why solo artists have come to dominate the music charts
- Written by Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
ShutterstockPredictions for this year’s Hottest 100 countdown revealed an interesting trend that has come to dominate popular music over the past decade: the prevalence of solo artists over bands.
In the past 15 years, only five winners of the Hottest 100 were bands, compared to 13 in the 15 years prior to that. This shift is being...





