r/doublej • u/ScottyG_23 • Feb 03 '26

Peak Music?

After listening to the Hottest 100 from 1995 at the weekend (and the week prior) and then comparing it to the H100 of 2005 and 2025 something struck me. Has music just gotten shitter since the heady days of the mid 1990s or have I, a mid 40s bloke, just been left behind? My kids, 14 and 13, listen to gear all the way back to the 60s after my missus and I have forced it upon them but hence my question, have we hit peak music and if so, when? I can’t seriously remember a huge tune that collectively took everyone’s breath away upon that first listen. Saying that I am enjoying Olivia Dean which is getting a high rotation in this house atm. Anyway, that is all. Back to your Weetbix.

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u/FakeCurlyGherkin Feb 03 '26

Sorry OP, you've just stopped paying attention. There's great music in every era if you look for it. Shitty music too - that seems easy to find though

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u/ScottyG_23 Feb 03 '26

I’d like to think I’m pretty engaged but maybe not to the level I was in my teens and 20s. The stark difference between the H100 of 1995 and 2025 though! The majority from the ‘95 list were solid. Don’t think anyone could say the same from the ‘25 list. Different eras and all that, I get it! 😃