Bloggers Wrapped 2019

Bloggers Wrapped 2019 Its my favorite time of year for a variety of reasons. My birthday was a few weeks ago01 I turned 21 and went to The Muddy, MITs grad student run pub, twice on one day , its almost Christmas and its okay to listen to Christmas music again, and SPOTIFY RELEASES SPOTIFY WRAPPED!!! For those of you whove been following the blogs, you probably already know that I love Spotify a lot. I actually love tracking my own music data so much that Im too impatient02 but also too cheap to pay for the full version, lol to wait for Spotify to give me a glimpse once a year, so I use last.fm to track my music year round. But I love the info that Spotify gives because they talk about your trends and provide you with really specific, random things that are just cool to know. So of course, I begged Abby if I could make the blogger Spotify Wrapped compilation because theres nothing I love more than looking at peoples Spotify data. You can observe this below for yourself, but there was an interesting trend this year of people feeling like their Spotify Wrapped didnt represent them in some way. The data that Spotify provides is objective, which means that they are simply returning the artist that played the most songs from, and the genres that you listened to the most songs from. Im sure the data itself isnt wrong. But as Abby brought up last year, people seem to disagree with how the data represents them. I think it brings up an interesting discussion of how objectivity isnt always the Truth with a capital T. But anyways, lets get into the HARD DATA about the bloggers music habits! Blogger: me Most listened to bands03 yes i know its actually albums but most of the bloggers couldnt recognize the album by its cover but we could recognize the band from the winter: She Wants Revenge, Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys, The Wombats Most listened to bands from the spring: Arctic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant, Blitzen Trapper, Pearl Jam Most listened to bands from the summer: Pearl Jam, She Wants Revenge, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie Most listened to bands from the fall: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Taylor Swift, June Carter Favorite04 defined as most listened to artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  She Wants Revenge / 16 hours / Tear You Apart Top 5 artists: She Wants Revenge, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Arctic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant World Citizen05 defined as the number of countries you listened to artists from : 54 Top genres: Rock, Pop, Indie pop, Showtunes, Modern Bollywood Top 5 songs: Furr by Blitzen Trapper, Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, Tokyo Vampires Wolves by The Wombats, Head Like A Hole by Nine Inch Nails Top 100 songs playlist: its alright New artists listened to: 725 Best new artist: Blitzen Trapper Minutes listened in 2019: 35,264 Artist of the Decade:  Pearl Jam Comments from the blogger: despite my valiant efforts to listen to more music and change up my taste a bit, my top 100 songs playlist showed me that i listen to the same like 50 songs on repeat and honestly thats true. also i was a little miffed that my artist of the decade was my boyfriends favorite band because that felt too cringey, but honestly theyre really good so im over it. Blogger:  Cami Most listened to bands from the winter: Ariana Grande, lovelytheband Most listened to bands from the spring: Kanye West, BTS, scarypoolparty Most listened to bands from the summer: BTS, Willow Smith, Tyler, the Creator Most listened to bands from the fall: Brockhampton, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles, Rex Orange County Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  BTS / 45 hours / Boy with Luv ft. Halsey Top 5 artists: BTS, Ariana Grande, Tyler, the Creator, Joji, The 1975 World Citizen:  52 Top genres: Alternative rb, K-pop, pop rap, pop, emo rap Top 5 songs: Wait A Minute! by WILLOW, 7 rings by Ariana Grande, Out Loud by scarypoolparty, im so tired by Lauv ft. Troye Sivan, thank u, next by Ariana Grande Top 100 songs playlist: the range of moods on this playlist is very large New artists listened to:  643 Best new artist: lovelytheband Minutes listened in 2019: 33,405 Artist of the Decade:  Drake Comments from the blogger: lowkey kinda disappointed i didnt listen to more music this year?? last year i listened to 83,684 min of music. also very sad that my music is pop dominated when i felt like i listened to a lot of alt rb this yr but! thats just how it b. my bts bias is suga. talk to me about him. also, bts is probably at the top because i listened to them on repeat for every. single. flight, including los angeles to london and back. Comments from me: that is so many hours of BTS. i am impressed   Blogger:  Ankita Most listened to bands from the winter: Kenshi Yonezu, Des Rocs Most listened to bands from the spring: The Fratellis, Mother Mother, Arctic Monkeys Most listened to bands from the summer: The Fratellis, Arctic Monkeys, Abhi the Nomad Most listened to bands from the fall: The Fratellis, Arctic Monkeys, Abhi the Nomad Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  The Fratellis / 20 hours / Whistle For The Choir Top 5 artists: The Fratellis, Arctic Monkeys, Mother Mother, Abhi the Nomad, Cage the Elephant World Citizen: 56 Top genres: Rock, Modern rock, Indie-pop, pop, pop-rap