Baby One More Time Most Recognizable 90s Song by Gen Z

[caliboy84]

"Measuring music’s popularity has always been contained to a certain period of time: peak chart ranking, awards, opening-week sales—a song’s performance at its prime... But for me, it’s equally important to quantify how music is passed down from generation to generation, parent to teen. The answer will indicate how future generations will characterize the decade.

Every parent makes a mental note of music they’ll pass down to their children—records that they hope will shape their children’s taste and barometer for quality. That process is a marvelous filtering mechanism, a value judgement of what should be cherished versus what just happened to be popular. Billboard #1 hits mean nothing if future parents don’t tell their children, “This is good music.”

When records are not replayed, they become fleeting fads in the eyes of history. In the case of “Wild Wild West,” the only people who understood its importance were those who were there in 1999, at peak Will Smith.

But, some songs will survive—the ones most recognized by Gen Z."

...Baby One More Time is the most recognized song of the '90s by Millennials (99%) and Gen Z (96% - tied with My Heart Will Go On)

Other Examples: 
Believe, 98-90
I Will Always Love You, 91-85
Genie In A Bottle, 92-69
Waterfalls, 85-50

https://pudding.cool/2020/07/song-decay/

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by caliboy84

[princessmimi]

Yes!

Proves that Britney's debut was FLAWLESS and LEGENDARY! 

[Kiss my]

Don’t really care about Gen Z but go Britney

[britney_rocks]

[Eternalhouse]

No offense to Celine, I love her and the song,

but since Britney is known 99% from millenials, wouldn't it be adequate for BOMT to be on top?  Just sayin😽

 

But this too is quite iconic and something to be proud of imo. Oh baybuh baybuh.

[princessmimi]

6 hours ago, Eternalhouse said:

No offense to Celine, I love her and the song,

but since Britney is known 99% from millenials, wouldn't it be adequate for BOMT to be on top?  Just sayin😽

 

But this too is quite iconic and something to be proud of imo. Oh baybuh baybuh.

Same.

I'm a fan of Celine and her song but most young people nowadays know Britney more than her.

Britney is more relevant than her especially in the modern era.

Doesn't take away from her legacy though cause she's still very talented.

[YeezusChrist]

Y2k era will always be relevant. Britney, BSB, NSYNC, Spice Girls etc.

[Fab britney]

I was thinking to myself the other day. Cause if the book, her insta, and overall being very iconic are kids these days (elementary school) more prone to knowing who britney is than like gaga, Katy and the other early 10’s girls?? I feel like they’re not making noise at all anymore and that’s usually how kids discover celebrities 

[electricopop]

5 hours ago, britney_rocks said:

Love this!

[MissSpearsSaysSo]

She’s really That Gurl..