discover / experiment 07

musical eras

Who owned each year, how adventurous it was, and who keeps returning.

201722 plays · 9 active days

Jake Paul

then Kevin MacLeod, Adil El Miloudi, Logan Paul, Mabel Matiz

artists: 12
first-time: 12 (100%)
top-10 share: 91%

20182 plays · 2 active days

BTS

then Meghan Trainor

artists: 2
first-time: 2 (100%)
top-10 share: 100%

2019392 plays · 51 active days

XXXTENTACION

then LAKEY INSPIRED, Juice WRLD, Jake Paul, Halsey

artists: 152
first-time: 147 (97%)
top-10 share: 41%

202010,321 plays · 315 active days

Bankrol Hayden

then The Kid LAROI, Lil Mosey, Juice WRLD, Arizona Zervas

artists: 675
first-time: 603 (89%)
top-10 share: 22%

202110,259 plays · 347 active days

Mr.Kitty

then Elsa & Emilie, PinkPantheress, Twenty One Pilots, niteboi

artists: 898
first-time: 723 (81%)
top-10 share: 24%

202229,423 plays · 365 active days

Acid Ghost

then The Neighbourhood, Mr.Kitty, Three AM Fuxk, dosii

artists: 1,673
first-time: 1,226 (73%)
top-10 share: 34%

202328,151 plays · 360 active days

Acid Ghost

then Chase Atlantic, The Neighbourhood, Lil Zey, Lana Del Rey

artists: 2,391
first-time: 1,445 (60%)
top-10 share: 29%

202421,951 plays · 363 active days

Chase Atlantic

then Future, Metro Boomin, The Neighbourhood, The Weeknd

artists: 1,581
first-time: 549 (35%)
top-10 share: 26%

202521,961 plays · 356 active days

Men I Trust

then Asal, Tokyo Tea Room, Don Toliver, Lege-Cy

artists: 1,609
first-time: 590 (37%)
top-10 share: 31%

202614,669 plays · 300 active days

Asal

then The Neighbourhood, marwan moussa, Malcolm Todd, Chase Atlantic

artists: 1,521
first-time: 672 (44%)
top-10 share: 24%

“first-time” = artists whose earliest recorded play falls in that year — a measure of exploration. In the first archived year everything is first-time by definition.

inside

2026

January1,727 plays
Asal
marwan moussa, Pity Party (Girls Club)
open month
February1,353 plays
Asal
marwan moussa, Shehab
open month
March890 plays
Asal
Tame Impala, Salvia Palth
open month
April1,466 plays
Asal
Tame Impala, The Neighbourhood
open month
May1,703 plays
Amr Diab
Malcolm Todd, The Neighbourhood
open month
June1,392 plays
A$AP Rocky
Beach House, Swedish House Mafia
open month
July1,376 plays
Erika de Casier
Cocteau Twins, POiSON GiRL FRiEND
open month
August1,253 plays
Malcolm Todd
Cocteau Twins, Amr Diab
open month
September1,287 plays
Sufjan Stevens
Blood Orange, Tame Impala
open month
October1,544 plays
Blood Orange
Acid Ghost, The Marías
open month
November678 plays
Acid Ghost
Blood Orange, Chase Atlantic
open month
Decemberno data
outside the archive

long-term favourites

The ones that keep coming back

01
The Chainsmokers
Oct 2017 → Apr 2026
9 years · 34 months
73 plays
02
XXXTENTACION
May 2019 → Oct 2026
8 years · 55 months
418 plays
03
Billie Eilish
May 2019 → Nov 2026
8 years · 50 months
228 plays
04
Juice WRLD
May 2019 → Oct 2026
8 years · 46 months
421 plays
05
Kina
Oct 2019 → Jul 2026
8 years · 42 months
172 plays
06
Lil Peep
Dec 2019 → Oct 2026
8 years · 41 months
520 plays
07
Halsey
May 2019 → Sept 2026
8 years · 35 months
179 plays
08
blackbear
May 2019 → Nov 2026
8 years · 28 months
121 plays
09
Ariana Grande
Jun 2019 → Nov 2026
8 years · 28 months
60 plays
10
Maroon 5
Dec 2019 → Sept 2026
8 years · 27 months
338 plays
11
Joji
Jan 2020 → Nov 2026
7 years · 64 months
878 plays
12
Lil Zey
Jul 2020 → Sept 2026
7 years · 59 months
1,498 plays

ranked by the number of distinct years, then months, with at least one play (minimum 10 plays overall)