Journal article
Modelling song popularity as a contagious process
Abstract
Popular songs are often said to be 'contagious', 'infectious' or 'viral'. We find that download count time series for many popular songs resemble infectious disease epidemic curves. This paper suggests infectious disease transmission models could help clarify mechanisms that contribute to the 'spread' of song preferences and how these mechanisms underlie song popularity. We analysed data from MixRadio, comprising song downloads through Nokia …
Authors
Rosati DP; Woolhouse MH; Bolker BM; Earn DJD
Journal
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Vol. 477, No. 2253,
Publisher
The Royal Society
Publication Date
September 2021
DOI
10.1098/rspa.2021.0457
ISSN
1364-5021