Final Project
JDN
2022-12-16
PART 1
Introduction
For this assignment, I have decided to use the Spotify API. Throughout college and even the majority of my life, music has been an escape from reality for me. Listening to music helps me get through studying, get through the gym, and even sleep. Music has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember.
Using the Spotify API, I want to look at what I listen to and the variability of genre or feeling one receives from a particular type of music. I will be using my girlfriends Spotify since I do not have one, so if there are weird songs, blame her… One example would be, do I listen to more upbeat music? Is this upbeat music found more so in rock and roll music or rap music? I want to dive into details like this to help and explain when and why I listen to the music I do.
Data Dictionary
| VARIABLE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| artist_name | name of artist |
| artist_id | artist’s identification number |
| album_id | album’s identification number |
| album_type | album v single |
| album_images | pictures associated with album |
| album_release_date | date album was released |
| album_release_year | year album was released |
| album_release_date_precision | day |
| dancability | how danceable the song is rated |
| energy | how much energy the song is rated with |
| key | the key of the song |
| loudness | how loud the song is |
| mode | mode of the song |
| speechiness | how wordy v musical a song is |
| acousticness | how accoustic a song is |
| instrumentalness | how instrumental a song is |
| liveness | how lively a song is |
| valence | how attractive a song is to hear |
| tempo | the tempo of the song |
| track_id | id number for a track |
| analysis_url | url to the song or album |
| time_signature | what time sig the song is in |
| artists | what artists worked on the song |
| available_markets | markets song is available in |
| disc_number | disc number song is on album |
| duration_ms | duration in ms |
| explicit | whether song is explicit or not |
| track_href | url to href |
| is_local | whether song is local or not |
| track_name | name of track |
| track_preview_url | url to track preview |
| track_number | number the track is |
| type | track or not |
| track_uri spotify | track uri indicator |
| external_urls.spotify | external spotify urls |
| album_name | name of album |
| key_name | what key track is in |
| mode_name | what mode track is in |
| key_mode | specific mode of track |
Summary Statistics
Doja Cat
## artist_name artist_id album_id album_type
## Length:163 Length:163 Length:163 Length:163
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## album_images album_release_date album_release_year
## Length:163 Min. :2018-03-30 Min. :2018
## Class :character 1st Qu.:2019-02-28 1st Qu.:2019
## Mode :character Median :2019-11-07 Median :2019
## Mean :2020-03-15 Mean :2020
## 3rd Qu.:2021-06-25 3rd Qu.:2021
## Max. :2021-06-27 Max. :2021
## album_release_date_precision danceability energy
## Length:163 Min. :0.4790 Min. :0.4070
## Class :character 1st Qu.:0.6835 1st Qu.:0.5350
## Mode :character Median :0.7330 Median :0.6520
## Mean :0.7376 Mean :0.6379
## 3rd Qu.:0.8045 3rd Qu.:0.7125
## Max. :0.9270 Max. :0.8750
## key loudness mode speechiness
## Min. : 0.000 Min. :-10.941 Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.02540
## 1st Qu.: 2.000 1st Qu.: -6.564 1st Qu.:0.0000 1st Qu.:0.04925
## Median : 6.000 Median : -5.834 Median :1.0000 Median :0.08240
## Mean : 5.399 Mean : -5.737 Mean :0.6933 Mean :0.10049
## 3rd Qu.: 8.000 3rd Qu.: -5.235 3rd Qu.:1.0000 3rd Qu.:0.15400
## Max. :11.000 Max. : -2.474 Max. :1.0000 Max. :0.38300
## acousticness instrumentalness liveness valence
## Min. :0.00128 Min. :0.0000000 Min. :0.0643 Min. :0.1250
## 1st Qu.:0.05725 1st Qu.:0.0000000 1st Qu.:0.0926 1st Qu.:0.2870
## Median :0.21000 Median :0.0000148 Median :0.1170 Median :0.4840
## Mean :0.20445 Mean :0.0026053 Mean :0.1478 Mean :0.4784
## 3rd Qu.:0.29650 3rd Qu.:0.0009280 3rd Qu.:0.1540 3rd Qu.:0.6520
## Max. :0.59700 Max. :0.0454000 Max. :0.4830 Max. :0.9070
## tempo track_id analysis_url time_signature
## Min. : 74.98 Length:163 Length:163 Min. :4.000
## 1st Qu.:108.00 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:4.000
## Median :128.00 Mode :character Mode :character Median :4.000
## Mean :126.43 Mean :4.012
## 3rd Qu.:141.55 3rd Qu.:4.000
## Max. :199.72 Max. :5.000
## artists available_markets disc_number duration_ms
## Length:163 Length:163 Min. :1 Min. :138293
## Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:1 1st Qu.:179360
