| International Standard Book Number |
9798765149904 electronic book
|
| International Standard Book Number |
9798765149911 electronic publication
|
| International Standard Book Number |
9798765149843 hardcover
|
| Personal Name |
Dalla Riva, Chris, author.
|
| Title Statement |
Uncharted territory : what numbers tell us about the biggest hit songs and ourselves / Chris Dalla Riva.
|
| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.
|
| Physical Description |
xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
|
| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
|
| Formatted Contents Note |
That Poor Little Fool Fell into the Moody River : August 4, 1958 -- June 19, 1961 -- Meet Me at Quarter to Three with Your Sugar Pie : June 26, 1961 -- June 19, 1965 -- Mr. Tambourine Man and the Raindrops on His Head : June 26, 1965 -- January 3, 1970 -- I Want You Back in the Sweet Sunshine on My Shoulders : January 31, 1970 -- March 30, 1974 -- When You're Hooked on Feeling with a Dancing Queen : April 6, 1974 -- April 9, 1977 -- Don't Give Up On Us Just as It's Time for a Celebration : April 16, 1977 -- February 7, 1981 -- Rocking from 9 to 5 with My Buddy Amadeus : February 21, 1981 -- March 29, 1986 -- You Already Got My Kiss, So Don't Forget My Number : April 19, 1986 -- July 1, 1989 -- It's a Damn Good Thing We Danced the Macarena : July 8, 1989 -- August 3, 1996 -- I Mean It, No Diggity, I Like the Way You Move : November 9, 1996 -- February 14, 2004 -- Slow Jamz Run Down to the Deepest Part of Me : February 21, 2004 -- March 3, 2012 -- All I Know is that We are Young, Dumb Suckers : March 17, 2012 -- March 16, 2019 -- On that Dusty Old Town Road, I Died with a Smile : April 13, 2019 -- January 11, 2025.
|
| Summary, Etc. |
"This insightful and surprising history based on data and numbers will reframe everything you thought you knew about popular music over the last 6 decades"-- Provided by publisher.
|
| Summary, Etc. |
Explores trends and patterns in popular music over the past six decades through the use of data analysis, statistics, and historical context. Combining quantitative research with anecdotal examples, it examines how hit songs, artists, and genres have evolved and how popular music has intersected with culture, technology, and society. The work highlights well-known musicians and charts changing characteristics of mainstream music using visualizations and comparative insights.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Popular music History and criticism.
|
| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
|