Just Listened To The New Spotify Top 10…What is Happening?!

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  • @ShakespearsCyst
    @ShakespearsCyst 3 місяці тому +6351

    This is like watching your dad as he listens to music you like and being like, "Please, please please tell me you love itttttt."

    • @plantcraftie4141
      @plantcraftie4141 3 місяці тому +83

      Yes hahaha. I mostly have the same favourite songs as him except I like Taylor Swift 😅

    • @carnivalimusic
      @carnivalimusic 3 місяці тому +141

      Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe! Is a great song!!!

    • @uktruecrime
      @uktruecrime 3 місяці тому +11

      no its not. Its like ilstening to a really rich bloke milk the system, like he needs 7,714 comments per video.

    • @hanadinanou2975
      @hanadinanou2975 3 місяці тому +3

      ​@@carnivalimusicIS awaful sons

    • @aro2103
      @aro2103 3 місяці тому +11

      He liked Sabrina Carpenter, and didn't care for birds of a feather or the Chappel Roan one, so he knows good music???????????
      Hope his validation makes you feel better ❤

  • @evanjmph
    @evanjmph 3 місяці тому +2110

    That Chapell Roan track gave me Marina and the Diamonds vibe... whoa what a time travel

    • @brendonslife4584
      @brendonslife4584 3 місяці тому +81

      bad idea right? by olivia weirdly gave me marina vibes too. she has such cool vocals!!!

    • @brendonslife4584
      @brendonslife4584 3 місяці тому +8

      bad idea right? by olivia weirdly gave me marina vibes too. she has such cool vocals!!!

    • @groovecanon
      @groovecanon 3 місяці тому +93

      You’ll hear a lot of Stevie and Kate Bush too. And Cranberries. This girl can do vocal flips like no one’s business. Love shows are incredible. Seeing her again in Oct. She’s a powerhouse. Excited to see her in SNL in November

    • @ktcaZ-fs-bv7gv
      @ktcaZ-fs-bv7gv 3 місяці тому +6

      Don't you mean 80's Generation Music, with cheesy kitsch generic singing and super overproduction ?

    • @ktcaZ-fs-bv7gv
      @ktcaZ-fs-bv7gv 3 місяці тому +1

      And styled like Our Cultures/Growing Up like we and Our Parents are Dress Up ?

  • @downstageright3298
    @downstageright3298 2 місяці тому +733

    I clicked on this thinking it was just gonna be an older guy tear apart modern pop music, but I am pleasantly surprised. I love that he gave every song a chance and appreciated the great things about them. Respect.

    • @user-mf9gs
      @user-mf9gs 2 місяці тому +39

      This has never happened before though, he’s usually always ripping apart modern music

    • @horizonkyun7203
      @horizonkyun7203 2 місяці тому +8

      unless it’s hip hop lmao

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 Місяць тому +7

      He is from the old school, used to the good music of 60', 70's, 80's, etc...
      And he has a good knowledge of music, then judges from this references, above the oh it is my style or not. As far i know.
      When i have seen the title, i had some fear about another drop in quality. 😀

    • @aymondray9794
      @aymondray9794 Місяць тому +7

      @@horizonkyun7203 Lol. Today's hip hop is garbage.

    • @gustavodelamora3676
      @gustavodelamora3676 24 дні тому

      That's not true. He gives all songs a chance and likes quite a bit of new music​@@user-mf9gs

  • @chrissennfelder7249
    @chrissennfelder7249 3 місяці тому +1395

    Sabrina Carpenter really just makes good pop music. Very pleasant to listen to, lots of cool little production bits, catchy melodies, good singing.

    • @SoulShines4Music
      @SoulShines4Music 3 місяці тому +80

      Sabrina Carpenter is having a very good year. She's a talented performer in her own right but the winning sauce on her latest album Short n' Sweet is the production team. It's as slick as the Exxon Valdez.
      There's four producers listed on the album credits. The biggest name, Jack Antonoff, is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards including the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Grammy for Producer of the Year. He's also done a bit of work with Taylor Swift. Heavy sarcasm on the "a bit" part. The second heavyweight is producer, songwriter Ian Kirkpatrick whose writing catalogue includes songs which have amassed over a *billion* streams on Spotify.
      Sabrina and her management team weren't messing around with her sixth album. They wanted a mega hit record and paid handsomely to work with the absolute best to achieve that goal. Spoiler alert... it worked.
      Short n' Sweet is currently the second-longest running number one album of the year on the Billboard 200, only behind Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department.
      Sabrina got what she paid for and then some. Bravo. 👏

    • @shmeckelpeckel4483
      @shmeckelpeckel4483 3 місяці тому +40

      It’s just formulaic shlock lol, nothing new or original about it. As far as I’m concerned it’s complete garbage.

    • @solitairesimp1239
      @solitairesimp1239 3 місяці тому +125

      @@shmeckelpeckel4483 ooooooh so edgy, so special

    • @shmeckelpeckel4483
      @shmeckelpeckel4483 3 місяці тому +36

      @@solitairesimp1239 How is that edgy? Serious question. Just because I don’t like crappy music that’s made for advertisements and profits rather than actual passion and creativity, I’m considered edgy?

    • @solitairesimp1239
      @solitairesimp1239 3 місяці тому +84

      @@shmeckelpeckel4483 so all because music isn't to your taste, that instantaneously makes it just for advertisements and profits with no passion or creativity? Makes a whole lotta sense dude

  • @sakariheikkila
    @sakariheikkila 3 місяці тому +2234

    So happy that the top 10 songs are not just four chord loops anymore, and the guitar is back!

    • @VincentJenks
      @VincentJenks 3 місяці тому +133

      Rock revival on the way? Please, let it be true. 🤞

    • @sakariheikkila
      @sakariheikkila 3 місяці тому +14

      Yes please!

    • @seniaderene667
      @seniaderene667 3 місяці тому +53

      yes music's chord progression is back

    • @brendonslife4584
      @brendonslife4584 3 місяці тому +94

      @@VincentJenks rock has BEEN in. especially with olivia rodrigo's rock pop!! (even sabrina carpenter has this beachy rock influence on some of her tracks)

    • @EvangelosHill
      @EvangelosHill 3 місяці тому +41

      Yes, guitar is being is used again for the first time since the great guitar massacre of 2005.

  • @kerc
    @kerc 3 місяці тому +3178

    Rick, whoever is doing the lighting and color grading on your videos is killing it. Looks great.

    • @mikemeengs5720
      @mikemeengs5720 3 місяці тому +21

      Agreed

    • @jwprimetime9795
      @jwprimetime9795 3 місяці тому +26

      Didn’t notice till now but wow right!?

    • @rainerbuechse6923
      @rainerbuechse6923 3 місяці тому +10

      Yes, very beautiful

    • @ThomasBishop-d8l
      @ThomasBishop-d8l 3 місяці тому +10

      I'm a boom op and all post production editor, and I fully agree. Lit awesome and graded awesome!

    • @bryanmcguire3747
      @bryanmcguire3747 3 місяці тому +5

      I said this thig a while back on another video. There was a noticeable shift in his production value lately.

  • @kirill429
    @kirill429 3 місяці тому +4478

    when rick doesnt listen to the end of good luck babe and doesn’t hear the tape slowdown in the mastering

    • @jasonmedeiros9163
      @jasonmedeiros9163 3 місяці тому +514

      I've listened to that song about 100 times just to hear the ending. I'm pretty sure she recorded her vocal to each time change at the end. I love it and I'm not normally a fan of pop.

    • @nintendonut100
      @nintendonut100 3 місяці тому +241

      It's probably the best moment in a pop song this year

    • @stephenw2992
      @stephenw2992 3 місяці тому +46

      Its been done before so often its not noteworthy like every part of modern pop music.

    • @nintendonut100
      @nintendonut100 3 місяці тому

      @@stephenw2992 this is pop music we're talking about, not experimental or avant-garde, everything in pop has been done before. It's great because it's fun and makes the song more interesting

    • @WBMMin-f3b
      @WBMMin-f3b 3 місяці тому

      ​@@stephenw2992 go and name some examples where it's done. You're just saying anything

  • @HiSummerWasHere
    @HiSummerWasHere 3 місяці тому +428

    Love that Rick is loving Sabrina, Chappell and Billie

    • @jasonmanus9413
      @jasonmanus9413 2 місяці тому +19

      They’re really the only ones making good and slightly interesting music!

    • @jasonmanus9413
      @jasonmanus9413 2 місяці тому +11

      That are one the charts at least…

  • @bowie4ever824
    @bowie4ever824 3 місяці тому +2402

    I really like Chappell Roan. She has a great voice and a real band backing her up on the album.

    • @Wilterweight
      @Wilterweight 3 місяці тому +196

      She is FANTASTIC and if any of you fellow oldheads on here disagree, I highly encourage you to watch her entire Bonnaroo set. Her band rocks too.

    • @magicdragon9621
      @magicdragon9621 3 місяці тому +94

      @@Wilterweight Yeah I'm not even a pop fan really, mainly listen to rock, but she's an undeniable talent and performer imo.

