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Referencing Hit Songs Deconstructed

Referencing content from Hit Songs Deconstructed

Follow the format for a website reference.  There is no print equivalent of Hit Songs Deconstructed so this is probably the closest match.


Format for full reference:

AUTHOR, Year.  Title of chart/report [with any search limits placed] [viewed date].  Available from: URL 


Example:

HIT SONGS DECONSTRUCTED, 2017.  Lead vocal gender [Q1 2016 - Q4 2016] [viewed 21 February 2017].  Available from: http://db.hitsongsdeconstructed.com 

 

If you end up with lots of references to charts or reports for the same year within one assignment, you need to reference them as ... (Hit Songs Deconstructed 2017a)   ... (Hit Songs Deconstructed 2017b) and so on (with these letters added to the appropriate full entry too).

Access Hit Songs Deconstructed

With Hit Song Deconstructed you can access:

  • The Hit Song Deconstructed Report - Provides insight into the inner-workings of a current chart-topping hit. Each report includes a combination of commentary, charts, graphs, and notation.
  • Hit Song Deconstructed Videos - These videos take gives a section-by-section walkthrough of the songwriting and production techniques used to craft a chart-topping hit.
  • The IMMERSION Searchable Database - Updated weekly as songs enter the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10, this database houses proprietary data for the compositional characteristics of those songs
  • The Quarterly Trend Report - Delivers a concise, data-driven snapshot of Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 compositional and industry trends.