How old do you think a song should be before it's classified as an oldie?

Question

Maybe it's denail on my part, but lately I've been hearing a lot of 80s songs on the local oldies station, and I think, "No! It's way too soon!"
As it is, they've stopped playing 50s songs. Now it's just 60s, 70s and 80s. Nineties oughta be coming up pretty soon... instant nostalgia!

Answer 1

Pre 2k? About 20 years... Post? About 5 Minutes.

Answer 2

The reason why you don't hear to many 50's songs is because most of the people who Liston to the 50's are in a nursing home or dead. For a song to become an oldie it has to be at least 10 years old or older. So the 90's are part of the oldies.

Answer 3

20 years

Answer 4

ive wondered that too. they might be adding decades for different material. you can only hear those songs so many times. i cant handle the oldies stations, it seems they play 1 song that i like and 20 that i hate. its too bad they stick to top 40. theres alot of good music out there thats never played.

Answer 5

I would like to think it's an oldie if it is at least 10 years old. That's a decade an each decade has different tastes and styles.

Answer 6

I think they should be at least 20 years old before they are even considered oldies, or are being used as elevator music.

Answer 7

well..in true radio speak ...a song that is 6 months old is officially looked at as an "oldie"...and yes..."oldies" sations are having to update their playlists because the younger demos are the ones with the "disposable income" now...

Answer 8

Yes, time goes fast. Takes about 20 years.

Answer 9

27. I was born in 1976, and made sentient recognition of music at about age 3. While highly subjective, my answer at least has logic. And everybody has a different answer based on their age, this way.

Answer 10

at leats 40-50 years old.