    • @quarterswede
      @quarterswede 3 місяці тому +35

      Agreed, great voice. Little overstressed at times live but it's a pure sound. She'll get better as she gets more coaching.

    • @accidrainn
      @accidrainn 3 місяці тому +12

      Sabrinas drummer is an absolute beast! Listen to the end of Nonsense live !

    • @harryfuzz9114
      @harryfuzz9114 3 місяці тому +21

      Sounds just like everyone else these days... It's all about the marketing.

  • @mrtristero
    @mrtristero 3 місяці тому +2213

    My wife noticed that Good Luck, Babe is NOT quantized and drifts in tempo in a few places, i hadn’t noticed it but nice to know it was (probably)played live,

    • @TomMarvan
      @TomMarvan 3 місяці тому +214

      It’s my fav in this top 10.

    • @Viper-dz2kw
      @Viper-dz2kw 3 місяці тому +312

      Somebody on Reddit pointed out that it’s exactly on the click for like the first minute, so it’s likely the bpm of the entire song was automated to drift like that, which is cool, and kinda unheard of outside of prog or metal.

    • @MartynCharsley
      @MartynCharsley 3 місяці тому +33

      I love that drift.

    • @SelfEsteemSalon
      @SelfEsteemSalon 3 місяці тому +170

      also my girl is not on auto tune in any significant way at all

    • @JoBloxJ27
      @JoBloxJ27 3 місяці тому +96

      It kind of plays on the whole ‘you have to stop the world just to stop the feeling’. Like the record is the feeling.

  • @seanbardwell9370
    @seanbardwell9370 3 місяці тому +4609

    I work in a kitchen at a restaurant where the music is piped in and we have no choice or options about what we hear - that Benson Boone song has been the very bane of my existence since February, if I'm being honest. Loved Rick's reaction!

    • @ApothecaryTerry
      @ApothecaryTerry 3 місяці тому +161

      I didn't quit being a chef entirely because of that...but it was a factor 😂 In my case, it happened to be when Justin Bieber released "Baby" and we could change the station but the head chef got stabby if we did.

    • @BubbleFortress
      @BubbleFortress 3 місяці тому +78

      Bro every time my Mom hears that song on Instagram reels she practically screams "Gah I hate this song!" lol. 100% agree with her 😂

    • @MrTw2009
      @MrTw2009 3 місяці тому +17

      Dude, I am with you on that 1000%.

    • @darylloth3237
      @darylloth3237 3 місяці тому +31

      So glad to hear I'm not alone. I turn the volume off everytime it is used on a video and then immediately listen to a different song so it doesn't become an ear worm. Can he sing? Of course. It's just been played to death.

    • @valeskacanas9187
      @valeskacanas9187 3 місяці тому +20

      Same for me but for me it was Harry Styles I actually stopped working in food industry because a few years bsck music industry was pushing his music 24/7.
      I used to pretend to go to tiolet wait out his songs then head bsck to work lol 😆

  • @sophianarida
    @sophianarida 3 місяці тому +686

    Such a good top 10. After years of not really listening to radio, it feels so good to actually turn it on and enjoy it again. It feels like music has spirit again. Curious to see how music unfolds into the next couple of years.
    And those Sabrina songs have great energy. Creativity abound!

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +16

      I love the “please “ song!..

    • @totot99
      @totot99 2 місяці тому +10

      You should listen to Sabrina's cover of Good Luck Babe. She's so good!

    • @oomshaka6683
      @oomshaka6683 2 місяці тому +12

      when mitski was recently in the top 10 it was a pretty good time to listen to the radio, but then again most people dont because you can just Bluetooth spotify or apple music

    • @dannyherr6628
      @dannyherr6628 2 місяці тому +15

      Sabrina and Chappel are making pop good again imho

    • @Felixsleftbigtoenail
      @Felixsleftbigtoenail 2 місяці тому +5

      Recession pop

  • @bradkratz3355
    @bradkratz3355 3 місяці тому +959

    Im all for 80's synth pop coming back!

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +13

      SAME..

    • @BR-ms6te
      @BR-ms6te 3 місяці тому +71

      80s synthpop revival has been back for the past 10 years… it’s really played out at this point

    • @nunchuck_norris
      @nunchuck_norris 3 місяці тому

      You might wanna check out Lazer Club's latest modern 80s synth pop album Criminal Nights. You can find it here on UA-cam.

    • @yo_seb5195
      @yo_seb5195 3 місяці тому +11

      Me too just not under these artists lol.

    • @sunset-life
      @sunset-life 3 місяці тому +26

      Nah that's going on for many years now.

  • @orangeiceice12
    @orangeiceice12 3 місяці тому +692

    Rick was loving that Please Please Please. Lyrics were hittin'.

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +50

      I know RIGHT? The look on his face when the chorus started lol he was impressed..

  • @teddennison344
    @teddennison344 3 місяці тому +2781

    Love how whenever Rick makes one of these videos, the title in my suggestions implies he's going to be ripping on everything, but in the video itself his says almost nothing but positive things.

    • @johnnyjensen8805
      @johnnyjensen8805 3 місяці тому +133

      He want likes

    • @nedhill1242
      @nedhill1242 3 місяці тому +184

      Because he's assessing things as a producer not pleasure. Almost all of his comments are in regards to the production or a specific aspect, not the song as a whole. But most adults over 35 or 40 think it's all garbage. Because it is. And it all basically sounds alike.

    • @49zeph
      @49zeph 3 місяці тому +311

      @@nedhill1242I really hope when im your age I won’t fall into this mindset, happens every generation though and i assume I’ll be no different. There are great songs in here

    • @barryrahn5957
      @barryrahn5957 3 місяці тому +2

      I've noticed. Nothing like a good old-fashioned slagging!

    • @AndrewHelbig
      @AndrewHelbig 3 місяці тому +92

      Yeah I'm getting a bit annoyed at the incongruity between the thumbnails and the content

  • @amyroche5376
    @amyroche5376 3 місяці тому +174

    Would’ve loved to see you react to the Chappel Roan bridge. She really shows off her vocal abilities and her artistry.

  • @dajzabeats9983
    @dajzabeats9983 3 місяці тому +981

    the interesting thing about Please Please Please by Sabrina is the key change is actually on the second verse not the bridge and then goes back to the original key on the chorus and doesnt have a bridge but an outro that sounds like a bridge and no chorus after that. genuinely a great song

    • @elchanclascocina
      @elchanclascocina 3 місяці тому +16

      The intro is one of those songs that are old and has been "modified", it is an 80s song, but don't know the name.

    • @a8pb21
      @a8pb21 3 місяці тому +9

      ​@@elchanclascocina probably from ABBA...

    • @YosefRosenfield
      @YosefRosenfield 3 місяці тому +66

      ​@@a8pb21Sabrina's a big ABBA fan, so very possibly.

    • @jinjaskillz2222
      @jinjaskillz2222 3 місяці тому +6

      @@elchanclascocina well the guitar part in the chorus and intro sounds very much like another brick in the wall

    • @vonosiss
      @vonosiss 3 місяці тому +6

      Taste gives major Jessie's Girl vibes too haha

  • @admiraljosh
    @admiraljosh 3 місяці тому +582

    "Good luck babe" also has a key change, although its brief and very much played for an almost psychedelic effect.

    • @cuckoo
      @cuckoo 3 місяці тому +71

      And that bridge! I was specting that Rick was going to give his opinion about it but no, he cut it before

    • @pm42100
      @pm42100 2 місяці тому +2

      Eh, I’d call it more of a modulation than a full key change

    • @nitzeart
      @nitzeart 2 місяці тому +6

      @@pm42100um, modulation is the fancy way of saying key change… It’s the same

    • @pm42100
      @pm42100 2 місяці тому +7

      @@nitzeart It's not the same. It's hard to establish hard and fast rules that will determine if a musical idea is definitively one or the other but the words mean fundamentally different things. A key change establishes an entirely new tonal center for the piece, while a modulation is a just harmonic shift. Generally (though not 100% of the time) a key change is permanent and a modulation is temporary. And generally, a key change would be notated musically by changing the actual key signature while a modulation would be notated with accidentals. Although the notation itself is obviously arbitrary to some degree. Like I said, different meanings but with a lot of gray area and overlap.

    • @nitzeart
      @nitzeart Місяць тому +1

      @@pm42100 "with a lot of grey area and overlap" So you agree, then? It's the same 😅

  • @finbarshields
    @finbarshields 3 місяці тому +1081

    Give that Chappell Roan song a proper listen through, it's the best pop anthem we've had in ages IMHO and has some really interesting, unexpected sections and blindingly good vocals.

