Music

I've noticed there is an interesting class of old semi-obscure songs that have found huge popularity via Spotify's algo. 

They're mostly:
- non-US artists
- 30+ years old
- easy listening but not pop

Kind of cool because these songs/artists were not chart-toppers when they came out. 

Kind of annoying cuz you hear it at trendy stores and restaurants so much it's almost annoying lol.

How can you tell? Does the algo recommend them to you and you just happen to notice?

That’s interesting, and I bet there’s more to it. Like I’d be interested in knowing who owns the rights to those songs. I’d be surprised if the algo is just randomly boosting them

Main things I've noticed: 

- often recommended as songs I should add to custom playlists
- hear them in public pretty frequently

They just end up on a bunch of spotify curated playlists I think. As the lesser known picks.