From: Novelty and cultural evolution in modern popular music
Year | # of Songs | Avg. MIR Vector Distance | Avg. Lyric Vector Distance |
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1974 | 464 | 3.45 | 13.45 |
1975 | 495 | 3.39 | 13.11 |
1976 | 468 | 3.47 | 13.51 |
1977 | 412 | 3.42 | 13.27 |
1978 | 422 | 3.33 | 13.78 |
1979 | 435 | 3.30 | 14.18 |
1980 | 428 | 3.36 | 13.52 |
1981 | 376 | 3.25 | 13.40 |
1982 | 397 | 3.32 | 13.62 |
1983 | 427 | 3.23 | 13.83 |
1984 | 414 | 3.23 | 14.24 |
1985 | 391 | 3.09 | 14.20 |
1986 | 384 | 3.11 | 13.99 |
1987 | 381 | 3.06 | 14.04 |
1988 | 371 | 3.03 | 13.86 |
1989 | 382 | 3.08 | 14.09 |
1990 | 353 | 3.03 | 14.06 |
1991 | 353 | 3.15 | 13.95 |
1992 | 344 | 3.21 | 14.12 |
1993 | 331 | 3.23 | 14.64 |
1994 | 318 | 3.33 | 14.36 |
1995 | 339 | 3.18 | 14.38 |
1996 | 304 | 3.22 | 14.06 |
1997 | 329 | 3.27 | 14.10 |
1998 | 330 | 3.36 | 14.23 |
1999 | 313 | 3.38 | 14.40 |
2000 | 313 | 3.28 | 14.57 |
2001 | 297 | 3.34 | 14.86 |
2002 | 291 | 3.29 | 14.68 |
2003 | 302 | 3.41 | 14.60 |
2004 | 303 | 3.36 | 14.68 |
2005 | 341 | 3.41 | 14.28 |
2006 | 361 | 3.31 | 14.52 |
2007 | 337 | 3.38 | 14.88 |
2008 | 387 | 3.31 | 14.76 |
2009 | 429 | 3.30 | 14.71 |
2010 | 474 | 3.34 | 14.71 |
2011 | 487 | 3.27 | 14.65 |
2012 | 369 | 3.17 | 14.75 |
2013 | 174 | 3.08 | 14.38 |