    • @goldeneagle8740
      @goldeneagle8740 3 місяці тому +114

      Yeah it just sounds good first 25-30 seconds, but when you listen all the way through you realize how good it is. Convinced me to actually try adding some newer music to my playlist, hopefully the whole “it has to be rap/sound like a machine to be cool and popular” era is over

    • @prosperenfantinylosgeograf2721
      @prosperenfantinylosgeograf2721 3 місяці тому +16

      and also the rest of the album, ngl good luck babe is one of my least fav songs by her

    • @RandR55
      @RandR55 3 місяці тому +41

      Love the influences (Kate Bush, Tori Amos) and the 80's quality to the melody and prod... agreed, is an awesome song

    • @mariliasuckert.
      @mariliasuckert. 3 місяці тому +3

      up

    • @Chibiknux
      @Chibiknux 3 місяці тому +22

      My favorite part is how it ends decending semitones like reducing the speed on a vynil, but actually done by the arrangements since the drums don't change in pitch

  • @cpa54
    @cpa54 3 місяці тому +26

    I've become a big fan of Chappell Roan over the last few weeks. I don't know what's the obsession of returning the '80s synth sound in pop music, but I like the way it's utilized on "Good Luck, Babe" and her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. I typically don't listen to much pop music these days, but "Good Luck, Babe" is one of the better pop songs I've heard in a long time. I'm looking forward to Chappell's next releases.

  • @rex8958
    @rex8958 3 місяці тому +1462

    “Tom informed me that there’s an actual key change” Rick sounded like an FBI agent finding some new evidence in a cold case haha

    • @Sssatyzo
      @Sssatyzo Місяць тому +3

      lol that is so funny

  • @sasukesarutobi3862
    @sasukesarutobi3862 3 місяці тому +5655

    The Benson Boone reaction caught me so off-guard, I choked on a drink that I hadn't even drunk.

    • @SilkSonic-c9z
      @SilkSonic-c9z 3 місяці тому +153

      Wanna be country music
      At least he could have sung in southern accent to make it more likeable like post malone

    • @juchuva
      @juchuva 3 місяці тому +44

      top!!

    • @Little_Runaway_1989
      @Little_Runaway_1989 3 місяці тому +7

      Real

    • @Spractral
      @Spractral 3 місяці тому +16

      That doesn't make sense. You're just trying to be cute I guess; good luck with that.

    • @paulstejskal
      @paulstejskal 3 місяці тому +49

      😂😂😂. Honestly it’s popular because of TikTok. The chorus is in a lot of videos.

  • @timescher5513
    @timescher5513 3 місяці тому +266

    So much 70s and 80s vibe in this batch. That's why Rick likes it

    • @thelion27
      @thelion27 2 місяці тому +1

      Absolutely no 70s.

    • @rap3208
      @rap3208 2 місяці тому +3

      You can't really pigeonhole 70s music, it ran the gamut from ska, regga, rock and roll, rock, hard rock, prog rock, krautrock, electronicmusic, heavy metal, jazz, r&b, motown, soul, funk, punk, disco, folk songs, singer/songwriter, rap, etc,.
      Hell most genres were invented in that era.

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 Місяць тому

      @@thelion27
      like he said, the song with lady gaga and bruno mars, has a typical 70's tone, but not the famous disco, punk, hard rock, etc...
      This is the kind of guitar playing that you could hear in this era with mellow songs, even the chorus fits with some songs of this era.
      If you go back in the 70's with your dolorean and make listening this song to peoples of this time the only surprise will be : "who are lady gaga and bruno mars?"
      And bruno mars is a fan of this era....

    • @mgp1203
      @mgp1203 28 днів тому

      @@thelion27 except some of them are literally sampled from that decade...

  • @mickschnabel
    @mickschnabel 3 місяці тому +153

    Not sorry to say that my wife and I listened to the Sabrina Carpenter album I got for her this past weekend, and I really enjoyed it! The album sequencing was done very well, and she is very tongue in cheek/comical with a lot of her lyrics.

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +6

      Yah I heard her song “nonsense” was good!

    • @rydbthatsme
      @rydbthatsme 3 місяці тому +8

      She’s definitely a great contender for AOTY

    • @danielelder6361
      @danielelder6361 2 місяці тому

      @@lessismore8533 that song is ok a bit corny in my opinion the new stuff is much better

    • @syra1541
      @syra1541 11 днів тому

      ​@@danielelder6361 definitely agree, she had a lot of fun stuff, but really hit her stride with this album

  • @garykercheck9291
    @garykercheck9291 3 місяці тому +123

    Let’s be clear…there are some great artists in this countdown (Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Gaga) but the Chappell Roan song is an absolute banger and head and shoulders above the rest.

  • @norwegiansoftkitten
    @norwegiansoftkitten 3 місяці тому +871

    Our guitarist Glenn is a college English professor, and he constantly stresses with his students to use strong, reputable sources when researching their papers. On Friday a student asked Glenn if he could use some Rick Beato videos for his upcoming paper, to which Glenn replied, "Of course!"

    • @douglasholdenjr.45
      @douglasholdenjr.45 3 місяці тому +15

      @@norwegiansoftkitten WOW!!!! An intelligent college professor who actually uses their brain? Refreshing!!!! 😝😝🤣🤣🤣

    • @stripeytawney822
      @stripeytawney822 3 місяці тому +19

      ​@@douglasholdenjr.45 someone has not attended college.
      Random string of emojis

    • @SquishyRed1
      @SquishyRed1 3 місяці тому

      Gross

    • @ncdozer3103
      @ncdozer3103 3 місяці тому

      @@stripeytawney822I’ve attended a big college, the amount of stupid professors is astounding. They could not care less about their teaching, just getting funding for their research, but that may just be stem professors

    • @tzt1182
      @tzt1182 3 місяці тому +1

      @@SquishyRed1 ???

  • @andyroid5028
    @andyroid5028 3 місяці тому +2430

    What a beautiful Gibson SG.

    • @davidcann8788
      @davidcann8788 3 місяці тому +45

      I was just thinking that!

    • @bobbycollins6783
      @bobbycollins6783 3 місяці тому +35

      Yea that is a very cool looking guitar. Love to here it cranked up to 11.

    • @anthonycotton238
      @anthonycotton238 3 місяці тому +16

      Yeah awesome looking guitar

    • @ChicoCabra
      @ChicoCabra 3 місяці тому +11

      Does anyone know the exact model?

    • @KasperK-su9oz
      @KasperK-su9oz 3 місяці тому +13

      @@bobbycollins6783 It can't be played, never.

  • @tasosmob
    @tasosmob Місяць тому +16

    Die with a smile, deserves a "what makes this song great" episode.
    It's probably the best written pop song of recent years.

  • @andreaangirello2445
    @andreaangirello2445 3 місяці тому +560

    “Die with a smile” absolutely deserves to be in first place, I’ve seen many talking about it on youtube but I would love to see a video where you analyze the full song

    • @HabaneroTi
      @HabaneroTi 3 місяці тому +6

      Sounds like the title track to an as yet unmade Bond film--the self-deprecating kind.

    • @austinpowers6260
      @austinpowers6260 3 місяці тому +4

      I thought Die with a smile was something from the new Joker movie soundtrack when I heard it.

    • @TomCee53
      @TomCee53 3 місяці тому

      @@austinpowers6260 That would probably work. 😊

    • @emperorlizZ
      @emperorlizZ 2 місяці тому

      Fr

    • @adriaanquak9320
      @adriaanquak9320 2 місяці тому +7

      Kind of criminal he skipped Gaga's vocals

  • @jurassicthunder
    @jurassicthunder 3 місяці тому +12870

    Only time I listen to top chart is when Rick makes a video about it.
    Edit: I'm 23, not old. Yes I want a cookie and the gold medals. Yes I'm edgy seeth and cope. And yes, I'm cool.

    • @DethronerX
      @DethronerX 3 місяці тому +159

      Exactly, I watch it just to hear his musical take on them, and I learn from it but also enjoy listening to him talk about it. But I wish he went other places than pop. There is a lot of music that gives you hope that people are making good music today. Pop depresses me because of its lack of creativity most of the time.

    • @vaxfantomen
      @vaxfantomen 3 місяці тому +14

      pretty much, and todd in the shadows top 10 yearly videos

    • @Zenik506
      @Zenik506 3 місяці тому +105

      To be fair, the top 10 hit is 90% based on what's famous on TikTok, people who care about music will find something else to listen to, and for most of the public these songs are basically noise

    • @dwoodward931
      @dwoodward931 3 місяці тому +48

      Same lol. Idk who listens to this stuff.

    • @vecernicek2
      @vecernicek2 3 місяці тому +9

      Haha, same 😀

  • @LeeinLimbo
    @LeeinLimbo 3 місяці тому +101

    I'm genuinely impressed, The level of songcraft has returned to being so much more refined in recent years. I was starting to reconsider plans to return to recording my multi-instrumental music , which I guess I've been uunintentionally on-hiatus from since the last time I published a demo on bandcamp. I think that was... maybe 2018? I keep thinking what I want to do has no place on popular music charts today... but that top ten is an eye-opener.

    • @mr.funnyman9765
      @mr.funnyman9765 3 місяці тому +2

      There is a much larger market for good music than you would think at first

  • @JessicaMaiArtist
    @JessicaMaiArtist 2 місяці тому +16

    its so refreshing seeing an older musician actually give current pop music the time of day - thank you!!

  • @bennytenpin
    @bennytenpin 3 місяці тому +619

    I teach high school English as a second language in Thailand and I use these top 10 vids in my class. The kids know all the songs and they always love when you say “weird”, haha.

    • @egg_timer
      @egg_timer 3 місяці тому +25

      If you're teaching English, remember punctuation marks go inside quotations.

