It seems new trends or fads that become popular very quickly generally lose their appeal almost just as quickly.
Besides baby names, the symmetry between popularity rise and fall can carry over to other cultural items. For example, the scientists noted that similar outcomes have been observed in the music industry, where new artists who shoot [...]
Coming down as quickly as they went up: one hit wonders & fads
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 8 June, 2009 to the trends subset
One-Hit Wonders and Pop Longevity
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 May, 2008 to the music subset
The Whitburn Project: One-Hit Wonders and Pop Longevity
Are there more one-hit wonders in the music charts today than there have been in the past? Andy Baio analysed data from 1900 to this year, in search of one-hit wonder trends.
The longest-charting one-hit wonder to hit the #1 spot is Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” from 2006, which [...]
