Songless Stats — 102 Days of Data
Every song, artist, genre and year in the official daily puzzles since we started tracking — computed fresh from our archive on every build.
Quick stats
102 recorded days · 306 category answers · 270 unique songs · 207 unique artists · top genre: Hip-Hop/Rap · top year: 2024
Metric definitions: puzzle day = one date with three category answers; category answers = one song per category per day (3 per recorded day); unique songs = distinct title+artist pairs (repeat answers count once here); unique artists = distinct artists in the archive; practice pool = 0 tracks in the practice mode (separate from the answer archive); chart pool = 4,700 additional tracks for practice variety.
Top genres
Hip-Hop/Rap (97), Pop (56), Rock (48), Alternative (33), Hard Rock (20), R&B/Soul (12)
Top years
2024 (23), 2018 (21), 2023 (17), 2019 (17), 2017 (14)
Most-featured artists
Linkin Park (5), Red Hot Chili Peppers (4), 50 Cent (4), XXXTENTACION (4), The Doors (4), Meek Mill (3), 21 Savage (3), Megan Thee Stallion (3)
Decade distribution
| Decade | Songs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0% |
| 1960s | 12 | 4% |
| 1970s | 23 | 8% |
| 1980s | 23 | 8% |
| 1990s | 26 | 8% |
| 2000s | 44 | 14% |
| 2010s | 107 | 35% |
| 2020s | 70 | 23% |
Category year profiles — what Songless actually quizzes
Computed from every tracked puzzle. The %pre-2000 column is the share of songs released before 2000.
| Category | Songs | Avg year | Median | %pre-2000 | Oldest | Newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 102 | 2014.3 | 2017 | 7% | 1967 | 2024 |
| Rock | 102 | 1988.1 | 1987 | 70% | 1955 | 2024 |
| Hip Hop | 102 | 2016.4 | 2019 | 7% | 1994 | 2025 |
The three quotable conclusions
- Rock skews classic: the average Rock puzzle song was released in 1988, and 70% of Rock tracks predate 2000.
- Hip Hop is streaming-era: the average Hip Hop puzzle song is from 2016, with 93% released after 1999.
- The era gap is the strategy: Rock puzzles average 28 years older than Hip Hop puzzles — classic-rock intros are the skill that pays.
Repeat artists leaderboard (top 15)
| Artist | Appearances | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkin Park | 5 | Mar 30 | Oct 24 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 | Apr 7 | Oct 18 |
| 50 Cent | 4 | Apr 16 | Jul 11 |
| XXXTENTACION | 4 | Apr 23 | May 26 |
| The Doors | 4 | Jun 1 | Oct 14 |
| Meek Mill | 3 | Apr 4 | Oct 10 |
| 21 Savage | 3 | Apr 6 | Apr 24 |
| Megan Thee Stallion | 3 | Apr 7 | May 5 |
| Post Malone | 3 | Apr 18 | Oct 9 |
| Don Toliver | 3 | Apr 28 | Oct 20 |
| Cardi B | 3 | Apr 29 | Oct 28 |
| Avicii | 3 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 |
| 2Pac | 3 | May 6 | Oct 29 |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | May 28 | Oct 26 |
| Queen | 3 | Jul 14 | Oct 6 |
Category distribution
| Category | Songs | Unique artists |
|---|---|---|
| All | 102 | 77 |
| Hip Hop | 102 | 70 |
| Rock | 102 | 67 |
Notable data points
- Oldest song: the archive reaches back to the 1955s.
- Newest song: from 2025.
- Most appearances: Linkin Park leads with 5 tracked appearances.
- Genre spread: 24 distinct genres across 270 songs.
Every number on this page recomputes from the dated tables in our archive on each daily build — cite freely. Dig deeper: genre trackers · artist tracker · full song list · raw data via api/archive.json and api/stats.json.
How often does the same song come back? We analysed every recorded day: Songless repeat songs — full study.
Updated October 31, 2026 · answers verified against the official daily puzzle.