peep, xxx, and juice wrld. I was in middle school when they were at the height of their popularity and they had such a big impact on me and my generation. Truly all three of their stories must never be forgotten. Their music got me and my friends through our adolescence and now that I’m an adult i just hope that their legacies and the potential all three of them had as artists and as people can be remembered for what it was. Tragic events not forgotten or lost media.
Fantastic job covering so much! Love the cousin & sister shout outs! It was a fun decade to be in a house hearing all this on blast and all the car rides. I always learned a lot. ❤
Great job on the video, idk if I agree with every big three from 2015 -2019 but the effort you put into making this video is extremely admirable, well done!! And of course Rest in Peace to Olive! 🙏🏾👏🏾❤
I'm not a fan of the music from that period. However, I like the quality of your videos. Very entertaining and well documented. I couldn't help but watch it in its entirety. Great job. Bravo.
I remember Royals being THE song that signaled the end of the early 2010s and the start of the more minimalistic core 2010s
Facts
yeah kinds true but also reckon that Sam Smith was another who came in the mid 10s with a new sound that wasn't EDM
Royals was considered to be hip hop at the time. That's how different it was for 2013.
@@PresenterSimon1994Yea Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran in the mid 2010s "relatable" trend
@@paullopez2021 it was just a breath of fresh air after the Racy EDM Wave had Declined
0:12 you should’ve said “the decade started with Tik Tok and ended with Tik Tok”
Oh that’s good!
Ate dzownnnnn
This is lowkey eerie
Yup
Blow me up on tiktok
Lmao David Guetta just being French is the reason why he’s in the big 3 😂😂😂
I spit my tea because of it 😂
I read this comment thinking this was your personal opinion and then got to the part in the video and laughed so hard 😂
@@deasyastarr literally had me DYING 😂
@@cynniminnitv right I was like oh, that actually was the reason why😂 just that… nothing else
Rihanna is truly one of the only artist I can think of who can take an almost 10 year hiatus and STILL have fans begging her to release music. Like when she drops her album, the world is going to end.
Also 1D’s success was insane because they were basically pushed into stardom before they even released a song. Thats insane.
Yea I do hope she drops again at some point. Def feels like she’s onto other things tho.
One Direction really was lightning in a bottle. Was crazy to see Harry Styles win album of the year too
@ I cried when he won AOY
Rihanna is known for her many pop hits, literally who cares about an album by her? She never prioritized the artform of the album and she’s definitely not gonna do this now after a 10 years hiatus.
@ Bro what?
Frank ocean?
early 2010s music makes me so nostalgic man, i miss being a kid
It was a great time to be young! We have some awesome music coming out now too though fortunately
the kali uchis shoutout was so deserved 🙏🩷
Isolation was so underrated 😭😭😭
now i need a 2000s one…
Mic The Snare has actually done a whole series going through the decades. I would highly recommend checking his video out on the 2000s!
@@JukeboxHistoryMic The Snare mentioned let’s goooo
@@JukeboxHistorydo you think you might do one too? I already watched his which is very good, I recommend it also. But I honestly wouldn’t mind watching your take on it too! You have an awesome narration and editing; really enjoyed this video!! :)
Miley’s Bangerz era was sooo iconic, you just had to be there!
Genuinely one of the decade defining moments. Glad to see she’s doing well this decade too
She got so much hate at the time and it was totally unwarranted
wouldnt have even known about it if it wasnt for my wife lol ended up actually really liking her music and all her new stuff is in my playlists now!
This video is unbelievably well researched, so so engaging and informative. Im endlessly fascinated with this sort of stuff across both film and music. Bravo
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
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Idk if it’s intentional, but you missed The Chainsmokers. Roses and Closer had us on a chokehold around 2014-2017. You just can’t escape their music anywhere you go. 😂
i remember how people used to say selfie was the worst song ever
He missed A LOT. No mention of Ed Sheeran?
