If you would 've asked me which state "rocks the most," or perhaps has the most rock, my instinct would be to say California. After all, it's huge, and it's also birthed quite a few prominent rock and metal bands. Or perhaps the largest state in the union, Texas. Plenty of rock there.
But turns out… the state that rocks the most is… uhh, is this correct? North Dakota?! This according to a new study by music service Slacker. How did they come to determine this?
Our fancy data scientists tirelessly agonized over our users’ listening behavior to determine the states that rock the hardest. Throw up those horns and check out our map to see if your state truly rocks.
Maybe because North Dakota has a very low population per capita, and are more likely to enjoy rock than other genres, their averages showed up higher on the list? This list does seem a bit flawed, California is among the least rocking states, which makes no sense to me. LA has 5 rock radio stations, NY has one. That has to count for something right?
Keep in mind this data is only from Slacker's own internal numbers. Perhaps there is a higher than average user base of Slacker in North Dakota? Who knows?
Another interesting aspect of this study is that Five Finger Death Punch ranked as the most popular rock band in the country. Not Metallica. Not even Foo Fighters. Five Finger Death Punch?! So take this study with a grain of salt. Here is the full ranking with the most popular band in each state:
1. North Dakota (Five Finger Death Punch is #1 rock song)
2. Maine (Five Finger Death Punch)
3. Iowa (Five Finger Death Punch)
4. West Virginia (Five Finger Death Punch)
5. Nebraska (Five Finger Death Punch)
6. Vermont (Five Finger Death Punch)
7. Wisconsin (Five Finger Death Punch)
8. Minnesota (Five Finger Death Punch)
9. Ohio (Five Finger Death Punch)
10. South Dakota (Five Finger Death Punch)
11. Michigan (Five Finger Death Punch)
12. New Hampshire (Five Finger Death Punch)
13. Pennsylvania (Five Finger Death Punch)
14. Alaska (Five Finger Death Punch)
15. Indiana (Five Finger Death Punch)
16. Kansas (Five Finger Death Punch)
17. Wyoming (Five Finger Death Punch)
18. Idaho (Five Finger Death Punch)
19. Kentucky (Five Finger Death Punch)
20. Connecticut (Five Finger Death Punch)
21. Utah (Five Finger Death Punch)
22. Montana (Five Finger Death Punch)
23. Illinois (Five Finger Death Punch)
24. Missouri (Five Finger Death Punch)
25. Delaware (Five Finger Death Punch)
26. Oregon (Five Finger Death Punch)
27. Washington (Five Finger Death Punch)
28. Alabama (Five Finger Death Punch)
29. Arkansas (Five Finger Death Punch)
30. Colorado (Five Finger Death Punch)
31. Oklahoma (Five Finger Death Punch)
32. Massachusetts (Five Finger Death Punch)
33. Arizona (Five Finger Death Punch)
34. Tennessee (Five Finger Death Punch)
35. New Mexico (Five Finger Death Punch)
36. Mississippi (Five Finger Death Punch)
37. Nevada (Five Finger Death Punch)
38. South Carolina (Five Finger Death Punch)
39. North Carolina (Five Finger Death Punch)
40. New Jersey (Metallica)
41. Louisiana (Five Finger Death Punch)
42. Virginia (Five Finger Death Punch)
43. Rhode Island (Metallica)
44. New York (Metallica)
45. Maryland (Five Finger Death Punch)
46. Texas (Metallica)
47. Georgia (Five Finger Death Punch)
48. Florida (Five Finger Death Punch)
49. District of Columbia (Five Finger Death Punch)
50. California (The Beatles)
51. Hawaii (Journey)
Gene Simmons was right. Rock is dead.
[via Noisey]
