Towards the end of August, I started getting that feeling that it was time for a new YouTube Music Recap. And for once, I was dead on the money! The June-August Recap (aka the Summer Recap) dropped on August 28, a Wednesday.
While I usually enjoy going into great depth with these recap summaries, I decided to shorten things up for now. I feel like I’ve waited too long to finish this, and now the summer is over. I hope to come back and fill in the details later.
Overview
From June to August, I listened to YTM for 4,166 minutes. That’s 503 minutes fewer than in the spring period. I think it dropped because every pair of headphones I owned died at the same time. The aux cord for my Beats headphones crapped out again, and then my Rainbow Shoelace Earbuds went out in one ear. It definitely limited my listening habits towards the end of August. I’ve since acquired the e-Circuit Sports Earbuds.
- Top Genre – 49% (down from 53% in the spring)
- Top Musical Mood – Dramatic 33% (same as before)
- Top Playlist – N/A
Top Summer Artists
My Top Artists are almost entirely different from before. The only remaining artist is NCT 127, who move up from second place to the top slot.
Most of the other artists have graced the list at some point before. WayV, who comes in at #2, last ranked on the Winter 2024 (Jan-March) Recap as my #4 artist. Meanwhile, Seventeen and Enhypen, who are at #3 and #4 respectively, both ranked during the Summer 2023 season—Seventeen as my #2 Top Artist and Enhypen with my #5 Top Track “Bite Me.”
The only new artist is aespa at #5, who are the first girl group to rank here.
Top Summer Albums
This season’s collection of albums is unique for two reasons. First, there’s an album from a girl group in the top spot. The highest spot a female artist has reached before now was Heize’s Last Winter at number three during the Winter 2024 (December to February) period. Congratulations and thanks to aespa for releasing their awesome first full album!
Second, there are two albums from a single group on the list. I’m pretty sure that has never happened before either. What can I say? WayV was really in their bag these last few months. I even received a badge for being one of their Top Listeners in August.
I would also like to give a shout-out to the runner-up artist, NCT 127. In between their various hardships and heartaches, they still managed to release one hell of an album. That’s why I love them.
Here are the rest of the results:
- Armageddon – aespa
- Walk – NCT 127
- The Highest – WayV
- Give Me That – WayV
- ROMANCE: UNTOLD – Enhypen
Top Summer Tracks
Like my Top Artist list, my Top Track list is totally different except for one entry: NCT Dream’s “Smoothie.” It drops from first place to fourth. Two songs, NCT 127’s “Walk” (#1) and Enhypen’s “XO (Only If You Say Yes)” (#5), appear on albums that also ranked during this period.
Here’s the full list:
- “Walk” – NCT 127
- “Maestro” – Seventeen
- “Red Sun” – Xikers
- “Smoothie” – NCT Dream
- “XO (Only If You Say Yes)” – Enhypen
Conclusion
So, that was my Summer 2024 Recap. I’m proud of myself for having expanded my musical taste a little bit, though I could clearly stand to listen to more girl groups. This is a reoccurring problem for me.
There seemed to be a lot of overlap happening between the artists, albums, and songs too. I take that as a sign that these artists have stepped up their game by putting out quality albums full of amazing songs. Can’t go wrong with that!
Next up, I expect to see my Fall Top-Played playlist appear sometime in mid-November and my 2024 Recap shortly thereafter.
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