@@PresenterSimon1994because it was and still is terrible 😂
@@loloppololp9304somebody didn’t watch the whole video
@@loloppololp9304 I feel same too, But their followup songs were good
Im surprised Lorde's Melodrama wasn't mentioned in 2017 due to how much influence it also had on mainstream pop but this video was so so good :))
Yeah, he skipped ALOT of big albums and artists during 2017-2018 imo
Bro you just dissected my whole childhood and teenage years 😭
That’s right 👨🏻⚕️
It's like hit a lottery to see this kind of content, deserve to viral !
Glad you liked it!
Not you making me cry my eyes out with the SOPHIE tribute and then bopping to Faceshopping immediately afterwards 😂
I like to think it’s what she would have wanted 🥲
For real I don’t know why I didn’t expect it!
Saw it coming when he had her silhouette in the introduction for what the "big three" was, she's so iconic
I was a high schooler from 2010-2013/14 and let's just say what a time to be a teen!! The late 2000s early 2010s music scene will always hold a special place in my playlist
Those years in hs were one massive party, what a time
it makes me happy everytime i see anyone talk about hyperpop and how it changed and is still changing music as we know it!
feels crazy the 2010s started almost 15 years ago..
“Shape of You” was so popular - I was backpacking in South America at the time and at the carrefour in Buenos Aires they played it EVERY DAY lmao
I will spend the rest of my life chasing the high of the early 2010s 🥲
It’s really tough to beat 😭
Next gen uncle rico 😂
Trust, I feel the same too. I was in my 20s during the 2010s and omg it was freaking living.
I feel this hard
Me too
“now let’s get to the founding fathers” referring to One Direction actually made me scream 🤣🤣🤣
this video was so interesting and well done!! i was 8 y/o in 2010 and 17 in 2019, so it was rly fun to think about where I was at each of these stages in music and compare your examples with my own memories of what music people were talking about and how they were talking about it, from elementary school to middle school to high school
basically same! i’m 1 year younger than you but the way that this decade is practically my entire memorable life feels crazy (even though now at 21 it’s less than half of my life it feels so huge)
Nah the lack of mention for the Electra Heart album and Marina and the diamonds in the blog section is insane. Her and lana had tumblr in a chokehold and that album was incredibly influential
He didn't mention a LOT.
also he forgot the rise of arctic monkeys on the states... likeee they also dominated tumblr along with lana
Marina wasn’t as big as you think she was. This is what being chronically online does to people.
Your video was recommended to me in my algorithm. The most perfect video, no joke, 2010s pop in an hour & 35 minute video, yes please. On top of it you filled it with facts on award-winning and highly influential albums.
I graduated high school and started freshman year of college in 2014, so these songs were the soundtrack to my teenage years and growing into myself. They all mean so much to me and to me this year of music is like no other.
Well, I wish you would’ve brought up Lady Gaga more in her influence and reign on pop you made up for it by highlighting two of the best albums ever made Beyoncé (self titled) and Lemonade. These two albums and to Pimp a Butterfly, changed music and culture itself.
I instantly subscribed because it’s mine baffling that your channel isn’t more popular. I am 1000% signed up for more in-depth music essays that are 30 minutes plus. I understand that takes a lot of time to create, but this video was extremely well done that I highly encourage you to do so because many of us clearly loved it.
Thank you for showing so much love to this decade because since it’s still recent in people’s mind, online critics and TH-cam essayists tend to be a little harsh to it. Honestly, you could’ve talked about it for two more hours and I would’ve fully enjoyed it. Thank you for making this video, to your wife and anyone else who helped you make it.
I’m so glad you liked it! I was definitely back and forth on adding more Gaga since she was really on that cusp of 2000s/2010s. I will most likely be uploading videos more frequently too so thanks for subscribing!
@ letsss goo!!
This video needed a 40 minute section on Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen but still great!
Deleting and rewriting the video as we speak 🫡
Decent album but not very influential or commercially successful
Even the b sides were fire!
