Polyphonic

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 418

Views 150.8M

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Polyphonic creates deep-dives into music history and music video evolution, analyzing topics like early music videos, the MTV era, and iconic songs. The channel appears to favor educational, documentary-style content with extended explorations and contextual history, plus some analysis of specific songs and bands. It posts irregularly with videos typically published on Thursdays or Fridays, and averages around 779.7K views per video, with 418 videos published since joining in 2017.

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79% relevance

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Videos 70

Views 586.4M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 64%

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Shares a strong audience interest in music video eras and TV-era contexts (queries like 'tv era music videos' and 'music video eras'), aligning with Polyphonic's focus on historical and analytical music video content, with 64% content overlap indicating some stylistic differences.

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Led Zeppelin

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Subscribers 4.2M

Videos 297

Views 3.6B

Appearances 9

SERP 33%

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Competes on the broader music history and legacy angle ('led zeppelin legacy'), indicating audience overlap with Polyphonic's deep dives into classic rock narratives, though content overlap is 73% while search overlap is only 33%.

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55% relevance

Subscribers 6.6M

Videos 28K

Views 2.5B

Appearances 4

SERP 40%

Similarity 66%

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Attracts viewers interested in 'music video history' and 'video formats music history,' reflecting similar analytical intent to Polyphonic, with substantial content overlap (66%) but moderate search overlap (40%).

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Videos 55

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Appearances 2

SERP 16%

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Appeals to viewers seeking 'early music videos' and 'pre MTV videos,' aligning with Polyphonic's historical video-focus, with identical 54% match but higher content alignment (75%) than search (23%).

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54% relevance

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Videos 476

Views 12.8M

Appearances 1

SERP 14%

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Top competitors include ERA (79% match, 1M subscribers) and Led Zeppelin (57% match, 4.2M subscribers). They share overlapping queries with Polyphonic such as music video eras, tv era music videos, and music video history, indicating competition in the same historical and analytical space. The Wall Street Journal (55% match, 6.6M subscribers) also overlaps on music video history and the impact of video formats on the music industry. While Polyphonic has 1.1M subscribers, ERA and Led Zeppelin are larger, with 1M and 4.2M respectively, and The Wall Street Journal significantly larger at 6.6M. Competitors commonly address queries about the evolution of music videos, the MTV era, and interpretation of famous songs or bands.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Polyphonic?

ERA — 79% match, 1M subscribers; Led Zeppelin — 57% match, 4.2M subscribers; The Wall Street Journal — 55% match, 6.6M subscribers. All have channels that cover music or music industry topics, showing overlap in music-related content and history-focused storytelling.

What type of content does Polyphonic make?

Polyphonic creates history-focused music video content, with titles like The History of the Music Video, The Strange World of Early Music Videos, What did Music Videos Look Like in the '30s?, Music Videos Before MTV, and Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV. Uploads are infrequent, with an average of 0.0 uploads per week, and each video averages about 779.7K views.

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