Songs are getting shorter. The average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 fell from 3 minutes and 50 seconds to about 3 minutes and 30 seconds between 2013 and 2018.
6% percent of Hot 100 songs were 2 minutes 30 seconds or shorter in 2018, up from 1% in 2013, according to an analysis published by Quartz. From Drake and Kanye West to country superstars Eric Church and jason Aldean, songs are getting shorter.
Source: Songs Are Getting Shorter and Streaming Is To Blame – hypebot