What was the world listening to? Music charts, 20 countries (1940–2025)
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…
What was the world listening to? Music charts, 20 countries (1940–2025) launched on March 10, 2026 with 114 votes, #369 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
88mph is an interactive music history database covering 230 charts from 20 countries between 1940 and 2025. Users can explore what songs were popular in different regions during specific years, with every track playable through YouTube or Spotify. The project tracks how musical trends spread across the globe and evolved with the rise of streaming. It's open source and accepts community contributions to expand its coverage of countries and time periods.
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From the sources
No algorithm. No 'you might also like.' Just what the world was actually listening to — whether you were there or not.
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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