Song Science #5: Breaking Down #1 Hit Songs
Generate new song ideas by analyzing the last seven #1 hit songs of the year
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The Billboard Hot 100.
Have you heard of it?
This is the music industry standard chart for singles, published weekly, that every songwriter dreams of climbing. It's what songwriters are referring to when they say their song has hit #1.
In addition to the weekly Hot 100, Billboard also publishes the Hot 100 Year-End Chart, which determines the song ranking over the entire year.
In this course we'll be analyzing the #1 ranked song for 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010.
Looking at the "best song" for each year will give you insights into how you can get your songs closer to being a hit song.
We'll be using the tools and concepts from the previous Song Science courses to analyze these songs.
This is a short and sweet course that will hopefully inspire some interesting ideas for your next song and make you a better songwriter.
I'm excited to dive right into the course, and I'll see you on the inside!
Your Instructor
Hi I'm Matt!
A full-time musician and teacher in New York City and Los Angeles. I'm passionate about music and education.
I'm a former music instructor with a Fender Grant winning non-profit. I've also taught privately. My students have ranged from signed recording artists / songwriters to everyday music lovers. And I've taught those as young as 3rd grade to as young as 83 years old.
I'm also a best selling online instructor with 60,000+ students in 180+ countries. I've been designing online music courses since 2015, and many of my courses have been featured and designated as "Top Courses".
I love teaching and am excited to help you reach your musical goals.
Here's to your journey!