I would have to say Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots. It's a solid song by itself and has a message that a lot of people can relate to.
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I think the last decade has about 10-15 classic songs (e.g. rolling in the deep, get lucky etc), but that's nothing compared to the '80s, where the classic songs measure upwards to 700. There is cultural stagnation in the last 10 years, particularly after the death of the indie music as a vehicle for innovation (i.e. the Pitchfork golden era of 2008 to 2012 where indies became the next hot thing). I could say the same for movies. For me, the highest point of cultural significance, was 1984 (more precisely, the last 3 months of 1983, the whole of 1984, and the first 6 months of 1985, ending with the Live Aid). That's the most classic, highest point IMHO for both music and movies, where pretty much what was getting released, was becoming an instant classic. Basically, most of it was good, rather than bad with exceptions. There are a few articles online talking about the same thing as I did here, and there's also a couple of books, all recognizing 1984 as THE year of culture. Today, we're running on fumes.
If I put my old man hat on, I'd say none. I think the idea of "classics" is dead. I also think most modern mainstream music is terrible. But hey what do I know.
Pretty much anything from Adele.
Baby Shark
Any of Gorillaz songs
As an avid Gorillaz listener, I don't think they have put out what we would define "a commercial hit" in the past decade, at least not at the same level of the singles from the first two albums.
That said, I love the collaborations they did with Thundercat and Stevie Nicks in the last record, it should deserve way more recognition than what it had
There aren't many popular songs now that are unique or distinguishable, Gorillaz still makes those unique memorable songs tho
Adele's "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)." The 2010s answer to Alanis's "You Oughtta Know." Honestly, the 21st-century answer to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams."
You Oughta Know isn’t even from the 21st century.
Uptown Funk is already a classic dude
That one Fetty Wap song
Despacito
None. There’s no place for classics anymore going forward, only new more of the same constantly thrown on us, again and again.
Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
WAP.
As it was by Harry Styles.
Also watermelon sugar.
I'm not really in tune with nowadays music, but I think Rag'n'Bone Man's Human goes in there automatically, it's in every playlist.
I guess we'll have to put Imagine Dragons in there somehow, I think both Believer and Bones are a good fit.
Imagine Dragons FTW
Jesus I hope uptown funk wouldn’t be considered a classic of the era.
Radiohead, Fiona apple, lcd soundsystem, the roots…there are a lot of great jams from truly timeless bands and artists that I think will ultimately hold up better than the pop megahits.
Any music of any genre other than reggaeton and trap. Their "hit songs" rarely manage to survive more than 5 years in the collective thought of the masses, then they become "background noise" in nightclubs, supermarkets, squares and other meeting places, overshadowed by the disposable "hit of the moment".
You must not be outside then
In the communities where this music is popular, there are definitely a lot of classic songs coming out that aren't just background noise, and they actually turn up the clubs.
To people outside of these communities it might seem like they only survive 5 years, but if you're inside you'll recognize patterns in songs that keep coming up and that people listen to the most. That's what really makes them classics, not just random people on Lemmy deeming them as such.
Bad bunny, El Alfa, Tokischa, Chucky73, RaiwAlejandro, and Daddy Yankee have all been relasing songs that the community will remember for a long time and deem classics. Reggaeton is going through a second, smaller, golden age and it will be remembered.
Your comment sounds a bit racist ngl
I'm Latin American, I grew up in this, it's part of my culture, that's why I know where all this is going (about musical genres). I'm not an "outsider".
Your comment sounds a bit racist ngl
You have no idea what you're talking about, right?
Sweden by C418
Lux Æterna by Metallica
No I love Metallica and that album is lazy af
Only 1 song is worthy:
WAP
WAP really is fucking incredible, even for people with no contemporary exposure to the genre. You can come to it fresh as a newborn child and the punchlines still land.
Certified freak!
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