Carly didn’t influence any1
SoundCloud rap, at its peak, was so real-it delivered a level of authenticity that is sought after by many. They tell stories that the mainstream is still uncomfortable dealing with face to face. They have me convinced, as a 40-something cis white male, that it’s hard as hell being an adolescent or young adult in the United States of America right now. It’s my favorite ‘movement’ of the 2010’s by far, and it’s played a large role in me appreciating the 2010’s as a music decade far more, and far faster, than I’d ever expected. Great work on the video; thoroughly enjoyed!
Among my favorite rappers of all time are atlas and Samsa, both from Soundcloud and Samsa retired after a very short career of incredible lyricism.
Why is this video/this channel not more popular???? It’s so good
Thank you so much!
I graduated high school in 2010, so this is all cemented firmly in my early 20s party days. This is SUCH a comprehensive, well researched video, love love love.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
I love popular culture and it's fun to examine in all modern time periods, but there's something so cool about engaging with the media from my adolescence in this more subjective way. Especially when at the time it felt like the sentiment from older generations was that none of this was "real music". I like to watch video essays about Michael Jackson, the Beatles, the early days of MTV, etc. Stuff that is music history. But you say "Happy" and the "Frozen Soundtrack" I can instantly remember EVERYTHING about 2014. Macklemore winning best rap album? Yes! I remember that! I lived it! This decade is getting further away and now turning into "history". Great video! Fun for me to watch
It is pretty crazy thinking of how recent yet far away the 2010s really is. Before we know it we’ll be saying the same thing about the 2020s 😅 thanks for watching!
I'd watch a series where you do this with every decade. I LOVED this!!
I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
great video, i am glad you mentioned (even if its briefly) ellie on the early 10s, content creators tends to left her out of this conversation even too she had a great run, and cemented herself as one of the main voices of electropop music (til this day). plus her 'Halcyon Days', where my teenage years.. and still slaps!
Lights may be in the top 10 Pop songs OAT. Her music is really timeless. Thanks for watching!
Yeah she really made the most popular song of 2015, and no one talks about her
the suspension as an arianator was insane
Right?! When he passed 2016, I was like “Wait! Where’s Dangerous Woman???” Then 2018 “Wait a freaking millisecond! WHERE IS SWEETENER?!?!” Then he mentioned Thank U, Next, and I was like “Oh okay 🙃”
@ i’m going through a 2010s music analysis and ariana grande being mentioned twice is insane to me.
I was surprised tbh especially 2014-15 era
SAME
Seeing all of these memories from 2010 gives me a sense of happiness and melancholy because it was the last times of truly feeling young and innocent before life threw a curveball at me. When I see anything from the early 2010’s it almost feels like it was just yesterday but the reality is it’s been almost 15 years ago, which still gets to me. Life goes on though.
I sure remember when Beyonce dropped that album. I found out because my Tumblr feed went crazy LMAO. I checked out all the music videos it was so neat. I recently went back to that album. Drunk in love is still a vibe. Heaven was cathartic to listen to since I have a loved one passing away soon.
I love hearing about 2010s music! I find it so nostalgic because these songs raised me and I find it fascinating the background of how they got there! Great video!
2010s really had bangers back to back fr
It was such a great decade for Pop
for me pop music started to decline in quality around 2017, but got good again by 2020.
The pop & dance music was so good during this time. I used a lot of these in the dance studio. Lady GaGa’s Bad Romance is always a favorite!
