I'd like to see these reviews while eating grilled chicken breasts or chicken thighs

"He uses a guitar..." 😲

Everything on this top 10 truly makes me wanna stab myself.

Every song gets better with some guitar

two videos later he figured it out that Bieber copied Toto's song

Goosebumps reminds me of the kind of music I'd hear in London clubs

American idolized music, they all sound the same, all new music and movies are complete garbage, the modern sounds is pure millennial garbage, it is not music

5:55 :lessss goooo

Justin Bieber #2 and Ariadne grande #3 is this archtype mainstream forgettable pop crap music that pushes zero buttons inside me. Zero, nada. Might be well produced but that’s it already. Probably this is music targeted to 14 years old while am turning 40 this year.

I think there is a lot of great music being made today not much of it is in the charts ( there is some) which I find over produced with record companies repackaging their own songs cause you can't get sued if you own it.

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Bibier Chorus is acctualy terrible!

What I love most about Rick is he just couldn't care less for this bullshit boomer 'today's music sucks' mentality. He's just a pro who can assess and make a decision based off of that. I probably wouldn't give the majority of these songs the time of day but he's now made me wanna check out each one - from the songwriting and arrangement right through to the mix and mastering.

they all have that cookie cutter same pop groove and structure that lacks diversity - thats why I dont listen to todays pop music.

Okay either there's something medically wrong with me or this first song is just amazing, kept getting shivers down my spine at the spot you reacted to, that voice!

I find it interesting, i dislike most modern pop, but the ones i like also appear to be the most technically deep and interesting despite me having a total like of musical knowledge. Must be an unconscious thing

since when can you just take a travis scott song, slow it down and get all the credit lol. even DJ Screw when he "chopped and screwed" a song it was just the chopped and screwed version of that song, not a DJ Screw song.

Hey rick, you should do a full review of Driver's License!

I love this -Rick reacts! I’m so happy when the musician measures up to Rick!😂❤️

I think the big problem with this list was how many of them drag. I'm ready acknowledge that there are interesting ideas and great melodies in these songs, but they just all drag. Levitating was only one that seamed to be going somewhere. In isolation I might have more tolerance for them.

The only song that doesn’t sound generic and that I actually enjoyed was Billie Eilish.

Every single song in top 15 is segregated now, Rock has been kicked out of Eden. I can't digest any of this, where have all the good times gone?

02:12 Made me remember "Hole in my Soul" for a second and a Hallelujah vibe

You need to get a gig with Olivia, you make her song better. Don’t like Bill Eilish.👎🏼

I love your comments Rick, but why to all these pieces these days sound pretty much the same? Pop songs from the classic era seemed to have greater creative variation than they do now. Methinks I'm missing something.

Rick is being too kind.

Come on Rick! We all know every one of these songs suck balls!

Eh Ariana’s songs lately have become really boring the past few yrs with the club mix type boring music. Besides Breathin and another song that Hozier redid that’s about all I can take from her anymore.

“Anyone” was sung live on the NYE concert. Had to be redone in the studio to make it sound well better.

Why do almost all of these songs sound better when you play guitar to them? Lmao. How do these producers not see that?

you love all minor chords? Maybe a "What makes this Yom Kippur Song Great" is in the works?

I first didn't like this channel at all, But the more i watch the more im liking Rick. He's neutral and open to all music, i mean Jezus, he even calls Justin Biebers music nice at some point.

i wish rick was my dad

I guess they let Anyone be at the top !! huihui !!

1:44 #4? is that special? is it the #4 of the Eb chord youre playing but that is perfectly diatonic to the Bb major scale in which the song is so how is it so cool? can someone please elucidate? I'm a newbie

Amazing Rick again!

Holy cow that's a lot of guitars in the back

I love how he just knows the chords by hearing 3 seconds of the song... and without dropping or raising any tuning like most tabs do on the internet sites.

wouldnt some lead guitar be nice even in a lite les paul sound

That was very entertaining. Thank you. Found the essence of my feelings in a quote Dave Genther, "he analyzes the songs like a chef would analyze food entrees." I am a fat guy that loves food and music, this is right up my alley.

Terrible, every song. Wow is right.

This music objectively sucks.

I just can’t get into *_any_* of these songs :/

Some decent composition on the SZA track, but like the rest there’s no real core musical idea of any substance. Sentimental mewling over rote chord progressions. The Dua Lipa track holds up. That’s a great, immediate pop album people will “get”, and dance to, in 20-30 years time.

They all sound like their version of ed Sheeran to me.

Olivia Rodrigo has the ugliest voice omg

My wife and I were just commenting on how great our lives would have been if Rick was our father!💖💖💞💗 We Love you Rick and always appreciate the time spent imbibing all of your musical wisdom! Thank you for everything that you share and all of the knowledge and appreciation of music you impart. Priceless!

that vocal style on the beginning Bieber song is just so played. I can't tell when it's him or the 20 other dudes who do the same half whispering thing with the short "yu" "wid yu", there are like 100 songs that sound exactly like that. It's just so, so dull. Same thing with the Ariana Grande. She is a very talented person but that closed mouth whisper thing, not sure if it's supposed to be R&B or what, but damn this crap has been played for like 6 years already.

Wow, That Ariana song was a joke.

The mountains I would climb to have you produce my songs and help me release my first EP.... Dream come true.

