It’s Not Just You, Music is Getting Really Boring

In March of 2022, the song Heat Waves by UK band Glass Animals hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100. It had spent 58 weeks on the chart before reaching its peak; over a year gaining momentum and radio play. Clearly, the song has fans, but does it have serious competition? How can a song flounder around the charts for so long without even peaking?

Heat Waves by Glass Animals. Courtesy of Wolf Tone Records & Universal Music