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Trash Theory
Subscribers 564K
Videos 146
Views 65.2M

Channels Like Trash Theory

Trash Theory chronicles pop and rock music history since 2017 with a focus on New British Canon, post-punk archival analysis, and music genre evolution. The channel delivers deep-dives and documentary-style explorations through long-form videos (roughly 25–43 minutes) with an average of about 189K views per video and a publication cadence of around 0.3 uploads per week.

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83% relevance

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Videos 31
Views 442.9K
Appearances 4
SERP 100%
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Both target music-history and genre-evolution topics (e.g., 'alternative rock history' and 'music genre evolution'), sharing high search overlap (100% for queries) and similar but slightly narrower content focus (72% content match) to Trash Theory.

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Rick Beato

80% relevance

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Appearances 7
SERP 93%
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Shares broad music-history and theory interests (e.g., 'music genre evolution' and 'songwriting retrospectives'), with strong search overlap but a broader, more varied content approach (93% search match, 72% content match).

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The Punk Rock MBA

80% relevance

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Videos 370
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Appearances 6
SERP 83%
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77% relevance

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Videos 403
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Appearances 6
SERP 83%
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Though primarily chart history, it targets music history and era trends that intersect with Trash Theory’s genre development interests, yielding high search overlap (95%) but more data-driven chart content (65% content).

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70% relevance

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Videos 316
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SERP 66%
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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include The Explainer Music (83% match) and The Punk Rock MBA (80% match) as top rivals, both aligning on topics like alternative rock history, 90s music history, and music genre evolution. Rick Beato (80% match) also competes, sharing queries around music genre evolution, iconic drum fills analysis, and songwriting retrospectives. In terms of audience size, Trash Theory has 564K subscribers, while The Punk Rock MBA has 603K and Rick Beato 5.5M, with The Explainer Music at 2.5K subscribers, indicating varying scales but overlapping subject focus. All identified competitors converge on overlapping search queries such as alternative rock history, britpop impact analysis, and 90s music history.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Trash Theory?

The Explainer Music — 83% match, 2.5K subscribers; Rick Beato — 80% match, 5.5M subscribers; The Punk Rock MBA — 80% match, 603K subscribers. All have a focus on music analysis and education, offering explainers or deep dives into songs, artists, and genres similar to Trash Theory.

What type of content does Trash Theory make?

Trash Theory creates music documentaries and video essays, analyzing bands, albums, and the broader context of music history. Upload frequency is ~0.3 uploads per week, with recent videos averaging about 189.4K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Trash Theory?

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