    • @geestarrawify
      @geestarrawify 3 місяці тому +56

      @@egg_timer My god. 😂😂😂 These language facists...

    • @TheandY408
      @TheandY408 3 місяці тому +83

      @@egg_timer only if they're in the quote, which in this case it's not. that made no sense

    • @egg_timer
      @egg_timer 3 місяці тому +5

      @@geestarrawify This person is an English teacher.

    • @TheandY408
      @TheandY408 3 місяці тому +32

      @@egg_timer why would the comma be inside quotation marks if it's not part of the quote?

  • @christophercheck1590
    @christophercheck1590 3 місяці тому +671

    This revival of 80's sounds we've been hearing over the last decade has been refreshing.
    I feel vindicated for not hating on 80's timbres like other folks.

    • @SilkSonic-c9z
      @SilkSonic-c9z 3 місяці тому +32

      80s had the best music in pop

    • @jegr3398
      @jegr3398 3 місяці тому +18

      80's are awesome

    • @Mick_Ts_Chick
      @Mick_Ts_Chick 3 місяці тому +20

      I and my 31 year old daughter both love 80s music. It was a fun decade. When grunge came along it sucked all the joy right out of music, IMO.

    • @SilkSonic-c9z
      @SilkSonic-c9z 3 місяці тому +11

      @@Mick_Ts_Chick 80s came out with the best sound which never got fully developed imo
      The synth wave sound was not fully utilized in 80s the way it's being utilized today

    • @quanashiab.9620
      @quanashiab.9620 3 місяці тому +9

      I LOVE 80S SYNTH POP! 2024 is bringing old school back!

  • @GhostLyricist
    @GhostLyricist 3 місяці тому +3799

    *Plays 3 secs of Beautiful Things* "I still don't like it" 💀

    • @zingapore4007
      @zingapore4007 3 місяці тому +118

      I like it. I don't know why he hates it so much

    • @Vitorfeitosa1
      @Vitorfeitosa1 3 місяці тому +346

      I hate this song so much, I understand him

    • @GeorgeKing-ms1vy
      @GeorgeKing-ms1vy 3 місяці тому +179

      ​@@zingapore4007 Whiny, earnest, generic.

    • @wa11ie
      @wa11ie 3 місяці тому +102

      @@zingapore4007it‘s not wrong to like this song just because grumpy older people say they don‘t like it. personally it curls my toenails when i hear that godawful transition from verse to chorus, i am not emotionally connecting to the lyrics nor is the production giving me goosebumbs. it‘s not a terrible song but it‘s a nothing burger for me designed to be a tiktok moment.

    • @foosmonkey
      @foosmonkey 3 місяці тому +9

      🎵 Don’t…take…THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS FROM MEEEEEE

  • @SaraDixon-zm2bs
    @SaraDixon-zm2bs 2 місяці тому +12

    My daughter turned me onto the Bruno and Gaga song and I really really like it! Real instruments! 70s sounding love song..I’m 56 and maybe there’s hope yet for music.

  • @axle7211
    @axle7211 3 місяці тому +1021

    I'm fascinated by Sabrina Carpenter haters, I kinda understand she's saturating the airways but cannot deny the quality songwriting, vocals and production, nothing worthy of hate.

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +87

      She doesn’t 100% write her songs she has co writers but still she has talent. Been loving Sabrina lately

    • @VaaleBeetancurG
      @VaaleBeetancurG 3 місяці тому

      ​@@lessismore8533 no one write the 100% of their songs now AND they always have to give a writing credit to the producers now

    • @bens3767
      @bens3767 3 місяці тому +46

      Plant.

    • @kumbawolf
      @kumbawolf 3 місяці тому +26

      I don't think she'll ever get on my bad side after being such a big part of mine and my kids happiness of doing the gummy bear song dance. Hahaha gummy gummy gummy bear!

    • @leeartlee915
      @leeartlee915 3 місяці тому +3

      I mean, I like her but I’ve never shied away from pop music.

  • @gabingston3430
    @gabingston3430 3 місяці тому +309

    I think 2024 has been the best year for Pop music in the past decade. It's not on the level of Pop's golden age, but it's certainly better than the Late 2010s were. That is admittedly quite a low bar, but it's a bar nonetheless.

    • @connorcarleton9794
      @connorcarleton9794 3 місяці тому +4

      Nah the Best years for Pop music we’re 2020,2021 and This year

    • @gabingston3430
      @gabingston3430 3 місяці тому +14

      @@connorcarleton9794 2020 was decent, 2021 was overrated and 2024 is decent-good. 2024 doesn't match all time greats like 1983, at best it's a good but not great year like 2004 or 2012.

    • @connorcarleton9794
      @connorcarleton9794 3 місяці тому +9

      @@gabingston3430 2014 was a Good year for Pop and Terrible for everything else.

    • @connorcarleton9794
      @connorcarleton9794 3 місяці тому +2

      @@gabingston3430 2020 was Fantastic the Every Genre that year had a great year. 2021 Even Better for Pop Music than 2020, However the Rap and Country was way worse, But as overall years 2020 and 2021 are on par with each other

    • @zontzooit2415
      @zontzooit2415 3 місяці тому +5

      I really wish charli xcx was on this list but not wihh the 360 or apple, but with a crazy song off her album seeing his reaction he would probably be very confused but also impressed

  • @wirelesmike73
    @wirelesmike73 3 місяці тому +249

    That Mars / Gaga song is kinda kick ass. Mars is great, but Gaga's vocals are the real treat, especially her lead-in to the second verse. Just beautiful. Their voices are really good together. Worth listening to the whole song.

    • @HeavyTopspin
      @HeavyTopspin 3 місяці тому +20

      Literally the only song on this list I wouldn't immediately change the station on (you know, for us old people who might actually listen to radio stations).

    • @jaroslavpohoral1897
      @jaroslavpohoral1897 3 місяці тому +12

      I read it as "kinda ass" and was READY to block you lmao I just love Gaga too much

    • @DanMcDermott
      @DanMcDermott 3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah, she’s a terrific singer!

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +3

      She didn’t impress me as much as Bruno. Tho..

    • @TheMolabola
      @TheMolabola 3 місяці тому +2

      I love the harmonies they did together and the instrumental part was beautiful as well

  • @Brian_19.9-4
    @Brian_19.9-4 3 місяці тому +9

    Good Luck Babe is my literal favorite song right now. I love the 80s sound of it. She used the Michael Jackson Billie Jean intro except it's digitized.

  • @michaelwhite7250
    @michaelwhite7250 3 місяці тому +292

    "Leave the Door Open" has a key change and went #1

    • @shadvegasmusic
      @shadvegasmusic 3 місяці тому +26

      That’s what I was thinking, it was a cool key change too not just going up a whole step.

    • @michaelwhite7250
      @michaelwhite7250 3 місяці тому +29

      @@shadvegasmusic Yup! It's one of my favorite recent songs

    • @humanmerelybeing1966
      @humanmerelybeing1966 3 місяці тому +12

      I can’t even read the title without getting that song stuck in my head. Such a good single.

    • @shadvegasmusic
      @shadvegasmusic 3 місяці тому +7

      @@humanmerelybeing1966 so true, I immediately hear Bruno singing it

    • @Watermelon74
      @Watermelon74 3 місяці тому +1

      "I Remember Everything" has a beat change and went #1 and ran on the chart for 1 whole year.

  • @Apprendre-Photo
    @Apprendre-Photo 3 місяці тому +3706

    The bar is so low that a key change is a once in 15 years occurrence.

    • @louisminati
      @louisminati 3 місяці тому +93

      Lmfao. Once bohemian rhapsody got made everyone outside of queen collectively agreed nahhhhh

    • @davidowens5898
      @davidowens5898 3 місяці тому +187

      It's sad but accurate. Moreover, the notion of a melodic 'hook' has simply vanished from modern pop music. There is virtually nothing to distinguish any of these 'songs' one from another. They all sound like fast food for the ears.

    • @alphadecay1
      @alphadecay1 3 місяці тому +175

      @@davidowens5898Dude what are you talking about lmao. Most if not all of these are incredibly melodic especially in the vocal melody. Also a key change doesn’t make it better and it’s not always necessary

    • @bansskis2675
      @bansskis2675 3 місяці тому +16

      I think that's only true for music on the charts. Usually in albums sometimes some artists do key changes its just that these songs aren't known that much.

    • @darthvader421
      @darthvader421 3 місяці тому +58

      @@alphadecay1I think what he means is all the songs kind of blend together, there’s nothing special that separates them from each other. All generic bland pop tracks that offer nothing of value or substance to the listener

  • @James-gm9cs
    @James-gm9cs 3 місяці тому +240

    Die With a Smile really blew me away. Heard it on the radio 3 days ago, loved the chord progression, loved the tone, learned it on one of my guitars, convinced myself to get a semi-hollow guitar to try and get closer to the sound of it.

    • @Kazzywoo1234
      @Kazzywoo1234 3 місяці тому +28

      That’s Bruno Mars for ya

    • @JRJigsawyer
      @JRJigsawyer 3 місяці тому +49

      Bruno isn't only a phenomenal singer, the dude makes some the most sophisticated and smoothest "pop music" anyone does. Love him or hate him, he's legit.

