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Subscribers 674K

Videos 411

Views 215.8M

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Todd in the Shadows covers music reviews and retrospectives, focusing on pop songs, retro hits, and musical artists across various genres. The channel relies on in-depth reviews, retrospectives, and occasional discussions (e.g., podcasts) with a long-form style, averaging around 41 minutes per video and about 0.3 uploads per week, with recent videos often achieving several hundred thousand views (average about 486.6K views per video).

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77% relevance

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Both target music enthusiasts with deep dives into songs and artists through music critique and analysis, sharing high search interest in 'one hit wonder analysis' and controversy surrounding artists, though Rick Beato's content is broader and more guitarist-oriented than Todd's niche musical critique.

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Both appeal to music-minded viewers with analytical takes, ranking for 'songwriting analysis' and 'songwriting techniques explained,' and producing music video analyses, aligning with Todd's analytical approach but differing in emphasis from creator-focused critique.

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58% relevance

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Appearances 8

SERP 39%

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Both operate in the music critique space with attention to industry trends and artist controversy, evidenced by similar search interest in 'music critique channel' and 'musical artists controversy,' though gabi belle leans more into commentary on industry dynamics than Todd's soundtrack-focused format.

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Both appear in lists and explainers around 'one hit wonder analysis' and 'one hit wonder breakdown,' attracting similar search queries, while WatchMojo's list-driven, broad-format videos diverge from Todd's narrative critique style.

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Both cover music industry trends and breakdowns of albums and singles, aligned by queries about 'music industry trends' and 'industry shifts,' though Damian Keyes emphasizes education and industry guidance more than Todd's entertainment-critique focus.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Rick Beato (77% match) and 12tone (60% match), with gabi belle (58% match) also close. All share overlapping queries such as one hit wonder analysis, musical artists controversy, and music critique or songwriting analysis, indicating competition in music critique and retro-pop analysis. Rick Beato is the largest among them with 5.5M subscribers, while Todd in the Shadows has 674K; WatchMojo.com (25.9M subscribers) and Polyphonic (1.1M subscribers) also compete on related queries like top/pop retrospectives and music documentary reviews. The common thread is in-depth music analysis and retrospectives around pop hits and chart histories.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Todd in the Shadows?

Todd in the Shadows' biggest competitors on YouTube are Rick Beato (77% match, 5.5M subscribers) and 12tone (60% match, 779K subscribers). Gabi Belle is also a competitor (58% match, 1.4M subscribers). They share a focus on music analysis and critique, producing in-depth music discussions and retrospectives similar to Todd in the Shadows.

What type of content does Todd in the Shadows make?

Todd in the Shadows creates music review and retrospective content, often analyzing pop music and one-hit wonders based on video titles like One Hit Wonderland and Trai nwreckords. The channel uploads irregularly, with an average of about 0.3 uploads per week and an average video view count around 486.6K per video.

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