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optimal differentiation in popular music: a standalone construct

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Sociology of culture

songs succeed most on the charts when their sound is distinct from, but not too far from, other songs of their time.

In sociology of culture, optimal differentiation in popular music refers to songs succeed most on the charts when their sound is distinct from, but not too far from, other songs of their time. This meaning comes from Askin (2017) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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Askin, N., & Mauskapf, M. (2017). What Makes Popular Culture Popular? Product Features and Optimal Differentiation in Music. American Sociological Review, 82(5), 910-944. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122417728662

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