2010s and the 80s really had dance music on lock 🕺
let us not forget that Lorde was also a solid Meteorologist
I feel like the chokehold of radio friendly club/dance pop had on music by the likes of Chainsmokers and Zedd was a bit understated
i’m so glad you included one direction , i feel like so many forget to mention them in 2010s conversations
In 2011-2014 i was able to save all my favorite songs at the time on spotify without a subscription or ads after every damn song. I could just log on my computer and click any song i wanted to listen to 😢 miss this so much
I was lucky to see Adele live in 2011. She played a small, standing-room venue in Philly and it was by far the best concert I’ve ever been to. (Ok maybe it’s tied with Beyoncé 😅)
That’s awesome! Probably last time she played a venue that size
As someone who'd rather listen to screaming monkeys than 99% of pop music released after 2014, I'd like to thank you for showing the amount of variety, influences, and transformations that go into the genre and making me realise that pop isn't as shallow as I thought it was before watching this video. Now I can hate it informatively :) (this isn't a backhanded compliment btw, this video is really great)
Haha I don't get it - music nowadays is so much more diverse ( more distinct styles being popular) and in my eyes better than back then. While the before 2014s music was the music of my youth and early adult life, I really envy gen z for the music they got. Besides nostalgia, I don't feel like music was any good back then.
@@NeurosenkavalierEmilSinclair It's funny that you say that because I'm literally a gen Z. Allow me to explain - I stopped listening to pop when I was around 12-13 (2016 ish) because all the music sounded exactly the same and just blended into this pile of what I can only describe as audible slush (like, the melting snow that's half-water and mixed with dirt) - it was all so slow, sad/boring, rarely used any actual instruments and when they did it was just sad piano music, the way everyone sang just seemed to drag and was really monotone, they used autotune in places where they could have easily just used their own voice, and the instrumentation sounded like elevator music. That's at least how I remember 2015-2016 and what my local trendy pop station chose to play, so I can't speak for the type of music that's playing now, but my experience left a bad taste in my mouth so I'm extremely turned off from pop. The reason I cut it off at 2014 is because I remember the music being more energetic and easy to dance/sing to before then. This isn't to say I automatically like anything before 2015, I don't even generally like pop to begin with, I just find it more tolerable when it's trying to be unabashedly fun (or at the very least attention grabbing) than when it's drab and serious. Slower and quieter sad songs just don't sound heartfelt to me when there's no instruments and the raw voice of the singer is masked by autotune.
This decade was when I was in high school/college. So many memories tied up in this music. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!
Surprised with the lack of Ariana in this especially during the streaming era 2014-15 mostly I remember vividly she was everywhere but AMAZING VIDEO NEW SUB
Update: just got to the 2019 part bravo 😂
41:43 So I was 15 and in HS in 2013. Trust me, everyone at my HS was singing ‘Let it Go’ and ‘Do You Wanna Build a Snowman.’ My friends were obsessed and I loved the movie, too! It’s crazy to think HS students were unbothered enough to openly show love for a kids movie but it was a great time to be alive! It wasn’t just the kids enjoying themselves haha
Yep! I was grade 12 and I remember having a pirated copy that we were all watching before exams. Popular for teens as well :P
i remember people were still obsessed w Let It Go in the summer of 2015.
The 2010s really had it all. There was diversity in music even though there were dominant themes, people had stronger attention spans and also appreciating music was a more common thing and music actually had impact. Nowadays everything is very...like fast fashion.
I think we’re starting to move in a good direction with artists like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. 2024 has been a great year for new music. Thanks for watching!
Im so glad to be alive when all of these unfolded. What a time
It was a great time for Pop!
even tho i'm from south america, we did feel the hard impact of the 2010s music. in Peru, we even had (still have, i think) a radio station where they played music (mostly pop) made in english lenguage, they played all of the songs that are featured here, i used to hear them all the time! thanks for this, it made me feel so nostalgic for my childhood
That’s awesome! It’s cool to hear how important this music is to people outside the states. Thanks for watching
Ngl im kinda stuck in the late 2000s to early and mid 2010s. But also 2010 was when i first started going to nightclubs. I miss those times.
