Analyzing Spotify Top 10 Lists from 2014 to 2023 in the Context of Sociology of Addiction

Year 2024, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 49 - 62

Muhammet N. Çakmak

https://doi.org/10.58632/olgusos.1498809

Abstract

Objective: Social With the digitalization brought by technology, music has become an integral part of our daily lives. Music, accessible at almost any moment and place throughout the day, has a significant impact on human behaviors and attitudes. Popular music content, which is more intensely listened to by young people and easily accessible to children, deserves to be examined in terms of addiction with its viewing numbers exceeding millions. In this context, identifying the most common songs and examining their contents from the perspective of addiction sociology is aimed.
Method: In this study, the top 10 song lists of the last decade have been examined in the context of addiction sociology. The songs were taken from the lists published by Spotify. The top 10 list of the last 10 years from 2014 to 2023, totaling 100 songs, was included in the sampling. Qualitative document analysis method was used in the research.
Results: According to the findings obtained, substance use, violence, profanity, and depression were identified as four main themes. It has been observed that these themes emerged after 2017. This date marks the period when rap music started to enter the charts. When analyzed by music genre, it was found that almost all negative expressions were concentrated in the rap music genre. It has been observed that addiction contents have been increasing since this year.
Conclusion: It is observed that addiction expressions in songs have increased rapidly over the years. These expressions are specifically concentrated in rap music. When the relevant literature is examined, an increase in this direction worldwide is determined. These findings are consistent with the relevant literature.

Keywords

Sociology of addiction, spotify, rap music, substance use

2014- 2023 Spotify Top 10 Listelerinin Bağımlılık Sosyolojisi Bağlamında İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Teknolojinin getirdiği dijitalleşmeyle müzik gündelik hayatımızın önemli bir parçası olmuştur. Günün hemen her anında ve her mekânda ulaşılabilen müzik, insan davranış ve tutumlarında önemli bir etkiye sahiptir. Gençlerin daha yoğun dinlediği, çocuklarınsa kolayca ulaşabildiği popüler müzik içerikleri, yüz milyonları aşan izlenme sayılarıyla bağımlılık açısından incelenmeyi hak etmektedir. Bu doğrultuda en yaygın şarkılar tespit edilmesi ve içeriklerinin bağımlılık sosyolojisi perspektifinden incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu çalışmada son on yılın top 10 şarkı listesi bağımlılık sosyolojisi bağlamında incelenmiştir. Şarkılar Spotify’n yayımlamış olduğu listelerden alınmıştır. 2014-23 arası 10 yılın top 10 listesi, toplamda 100 şarkı örnekleme dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmada nitel doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Elde edilen bulgulara göre madde kullanımı, şiddet, argo-küfür ve depresyon olarak 4 ana tema bulunmuştur. Söz konusu temaların 2017 yılından sonra oluştuğu görülmüştür. Bu tarih rap müziğin listelere girmeye başladığı dönemdir. Müzik türüne göre analiz yapıldığında olumsuz ifadelerin tamamına yakınının rap müzik türünde toplandığı bulunmuştur. Bu yıldan itibaren bağımlılık içeriklerinin artarak devam ettiği görülmüştür.
Sonuç: Yıllar içinde şarkılarda bağımlılık ifadelerinin hızlı bir şekilde arttığı görülmektedir. Söz konusu ifadeler rap müzik özelinde toplanmıştır. İlgili literatür incelendiğinde dünyada bu yönde bir artış olduğu saptanmıştır. Söz konusu bulgular ilgili literatürle örtüşmektedir.

Keywords

bağımlılık sosyolojisi, spotify, rap müzik, madde kullanımı

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