ChartCipher takes a look at highlights regarding the sonic characteristics of hits on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart in 2023.
Pop Topped, But DroppedRadio Songs chart in 2023 with a 37% share” of all entries, ChartCipher’s report notes. “Country followed close behind at 31% and hip-hop/rap rounded out the top three at 23%. Rock, R&B/soul, dance/club/electronic and Latin trailed distantly, each accounting for 9% of songs or less.”
To recap, by performance on each chart, here are the top three genres on both Radio Songs and Streaming Songs throughout 2023. Pop and country each sport higher shares on Radio Songs than Streaming Songs, while hip-hop/rap fared better on Streaming Songs than Radio Songs:Hip-hop/rap: 23%, Radio Songs / 27%, Streaming Songs“Radio Songs chart hits have been becoming more danceable the last few years,” ChartCipher reports.