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

[@ShakespearsCyst]

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]

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

[@carnivalimusic]

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

[@uktruecrime]

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

[@hanadinanou2975]

​@@carnivalimusicIS awaful sons

[@aro2103]

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 ❤

[@bowie4ever824]

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

[@Wilterweight]

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]

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

[@quarterswede]

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

[@accidrainn]

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

[@harryfuzz9114]

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

[@downstageright3298]

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]

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

[@horizonkyun7203]

unless it’s hip hop lmao

[@jean-louispech4921]

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]

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

[@chrissennfelder7249]

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

[@SoulShines4Music]

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]

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

[@solitairesimp1239]

@@shmeckelpeckel4483 ooooooh so edgy, so special

[@shmeckelpeckel4483]

@@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]

@@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

[@kirill429]

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

[@jasonmedeiros9163]

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]

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

[@stephenw2992]

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

[@nintendonut100]

@@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]

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

[@kerc]

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

[@mikemeengs5720]

Agreed

[@jwprimetime9795]

Didn’t notice till now but wow right!?

[@rainerbuechse6923]

Yes, very beautiful

[@ThomasBishop-d8l]

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

[@bryanmcguire3747]

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

[@sakariheikkila]

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

[@VincentJenks]

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

[@sakariheikkila]

Yes please!

[@seniaderene667]

yes music's chord progression is back

[@brendonslife4584]

@@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]

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

[@HiSummerWasHere]

Love that Rick is loving Sabrina, Chappell and Billie

[@jasonmanus9413]

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

[@jasonmanus9413]

That are one the charts at least…

[@mrtristero]

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]

It’s my fav in this top 10.

[@Viper-dz2kw]

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]

I love that drift.

[@SelfEsteemSalon]

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

[@JoBloxJ27]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Dude, I am with you on that 1000%.

[@darylloth3237]

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]

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 😆

[@evanjmph]

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

[@brendonslife4584]

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

[@brendonslife4584]

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

[@groovecanon]

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]

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

[@ktcaZ-fs-bv7gv]

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

[@sophianarida]

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]

I love the “please “ song!..

[@totot99]

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

[@oomshaka6683]

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]

Sabrina and Chappel are making pop good again imho

[@Felixsleftbigtoenail]

Recession pop

[@bradkratz3355]

Im all for 80's synth pop coming back!

[@lessismore8533]

SAME..

[@BR-ms6te]

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

[@Keyboard_Warrior_X]

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

[@yo_seb5195]

Me too just not under these artists lol.

[@sunset-life]

Nah that's going on for many years now.

[@finbarshields]

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]

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]

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

[@RandR55]

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

[@mariliasuckert.]

up

[@Chibiknux]

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

[@teddennison344]

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]

He want likes

[@nedhill1242]

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.

[@kalekain3521]

Same. I was expecting an epic roast but he’s actually fairly complementary.

[@49zeph]

@@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]

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

[@mickschnabel]

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]

Yah I heard her song “nonsense” was good!

[@rydbthatsme]

She’s definitely a great contender for AOTY

[@danielelder6361]

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

[@orangeiceice12]

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

[@lessismore8533]

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

[@admiraljosh]

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

[@cuckoo]

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

[@pm42100]

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

[@nitzeart]

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

[@pm42100]

@@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]

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

[@dajzabeats9983]

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]

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]

​@@elchanclascocina probably from ABBA...

[@YosefRosenfield]

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

[@jinjaskillz2222]

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

[@vonosiss]

Taste gives major Jessie's Girl vibes too haha

[@amyroche5376]

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

[@rex8958]

“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]

lol that is so funny

[@GhostLyricist]

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

[@zingapore4007]

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

[@Vitorfeitosa1]

I hate this song so much, I understand him

[@GeorgeKing-ms1vy]

​@@zingapore4007 Whiny, earnest, generic.

[@wa11ie]

@@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]

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

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

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

[@SilkSonic-c9z]

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

[@juchuva]

top!!

[@Little_Runaway_1989]

Real

[@Spractral]

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

[@paulstejskal]

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

[@yuutokun]

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

[@lessismore8533]

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

[@garykercheck9291]

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.

[@jurassicthunder]

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]

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]

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

[@Zenik506]

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]

Same lol. Idk who listens to this stuff.

[@vecernicek2]

Haha, same 😀

[@norwegiansoftkitten]

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]

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

[@stripeytawney822]

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

[@SquishyRed1]

Gross

[@ncdozer3103]

@@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]

@@SquishyRed1 ???

