Artists and their vices often go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that drugs often find their way into lyrics. But if you had to guess who sang about the drugs the most, which genres would win? That’s what Addictions.com wanted to find out in a recent study.
By analyzing the lyrics of over 1.1 million songs and scrubbing for phrases or slang that referenced specific drugs (outside of alcohol, by the way), Addictions.com discovered something interesting. The genre that mentions drugs most often is country, with an average of 1.6 mentions per song. Jazz and pop follow closely behind, while rock takes fourth place. And rap? Believe it or not, rap actually mentions drugs less often than even folk, at less than 1.3 references per song.
And, if you were curious, the most mentioned drug is consistently marijuana, with over 30% of drug references across all genres sticking to pot.
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