I never thought I’d need a 90 minutes doc about music in the 2010s but here I am great explanation of the background that was happening when all this songs and trends came out and really enjoyed the nostalgic visit to my late teens/ early 20s. Now we gotta wait 5 years for the 2020s commentary 😭
Commenting this when you asked the very beginning of the video, Lady Gaga is far and above the most important artist of the 2010s architected the entire sound for the next two decades
Yea I was back and forth on including Born To Die as a notable release for the 2010s but The Fame/Fame Monster were soooo important. She really set everyone up before the 2010s even hit
@ facts. This was such an awesome video, nostalgic and thoughtful, most fun I’ve had on TH-cam in awhile!!
Bro. The way you produce and organize your content. Truly A+
Here’s MY personal list of the popular songs of each year:
- 2010 = “Firework” by Katy Perry
- 2011 = “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO (ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)
- 2012 = “Gangnam Style” by PSY
- 2013 = “Can't Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton)
- 2014 = “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
- 2015 = “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth
- 2016 = “Closer” by The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey)
- 2017 = “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
- 2018 = “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 (feat. Cardi B)
- 2019 = “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
I'm really impressed how you incorporated hip hop in this. Hip hop is so influential in so many genre's that you can't really leave it out of the pop music conversation. So many times what's happening in pop music..came from what was happening in hip hop a couple years earlier.
What a time to be alive; music in the 2010s were amazing
I can only assume this is the video you were working on. It's great!!! I loved it. Let's catch up soon friend.
Thanks Joe! Really glad you liked it and always happy to hear from you
Just finding your channel, I love these kinds of videos! Mic the Snare also does something similar but I love how you talk about the albums and I'd love to see you do something similar for different eras
Glad you enjoyed the video! I don’t have plans to do the other decades but I do have a similar video on my channel for 80’s New Wave. Thanks for watching
One-hit wonder, but for me one of the most defining pop albums of the early 2010’s was Diamond Rings’ Free Dimensional. Every song is a banger and captures that 2012 vibe *beautifully*
Oh for sure. Def had those 80s vibes too!
This is an INCREDIBLE video. I'm disgusted at the view count! This needs to have a million views!!
Tell ya friends 🫡 thanks for watching!
This video was so good! Absolutely appreciated this, I feel like this video avoided repeating what has already been said and provided a fresh take. The recession pop / political tension dark ages was such an interesting framing device- and while every essay talks about how bright and electric that early half was, the transition and structure to how we got to 2020 has yet to be done so clearly. This was a great blend of social commentary context and technical themes with genre theory. Can’t wait for this channel to blow up!
I'm surprised Pumped Up kicks didn't get a mention as notable... Really popular in 2012... and well... relevant.
Great song. Def a difficult song to talk about though given what it’s about
@@JukeboxHistory good point lol
That song instantly takes me back to high school. I didn’t even listen to them, it was just on everywhere you went.
I love your humor too. The red glasses made me laugh.
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I was born in 2001 so I grew up with during both eras and while I enjoy some of the laste 2010s music I really miss the optimism of the early 2010s It's like there was a level of optimism that existed when I was 14 that never has come back. I miss the upbeat music from back then even though my "core taste" were more formed about 2017 2018 when I was in high school.
I'm extremely picky with my music. I basically exclusively listen to 70s and 90s rock. I also adore Stevie Wonder
But like... When Bruno Mars went down the more funky route that shit hit. Some of the only recently released pop I can enjoy. The verses on the song Locked out of Heaven are just liquid gold to me.
I feel like it says a lot if even someone like me can enjoy his music!
Love funky Bruno. Def recommend Silk Sonic and Anderson Paak’s solo stuff if you haven’t checked it out yet
Can we talk about glee and its dissemination of music to the public especially during 2010-2012? Bc I feel like that shit was insane.
Glee def could have fit in here. Honestly could make a whole video on how it affected Pop in the 2010s
whenever he was talking about how things became popularized I for sure thought there was going to be a glee shoutout
@@bella2114 no for real. it was transcendent.
this is so nostalgic to me man, i started the 2010s as a pre-teen and finished the 2010s as an adult :")
one of the best video essays i've ever seen on youtube. extremely cohesive, flows logically, and covers some really interesting stuff
What an incredible and in depth summarization of a decade of music! This is a very well put together video!
