2020, a year we will remember

As the strange year that was 2020 comes to an end, we wanted to write to all editors, certified contributors and submitting users to thank you for your contributions to the project this year. We’ve achieved a huge amount as a team. Looking forward to more cover fun in 2021. Let us know if you have any particular priorities for next year, either on your own covers journey or for the project as a whole.

Some 2020 stats just because we’re nerds (*)

Visits

Pageviews 30,584,655 (+54%)

Users 8,382,008 (+69%)

Geo

1. United States 46,6%
2. United Kingdom 14,7%
3. Canada 5,1%
4. Australia 3,9%
5. Germany 3,3%

Growth

Performances added: 187 869 (+22%)

Works added: 22 489 (+17%)

Performances rated: 20 182 (+36%)

Editors

Most entries added

1. mduval32323 163504
2. DashBoardDJ856 153134
3. CarlDennis 108610
4. walt 58919
5. Oliver One 58652

Most submissions processed

1. DashBoardDJ856 2832
2. CarlDennis 2639
3. Canary 1691
4. sebcat 1167
5. Oliver One 1003

A special thanks to these editors: Processing more submissions = Getting more users engaged = More Certified Contributors = Eventually more Editors!

And finally, what does the team look like:

• 26 editors, newest kid on the block: casb
• 1 trainee: Scousedave
• 15 certified contributors II, last one to be upgraded: Mark_Heyrman
• 17 certified contributors, last one to be upgraded: Sjef Smeets

(*) Some stats will have changed by the time this post is published.

Nice numbers. Happy 2021 !

Woah, that's seriously impressive, Bastien . A 50% increase in page-views in the space of year, and a 22% increase in covers - wow. Well done to all involved in this important project.

We owe a major part of this increase to... COVID! I'm not joking.

Congrats to all!

Happy and sweet new year!!

Happy New Year, everybody!

And here are the most viewed pages of 2020:

1. Elton John 28 913 views
2. Louis Tomlinson 24 442
3. Harry Styles 22 395
4. John Prine 21 549
5. Leon G. Thomas III 20 412 - added by sebcat
6. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver 18 435
7. Willie Nelson 17 203
8. Kris Kristofferson 16 484
9. Forever Young by Bob Dylan 15 855
10. Dolly Parton 14 642

Here's one we never shared before! The cities where our visitors came from in 2020:

1. London
2. New York
3. Chicago
4. Los Angeles
5. Sydney
6. Melbourne
7. Dallas
8. Ashburn
9. Toronto
10. Atlanta
11. Stockholm
12. Brisbane
13. Houston
14. Helsinki
15. Dublin
16. Washington
17. San Francisco
18. Seatlle
19. Nashville
20. Boston

Quote from Bastien

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne

We desperately need more editors from the Southern Hemisphere. Nap needs some company

You're forgetting casb

Thank you to everyone who has made this site the best music site in the world to consult data or just to enjoy the music...

Happy new year

Quote from Bastien

You're forgetting casb

Yes!! Don't You (Forget About Me) !!!!

The problem I find in Google Argentina and Google in Spanish is that when I search for an artist or song there, SHS appears listed only on the second, third or fourth page of results. I think that has a lot to do with the low number of visitors who speak Spanish. In fact, usually whosampled is listed before SHS

I believe that a way must be found to spread SHS more widely in Spanish-speaking countries.

Quote from casb

I believe that a way must be found to spread SHS more widely in Spanish-speaking countries.

I agree. We are low in Spanish language adaptations, compared with, say, French, Dutch or German. Maybe you and dany can club together to increase the number in 2021?

In my experience I rarely (relatively) see SHS get returned in a Google search, 1st or 2nd page.

As for Spanish adaptions, I would guess that they are more common on site than French or German. A related discussion:

https://secondhandsongs.com/topic/75717

Spanish leads are likely the ones I've had to ignore most often due to the assigned editor being hostile and having no one designated who is receptive to Spanish leads. I've gone through my Spanish leads recipients faster than Spinal Tap through drummers.

Love these stats, thanks. The high percentage (of peeking) in Canada and Australia should earn us local new editors, no?

Quote from walt

Love these stats, thanks. The high percentage (of peeking) in Canada and Australia should earn us local new editors, no?

You’d think but so far not much from either.

Quote from dany

Thank you to everyone who has made this site the best music site in the world to consult data or just to enjoy the music...

That sure includes YOU, dany

Quote from casb

I believe that a way must be found to spread SHS more widely in Spanish-speaking countries.

We should probably translate our website to Spanish. That language is #1 on my list.

Quote from VirileVagabond

In my experience I rarely (relatively) see SHS get returned in a Google search, 1st or 2nd page.

It depends. When I search for "Elton John Cover Songs", SecondHandSongs is the 4th result. Nina Simone, 2nd.