## Mode :character Mode :character Median :1 Median :199440
## Mean :1 Mean :200157
## 3rd Qu.:1 3rd Qu.:217813
## Max. :1 Max. :286516
## explicit track_href is_local track_name
## Mode :logical Length:163 Mode :logical Length:163
## FALSE:73 Class :character FALSE:163 Class :character
## TRUE :90 Mode :character Mode :character
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## track_preview_url track_number type track_uri
## Length:163 Min. : 1.000 Length:163 Length:163
## Class :character 1st Qu.: 4.000 Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Median : 8.000 Mode :character Mode :character
## Mean : 8.098
## 3rd Qu.:12.000
## Max. :19.000
## external_urls.spotify album_name key_name mode_name
## Length:163 Length:163 Length:163 Length:163
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## key_mode
## Length:163
## Class :character
## Mode :character
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## Fall Out Boy
## artist_name artist_id album_id album_type
## Length:337 Length:337 Length:337 Length:337
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## album_images album_release_date album_release_year
## Length:337 Min. :2003-03-25 Min. :2003
## Class :character 1st Qu.:2007-02-06 1st Qu.:2007
## Mode :character Median :2008-01-01 Median :2008
## Mean :2010-08-22 Mean :2010
## 3rd Qu.:2015-01-20 3rd Qu.:2015
## Max. :2019-11-15 Max. :2019
## album_release_date_precision danceability energy
## Length:337 Min. :0.1440 Min. :0.2300
## Class :character 1st Qu.:0.4450 1st Qu.:0.8420
## Mode :character Median :0.5230 Median :0.9070
## Mean :0.5195 Mean :0.8679
## 3rd Qu.:0.5980 3rd Qu.:0.9490
## Max. :0.7600 Max. :0.9930
## key loudness mode speechiness
## Min. : 0.000 Min. :-19.247 Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.02750
## 1st Qu.: 2.000 1st Qu.: -4.986 1st Qu.:0.0000 1st Qu.:0.04970
## Median : 6.000 Median : -3.926 Median :1.0000 Median :0.06510
## Mean : 5.608 Mean : -4.768 Mean :0.5964 Mean :0.09635
## 3rd Qu.: 9.000 3rd Qu.: -3.485 3rd Qu.:1.0000 3rd Qu.:0.09980
## Max. :11.000 Max. : -1.697 Max. :1.0000 Max. :0.55900
## acousticness instrumentalness liveness valence
## Min. :0.0000271 Min. :0.00e+00 Min. :0.0170 Min. :0.0609
## 1st Qu.:0.0013300 1st Qu.:0.00e+00 1st Qu.:0.1740 1st Qu.:0.3790
## Median :0.0052000 Median :3.50e-06 Median :0.3080 Median :0.5090
## Mean :0.0476486 Mean :8.02e-03 Mean :0.3616 Mean :0.5101
## 3rd Qu.:0.0196000 3rd Qu.:8.64e-05 3rd Qu.:0.4960 3rd Qu.:0.6470
## Max. :0.8350000 Max. :5.95e-01 Max. :0.9780 Max. :0.9610
## tempo track_id analysis_url time_signature
## Min. : 47.26 Length:337 Length:337 Min. :3.000
## 1st Qu.:109.51 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:4.000
## Median :135.16 Mode :character Mode :character Median :4.000
## Mean :135.29 Mean :3.976
## 3rd Qu.:156.04 3rd Qu.:4.000
## Max. :199.94 Max. :5.000
## artists available_markets disc_number duration_ms
## Length:337 Length:337 Min. :1.000 Min. : 48746
## Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:1.000 1st Qu.:193026
## Mode :character Mode :character Median :1.000 Median :211026
## Mean :1.015 Mean :210037
## 3rd Qu.:1.000 3rd Qu.:229093
## Max. :2.000 Max. :304466
## explicit track_href is_local track_name
## Mode :logical Length:337 Mode :logical Length:337
## FALSE:322 Class :character FALSE:337 Class :character
## TRUE :15 Mode :character Mode :character
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## track_preview_url track_number type track_uri
## Length:337 Min. : 1.000 Length:337 Length:337
## Class :character 1st Qu.: 4.000 Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Median : 7.000 Mode :character Mode :character
## Mean : 6.807
## 3rd Qu.:10.000
## Max. :18.000
## external_urls.spotify album_name key_name mode_name
## Length:337 Length:337 Length:337 Length:337
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## key_mode
## Length:337
## Class :character
## Mode :character
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## Pierce The Veil
## artist_name artist_id album_id album_type
## Length:97 Length:97 Length:97 Length:97
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## album_images album_release_date album_release_year
## Length:97 Length:97 Min. :2007
## Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:2010