I think music is music. People are surprised that Rick likes these tunes. It’s still the same story I’d imagine. Someone sits on their bed and plays chords on a guitar. They find a nice progression and develop a melody over it. Then the studio takes over and other session guys add parts. Then they’re edited, condensed and given effects, dropped and panned to death and you get a hit. It’s especially good it a talented singer with good phrasing and tone is able to make it fly where needed. I’d love to be a music producer Rick , any intern jobs going? Need someone to make your tea? 🙂👍

No 2 Justin Biber is exactly the chorus from "Going Home" by TOTO

I am with you all the way on this list. I like the same tunes as you for many of the same reasons. I learned a lot of new cool tunes from this, thanks!

as good as the new stuff may be ... its still crap for me ... Where are the manly singers??? The guys now sound soft and effeminate ...

where does he look ?, are chords shown in front of him ? :P 12:36

I have the utmost respect for Rick Beato.

Don't know if it's been said before but the second one, Bieber, could be "You shook me all night long" by that one band there... 3:48 Chorus even starts with a "You", the chords and rhythm of the chords...

There are great pop songs the only thing I don't like about them for example Olivia Rodrigos is that it's a cliche depressed love song kind of thing.. Maybe it's just me or most people need to hear these constantly? It's better than meaningless nonsense that's for sure

Trying to hard... let's face it all the songs sucked

I fed up with Trap... It not bad by itself - but its way to much everywhere.

The problem with today’s music is (With pro tools and auto tune) I have NO idea if the artist has the talent or the knob turners

I would love for you to, after you go through the list - based on their merits you recognise in the musicality, rank them to what you would rank them as.

just realized the background is an image lol

Rick, I watch this video series with my 11-year-old daughter, she knows these songs cold. You act as a bridge of sorts musically between what I know and what she knows.

Although I abhor the state of current pop music, I largely agree with Rick Beato’s analysis for most of these tracks (especially the ‘Driver’s License’ song and the excellent production on the Justin Bieber track, other than the disproportionately high placement of the kick drum in the mix). However, I actually enjoyed the instrumental aspect of the Ariana Grande song the most, as the strings (or synth strings) and chord progression evoked a quasi-baroque feel. Unfortunately, current vocal and lyrical sensibilities, lack of flourishes or authenticity, as well as the monotonous and contrived melancholy inherent in almost all current pop tracks unnerve me, as always.

You should react to Polyphia

I personally don't like these songs, but I like how unbias Rick is. He doesnt have this pride that makes him dislikes these songs simply because they are pop music.

Wait? So is Justin Bieber still a thing?

Wow.. I'm shocked at how many of those I enjoyed.

I'd like to see Rick do a review of the Top Ten from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.

"I dig the groove on that one" gosh i love that.

this dude is able to find things that are extremely inception-ed into the song

Enjoyed this a lot!

as a songwriter this is so useful because now i just want to write songs that will impress you

I appreciate your perspective on songs and, in this case, appreciating pop music. All the best, Rick!

Rick is correct. I'm not a fan of Billie Eilish but I do respect the production.

That SZA one slaps pretty hard tbh. I miss 2014 when every artist was releasing bangers left and right tho. Could be nostalgia talking tho haha

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Wow Rick, you're something else man. The way you can pick up these chords and transpose them to guitar is nothing short of genius. You must have perfect pitch. I like how you credit production too. Everyone in the world is super impressed with Billie Eilish and I'm like yeah her brother is extremely talented. Lol nah she's great too but I give her bro more credit. Man, I'd love to chill with you for a couple hours. You seem like such an awesome person. Bless you brutha. I know it's been a rough time for you.

Beato, tha's what we have at the moment.

if anyone’s trashing that biebs song i’m gonna lose it it’s his best song to date and he has some gas music

I really enjoyed your analysis of the songs. Thank you!!

everytime i click on trending i want to vomit. New music these days is just trash

I think Rick is being a bit generous. Compare these to any song from 1972 for example and I think it gets silly

I'll never EVER not be a sucker for a Major/Minor lift

Any of those songs could have been done by any of the other "artists" and I don't think anybody would even know the difference. To me it says something when the most glowing endorsement offered is that it has "great production". With the technology available today, every song should have great production. Everything I heard on this video was lifeless and dull. There is great music being made today. Just don't go looking for it in any top 10 lists.

I'm fascinated with your ear -- I've been a lead & rythmn guitarist for over 35-years myself, and I don't always catch (..and nail!) the progressions like you do. I guess it's that "growing up in a house with constant live music", and your Aunt, eh? Good stuff man, you've got some serious chops. I enjoy listening to different genres than my mainstay also, to analyze how they were done.

Didn't like pop music 20 years ago, even less today.

those les pauls in the back are distracting

Listens to Drivers License but doesn’t play it through the bridge...you’re a stronger man than I, sir.

All those songs sucked

I think an acoustic version of 34+35 would be good

Top ten worst pop songs?

I don’t know where else to write this but Rick if you could do the 20 best fade out songs that would be awesome. I just listened to My Old School and wish that song jammed for another 20 minutes. This all comes about after the Steve Lukather interview which brought up fade outs. So many great songs that would start getting good only to fade out leaving you wanting more unlike today’s stuff

Rick, there was definite creativity, but the over production of the voals on many of these songs is past the point of painful. Maybe it s because I cringe when anything is off key or butchered, but I'd rather hear reverb than pro-tools.

The autotune. (song 6).......it BURNS!!!!!! Horrible......

Man, you nailed on that. Very inspiring indeed.

I can't deal with Ariana Grande, all of it is just high pitch squealing to me

you could have the saddest chord progression being played by bass being slapped and it would sound funky such a good instrument

Can you please explain these numbers you're calling off