    • @Xxc-iw7yj
      @Xxc-iw7yj 3 місяці тому +10

      I don't know man, to me it sounds like a generic romantic pop song with a 70's flair. I don't feel it.

    • @rouleau36
      @rouleau36 3 місяці тому +1

      The beginning reminded me of Lucky Daye's Painted album. I highly recommend it if you like that production.

    • @Kazzywoo1234
      @Kazzywoo1234 3 місяці тому +1

      @@rouleau36 D-Mile is one of my favorite producers

  • @yuutokun
    @yuutokun 2 місяці тому +53

    This year has some all time fantastic songs. Birds of a Feather, Die with a Smile, and Good Luck, Babe!

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 2 місяці тому +1

      All 3 are good but good luck babe may age the fastest since it sounds so 80s. Not that I mind that sound..

    • @10thletter40
      @10thletter40 19 днів тому +1

      None of these songs will last long except Die With a Smile, but the reason I even think that is because that song literally sounds like the essence of nostalgia

  • @grahamhill2130
    @grahamhill2130 3 місяці тому +610

    Love how Rick is not afraid to give a current song a thumbs up - he gives his fair honest opinion - I respect that!

    • @nedhill1242
      @nedhill1242 3 місяці тому +25

      But he judges basically on production value. He's not listening for pleasure but as a producer.

    • @GhostCodeRG
      @GhostCodeRG 3 місяці тому +61

      ​@@nedhill1242 dude straight up skips a song because thats not his mood lol he absolutely listens for pleasure, you dont have that kind of smile if production ia your main focus

    • @nedhill1242
      @nedhill1242 3 місяці тому +8

      @@GhostCodeRG
      He is not listening to those songs the same way everyone else is. He’s listening to that song overwhelmingly as a producer as a songwriter. Just listen to his comments. You clearly aren’t listening and paying attention. And it might only be one little thing in a song he likes, but of course, that will make him smile as a producer as a songwriter as a guitar player. Whatever you have an anus so you have an opinion. I disagree. Clearly you don’t watch all of his videos and hear what he has to say about current music in the music industry. And everyone of those songs sounds alike. And they all sound like they generated about computers. And it’s all autotune. He hates all of that crap. he has videos where he talks about almost all the music today is by the same handful of production teams. Today’s music is garbage. 50 years of now people are still gonna love and listen to music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and some from the 90s. Some from the early 2000s. Nothing out there today is gonna have people loving it passionately 50 years from now.

    • @KEVBOYMUSIC
      @KEVBOYMUSIC 3 місяці тому +20

      @@nedhill1242 Man you're really invested in wether somebody you don't even know likes a song or not.

    • @chickenbath
      @chickenbath 3 місяці тому +17

      @@nedhill1242 So in the past 20 years there hasn't been a single great song? Rick is complimenting the songs on their writing, production, and as a guitarist, but the songs themselves are in the top 10 which means the average listener also enjoys them. So they might just be good songs.

  • @tatersinger
    @tatersinger 3 місяці тому +1821

    Rick, Auto-tune aside, I'm so tired of hearing vocalists sing in a whispy, very under-enunciated way. I know, I'm probably just old, but I feel the same way about people speaking/singing with fake vocal fry. I want to stand on a hill somewhere and yell, " Doesn't anyone sing out anymore?!" And then there's Bruno and Gaga. My sanity is restored! Thank you for doing these videos.

    • @chewiebacka4377
      @chewiebacka4377 3 місяці тому +136

      I'm with you on the whispy. Dives me nuts if not used n the right way in the right song.

    • @QuicknStraight
      @QuicknStraight 3 місяці тому +104

      Agreed. Non-stop simpering is so tedious.

    • @eiephants
      @eiephants 3 місяці тому +97

      I immediately thought of Ariana Grande. I don't mind Sabrina, but Ariana doesn't unnunciate, and on top of that, she does a blaccent that's off-putting for a latina/white girl.

    • @Schmidtelpunkt
      @Schmidtelpunkt 3 місяці тому +27

      After several years of just getting songs of the teen idol kind where the singer screams like a cat after someone stepped on its tail, because apparently that is what "great voices" are about, I kind of like the non-dramatic approach. Not too much into "whispy", but everything which gets the needle from Bruno Mars' over-enounciated stage whining towards something more Roy Orbison is welcome by me...

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 3 місяці тому +24

      Yeah, i would like to hear sone Whitney belts too.

  • @fantasyyeti3712
    @fantasyyeti3712 3 місяці тому +3189

    I dont use Spotify to find new contemporary music. I use it find new-to-me older music.

    • @connyjohnson855
      @connyjohnson855 3 місяці тому +89

      Me too 100%

    • @HammockHavenFarm
      @HammockHavenFarm 3 місяці тому +5

      Exactly!

    • @grant1133
      @grant1133 3 місяці тому +48

      ​@@aggelostzimagiorgis almost all of it is derivative though

    • @ernestokrapf
      @ernestokrapf 3 місяці тому +136

      there's A LOT of good and dare I say INCREDIBLE music that are new

    • @lophoflora
      @lophoflora 3 місяці тому +3

      1000% 😂

  • @bellal3167
    @bellal3167 3 місяці тому +8

    I always love seeing Rick react to the top 10. It’s really interesting seeing the discourse in the comments about the lack of hip hop and rap in the charts. Also interesting how Rick’s timing missed the pinnacle of Kendrick’s most recent hit, “Not Like Us.” Love the content as always; it’s worth thinking about the language we use to address certain genres too.

  • @aaronmccracken7351
    @aaronmccracken7351 3 місяці тому +264

    "Please Please Please" actually hit #1 already (it debuted at the top a couple months ago).

    • @gottlicherhammer
      @gottlicherhammer 3 місяці тому +6

      Cool story, bro.

    • @musichere3287
      @musichere3287 3 місяці тому +39

      @@gottlicherhammer Wouldn't really call it a story, but yes, it is pretty cool when a great song reaches #1 🙂

    • @mccauleyconor
      @mccauleyconor 3 місяці тому +15

      @gottlicherhammer It's an answer to a question Rick asked... 🤷‍♂️

    • @travismorgan3252
      @travismorgan3252 3 місяці тому +2

      @@musichere3287 "Great"?! It's one of the most miserable songs I've heard in several years. It's not often I'm begging for Taylor Swift to come back.

    • @Lannysmith610
      @Lannysmith610 3 місяці тому +31

      @@travismorgan3252it’s alright to not like it, but by no means is it a horrible song. I’m actually a pretty big pop hater, but I really respect Sabrina Carpenter.

  • @GreedyLittleFokker
    @GreedyLittleFokker 3 місяці тому +336

    "Leave The Door Open" by Silk Sonic has a massive key change in the middle 8.

    • @sam1252
      @sam1252 3 місяці тому +59

      @@entity0x it gave the song a sudden burst of energy. the song actually changes key a fair few times, but the bridge key change is just the biggest one. great song, u should listen to it.

    • @danny9732
      @danny9732 3 місяці тому +30

      @@sam1252He won’t since it was made post 1983

    • @marjoriemorris5849
      @marjoriemorris5849 3 місяці тому +2

      Another good “massive key change” song is Lemon Twigs’ “Any Time of Day.” You’re welcome 😊

    • @kelkel08
      @kelkel08 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@danny9732 😂

    • @bryanjacobsen5005
      @bryanjacobsen5005 3 місяці тому

      ​@danny9732 .......so he isn't reacting in a song that is not in the Top 10 in a Top 10 reaction video. Hmmm.......weird, huh?

  • @MatthewKirkwold
    @MatthewKirkwold 3 місяці тому +643

    This is the strongest top 10 I've heard in ages.

    • @LeonSKennedy7777
      @LeonSKennedy7777 3 місяці тому +72

      Music is being reborn! A new Golden Age for pop has truly begun!!

    • @taykitrleevitt4314
      @taykitrleevitt4314 3 місяці тому +41

      I grew up in a time where this crap would have been sent to the abyss... develop some taste and force these charlatans to raise their game.

    • @zkillian2002
      @zkillian2002 3 місяці тому +25

      Big Sabrina Carpenter fan?

    • @davidwong6575
      @davidwong6575 3 місяці тому +24

      @@taykitrleevitt4314so your saying this music would have been underground? So alternative music is pop now. Sounds like every generation change of music since forever, so I guess youre ultimately right

    • @highpath4776
      @highpath4776 3 місяці тому +6

      @@zkillian2002 yes, I think the music is pretty good, I dont know where music could have gone forward without looking back.

  • @émijiue
    @émijiue 3 місяці тому +118

    Sabrina finally getting the recognition she deserves after all these years🥰

  • @DP73
    @DP73 3 місяці тому +332

    What a gorgeous guitar

    • @RJ-qo6qj
      @RJ-qo6qj 3 місяці тому +23

      It's more interesting than the music.

