What songs would Gen Z Americans put into a time capsule for future generations?
Each generation believes that its music is the best music ever bad. It’s always been that way. This proves it again.
A company called Shutterfly surveyed a thousand Americans on the kinds of songs they would like to see placed in a time capsule to preserve it for future generations. Here’s what Gen Z believes the future needs to remember:
- This is America – Childish Gambino (41.03%)
- Shape of You – Ed Sheeran (34.62%)
- Despacito – Luis Fonsi (29.49%)
- Happy – Pharrell (23.08%)
- Shake it Off – Taylor Swift (19.23%)
- Hello – Adele (19.23%)
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen (16.67%)
- Hotline Bling – Drake (14.10%)
- Chandelier – Sia (12.82%)
- Bad and Boujee – Migos (11.54%)
- Formation – Beyonce (11.54%)
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars (10.26%)
- Body like a Back Road – Sam Hunt (10.26%)
- Sorry – Justin Bieber (7.69%)
- Love me Like you do – Ellie Goulding (7.69%)
- Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton (6.41%)
- Bang Bang – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (6.41%)
- Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd (5.13%)
Now let’s compare and contrast with this list based on the choices of all survey respondents, regardless of age.
- Happy – Pharrell (33.67%)
- Hello – Adele (32.87%)
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars (26.79%)
- Shape of You – Ed Sheeran (24.50%)
- Shake it Off – Taylor Swift (24.00%)
- Despacito – Luis Fonsi (17.43)
- This is America – Childish Gambino (17.03)
- Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton (14.34%)
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen (13.65%)
- Sorry – Justin Bieber (10.16%)
- Formation – Beyonce (8.96%)
- Chandelier – Sia (8.57%)
- Body like a Back Road – Sam Hunt (8.47%)
- Love me Like you do – Ellie Goulding (8.17%)
- Hotline Bling – Drake (6.08%
- Bang Bang – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (4.58%)
- Bad and Boujee – Migos 4.48%
- Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd 2.49%
Discuss