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This map reveals the unique playlist of cities across the world

Cork is MAD for The Coronas.

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THE TOP SONGS on charts across the world are often fairly uniform.

For example, a quick glance at the Irish chart compared with Billboard in the United States shows songs in common, such as Cheerleader by OMI, Shut Up and Dance by Walk The Moon, and See You Again by Wiz Khalifa.

But dig deeper into people’s music habits will reveal songs unique to the tastes of individual cities.

Spotify has created a new interactive map exploring this phenomenon. It tracks the songs that people listen to a lot in one particular city, but not so much anywhere else.

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When it was released earlier this week, Spotify noted that “this will tell you that New York, New York uniquely can’t get enough of The Chainsmokers, while Berlin thrills disproportionately to one particular song by Jakob Dylan”.

For example, a snapshot from the three cities included in Spotify’s analysis from the island of Ireland shows marked differences between regions.

Dublin

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Cork (lads, seriously, go easy on The Coronas)

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Belfast (Hit The Diff, great choice)

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:06 PM

    What’s more embarrassing- hit the diff or coronas?

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    Mute Paul Roche
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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:25 PM

    Knowing about both?

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:41 PM

    I’ve always wondered how Coronas get so much air time (Mary Black? ) on radio. The Delerentos are a far better act and never get any look in.

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    Jul 19th 2015, 6:17 PM

    Christ I hate music snobbery! Just because you prefer The Delerentos to The Coronas it doesn’t make one better than another. I think both are great.

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:22 PM

    It just proves Irish people have brutal taste in music!

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:30 PM

    Maybe half the population have a bad taste in music. The other half are unbearable music snobs

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    Jul 19th 2015, 4:27 PM

    I do not know a single song on there!

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:21 PM

    The true patriots live in Cork

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:27 PM

    hermitage green are limerick

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    Jul 19th 2015, 6:20 PM

    It doesn’t say where they’re from, just that Spotify users in Dublin and Cork like them.

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    Jul 19th 2015, 2:35 PM

    Loving this! Miami and Cancun mixes are what you need for this sun. Jaysus can’t believe I got something useful off the Journal…

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