Top 5 songs:  Whistle For The Choic by The Fratellis, Little Apple By Chopstick Brothers, Sex n Drugs by Abhi The Nomad, Infinitesimal by Mother Mother, 3s by Nodaway Top 100 songs playlists: as somebody who would know, ankitas music taste has improved exponentially over the years New artists listened to:  1207 Best new artist:  The Fratellis Minutes listened in 2019: 33,225 Artist of the Decade:  Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Comments from the blogger:  damn so i love The Fratellis, what else is newalso the songs i discovered/listened to while I was in Taiwan this summer really defined the rest of my year, which is interesting Comments from me:  to bring up the point i made at the top of this post, isnt it whack how ankita listening to the hamilton soundtrack nonstop (literally fucking nonstop) in 2016 defines the rest of her decade??? objectivity is not truth people Blogger:  Sabrina Most listened to bands from the winter: Ariana Grande Most listened to bands from the spring: Carly Rae Jepsen, Billie Eilish Most listened to bands from the summer: Carly Rae Jepsen, Hozier, Billie Eilish Most listened to bands from the fall: Carly Rae Jepsen, Lana Del Rey Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Carly Rae Jepsen / 64 hours / Warm Blood Top 5 artists: Carly Rae Jepsen, Billie Eilish, Hozier, Ariana Grande, The 1975 World Citizen:  51 Top genres: Pop, Indie Pop, Alternative RB, Rock, Rap Top 5 songs: wish you were gay by Billie Eilish, bad guy by Billie Eilish, Warm Blood by Carly Rae Jepsen, needy by Ariana Grande, Movement by Hozier Top 100 songs playlists: here, have all the gen z bops New artists listened to:  501   Best new artist: Labrinth Minutes listened in 2019: 81,020 Artist of the Decade: Frank Ocean Comments from the blogger: showing this to myself whenever i have doubts about whether i technically make the millenial cutoff (i clearly do not). a little sad that i have moved almost exclusively into the Pop Zone with regards to genre (because I do still like other genres, Alt RB especially!), but i guess its a welcome change from last years Sad Alt Music for 137,568 minutes. Comments from me: if i ever need to know what the people of my generation are listening to nowadays i think i shall consult sabrina Blogger:  Petey Most listened to bands from the winter: Architects, Sigur Ros, Luniz, Between the Buried and Me Most listened to bands from the spring: The Receiving Ends of Sirens, Architects Most listened to bands from the summer: Architects, Dispose, Bring Me The Horizon, Podcast Most listened to bands from the fall: Devil Wears Prada Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Architects / 30 hours / Mortal After All Top 5 artists:  Architects, Devil Wears Prada, Between the Buried and Me, Sigur Ros, I See Stars World Citizen:  23 Top genres:  Metalcore, Rock, Hiphop, Pop, Progressive Metal Top 5 songs:  RIGGED by The Plot In You, Moongod by The Devil Wears Prada, Mortal After All by Architects, I Got 5 On It by Luniz Michael Marshall, FEEL NOTHING by The Plot In You Top 100 songs playlists: behold the worlds emoest teen, chris petey peterson New artists listened to: N/A Best new artist: N/A Minutes listened in 2019: 36,577 Artist of the Decade:  Between the Buried and Me Comments from the blogger:  an old MITAdmissions proverb says: to understand the mindset of an angsty teen, you must become an angsty teen. Comments from me:  how did petey manage to not listen to a singular new artist the ENTIRE year??? i am honestly baffled Blogger:  Abby Most listened to bands from the winter:  Cage the Elephant, The Clash (twice?), David Bowie   Most listened to bands from the spring:  Wavves (??????), Tom Petty (twice), White Reaper Most listened to bands from the summer:  The 1975 (lmao), Cage the Elephant (again), Led Zeppelin, Pixies Most listened to bands from the fall:  N/A Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Cage the Elephant / 5 hours / Back Stabbin Betty Top 5 artists:  Cage the Elephant, Toadies, The 1975, Guided by Voices, White Reaper World Citizen:  24 Top genres:  rock, noise pop, post-grunge, pop rap, indie punk Top 5 songs:  No 13 Baby (Pixies), Tyler (Toadies), Straight to Hell (The Clash), Laid (James), New York City Cops (The Strokes) Top 100 songs playlists: i concur with abbys taste in music New artists listened to:  252 Best new artist:  White Reaper Minutes listened in 2019:  10,174 Artist of the Decade:  The 1975 Comments from the blogger:  I have many comments: Over the past couple of years, my music consumption has decreased, which explains why my decade results are heavily skewed toward the music I listened to (ad infinitum) in 2017. 