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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and posit that the respondents of this quiz aren't a random sampling of normal people. At 31 I'm square in millennial territory

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and posit that the respondents of this quiz aren't a random sampling of normal people. At 31 I'm square in millennial territory but was familiar with exactly zero of the "millennial all know these songs" examples.

marcus_holmes 6y ago
No grunge classics in there at all. Is it sample bias, or were they never as popular in terms of raw sales as the pop songs used?
- Synaesthesia 6y ago
  I think yeah, there's no hard rock or grunge in the list whatsoever, just pop music. I mean "Smells like Teen Spirit" was a smash hit. edit: it seems it only ever peaked at no.6 on the billboard top 100, even though it probably sold a lot more than some songs on this chart.
gilgoomesh 6y ago
I'm a Gen Xer. I'm not from the U.S. but I had to look up "No Diggity" in disbelief that someone would think it a "90's standard". I had literally never heard of it. There's also plenty on the list that I recognise but I can guess why they've faded. Most obvious are followup singles that charted well despite being pretty bland (it was some previous song by the artist that was good). There's also a couple movie tie-ins that were only popular alongside the movie. Some, like Bryan Adams' "All for Love", manage to tick both those boxes (I don't think I'd heard that song in 25 years). And Winds of Change by the Scorpions was gigantic in Europe in the early 1990s but it is literally a song about perestroika. It's about as entrenched in a specific era as a song can get. Edit: wow, same website has an article discussing why "No Diggity" is the most timeless song. Shows what I know? https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html
- dkdbejwi383 6y ago
  It seems very USA-centric to this European, too. Classic case of an American mistaking the USA for the entire world.
  - Markoff 6y ago
    yup, black/R&B/hiphop/rap musis was very small in Europe, while I don't see mainstream eurohouse/trance hits like Robert Miles's Children, ATB's Till I come, Rhythm is a dancer, What Is Love from Haddaway, all even recognizable by my boomer father, let alone myself, none of them amde it into chart while they must be recognized for sure at least by 50% of Millennials
    - HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
      Children is the bomb,the melody just sticks to your brain even when I haven't listened to it for years I instantly recognize it and I'm a bit late to that movement so it wasn't much on the radio when I was a teen.
- globular-toast 6y ago
  I know "No Diggity" because I had a "Hip Hop Classics" CD at some point. I don't think I've ever heard it anywhere else in the UK, though.
  - crtasm 6y ago
    I'm intrigued and surprised by this - it's one of the most frequently covered/remixed songs I know, has been a staple in DJ sets since it first became popular and most people I know in the UK would instantly recognise it. Some covers: Hackney Colliery Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs Aphrodite (drum 'n bass): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w Chet Faker (downtempo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ Boeboe (trap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA
usrusr 6y ago
Part 1 which contains the questionnaire this seems to be based on together with some more general results has a small section about "songs particularly well known to millenials but to few others". None of them reaches 50% with millennials. But that shouldn't be surprising, it's post-MTV music. Why would any two persons know the same songs? https://pudding.cool/2020/04/music-challenge/ https://pudding.cool/2020/04/music-challenge/

marcus_holmes 6y ago

No grunge classics in there at all. Is it sample bias, or were they never as popular in terms of raw sales as the pop songs used?

Synaesthesia 6y ago
I think yeah, there's no hard rock or grunge in the list whatsoever, just pop music. I mean "Smells like Teen Spirit" was a smash hit. edit: it seems it only ever peaked at no.6 on the billboard top 100, even though it probably sold a lot more than some songs on this chart.

gilgoomesh 6y ago

I'm a Gen Xer. I'm not from the U.S. but I had to look up "No Diggity" in disbelief that someone would think it a "90's standard". I had literally never heard of it. There's also plenty on the list that I recognise but I can guess why they've faded. Most obvious are followup singles that charted well despite being pretty bland (it was some previous song by the artist that was good). There's also a couple movie tie-ins that were only popular alongside the movie. Some, like Bryan Adams' "All for Love", manage to tick both those boxes (I don't think I'd heard that song in 25 years). And Winds of Change by the Scorpions was gigantic in Europe in the early 1990s but it is literally a song about perestroika. It's about as entrenched in a specific era as a song can get. Edit: wow, same website has an article discussing why "No Diggity" is the most timeless song. Shows what I know? https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html https://pudding.cool/2017/03/timeless/index.html

dkdbejwi383 6y ago
It seems very USA-centric to this European, too. Classic case of an American mistaking the USA for the entire world.
- Markoff 6y ago
  yup, black/R&B/hiphop/rap musis was very small in Europe, while I don't see mainstream eurohouse/trance hits like Robert Miles's Children, ATB's Till I come, Rhythm is a dancer, What Is Love from Haddaway, all even recognizable by my boomer father, let alone myself, none of them amde it into chart while they must be recognized for sure at least by 50% of Millennials
  - HeadsUpHigh 6y ago
    Children is the bomb,the melody just sticks to your brain even when I haven't listened to it for years I instantly recognize it and I'm a bit late to that movement so it wasn't much on the radio when I was a teen.
globular-toast 6y ago
I know "No Diggity" because I had a "Hip Hop Classics" CD at some point. I don't think I've ever heard it anywhere else in the UK, though.
- crtasm 6y ago
  I'm intrigued and surprised by this - it's one of the most frequently covered/remixed songs I know, has been a staple in DJ sets since it first became popular and most people I know in the UK would instantly recognise it. Some covers: Hackney Colliery Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHtfjXrUzs Aphrodite (drum 'n bass): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20SezMmyE6w Chet Faker (downtempo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfFA8-RaHQ Boeboe (trap): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqw18evmVA

usrusr 6y ago

Part 1 which contains the questionnaire this seems to be based on together with some more general results has a small section about "songs particularly well known to millenials but to few others". None of them reaches 50% with millennials. But that shouldn't be surprising, it's post-MTV music. Why would any two persons know the same songs? https://pudding.cool/2020/04/music-challenge/ https://pudding.cool/2020/04/music-challenge/