A total of 5,316 of the analyzed songs contained at least one instance of a name. Words were considered “names” if they met the following criteria: the word had been used as a name in the US at least 5,000 times since 1950 (according to the Social Security Administration) and the word is used as a proper noun in the sentence. Top songs for which we could not find the lyrics are not included in this analysis. This analysis includes over 15,000 songs that made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 at least once between its inception in the 1950’s and April 2019.

The sections of this story are self-contained and can be read in any order, so feel free to use the navigation on the left-hand side to jump around. Which names do artists sing about? There are many ways to answer this question and I decided to explore as many as I could. Semantics aside, Debora’s point is an interesting one. Practically speaking, there’s no way to separate out references to someone named Baby from someone simply being called Baby. Of course, it’s worth noting that in many song-writing contexts, it is less likely that artists are singing to someone literally named Baby, and are more than likely using it as a pet name or term of endearment. The next closest name, Jesus, was found in only 142 songs. In an analysis of over 15,000 hit songs in the US, 1,832 of them referenced someone referred to as Baby. What does Revelation 3:11 mean where it says, “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.There are hundreds more songs just like those played above.Why does the the description of the city in Heaven (Rev 21) appear so inorganic compared to the Garden of Eden, which was a perfect place to begin with, created by God?.What does it mean we all will be judged?.

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