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How Your Personality Affects the Music You Listen to

Music has been a part of people’s lives from as soon as humans could make sounds with their mouths, hands or tools. From primitive caveman drumming, music has evolved into millions of different melodies for everybody’s personal tastes.Those melodies often fit into a genre of music people can identify with and enjoy. Whether you like one specific genre of music, or listen to anything regardless of genre, your musical preferences may be saying more about your personality than you think. Studies conducted by Dr. Adrian North, using about 37,000 people from 60 countries, analyzed the correlation between the type of music you listen to and your personality. Wonder if your personality fits the results of studies? Grab a pencil and paper, and mark your answers to take the quiz below.

  1. Of these albums, which one are you most likely to listen to completely with no interruptions?

a.)Drake- Views

b.)Arctic Monkeys- AM

c.)Meghan Trainor- Thank You

d.)Major-Lazer- Peace is the Mission

e.)Sam Hunt- Montevallo

f.)Five Finger Death Punch- Got Your Six

2.You’re in your room relaxing after a long day of school and sports or other extracurricular activities. What song do you play?

a.)Low Life- Future ft. the Weeknd

b.)Ride- Twenty One Pilots

c.)Work From Home- Fifth Harmony

d.)Don’t Let Me Down- Chainsmokers

e.)Huntin’ Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day

f.)Bored to Death- Blink 182

3.You’re out with your friends listening to some throwback jams. When it’s your turn to pick a song from the past you choose:

a.)Best I Ever Had- Drake

b.)Paper Planes- M.I.A.

c.)Firework- Katy Perry

d.)Titanium- David Guetta ft. Sia

e.)Life is a Highway- Rascal Flatts

f.)Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana

4.If you could spend a day with one artist or group who would it be?

a.)Kanye West

b.)The 1975

c.)Selena Gomez

d.)Calvin Harris

e.)Brad Paisley

f.)Metallica

5.If you had to listen to one song everyday for a month, which one would it be?

a.)Go Flex- Post Malone

b.)Freak- Lana Del Rey

c.)Can’t Stop the Feeling- Justin Timberlake

d.)Never Forget You- Zara Larsson & MNEK

e.)Lights Come On- Jason Aldean

f.)Final Masquerade- Linkin Park

6.You get handed the aux cord. You decide to play?

a.)Panda- Desiigner

b.)My Youth- Troye Sivan

c.)Cake by the Ocean- DNCE

d.)This is What You Came For- Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

e.)Humble & Kind- Tim McGraw

f.)Nickelback- Photograph

7.You have to listen to only one artist or group’s songs for a year. Who do you chose?

a.)G-Eazy

b.)Birdy

c.)Ariana Grande

d.)The Chainsmokers

e.)Sam Hunt

f.)AC/DC

8.When you’re down in the dumps you turn on:

a.)Me Myself & I- G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha

b.)Pity Party- Melanie Martinez

c.)Love Yourself- Justin Bieber

d.)Never Be Like You- Flume ft. Kai

e.)Came Here to Forget- Blake Shelton

f.)Welcome to the Black Parade- My Chemical Romance

9. You’ve had a great day and when you get home you play:

a.)Don’t Mind- Kent Jones

b.)The Sound- 1975

c.)If it Ain’t Love- Jason Derulo

d.)I Took a Pill in Ibiza- Mike Posner

e.)Cruise- Florida Georgia Line

f.)All the Small Things- Blink 182

        10.  Which of these songs would get you most excited before a big game, concert, competition, etc.?

a.)Ballin- Logic ft. Castro

b.)New Americana- Halsey

c.)Dangerous Woman- Ariana Grande

d.)Light it Up- Major Lazer ft. Nyla and Fuse ODG

e.)Without a Fight- Brad Paisley, Demi Lovato

f.)Battery- Metallica

 

  1. If the majority of your answers were A, there is a good chance you are a fan of the rap music genre. According to Dr. North’s studies, people who frequently listen to rap music are likely to be outgoing and have high self-esteem. You are one to first strike a conversation, and approach people/situations with confidence.
  2. If your answers were mostly B’s you are a fan of indie music, characterized by soft vocals and an alternative sound. Studies have found that a large percentage of indie listeners were creative. On the downside, indie listeners were also noted to be not hardworking, not gentle, and had low- self-esteem.
  3. It is very likely that you are a chart pop fan if most of your answers were C.You like music that is on trend, catchy, and melodic. Chart pop fans were found to be outgoing, gentle, hardworking, and have high self- esteem. They were also found to be not creative and not at ease.
  4. If the majority of your answers were D, you are a fan of electronic dance music, or EDM. EDM music is characterized by an energetic sound and an element of digitally composed music.EDM listeners scored high on creativity in north’s studies as well as extroversion. THey were also found to be not gentle.
  5. If most of your answers were E, you are a lover of country music. Country music often features acoustic instruments and vocals telling a story. Country listeners were found to be hardworking and outgoing. You don’t shy away from hard work and don’t shy away from conversation.
  6. You are likely a fan of some sub genre of rock if most of your answers were F. As a rock listener you are creative, gentle, and at ease. Rock fans were also found to be not hard working, not outgoing, and have low self-esteem.