    • @ethanreed8400
      @ethanreed8400 3 місяці тому +13

      Pelham blue

    • @JohnLee-db9zt
      @JohnLee-db9zt 3 місяці тому +4

      Made famous by Angus Young of AC/DC

    • @gentlemanbirdlake
      @gentlemanbirdlake 3 місяці тому +5

      its like if Zoolander’s Blue Steel look were embodied in a guitar

    • @emperorlizZ
      @emperorlizZ 2 місяці тому

      Ikr

  • @SH-wk6po
    @SH-wk6po 3 місяці тому +86

    As always the live version of “Who” (performed for the Jimmy Fallon show) is probably going to be more your taste. Intentionally made to be a throwback to early 00s sounds, and I feel that it’s pretty accurate. 🎤 Going through your channel Rick, I’m not sure if you ever reacted/heard “Standing Next To You” from last year? Real brass instruments performed by session band musicians, funky bass and drums, and a feature from Usher. 🔥

  • @jzuzakmusic
    @jzuzakmusic 3 місяці тому +73

    Hey Rick I bought your ear training a bit ago and I can say it is really good. I can think of the intervals on the guitar as I hear a song now! It was brutal but worth it! Thank you!

  • @snowyowl1717
    @snowyowl1717 3 місяці тому +10

    "Tuned down a half-step because those would be open strings" I would struggle figuring that out most likely and you get that stuff so quick!

  • @annsophiefans1472
    @annsophiefans1472 3 місяці тому +724

    The once-every-fifteen-years Key Change in a Pop Song happens at 5:19

    • @brandonkey181
      @brandonkey181 3 місяці тому +22

      Princess of China by Coldplay and Rihanna features a quite natural and slick key change. Tbf, that was about 13 years ago haha.

    • @Collin275
      @Collin275 3 місяці тому +13

      The last Beyonce album basically had 10 key changes in succession; I always assumed it was because they couldn’t figure out what else to do with the song. Not knocking Queen Bey…that song just didn’t make sense to me.

    • @PeterPan-dz7mu
      @PeterPan-dz7mu 3 місяці тому +14

      Didn't Yoasobi Idol have key change too?

    • @DreamingTheatric
      @DreamingTheatric 3 місяці тому +29

      @@PeterPan-dz7mu jpop's filled with cool harmony stuff, I dont think the original comment was referencing much outside of the western charts lol

    • @PeterPan-dz7mu
      @PeterPan-dz7mu 3 місяці тому +8

      @@DreamingTheatric Yes, that's of course true. I just thought that one song made it globally to the top.

  • @robbe4711
    @robbe4711 3 місяці тому +35

    It was predicted by an analysis of the used instruments that the guitar will make a huge comeback some years ago. HipHop has reached it's peak. I hope we will go back to the charts in the eighties. We had Depeche Mode along with Yes in the charts. Complex and simple music together. That was a good time to turn on the radio without being bored.

    • @Mercie-yk4gk
      @Mercie-yk4gk 3 місяці тому

      Which song & when was depeche mode in the charts? I’m a massive fan and I didn’t know they’d been in the charts again! :)

  • @Locormus2
    @Locormus2 3 місяці тому +256

    As a guitarist that doesn't give a crap about Sabrina Carpenter.. That descending chord progression in Please, Please, Please's chorus is just so satisfying to play. 😅

    • @djijspeakerguy4628
      @djijspeakerguy4628 3 місяці тому +13

      It also has a very inventive key change in the second verse. It goes up a minor third for just that verse! One of the better “top 40” songs of the decade, not saying it’s actually as good as stuff that doesn’t top the charts.
      Edit: I should’ve watched through the entire video…

    • @Natural_Order
      @Natural_Order 3 місяці тому +23

      She actually plays guitar and bass on stage too so I gotta give her credit for that

    • @Locormus2
      @Locormus2 3 місяці тому +6

      @@djijspeakerguy4628 In comparison though, Espresso is literally a bunch of presets from a Power Tools sample pack from 2021 thrown together. The guitar and drums are literally in the same package by Oliver. Of course, everybody uses samples, but the entire song is just samples thrown together.

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 3 місяці тому +2

      would be interesting to know who wrote it, that would be a good video for rick to make. (I don't know if Sabrina plays guitar or keyboard)

    • @fenderjag114
      @fenderjag114 3 місяці тому +6

      @@krusher74 I don't know if she plays on the recordings, but there are lots of clips on UA-cam of her playing guitar or bass. The thing I wish Rick would notice is her LYRICS, which are always hilarious and great. Her songs tend to be team-written, but I believe she is responsible for the lyrics.

  • @YuhiJu
    @YuhiJu 2 місяці тому +14

    6:36 ahhh damn i wish you'd heard the piano arpeggios on the song haha. I don't mind autotune when it's used for intentional storytelling like on this song but i definitely enjoy the live version more. Jimin is a fantastic performer with really great acoustic vocals

    • @bethanygrace6134
      @bethanygrace6134 21 день тому +2

      Ya I'm kinda sad he heard such heavy autotune from jimin cuz his voice is insane

  • @SnakeGodDiamond
    @SnakeGodDiamond 3 місяці тому +616

    I feel like I'm in my car listening to a radio station I had to listen to because I couldn't pick up anything else

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 3 місяці тому +32

      A fate worse than death.

    • @DoiInthanon1897
      @DoiInthanon1897 3 місяці тому +8

      You could be listening to Car Radio, if you know you know

    • @alwayscurious413
      @alwayscurious413 3 місяці тому +25

      Good call - I now switch channel instantly or switch it off completely. I’d rather travel 200 miles with my own thoughts than 20 yards with this pap.

    • @jariel1031
      @jariel1031 3 місяці тому +12

      That's when I shut it off. I always listen to CDs. No radio. And yeah, Rick, sorry but nothing in this list is "cool".

    • @Darrylizer1
      @Darrylizer1 3 місяці тому

      That happened to me driving through Nevada, then even that station died. It was like being on the moon.

  • @filmcapacitor
    @filmcapacitor 3 місяці тому +337

    "Good Luck, Babe" is hands down the best song on this list, shame that it was only the first few seconds

    • @caelenselke-minogue
      @caelenselke-minogue 3 місяці тому +64

      Ngl I'm not into this kind of music at all, I usually listen to metal, grunge, and such, but that song was actually pretty damn good.

    • @mitsu9894
      @mitsu9894 3 місяці тому +69

      Yeah I’d wish he would listen to the full songs for this cause a lot of times the bridge is the best part

    • @popoff7808
      @popoff7808 3 місяці тому +7

      This sounds almost like a lost Sheen Easton song from 1981.

    • @readysetmoses
      @readysetmoses 3 місяці тому +8

      no way, birds of a feather is better for sure

    • @Brinta3
      @Brinta3 3 місяці тому +3

      @@mitsu9894
      Nobody’s going to watch a 40 minute video with full songs they may not like, but more importantly: copyright! I assume Rick can only put very short bits of songs in or he’d get a copyright strike, and those can lead to your channel being erased by the UA-cam gods. Literally. Your channel gets blocked and you can never get it back.

  • @PaulSmith-jl7dn
    @PaulSmith-jl7dn 3 місяці тому +83

    I quite like most of those songs. I don't get it when people say there isn't any good music anymore ... I always find plenty of good stuff. I still listen to what I grew up on (60s/70s/80s) but I really dig music of all eras, including new artists of today. Makes me feel like a young 57 year old :) Nice SG BTW!

    • @tommccarthy3052
      @tommccarthy3052 3 місяці тому +27

      I think people forget when you're listening to what's current you are getting everything all at once - good, bad & in between.
      When we were growing up it was the same but 40-50 years in the rearview the "bad" has been consigned to the dustbin, so it's easy to fall into that trap. That's my opinion anyway.

    • @eiephants
      @eiephants 3 місяці тому +1

      I like the pop songs with Sabrina Carpenter and especially Chappell Roan. And they both follow a traditional pop song structure as opposed to whatever monotone crap has been coming out.

    • @StripeySocks
      @StripeySocks 3 місяці тому +6

      @@tommccarthy3052 That's so true! There have been plenty of rubbish songs in all the eras

    • @tommccarthy3052
      @tommccarthy3052 3 місяці тому

      @@StripeySocks When you listen to "Classic" Radio or playlists on streaming services you see many/most of the same songs. You kinda know what's coming.
      There are styles/genres where I still run across songs that are really good but slipped under the radar. Soul/R&B from say 66-74 or so in particular.

    • @mrfuriouser
      @mrfuriouser 3 місяці тому +1

      Auto tune, man. That's why.

  • @EDWARDOROURKE-pe1nw
    @EDWARDOROURKE-pe1nw 29 днів тому +3

    its like people suddenly remembered music can be beautiful and complicated not just repetitive hip hop loops. I'm all for it. Much more interesting.

  • @DucatiDave68
    @DucatiDave68 3 місяці тому +78

    Benson Boone “I still don’t like it “ had me in bits

  • @Pixelhead-ex1wp
    @Pixelhead-ex1wp 3 місяці тому +73

    Uuuh, I did not know Chappell Roan but now I check out her album. Sounds good. Thanx for introducing me to the most popular songs these days 😁 I usually do not flip through the charts.

    • @whyismynametaken123
      @whyismynametaken123 3 місяці тому +9

      The entire album Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is amazing. Her older stuff is just standard pop though from what I've heard so far. I can't wait to see what she'll come out with next.