2017 was also the year that my sister freeloaded off my account, so thats why SZA and Mac Demarco are over-represented. I am deeply confused at the frequent occurrence of the 1975; I feel like I have listened to them sparingly? Weirdly enough my past three years top songs have been three different Pixies songs off the same album and yet the 1975 is somehow my artist of the decade/ Make it make sense. Cage the Elephant is number one because I had to listen to their new album over and over to learn the songs for a concert I went to. Its not even my favorite album. Led Zeppelin is over-represented because of a 4-5 hour road trip I took over the summer alone, appropriate cruising down the 101 music. If that makes me a boomer then so be it. Also, I cant name a sing le Wavves song. I think that popped up because Twitter drama about him being a landlord prompted me to see what the music is like. I dont remember. Overall, this wrapped is a good summary of what I listen to on repeat to induce a calming, meditative mental state. It just so happens that the music that does that for me is whiney male vocalists backed by loud electric guitars. Comments from me:  abby just made me realize that whiney male vocalists backed by loud electric guitars also do it for me musically Blogger: Alex Most listened to bands from the winter:  Hozier, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy Most listened to bands from the spring:  Carly Rae Jepsen, Hozier, The xx Most listened to bands from the summer:  Car Seat Headrest (twice), The Mountain Goats, an NPR podcast i listened to for six minutes Most listened to bands from the fall:  Car Seat Headrest (twice), The Mountain Goats, PUP Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Hozier / 60 hours / Almost (Sweet Music) Top 5 artists:  Hozier, Carly Rae Jepsen, Car Seat Headrest, The xx, Fall Out Boy World Citizen:  33 Top genres:  Modern Rock, Pop, Rock, Indie Rock, Motown Top 5 songs:  The Sky Is A Neighborhood (Foo Fighters), Sedona (Houndmouth), Shrike (Hozier)06 why is this not alexs most listened to song by hozier??? i am confusion , You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon), Almost (Sweet Music) (Hozier) Top 100 songs playlists: good shit good shit New artists listened to:  452 Best new artist:  PUP Minutes listened in 2019:  45,075 Artist of the Decade:  Hozier Comments from the blogger:  My top songs are an intriguing mix of rowing practice music (Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, classic rock, Foo Fighters when I can sneak it into the queue) and music that I actually listen to. I expected Frank Ocean to be in my top 5 artists but he didnt even make my Top Songs playlist..home of phobia.I also feel like this was extremely winter-skewed, probably due to the sheer amount of time (especially IAP) I spent playing music at rowing practice and time in Stud 5th listening to music and studying for the 18.03 ASE. Check out my last.fm for more of what ive been listening to in the summer/fall. Also my team switched to more EDM stuff and also more RB in the fall but they havent been using my Spotify account as much anymore, so that mostly didnt make it in. Comments from me:  also check out my last.fm :,) fun fact, alex and i have super music compatibility according to last.fm Blogger: DJ Most listened to bands from the winter:  Kelela, Lizzo, more Kelela, Oprahs Super Soul Conversations Most listened to bands from the spring:  Carly Rae Jepsen, Solange, Blood Orange, more Solange Most listened to bands from the summer:  Meg thee Stallion, Ari Lennox, Blood Orange, more Ari Lennox Most listened to bands from the fall:  Teyana Taylor, Solange, Frankie Cosmos, Blood Orange Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Blood Orange / 51 hours / Hope Top 5 artists:  Blood Orange, Solange, Kelela, Meg Thee Stallion, Noname World Citizen:  59 Top genres:  Pop rap, Alternative RB, Indie Rock, Pop, Chillhop Top 5 songs:  LMK_WHATS REALLY GOOD REMIX (Kelela), BMO (Ari Lennox), Hungry Hippo (Tierra Whack), Act Up (City Girls), Best You Ever Had (Meg Thee Stallion) Top 100 songs playlists: the intersection of mine and djs music taste is approximately 0 but this is a bopping playlist New artists listened to:  612 Best new artist:  Meg Thee Stallion Minutes listened in 2019:  81,351 Artist of the Decade:  Frankie Cosmos Comments from the blogger:  1) 2019 truly was the year of the Hot Girl Summer 2) A significant portion of the music I listen to is not work appropriate :) Comments from me:  i think DJ wins the prize for most minutes listened this year Blogger:  Kidist Most listened to bands from the winter:  Billie Eilish, J Cole Most listened to bands from the spring:  Beyonce Most listened to bands from the summer:  Meg Thee Stallion Most listened to bands from the fall:  Melanie Martinez, Marina Favorite artist / Hours listened to them / Top song by them:  Rihanna / 22 hours / Needed Me Top 5 artists:  Rihanna, Billie Eilish, aimless, Megan Thee Stallion, Nao World Citizen:  46 Top genres:  lo-fi beats, pop, indie rb, deep pop rb, pop rap Top 5 songs:  Act Up, Going Bad, Before I Let Go, No Guidance, Simon Says Top 100 songs playlists:  N/A New artists listened to:  531 Best new artist:  aimless Minutes listened in 2019:  32,272 Artist of the Decade:  The Weeknd Comments from the blogger:  N/A Comments from me:  i honestly did not know that lo-fi beats were actually their own genre, i thought it was just a meme. also kidist and dj look like they would be music buddies What does your Spotify wrapped look like? Let us know in the comments! And enjoy listening to all the BOPS in this post ;) Post Tagged ##i love spotify ##that was already a tag i didn't even have to make one up for it I turned 21 and went to The Muddy, MIT's grad student run pub, twice on one day back to text ? but also too cheap to pay for the full version, lol back to text ? yes i know it's actually albums but most of the bloggers couldn't recognize the album by its cover but we could recognize the band back to text ? defined as most listened to back to text ? defined as the number of countries you listened to artists from back to text ? why is this not alex's most listened to song by hozier??? i am confusion back to text ?