## Mode :character Mode :character Median :2012
## Mean :2011
## 3rd Qu.:2012
## Max. :2016
## album_release_date_precision danceability energy
## Length:97 Min. :0.1600 Min. :0.1900
## Class :character 1st Qu.:0.3660 1st Qu.:0.8880
## Mode :character Median :0.4400 Median :0.9460
## Mean :0.4273 Mean :0.8876
## 3rd Qu.:0.5050 3rd Qu.:0.9750
## Max. :0.6870 Max. :0.9890
## key loudness mode speechiness
## Min. : 0.000 Min. :-13.465 Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.02330
## 1st Qu.: 2.000 1st Qu.: -4.902 1st Qu.:0.0000 1st Qu.:0.04990
## Median : 4.000 Median : -3.782 Median :0.0000 Median :0.07990
## Mean : 4.505 Mean : -4.379 Mean :0.3814 Mean :0.08533
## 3rd Qu.: 6.000 3rd Qu.: -2.993 3rd Qu.:1.0000 3rd Qu.:0.11600
## Max. :11.000 Max. : -1.992 Max. :1.0000 Max. :0.23400
## acousticness instrumentalness liveness valence
## Min. :0.0000261 Min. :0.0000000 Min. :0.0354 Min. :0.0561
## 1st Qu.:0.0001580 1st Qu.:0.0000000 1st Qu.:0.1030 1st Qu.:0.2510
## Median :0.0005850 Median :0.0000053 Median :0.2350 Median :0.3380
## Mean :0.0340302 Mean :0.0254811 Mean :0.2414 Mean :0.3399
## 3rd Qu.:0.0029000 3rd Qu.:0.0001500 3rd Qu.:0.3550 3rd Qu.:0.4180
## Max. :0.6940000 Max. :0.7950000 Max. :0.6490 Max. :0.7810
## tempo track_id analysis_url time_signature
## Min. : 73.02 Length:97 Length:97 Min. :3.000
## 1st Qu.:105.04 Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:4.000
## Median :127.01 Mode :character Mode :character Median :4.000
## Mean :130.10 Mean :3.887
## 3rd Qu.:156.06 3rd Qu.:4.000
## Max. :196.06 Max. :4.000
## artists available_markets disc_number duration_ms
## Length:97 Length:97 Min. :1 Min. : 64720
## Class :character Class :character 1st Qu.:1 1st Qu.:212552
## Mode :character Mode :character Median :1 Median :236293
## Mean :1 Mean :232768
## 3rd Qu.:1 3rd Qu.:265752
## Max. :1 Max. :357403
## explicit track_href is_local track_name
## Mode :logical Length:97 Mode :logical Length:97
## FALSE:87 Class :character FALSE:97 Class :character
## TRUE :10 Mode :character Mode :character
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## track_preview_url track_number type track_uri
## Length:97 Min. : 1.000 Length:97 Length:97
## Class :character 1st Qu.: 4.000 Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Median : 7.000 Mode :character Mode :character
## Mean : 6.598
## 3rd Qu.:10.000
## Max. :14.000
## external_urls.spotify album_name key_name mode_name
## Length:97 Length:97 Length:97 Length:97
## Class :character Class :character Class :character Class :character
## Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character Mode :character
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## key_mode
## Length:97
## Class :character
## Mode :character
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## PART 2
What are my Recent Listens?
| track.name | artist.name | track.album.name | played_at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Flex | Drake | Her Loss | 2022-12-09 15:58:26 |
| In the Zone | Ken Ashcorp | In the Zone | 2022-12-06 04:08:29 |
| Ode to the Bouncer | Studio Killers | Studio Killers (Special Edition) | 2022-12-03 22:21:45 |
| Bubblegum Bitch | MARINA | Electra Heart (Deluxe) | 2022-12-03 22:03:39 |
| Thank You for the Venom | My Chemical Romance | Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | 2022-12-03 21:58:09 |
Spotify is not my girlfriend’s main music streaming service so the data may be slightly skewed but it will be sufficient for this purpose.
Who are my top Artists and Their Genres?
| name | genres |
|---|---|
| Doja Cat | dance pop, pop |
| Paramore | candy pop, pixie, pop emo, pop punk |
| PinkPantheress | |
| Fall Out Boy | emo, modern rock |
| Pierce The Veil | screamo |
Looking at this, we can see that my girlfriend (or me) is an avid listener of emo and pop music. This follows the trend of her recently listened to music seeing as her recently listened to included artists such as Doja Cat, My Chemical Romance, and Studio Killers.
Which of my Favorites are the Most Upbeat?
Doja Cat
Fall Out Boy
Pierce The Veil
Looking at the results of the highest valence, we can see that Fall Out Boy has the most upbeat, joyous, and therefore attractive songs out of the three artists we compared.
PART 3
How does the level of valence for our most “joyous” favorite artist Fall Out Boy compare to levels of energy and danceability?
As we can see valence does seem to be correlated to the energy and danceability levels. As we can see here, the graph shows that for the songs with high valence levels, or attractiveness to the listener, the danceability levels are also high. The energy levels are lower for more danceabilty, however, the difference is small and the danceablity and enjoyment levels are still very high!