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Get out of your geographic music bubble

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The songs that are popular, far away from you

This project is about your geographic music bubble. If you listen to pop music, you’ve likely heard , the most popular song in . But head over to , and has -level popularity. Generally, cities in the area around Contrast that with the area surrounding , where there are different #1 songs in a 100 km radius. The #1 hit in a particular region reflects the broader cultural edges of ’s geography, which has 4 different #1 songs. The top song often changes when crossing international borders. km away from is , where is a number one hit. The world is a musical cornucopia of ‘hits.’ Some…

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