[@cpa54]

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.

[@axle7211]

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]

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

[@VaaleBeetancurG]

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

[@bens3767]

Plant.

[@kumbawolf]

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]

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

[@andyroid5028]

What a beautiful Gibson SG.

[@davidcann8788]

I was just thinking that!

[@bobbycollins6783]

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

[@anthonycotton238]

Yeah awesome looking guitar

[@ChicoCabra]

Does anyone know the exact model?

[@KasperK-su9oz]

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

[@Apprendre-Photo]

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

[@louisminati]

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

[@davidowens5898]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@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

[@émijiue]

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

[@gabingston3430]

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]

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

[@gabingston3430]

@@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]

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

[@connorcarleton9794]

@@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]

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

[@SH-wk6po]

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. 🔥

[@timescher5513]

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

[@thelion27]

Absolutely no 70s.

[@rap3208]

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]

@@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....

[@YuhiJu]

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

[@andreaangirello2445]

“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

[@kovie9162]

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

[@austinpowers6260]

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

[@TomCee53]

@@austinpowers6260 That would probably work. 😊

[@emperorlizZ]

Fr

[@adriaanquak9320]

Kind of criminal he skipped Gaga's vocals

[@LeeinLimbo]

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]

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

[@tatersinger]

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]

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

[@QuicknStraight]

Agreed. Non-stop simpering is so tedious.

[@eiephants]

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]

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]

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

[@bellal3167]

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.

[@wirelesmike73]

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]

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]

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

[@DanMcDermott]

Yeah, she’s a terrific singer!

[@lessismore8533]

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

[@TheMolabola]

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

[@fantasyyeti3712]

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

[@connyjohnson855]

Me too 100%

[@aggelostzimagiorgis]

There is some good new music too...

[@HammockHavenFarm]

Exactly!

[@grant1133]

​@@aggelostzimagiorgis almost all of it is derivative though

[@ernestokrapf]

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

[@bennytenpin]

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]

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

[@geestarrawify]

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

[@TheandY408]

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

[@egg_timer]

@@geestarrawify This person is an English teacher.

[@TheandY408]

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

[@JessicaMaiArtist]

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

[@christophercheck1590]

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]

80s had the best music in pop

[@jegr3398]

80's are awesome

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

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]

@@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]

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

[@michaelwhite7250]

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

[@shadvegasmusic]

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

[@michaelwhite7250]

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

[@humanmerelybeing1966]

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

[@shadvegasmusic]

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

[@Watermelon74]

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

[@grahamhill2130]

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

[@nedhill1242]

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

[@GhostCodeRG]

​@@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]

@@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]

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

[@chickenbath]

@@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.

[@Dykstra1979]

Wow you made me take a second look at that Carpenter gal. She really has a great voice!

[@DP73]

What a gorgeous guitar

[@RJ-qo6qj]

It's more interesting than the music.

[@ethanreed8400]

Pelham blue

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Made famous by Angus Young of AC/DC

[@gentlemanbirdlake]

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

[@emperorlizZ]

Ikr

[@MatthewKirkwold]

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

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

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

[@taykitrleevitt4314]

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]

Big Sabrina Carpenter fan?

[@davidwong6575]

@@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]

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

[@Pixelhead-ex1wp]

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]

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]

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

[@Brian_19.9-4]

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.

[@aaronmccracken7351]

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

[@gottlicherhammer]

Cool story, bro.

[@musichere3287]

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

[@mccauleyconor]

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

[@travismorgan3252]

@@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]

@@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.

[@annsophiefans1472]

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

[@brandonkey181]

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

[@Collin275]

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]

Didn't Yoasobi Idol have key change too?

[@DreamingTheatric]

@@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]

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

[@robbe4711]

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]

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! :)

[@snowyowl1717]

"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!

[@James-gm9cs]

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.

[@riloperro]

That’s Bruno Mars for ya

[@JRJigsawyer]

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]

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]

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

[@riloperro]

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

[@Locormus2]

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]

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]

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

[@Locormus2]

@@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]

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]

@@krusher74 I don't know if she plays on the recordings, but there are lots of clips on KZbin 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.

[@GreedyLittleFokker]

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

[@sam1252]

@@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]

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

[@marjoriemorris5849]

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

[@kelkel08]

​@@danny9732 😂

[@bryanjacobsen5005]

​@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?

