Results: Which Decade Had the Best Music?
1.
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In your opinion, which decade had the best music overall?
1960s
20%
•
449 votes
1970s
28%
•
622 votes
1980s
26%
•
573 votes
1990s
11%
•
251 votes
2000s
3%
•
72 votes
2010s
1%
•
31 votes
2020s
1%
•
20 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
49 votes
Not Applicable
6%
•
133 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1950s | 0.44% | 9 |
| 0.15% | 3 | |
| 1930s | 0.10% | 2 |
| 1950 | 0.10% | 2 |
| 1920's | 0.05% | 1 |
| They all have good and bad music. | 0.05% | 1 |
| There are great songs from every decade | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1970 | 0.05% | 1 |
| but also 2025 sons og legion | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1950s and 60s | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1990 | 0.05% | 1 |
| I loved them all:)) Cheers! | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1950'S | 0.05% | 1 |
| a mix | 0.05% | 1 |
| late '60s AND early '70s | 0.05% | 1 |
| All of them in their own right | 0.05% | 1 |
| classical music, th eother is trash | 0.05% | 1 |
| The 1950's | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1980s, 2025, 1950s | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of them! | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1700 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 50's | 0.05% | 1 |
| Whatever classic rock is | 0.05% | 1 |
| Tie between 70, 80 and 90s | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.05% | 1 |
| 70's & 80's | 0.05% | 1 |
| I like all types if music! Hard to choose. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It may yet to have been made! | 0.05% | 1 |
| All have great music | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1940's and 50's | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure, I like all types of music | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.05% | 1 |
| Each Decade | 0.05% | 1 |
| Period 1935-45 | 0.05% | 1 |
| All decades have good music but my youth was in the 70s & 80s , so | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of the above have their merits | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
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What makes a decade's music the best to you? (Select all that apply) Catchy songs you can sing along to
45%
•
999 votes
Meaningful lyrics
41%
•
902 votes
Unique sound/style of the era
37%
•
823 votes
Great artists and bands
52%
•
1133 votes
Nostalgia / music from when I was younger
35%
•
761 votes
Variety of genres
18%
•
387 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
29 votes
Not Applicable
6%
•
142 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.10% | 5 | |
| all of the above | 0.04% | 2 |
| Disco dancing! | 0.02% | 1 |
| It all depends | 0.02% | 1 |
| Great strong melodies | 0.02% | 1 |
| Bob Dylan | 0.02% | 1 |
| classical music, not present rock and roll trash | 0.02% | 1 |
| you can dance to it | 0.02% | 1 |
| none is better or worse than any other, just different | 0.02% | 1 |
| easy to dance to | 0.02% | 1 |
| Ballads aka real music made their appearance with the likes of Johnny Horton and Gordon Lightfoot | 0.02% | 1 |
| singers used to sing on-key, no pitchy sounds | 0.02% | 1 |
| dance music | 0.02% | 1 |
| all of above | 0.02% | 1 |
| West End and movie music | 0.02% | 1 |
| old country music | 0.02% | 1 |
| Great harmonies | 0.02% | 1 |
| An inarticulatable elan! | 0.02% | 1 |
| All the above! | 0.02% | 1 |
| emergence of your favourite genre | 0.02% | 1 |
| A sound that defined our paradigm | 0.02% | 1 |
| Timeless beautiful music | 0.02% | 1 |
| Great beats | 0.02% | 1 |
| eclectic | 0.02% | 1 |
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