Names: Grace Qian, WingYeung Ma, Qihua Xue, Qiuxuan Li
Our Three Research Questions:
How has the representation of gender changed in popular music on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1960 to 2010?
What are the dominant themes and lyrical content in popular music on the Billboard Hot 100 across different decades?
Are there any correlations between the social and cultural events of a specific era and the types of music that dominated the Billboard Hot 100 during that time?