Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to 60 Years of Metal Music Data, Visualized
I've been tracking Metal Archives data since 2010 — originally Excel screenshots, now a proper interactive site. The dataset (provided by MA admins, not scraped) covers genre trends from 1964 to present, with country-level breakdowns showing how genres evolved regionally. Some interesting bits: Finland is indeed the country with most releases per capita in most genres; clear difference between Asia and Western countries in terms of genre distribution. And those end-of-graph drops that sparked "metal is dying" debates? This is rather due to a lack of data completeness and they tend to fill in…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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MusicMap▲201Genealogy and history of popular music genres (1870-2016)
2016 · musicmap.info · its alternatives →
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I built this because I wanted to know what people in Japan were listening to the year I was born. That question spiraled: how does a hit in Rome compare to what was charting in Lagos the same year? How did sonic flavors propagate as streaming made musical influence travel faster than ever? 88mph is a playable map of music history: 230 charts across 20 countries, spanning 8 decades (1940–2025). Every song is playable via YouTube or Spotify. It's open source and I'd love help expanding it — there's a link to contribute charts for new countries and years. The goal is to crowdsource a complete…
Mar 2026 · 88mph.fm · its alternatives →
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2022 · playlists.dags.dev · its alternatives →
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The easiest way for data people to track internet trends
2020 · egp88original.com · its alternatives →
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What songs are popular in each country?
2022 · music.tello.app · its alternatives →
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Public datsets made with https://getomni.ai/. Contribute to getomni-ai/datasets development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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How to think about data
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm a bit of a knife steel geek and got tired of juggling tabs to compare stats. So, I built this tool: https://new.knife.day/blog/knife-steel-comparisons/all It lets you pick steels (like the ones in the screenshot) and see a radar chart comparing their edge retention, toughness, corrosion resistance, and ease of sharpening on a simple 1-10 scale. It's already been super handy for me, and I thought fellow knife/metallurgy enthusiasts here might find it useful too. Would love to hear your thoughts or any steel requests! Cheers!
2025 · new.knife.day · its alternatives →
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This weekend is the ABC Classic FM countdown, which prompted me to dust off an old un-published data visualisation of rankings from previous years. I've considered adding a search function, but I also kind of like that it requires a bit of exploration in the current form. Some of the code is a bit clunky and I wouldn't mind refactoring it. I'm also not sure about browser compatibility - I've only got access to a couple of devices to test it on.
Jun 2026 · classic100.gotski.workers.dev · its alternatives →
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Music News ▲115Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the world of music
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! A few days ago I saw a graph[0] that showed the # of job postings on HN was declining. I started wondering what other trends I could glean from the data, so I created this! You can filter through the top level comments by keyword; for example you can filter by "remote" to see the massive spike around March 2020. Another interesting thing I found is that I can compare hiring across cities. I hope you enjoy! I made it so that the links to your search are sharable so if you have some interesting data you should be able to just link the page you're on! [0]…
2023 · hnhiringtrends.com · its alternatives →
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Explore the history of electronic music with over 150 genres
2019 · music.ishkur.com · its alternatives →
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A data visualization about the growth of the web since 1990
2015 · evolutionofweb.appspot.com · its alternatives →
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The official Hype Machine staff blog. News, service updates, and music geekery go here.
2013 · blog.hypem.com · its alternatives →
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A web publication showcasing empirical research and data
2016 · ourworldindata.org · its alternatives →
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Keep track of the music you love over time
2021 · chartyourmusic.com · its alternatives →
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Phersu Atlas▲68Interactive historical atlas - daily data and 4M statistics
2023 · phersu-atlas.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · mortardata.com · its alternatives →
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Give new music a chance, last years best songs in one place
2021 · lastyears.singles · its alternatives →
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We discuss Spotify's footprint & music streaming in Asia
2015 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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