A new YouGov poll has revealed that music fans’ favorite music from the past 60 years are songs from the 70’s and 80’s.That’s music to our ears here at Big 95 KBGO.
According to the poll, among U.S. adults overall, music from the 1980’s is the favorite of 22% of people. Music from the 1970’s follows at 21%.Music from the 1960’s and the 1990’s were preferred by 14%.Music from the 1950’s and the 2000’s scored at 6% each.
Just 3% of U.S. adults believe that music from the decade of the 2010’s is the best of any decade.
These results were obviously skewed by age. Generation Z (younger adults) prefer the 2010’s and the 2000’s at 16% and 17% respectively. Millennials picked the 1990’s at 23%--followed by the 80’s at 19%.
According to the poll, nearly 40% of Generation X prefer music from the 1980’s.Baby Boomers picked music from the 70’s.We all have our own preference but overall, music from the 1970’s and 1980’s scored the best.
We’re certainly glad those are the big decades we feature on Big 95 KBGO!
[Source: Classic Hits Today]