Decade of Drunk Lyrics: A Look at How Often Pop Music Mentions Alcohol – Text Only

Figure 1.1 “Like a G6” by Far East Movement

Poppin’ bottles in the ice, like a blizzard
When we drink, we do it right gettin’ slizzard
Sippin’ sizzurp in my ride (in my ride) like three six
Now I’m feelin’ so fly like a G 6
Like a G 6, like a G 6
Now I’m feelin’ so fly like a G 6
Like a G 6, like a G 6
Now I’m feelin’ so fly like a G 6

Gimme that Moet (et)
Gimme that Crystal (stal)
Ladies love my style, at my table gettin’ wild
Get them bottles poppin’, we get that drip and that drop
Now now, give me two more bottles cause you know it don’t stop

(808)
Hell yea
Drink it up, drink-drink it up,
These sober girls around me, they be actin’ like they drunk
They be actin’ like they drunk, actin’-actin’ like they drunk
When sober girls around me they be actin’-actin’ like they drunk

[Repeated verse]

Sippin’ on, sippin’ on sizz, I’m a ma, make it fizz
Girl i keep it gangsta, poppin’ bottles at the crib
This is how we live, every single night
Take that bottle to the head, and let me see you fly

[Repeated verse]


[Repeated verse]

Its that 808 bump, make you put yo hands up
Make you put yo hands up, put yo, put yo hands up
(You can’t touch this)
Its that 808 bump, make you put yo hands up
Make you put yo hands up, put yo, put yo hands up
(You can’t touch this)
Hell yea, make you put yo hands up, put yo put yo hands up
Hell yea, make you put yo hands up, put yo put yo hands up

[Repeated verse]

Key terms counted in this song include the following: bottles, drink, slizzard, Moet, Crystal, and drunk.

Figure 1.2 How often do the most popular artists mention alcohol in their Billboard Hot 100 music?

ArtistTotal Songs w/ AlcoholTotal SongsPercentage
Drake
9
33
27.27%
Flo Rida
9
13
69.23%
Rihanna
5
33
15.15%
Lil Wayne
5
27
18.52%
Beyonce
5
13
38.46%
Luke Bryan
5
8
62.50%
Pink
5
6
83.33%
Chris Brown
4
23
17.39%
Katy Perry
4
14
28.57%
Lady Gaga
4
12
33.33%
Kesha
4
9
44.44%
Nicki Minaj
3
20
15.00%
Usher
3
13
23.08%
Eminem
3
8
37.50%
Snoop Dogg
3
7
42.86%
Justin Timberlake
2
16
12.50%
Kanye West
2
15
13.33%
Jason Derulo
2
9
22.22%
Selena Gomez
2
9
22.22%
Wiz Khalifa
2
8
25.00%
The Black Eyed Peas
2
7
28.57%
Trey Songz
2
6
33.33%
Carrie Underwood
2
6
33.33%
Lady Antebellum
2
6
33.33%
Taylor Swift
1
18
5.56%
Akon
1
14
7.14%
Ludacris
1
10
10.00%
Maroon 5
1
10
10.00%
Ariana Grande
1
9
11.11%
T.I.
1
8
12.50%
Miley Cyrus
1
8
12.50%
David Guetta
1
7
14.29%
Meghan Trainor
1
7
14.29%
Big Sean
1
6
16.67%
Future
1
6
16.67%
Jason Aldean
1
6
16.67%
Justin Bieber
0
13
0.00%
Calvin Harris
0
8
0.00%
The Weeknd
0
7
0.00%
One Republic
0
7
0.00%
Adele
0
7
0.00%
Alicia Keys
0
6
0.00%
Timbaland
0
6
0.00%
One Direction
0
6
0.00%

Figure 1.3 What are the most alcohol-centered genres in the Billboard Hot 100?

GenreTotal Songs w/ at least one mention of alcoholTotal Songs in GenrePercentage
Pop
79
411
0.192214112
Hip Hop
61
162
0.37654321
R&B
44
195
0.225641026
Country
31
86
0.360465116
Electro
30
110
0.272727273
Rap
30
89
0.337078652
Dance
29
122
0.237704918
Rock
15
139
0.107913669
Alternative
6
52
0.115384615
Soul
5
42
0.119047619
Punk
3
14
0.214285714
Folk
2
27
0.074074074
Contemporary
0
1
0
Teen
0
4
0

Sources:

www.billboard.com/charts/year-end

itunes.apple.com