Fred Bronson As new musical genres gain popularity, they are often acknowledged with their own genre-specific Billboard charts.
Over the years, disco and reggae are among the musical genres awarded their own tallies. An old musical genre is going viral on TikTok, starting with Scotland’s Nathan Evans’ posting of the 19th century shanty “Wellerman” during the last week of December 2020.
That inspired other TikTokers to post their own videos of these sailors’ working songs. But does that mean there will soon be a Sea Shanties chart?Perhaps not.
Only one song considered to be a sea shanty has been a major hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1966, the Beach Boys sailed to No.
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