[@solace_flow]

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 💯

[@filmcapacitor]

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

[@caelenselke-minogue]

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]

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]

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

[@readysetmoses]

no way, birds of a feather is better for sure

[@Brinta3]

@@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 KZbin gods. Literally. Your channel gets blocked and you can never get it back.

[@SnakeGodDiamond]

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]

A fate worse than death.

[@DoiInthanon1897]

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

[@alwayscurious413]

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]

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]

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

[@DucatiDave68]

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

[@tasosmob]

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

[@jzuzakmusic]

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!

[@Lultschful]

Damn, that's a beautiful SG

[@fuzzytalz]

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

[@elprimerpaso7351]

feels like 80s and 90s in the air

[@benHaskett1]

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]

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

[@71calex]

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

[@Romantictouch-x7v]

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

[@jufulu7066]

It's actually a song 👍

[@ArchaicSmile8]

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]

She reminds me of Marina (and the Diamonds).

[@ckallaher]

And the outfits!

[@kbusby4824]

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

[@SaraDixon-zm2bs]

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.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

😂 0:37 *i still don't like it"

[@singingfan]

I laughed so hard lmao😂

[@IThink2Much]

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...

[@Naanchuli]

Uno de los mejores álbumes del año

[@holyhabadasheree]

Second this!

[@michellem6826]

Same

[@PaulSmith-jl7dn]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@tommccarthy3052]

@@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]

Auto tune, man. That's why.

[@Theamericanglassguy]

Good luck babe is such a great song

[@RadCenter]

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

[@Jarend3]

I call it breathy cursive singing

[@ryanfulldark2775]

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]

Taylor Swift style.

[@lenlaegrim]

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

[@efa0tz]

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

[@BBCWatcher]

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.

[@btestware]

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]

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]

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.

[@davidekhalil944]

Rick i love you; you are a great teacher.

[@jamesmarino7364]

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

[@jamesmarino7364]

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

[@pczTV]

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]

Sounds more like Roland Juno 60/106.

[@arottie4097]

@@jamesmarino7364

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

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

[@EricLino]

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.

[@anotherneglectedhobby8386]

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]

@@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]

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]

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

[@hahnsam9]

@@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]

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

[@bl00dygoodtimes_]

5:49 the song did go number 1!

[@SonorDesignerDrummer]

"Taste," finally a real drummer.

[@JGokuu]

This list isn’t even bad

[@jadonh9978]

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

[@itzhen7032]

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]

Yeah man..most of the songs are great

[@jean-louispech4921]

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".

[@Scra2zyBass]

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!

[@EstyleKiDo]

Leave the door open has a key change, and it went #1 , that was 2 and a half years ago

[@MandyRRAh]

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

[@GarrettWorcester]

"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]

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

[@doggo2995]

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

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Sad

[@robitaillecopeland1996]

Yikes

[@ChaseDaTruth]

Not a single one of those songs sounds as good as The Police's WORST song.

[@enshen2190]

@@ChaseDaTruthok

[@Sanctifires]

yikes no.

[@cmt89497]

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

[@BlackofAzur]

Nevermind the boring music, that SG is gorgeous !

[@altonyoung3734]

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

[@geetarbube]

@@altonyoung3734LOVE HER!

[@AlbertWeijers]

A gibson SG is much more boring than the music.

[@KasperK-su9oz]

@@AlbertWeijers You're an old man.

[@kbusby4824]

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

[@SteveBonario]

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]

u mean half of the songs on this list

[@aububub1726]

u can praise a song without shitting on other artists ❤

[@lessismore8533]

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

[@warrenmiller2044]

Bruno always has the greatest melodies and hits

[@samali9342]

09:03 Reminds me of the beginning of "Zombie" by the Cranberries.

[@lolwhatevenisgoingon]

ooooh thats what i was thinking!!!! wasnt able to remember the name 🙈

[@sofia-if3ir]

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

[@michellem6826]

Agree

[@singingfan]

4:36 digging how clean and breathy and close to the mic she is, it’s so pretty

[@salwoyciesjes9182]

start singing creep by radiohead at 3:04. thank me later

[@loganbradd9472]

Dude you're so right lmao

[@kdcyp]

Bruno Mars is the dealer that has been feeding my continuing addiction to Maj 7 chords since he started out. Keep’em coming and keep bringing melody over rap! 😍

[@autk]

Something Anything -Todd Rundgren A manifesto of Maj 7 chords, the blueprint for pop

[@saleasylum]

The love chord lives.

[@shanazaw9207]

So truee

[@idkokgurl]

"Beautiful Things", they could never make me like you