#500songs
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #500songs from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-08-07 18:57 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-08-07 18:57 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-08-07 18:57 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 32 public posts (spanning ~23872 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 10:00
Languages: English (32)
Avg boosts / post: 0.2
Top of the latest posts
Frank Zappa on Tina Turner and her idiot husband. (Quoted here: http://frankzapppa.blogspot.com/2014/02/tina-turner-is-singing-with-frank-zappa.html But there's a better version of the story here, because audio clips: https://500songs.com/p
I am learning a lot from 500 songs - a history of Rock and Roll through 500 songs by @andrewhickeywriter which is really enjoyable to listen to! #500songs
"A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" podcast is what I listen too while doing my income taxes. Well researched and fascinating. Episodes talk about the history leading up to a song. "Andrew Hickey presents a history of rock music from 193
What “500songs” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediasongs/sɔŋz/
- nounA musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella.
“Song” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#500songs across platforms
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