#1 Hits of the 2020s

In fairness, a lot of pop music is created with algorithms today. I used to be a DJ and was generally obsessed with music in my teens and twenties. There has always been garbage pop music, but the control of pop music is becoming more and more controlled by just a handful of producers who all want to play it safe and have hits. In the late 60s and early 70s, hits were often unique, strange, had an important political message, and such. There are a few hits like that these days, but not regularly. Hits today are pretty paint-by-numbers and created with algorithms by producers. It’s especially bad today because every hit song “needs” to fit a Spotify playlist or have a catchy ten-second bit for Tik Tok. IMHO Tik Tok is awful for the quality of music just like back when ringtones could influence whether a song got big or not. Like.. Laffy Taffy by D4L and Peaches by Bieber seem equally awful to me.

What does "WAP" stand for?

Wireless Application/Access Protocol

Okay, for the song, it's a bit more risqué, but the "W" is for wet

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It's probably more accurate to say that the #1 hits are mostly terrible. Although that's true for nearly any year, it really felt that way in 2023, at least to me. When you have a bland country song by a controversial singer stay at the top of the charts for nearly half a year, you know something's wrong.