This channel is such a hidden gem. I'm so impressed by the quality!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for doing an actual deep dive into the info instead of the more vapid approach you get from most other youtube channels. really enjoyed this and found it interesting
WOW... Listened to this while at work and I must say, what an incredibly well researched video.This was crazy informative and never dull or boring once. Gained a sub!!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the sub 🙏
That moment you realize Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar have a grand total of one solo studio album released since the end of 2017 and are still two of the biggest stars in the world.
Your comment made Kendrick surprise drop
super glad yt recommended me this. Great vid.
Randomly stumbled on your video and stayed for the whole hour and a half. Amazing work and thank you for shouting out my queen kali and to pimp a butterfly. Instantly subscribed.
Welcome aboard 🫡 thanks for watching!
Damn this video is so good. Subscribed
thank u for creating so much nostalgia for me w this video 🥺❤ the music in the 2010s beautifully shaped my adolescent years that i’ll never get back. this video did so much for me in so many ways 🥰
So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
played this in the background randomly while I was doing some college work, love thisss
hope you could do deep dives about shoegaze or dreampop in the future
It is very much in the realm of possibility. I’ve done some genre videos in the past and those are two I’ve thought about doing. Thanks for watching!
“Butt Folk” is the name I give to that era of very mainstream, radio friendly indie folk music. It’s like butt rock, but folk. The Lumineers is the Nickelback of folk, and Mumford and Sons is Creed.
Would that make Of Monsters and Men Seether?
I get goosebumps when I listen to music and damn, you playing the hardest drops of each song had me trembling like a chihuahua 🤣
I’m three minutes in and have already observed a well written script. Nice content man.
What a good video, the production quality is top tier.
Thank you!
I adore your attention to detail, sharp commentary and humor! Loved this vid. Thank you!!
Oh, I am sat, I am seated, I am sitting
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Thank you for putting in the section abt lil peep, xxx, and juice wrld. I was in middle school when they were at the height of their popularity and they had such a big impact on me and my generation. Truly all three of their stories must never be forgotten. Their music got me and my friends through our adolescence and now that I’m an adult i just hope that their legacies and the potential all three of them had as artists and as people can be remembered for what it was. Tragic events not forgotten or lost media.
This is great! I've missed your coverage of music lately. I'm glad you're back!
Thank you so much! Always glad to see you’ve enjoyed the video. Here’s to uploading more frequently after this 🫡
Thank you for mentioning futures DS2
Fantastic job covering so much! Love the cousin & sister shout outs! It was a fun decade to be in a house hearing all this on blast and all the car rides. I always learned a lot. ❤
It was a great decade! Glad you liked the video. Love you ❤️
Early 10s was like a continuation of 90s house/techno. One of my favorite mini-eras of all time. Hugely influenced my musical taste.
love videos like this so much. need one for the 90s and early 2000s
Great job on the video, idk if I agree with every big three from 2015 -2019 but the effort you put into making this video is extremely admirable, well done!! And of course Rest in Peace to Olive! 🙏🏾👏🏾❤
Thank you very much ❤️
Such a great video! :)
great video man, i was sat the entire video
I was sat and seated this entire video, I absolutely loved it. Im a new subscriber now. This kind of content is my FAVORITE.
So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
love the video, is really well done. loved the costume changes🤣 you really captured music of the teen years for many people
I'm not a fan of the music from that period. However, I like the quality of your videos. Very entertaining and well documented. I couldn't help but watch it in its entirety. Great job. Bravo.
Definitely appreciate you checking it out! Thanks for watching
An amazing video! You absolutely hit it out of the park and took me down memory lane. I loved the shout-outs to the hip-hop and indie moments.
soundcloud rap and odd future literally changed my brain chemistry
Dude this video was SO good! It made me emotional for some reason lmao
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
Rip all the SoundCloud rappers
I feel attacked lol