Hit Songs Deconstructed analyzes the Hot 100’s new leader.
“Rich Men North of Richmond,” Oliver Anthony Music“Richmond,” at a brisk 118 beats per minute, is in line with the average tempo of a 2023 Hot 100 No. 1 song: 106 BPM. Of this year’s No. 1s, 67% are over 100 BPM.
The song has a familiar and easy-to-follow song structure: Verse – pre-chorus – chorus – turnaround – verse – pre-chorus – chorus – outro. The song’s title appears in the chorus, where the listener commonly expects to find it. The titles of all but two No. 1s this year are heard in the chorus – Jimin and SZA don’t sing the lyrics “like crazy” or “kill Bill,” respectively, in those songs at all.Differences Between “Rich Men North of Richmond” and the Other 2023 Hot 100 No. 1s:
“Richmond” goes against the grain of short song titles. Over the past decade, only 6% of No. 1s have featured five or more words in their titles. However, this is a clever title, with the rhyming quality of “rich men” and “Richmond,” helping it to connect easily and be remembered.
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