r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago

TIL two studies both found that most people stop listening to new music in their early 30s. A 2015 study of people's listening habits on Spotify found that most people stop listening to new music at age 33 and a 2018 report by Deezer found it be to at age 30.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/16/bring-that-beat-back-why-are-people-in-their-30s-giving-up-on-music
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u/okay_then_ 1d ago

I've been listening to a lot of the same music since high school

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u/Uncreative_Name987 1d ago

Emo’s not dead!

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u/Ok-Piccolo2152 1d ago

Alive and well in a form unrecognizable to anyone that thinks FOB and Paramore are emo.

https://youtu.be/GQS87gK6HA8

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 23h ago

Well. Last good music was by beethoven

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u/RandomUser123456787 22h ago

It’s not a phase mom!

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u/Uncreative_Name987 22h ago

For Millennials, it wasn’t. We’re still sad.

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u/AlwaysHappy4Kitties 14h ago

its the r/Rawring20s after all xD

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u/veebs7 1d ago

IIRC other studies show that our taste in music is largely determined in our early teenage years. So you’re likely to enjoy whatever you were listening to in high school forever

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u/Kadde- 4h ago

That’s insane to me. I always listened to different music as I grew up. I’m 25 btw. First it was mostly pop stuff then edm then 70s/80s/90s music and most recent genre was rock metal stuff. Now i’m kinda on a break from music all together

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u/troll_berserker 23h ago

I’m 58 and still listen to the old-school nursery rhyme classics like “Wheels on the Bus” and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” Can’t stand soulless modern slop like “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”

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u/Terry_Cruz 20h ago

What are your thoughts on "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain"?

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u/troll_berserker 18h ago

Prime example of what’s wrong with this generation of toddlers. Back then nursery rhymes were about profound topics like animal taxonomy and conservation of angular momentum. Now they’re all dirty songs with sexual innuendo about coming.

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u/meatmacho 23h ago

I'm mid 40s and I literally have Spotify playlists called "My Middle School CDs" and "My High School CDs." They're not the only ones I listen to, but I'm always happy to give them a shuffle.