    • @Musicsperfection09
      @Musicsperfection09 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes dude I was impressed how finally the girlies bringing pop songs

  • @SteveBonario
    @SteveBonario 3 місяці тому +149

    Die With a Smile! You mean the pop song where singers are actually singing instead of whisper-talking and not autotuned to death!!??? So good. Harmonies! Melody! Fantastic pop song.

    • @nikvlai9730
      @nikvlai9730 3 місяці тому +6

      u mean half of the songs on this list

    • @aububub1726
      @aububub1726 3 місяці тому +26

      u can praise a song without shitting on other artists ❤

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 3 місяці тому +1

      @@aububub1726to be fair ppl don’t have to like the whisper singing..

    • @warrenmiller2044
      @warrenmiller2044 3 місяці тому +3

      Bruno always has the greatest melodies and hits

  • @sreenirajan7229
    @sreenirajan7229 13 днів тому

    I have to say this the production quality of your videos are top notch. Especially, the coloring and lighting.

  • @Romantictouch-x7v
    @Romantictouch-x7v 3 місяці тому +327

    Chappell roan is so good! She actually has bridges and they’re actually good!

    • @jufulu7066
      @jufulu7066 3 місяці тому +27

      It's actually a song 👍

    • @ArchaicSmile8
      @ArchaicSmile8 3 місяці тому +70

      Every song on her album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" is an absolute banger. I'm a 59 year old metalhead and I love her.

    • @pronoun_dilemma
      @pronoun_dilemma 3 місяці тому +15

      She reminds me of Marina (and the Diamonds).

    • @ckallaher
      @ckallaher 3 місяці тому +4

      And the outfits!

    • @kbusby4824
      @kbusby4824 3 місяці тому +6

      She's great. I was introduced to her through her festival performances this year. Very talented.

  • @RadCenter
    @RadCenter 3 місяці тому +843

    I'm praying for the end of the "breathy baby fundie voice" era.

    • @Jarend3
      @Jarend3 3 місяці тому +91

      I call it breathy cursive singing

    • @ryanfulldark2775
      @ryanfulldark2775 3 місяці тому +39

      Shall we all join together in prayer? Hey, it can’t hurt! Can’t wait for awesome music to return. We have to go through these dark times to appreciate the good times.

    • @mikemeengs5720
      @mikemeengs5720 3 місяці тому +28

      Taylor Swift style.

    • @lenlaegrim
      @lenlaegrim 3 місяці тому +135

      May Chappell Roan belt her way to the top and add in a few screams for good measure

    • @efa0tz
      @efa0tz 3 місяці тому +47

      I'm a metalhead / prog rock kind of guy, but I remember everybody had respect for Whitney Houston sending it.

  • @GarrettWorcester
    @GarrettWorcester 3 місяці тому +24

    "Die With a Smile" just screams Judie Tzuke's "Welcome to the Cruise" or almost any song she recorded in the late '70s. I love it!

    • @stevebalt5234
      @stevebalt5234 3 місяці тому

      I saw “screams,” “Judie,” and “late 70s”, and immediately thought you were referring to Judy Tenuta. Oops! My bad.

  • @solace_flow
    @solace_flow 2 місяці тому +5

    Never heard the Top 10 recently but really enjoyed the mix of artists! Sabrina is KILLING IT!! So happy for her and Chappel Roan and Jimin single are interesting (the auto tune aside, what a choice 😅) and the Karol G song sounded like a nice, homely song! Really cool to get the perspective of a professional musician who can understand the performance and the direction of the songs! Fun video!! ⭐ Hair's looking slick and absolutely love the colour of the guitar as well, was keen on finding out what shade of blue it might be! 💙
    EDIT; I absolutely love that the #1 song is what it is too, I've become more and more obsessed with it 💯

  • @btestware
    @btestware 3 місяці тому +76

    Funny how quick you identified the 70's vibe on Die With A Smile....if you watch the video, you see they really went to town with it.

    • @Musicsperfection09
      @Musicsperfection09 2 місяці тому +2

      Haha it’s very ballad of 70s I noticed that too the first time I I heard it and it made me so happy

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 Місяць тому

      this is the kind of guitar you could hear in the 70 , and the chorus too.
      Could pass in a time travel in the charts of this era, i guess.

  • @anotherneglectedhobby8386
    @anotherneglectedhobby8386 3 місяці тому +150

    Every time I watch one of Rick’s chart videos I’m reminded of two things. 1.) How much I regret not learning how to play an instrument when I was young. 2.) How much alike all of music that charts sounds and why I don’t listen to “popular” music.

    • @douglasholdenjr.45
      @douglasholdenjr.45 3 місяці тому

      @@anotherneglectedhobby8386 Never too late to learn!!! Go to your local music store, and tell them you'd like to learn guitar, piano, bass, violin, etc....whatever you want to learn. And, STICK TO IT ONCE YOU START!!! You'll never be sorry you did!!! Don't put it off another day!!! You can thank me later. Good luck, and Cheers!!!!

    • @wrightstuf73sw
      @wrightstuf73sw 3 місяці тому +10

      I'm sure most of this music is done by A.I now, all voices sound the same, same music beat and no originality, bring back 70's and 80's music and I agree with you 100% mate

    • @talaniel
      @talaniel 3 місяці тому +8

      Hey, it is never too late to start playing an instrument :-)

    • @hahnsam9
      @hahnsam9 3 місяці тому +14

      @@wrightstuf73sw I actually start to like the top 10 songs more and more. We are losing a lot of the same generic rap and reggaeton songs. I would say in my experience that there are now a lot more different styles of music in the top ten compared to 3/4 years ago. The top 10 are also getting more and more diverse in instrument choices and the songs feel a lot more band oriented. I'm actually intrigued to what is gonna happen in the next 3/4 years. Who knows.

    • @b2meb2meb2me
      @b2meb2meb2me 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@wrightstuf73swA lot of the highest-charting 80s pop sounds the same as well

  • @BBCWatcher
    @BBCWatcher 3 місяці тому +47

    Rick, in case anyone didn't mention it already BTS's "Dynamite" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020 and has a key change. It's a cliched key change, the half step up on the final chorus, but it's a key change.

  • @sofia-if3ir
    @sofia-if3ir 2 місяці тому +16

    Jimin (“Who”) has such a beautiful voice without the autotune, it’s literally angelic

  • @71calex
    @71calex 3 місяці тому +40

    Surprised he didn't mention that the Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga track was in 3/4 timing. Really stood out to me.

  • @BlackofAzur
    @BlackofAzur 3 місяці тому +741

    Nevermind the boring music, that SG is gorgeous !

    • @altonyoung3734
      @altonyoung3734 3 місяці тому +7

      I always think of Louise Post when I see an SG😁

    • @geetarbube
      @geetarbube 3 місяці тому

      @@altonyoung3734LOVE HER!

    • @AlbertWeijers
      @AlbertWeijers 3 місяці тому +3

      A gibson SG is much more boring than the music.

    • @KasperK-su9oz
      @KasperK-su9oz 3 місяці тому +17

      @@AlbertWeijers You're an old man.

    • @kbusby4824
      @kbusby4824 3 місяці тому +9

      Isn't it?!!! Love the color as well.

  • @fuzzytalz
    @fuzzytalz 3 місяці тому +22

    Finally, composed, arranged and well-produced music returns to the Pop charts en masse.

  • @elprimerpaso7351
    @elprimerpaso7351 3 місяці тому +7

    feels like 80s and 90s in the air

  • @doggo2995
    @doggo2995 3 місяці тому +104

    I think this top 10 was really good and as someone who follows charts the music coming out and on top in 2024 is actually a highlight of the last 10 years

  • @frankiethefixer
    @frankiethefixer 3 місяці тому +444

    My wife just bought me a shirt that says "I MIGHT BE OLD BUT I GOT TO SEE ALL THE COOL BANDS" that says it all

    • @mitchweiner
      @mitchweiner 3 місяці тому +3

      I have the same shirt! 😀

    • @jcoolverine3483
      @jcoolverine3483 3 місяці тому +4

      Well she knows what she is doing, she call you old and you will feel old and not chase younger women. Plus when a younger woman see your shirt she will understand that you are too old for her and she will go away hehe :P

    • @AlmostThere-i1q
      @AlmostThere-i1q 3 місяці тому +20

      I saw Def Leppard when the drummer had two arms.

    • @jackson8jackson
      @jackson8jackson 3 місяці тому +1

      I literally just got the same T!

    • @vagabond197979
      @vagabond197979 3 місяці тому +4

      I saw a guy wearing that shirt at the grocery store and I asked him what was the best concert he ever saw. He actually said Van Morrison over Led Zeppelin.

  • @benHaskett1
    @benHaskett1 3 місяці тому +46

    I'm surprised by how much I like Sabrina Carpenter. My eldest daughter seeks control of the music whenever she gets in the car, and I always brace myself for something grating, but as "Please" went on I gradually unclenched. I like everything I've heard from her. Even bought her album, which will probably ruin her for my daughter, lol.

