Do Most People Really Just Listen To A Few Songs On Repeat? Is This A Result Of Streaming Platforms Becoming The Primary Source Of Music?

My mother is a prime example, she has a playlist and it has some songs she likes. She used to have so many different CDs and put me onto so much new music when I was a child. Now every time I see her and get in the car I just hear the same songs over and over.

I see people online talking about their playlist, singular. It seems like people who aren't "music nerds" listen to such a limited amount of music. It's almost upsetting, streaming platforms give you access to almost anything you could want to hear. Instead this ease of access stops people listening to albums and discovering new music because they can just gather their favourites into one playlist. It's paradoxical almost.

Something that stuck with me is when I bought a new Guns 'n' Roses CD when I was about 8 or 9 my mum was skipping tracks because she "didn't feel like hearing new songs".