Thought I'd just share this interesting article I found on Spotify at https://insights.spotify.com/fi/2015/05/06/most-popular-keys-on-spotify/. It shows a pie chart that presents "The Most Popular Keys of All Music on Spotify." So, is C Major the most popular? Wrong.
Strange, no Bb or Eb, I thought they should be quite popular.
As for the chart, you should look for the enharmonic. A#/Bb and D#/Eb are slices of the pie.
If you go here, you can also see how popular is a key. It appears there are not as many songs in... See More
As for the chart, you should look for the enharmonic. A#/Bb and D#/Eb are slices of the pie.
If you go here, you can also see how popular is a key. It appears there are not as many songs in A#/Bb and D#/Eb.
http://www.songkeyfinder.com/learn/songs-in-key
I vaguely remember there are many pieces written in c# minor, but it's only 2.1%?
If Spotify is biased towards modern music and not classical music, then it's missing out on a big part of history. And, hence, that may be why you think the data is skewed. Numbers are numbers... See More
If Spotify is biased towards modern music and not classical music, then it's missing out on a big part of history. And, hence, that may be why you think the data is skewed. Numbers are numbers after all, and their context is "All Music on Spotify". So take them with a pinch of salt.