    • @christinevr7698
      @christinevr7698 2 місяці тому

      @@benHaskett1 ha ha !!! I can relate. The minute I like something my kids like it immediately becomes not as cool. 😎🤣🤣🤣

  • @IThink2Much
    @IThink2Much 3 місяці тому +75

    An album I would love to see your take on is Right Place Wrong Person by RM. It's incredibly different and received a lot of critical acclaim. There is talk that it might have a chance at a Grammy. Just a thought...

  • @jamesmarino7364
    @jamesmarino7364 3 місяці тому +1030

    In a world of instruments ..all this music sounds like the samples from my Yamaha DX7 from 1985😂😅😂😂

    • @jamesmarino7364
      @jamesmarino7364 3 місяці тому +53

      Don't raise the bridge......lower the water 😅

    • @pczTV
      @pczTV 3 місяці тому +29

      Dear Heavens... I still have my DX7.... and keep it out ready to play... right next to all my guitars from the same era!!! 😂😂

    • @ziebanez
      @ziebanez 3 місяці тому +22

      Sounds more like Roland Juno 60/106.

    • @arottie4097
      @arottie4097 3 місяці тому

      @@jamesmarino7364

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 3 місяці тому +21

      Still have my DX5. Need to dust it off. I could be a pop star! LOL!

  • @Scra2zyBass
    @Scra2zyBass 3 місяці тому +41

    Wow! This was the best top ten I’ve seen in a while on this channel! Glad that the music industry is trying more guitar based/ harmonic songs. Almost all those were made with lots of musical talent, from the singers, writers, producers, and musicians. This has given me hope for music!

  • @cmt89497
    @cmt89497 Місяць тому +2

    I just like that he complimented Sabrina because I also think her singing is excellent!

  • @stjudetheobscure
    @stjudetheobscure 3 місяці тому +468

    “That chord progression” - “We’ve heard it before” - Uh-huh, The Beatles…

    • @clifftheplanteddvd6330
      @clifftheplanteddvd6330 3 місяці тому +93

      Acting like the Beatles own a chord progression

    • @stjudetheobscure
      @stjudetheobscure 3 місяці тому +57

      @@clifftheplanteddvd6330 - Define ‘acting’ and ‘own’ and then explain where the first was implied or the second suggested? Seriously…

    • @noyourewrong599
      @noyourewrong599 3 місяці тому +13

      it's a Vanilla Ice chord progression, famously

    • @pierrehurtubise3707
      @pierrehurtubise3707 3 місяці тому +9

      At least there is a chord progression for change...

    • @RonnKilby
      @RonnKilby 3 місяці тому +10

      @@clifftheplanteddvd6330 I think he meant "The Beatles, to name a few..." Try Everly Brothers, Motown, any classic R&B compilation. Best part was Rick's delivery. Very funny.

  • @MandyRRAh
    @MandyRRAh 3 місяці тому +15

    Love "Die with a Smile". Hadn't heard any of the others. You really improved number 7 with your guitar noodling.

  • @Lultschful
    @Lultschful 3 місяці тому +138

    Damn, that's a beautiful SG

  • @ChadMichaelSimon
    @ChadMichaelSimon 3 місяці тому +10

    Rick: There’s not a single hip hop song in this list.
    Murdergram: Hold my 40.

  • @YourLoyalDeserter
    @YourLoyalDeserter 3 місяці тому +94

    Should really listen to the full songs even if you have to edit down the reaction, hearing Good Luck, Babe without the bridge and last chorus isn't really hearing Good Luck, Babe.

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 3 місяці тому +1

      Ehh, not necessary.. I get the idea. He handled it just fine, imho.

    • @GerardAnthonyVelascoII
      @GerardAnthonyVelascoII 3 місяці тому +35

      @@R3TR0R4V3 that’s actually the most interesting part of the song. It’d be like saying you’ve heard “Love On Top” without hearing the multiple key changes at the end. Definitely miss what makes it unique.

    • @heyotwell
      @heyotwell 3 місяці тому +8

      Yes this is the one artist here that’s really transcending this weeks too ten. The ending of that song is maybe one of the best moments in the last ten years of pop songs.

    • @kamilex5
      @kamilex5 3 місяці тому +2

      That's why I force myself to listen to the whole song whenever I listen to a song for the first time. There are some songs where the bridge is just miles better than the whole song.

  • @petrilampela
    @petrilampela 3 місяці тому +24

    I love that you didn't say anything but carefully placed the Human Nature clip to show how the "why? why?" part was also "referenced" in the new song in addition to the guitar tone/style.

    • @petrilampela
      @petrilampela 3 місяці тому

      @@entity0x True. But to be honest artists and bands have done this for decades and usually have gotten away with it. Led Zeppelin and Metallica stole dozens of stuff and even the album Human Nature was on (Thriller) had a melody that Michael Jackson had admittedly stolen and had to pay the original artist out of court. But back then there was no social media and people didn't talk about this stuff so much.

  • @SonorDesignerDrummer
    @SonorDesignerDrummer 3 місяці тому +25

    "Taste," finally a real drummer.

  • @dogdrawer
    @dogdrawer 2 місяці тому

    OMG - Rick playing over Chappell Roan was AWESOME - I can't get that chorus out of my head today - she's wonderful - and you showed what could be added with some chords in alt positions that sounded great!.

  • @BlakeRansom1
    @BlakeRansom1 3 місяці тому +147

    I'm a 53 year old musician. Please, Please, Please and Good Luck Babe are amazing songs! Great chord progressions, musical structure, and production. These songs would have been hits in the 80s. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are single-handedly saving pop music. This top 10 is actually really good overall. Glad there isn't rap or hip hop. Hopefully, it has run its course for a while but I'm sure it will slither back.

    • @raingirlcat2245
      @raingirlcat2245 3 місяці тому +2

      My condolences. 💐R. Stevie Moore, Chilly Gonzales, Lubomyr Melnyk, William Basinski, Anohni, Scott Cortez, Wolfgang Voigt, Colin Stetson, and John Zorn crush Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. REAL multi-instrumentalists, multi-reedists, composers, audio engineers, AND visual artists beat the talent of soulless corporate American/ETC Vocalists. Listen to whatever you want, I just feel bad for the musical geniuses out there with a smaller dose of recognition.

    • @ralelunar
      @ralelunar 3 місяці тому +35

      ​@@raingirlcat2245Congrats, you know a bunch of names. Do you want a trophy? 🤡

    • @user-yk4gd1fl4z
      @user-yk4gd1fl4z 3 місяці тому

      lol wut???

    • @lukehealy1722
      @lukehealy1722 3 місяці тому +31

      Crazy how you just absolutely discount all rap music. Kendrick has been lyrically and sonically dominating for years but it’s rap! So it’s bad right?

    • @SticksAandstonesBozo
      @SticksAandstonesBozo 3 місяці тому

      Problem is it’s a bought and paid for fake project by an industry plant. It will come and go in a blink and you will never for the rest of eternity hear these so called hits again.

  • @JGokuu
    @JGokuu 3 місяці тому +73

    This list isn’t even bad

    • @jadonh9978
      @jadonh9978 3 місяці тому +23

      i’m honestly surprised a lot of people love chappell roan. she’s incredibly talented

    • @itzhen7032
      @itzhen7032 3 місяці тому +16

      Yeah I have heard a lot worse, lots of duds like the Benson song but the chappell roan songs and most of the carpenter songs are great

    • @Hrishikeshbaruah14
      @Hrishikeshbaruah14 3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah man..most of the songs are great

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 Місяць тому +1

      yes there is some quality in the music and the singing.
      This is not the kind of songs that musicians were criticizing for their simple , formatted format, without any good melody, etc... appealing for the lower tastes, of the last decade.
      We can hear musics made by musicians like in the "good all time".

  • @ethan6840
    @ethan6840 3 місяці тому +108

    Rick, I'd highly recommend you check out Japan's Top 50! They are the only country I found that has an EXTREMELY interesting top 50. There is a bit of a culture that has shined through where the songs are all decently complex and well made. You would be pleasantly surprised. Might even bring you hope again, I know it did for me.

    • @gmcsrbosavl6964
      @gmcsrbosavl6964 3 місяці тому +3

      Great idea and I know nothing about Japanese music

    • @Fungii001
      @Fungii001 3 місяці тому +8

      I was just thinking the same thing - I just started watching the UA-cam channel "The First Take" and man, there's a lot of really great music on there!

    • @peterhuycke1857
      @peterhuycke1857 3 місяці тому

      Quebec might as well!

    • @voltdelasanta2766
      @voltdelasanta2766 3 місяці тому +3

      Japanese artists sound original even when in the same genre. They have Kenshi Yonezu, Eve MV, Higedan, Mrs Green Apple, Radwimps ...and many more.
      Saw Radwimps live last May. Great concert experience

    • @wishnoe
      @wishnoe 3 місяці тому +7

      Japan has always been on a different level when it comes to top charts 👍🏽

  • @giorgiomarconi4646
    @giorgiomarconi4646 День тому +1

    First time I heard this song I instantly thought about Last Christmas, it is literally the same chord progression

  • @EricLino
    @EricLino 3 місяці тому +22

    Good to see guitars making a comeback on the top charts. I remember on your last video on it, you criticized the fact that almost no songs had a guitar.