Top forty
Creative
music charts
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How HN took it
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
UI praised as attractive and easy to use
From 2 comments
Really nice work. While I know you guys are going for the top 40 songs, but it would be even more awesome if there was more selection - perhaps if I kept scrolling down, it would…
sidjha on HNAgreed - the UI is pretty amazing! I especially like how the video plays in the header while rest of the page selection remains the same. This way, I can go back and play my #2…
namank on HN
Playing songs in a persistent header while browsing the list
From 1 comment
Agreed - the UI is pretty amazing! I especially like how the video plays in the header while rest of the page selection remains the same. This way, I can go back and play my #2…
namank on HN
Fun and low-distraction listening experience
From 2 comments
This is really neat. Potentially a huge time suck. Well done.
Multiplayer on HNI like it as it doesn't give you too many things to do on the site (where I find the real distraction comes from) and just does things for me and looks good.
MrSourz on HN
Objections
Only top 40 songs; list is too short
From 1 comment
Really nice work. While I know you guys are going for the top 40 songs, but it would be even more awesome if there was more selection - perhaps if I kept scrolling down, it would…
sidjha on HN
Little day-to-day variety; same songs stay near the top
From 2 comments
Very cool. I'm listening to it right now. But how much variation is there from day to day? Like if I go back tomorrow, will the songs all be the same? In a week?
thigbee on HNThat's a good point. So far most of the top songs just shuffle between each other. New songs start appearing towards the bottom of the list. Maybe a "random" feature could help…
rezbull on HN
Mainstream bias if random or discovery features are added
From 1 comment
I second this. The only downside to this that I see is that it would be less mainstream music. Why this is bad is mainstream music (although not always that great) targets what…
MrSourz on HN
Requests
Load more songs beyond the top 40 when scrolling
From 1 comment
Really nice work. While I know you guys are going for the top 40 songs, but it would be even more awesome if there was more selection - perhaps if I kept scrolling down, it would…
sidjha on HN
Search box and archives of older songs
From 1 comment
Really nice work. While I know you guys are going for the top 40 songs, but it would be even more awesome if there was more selection - perhaps if I kept scrolling down, it would…
sidjha on HN
Keyboard shortcuts for next song and closing player
From 1 comment
Can you add an option for scrolling through songs with the [left] & [right] arrow keys + make [Esc] to close the YouTube window, kind of like what Facebook does with the photo…
arjungupta on HN
Random feature for variety
From 1 comment
Yeah, a random feature would be nice to provide some variety. And maybe a "trending" or "movers and shakers" list for songs that aren't necessarily in the top 40 but are still…
thigbee on HN
Trending list for songs getting buzz but outside top 40
From 1 comment
Yeah, a random feature would be nice to provide some variety. And maybe a "trending" or "movers and shakers" list for songs that aren't necessarily in the top 40 but are still…
thigbee on HN
Android app
From 1 comment
Nice! Now just publish it as an Android app and we are good to go.
namank on HN
Questions
Does it aggregate daily share counts from Twitter?
From 1 comment
Do you aggregate the number of times a song is shared/mentioned on Twitter each day?
tjpannu on HN
How much does the list change day to day?
From 1 comment
Very cool. I'm listening to it right now. But how much variation is there from day to day? Like if I go back tomorrow, will the songs all be the same? In a week?
thigbee on HN
Alternatives named
YouTube
From 1 comment
Agreed - the UI is pretty amazing! I especially like how the video plays in the header while rest of the page selection remains the same. This way, I can go back and play my #2…
namank on HN
Facebook photo viewer
From 1 comment
Can you add an option for scrolling through songs with the [left] & [right] arrow keys + make [Esc] to close the YouTube window, kind of like what Facebook does with the photo…
arjungupta on HN