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Originally Posted by Severian
Anyway. There was an infographic about this about a year ago — claimed to quantify sadness based on musical composition. And it broke it down by album.
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I think they used a combination of lyrical sentiment and 'valence', something Spotify does to detect the 'mood' of a song. 15 Step was the happiest and True Love Waits was the saddest overall, with We Suck Young Blood the saddest based on valence and High and Dry based on lyrics.
https://www.rcharlie.com/post/fitter-happier/
https://www.rcharlie.com/img/posts/f...bum_chart.html <- interactive chart