While wasting time on the internet, I ran into a thread on a message board asking people what the number one song was when they were born. You can find out what it was here.

Looking over the list of number 1s is pretty interesting if not just to get a sense of the times through their choice in music. But what really struck me was that starting in 1992, the actual number of different number 1s per year completely dropped off and has more or less stayed lower since. I wonder what the exact correlation to 1992 is, but overall I think it says a lot about the effects of media consolidation. Less choice equals less number ones.

And the answer: In 1992, the FCC passed duopoly rules allowing ownership of more than one FM radio station in a single market.

By Gary at 04:25 PM in Music | Comments (0)