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Spotify Music Data

This dataset consists of ~600 songs that were in the top songs of the year from 2010 to 2019 (as measured by Billboard). You can explore interesting song data pulled from Spotify such as the beats per minute, amount of spoken words, loudness, and energy of every song.

Not sure where to begin? Scroll to the bottom to find challenges!

import pandas as pd

pd.read_csv("spotify_top_music.csv", index_col=0)

Data dictionary

VariableExplanation
0titleThe title of the song
1artistThe artist of the song
2top genreThe genre of the song
3yearThe year the song was in the Billboard
4bpmBeats per minute: the tempo of the song
5nrgyThe energy of the song: higher values mean more energetic (fast, loud)
6dnceThe danceability of the song: higher values mean it's easier to dance to
7dBDecibel: the loudness of the song
8liveLiveness: likeliness the song was recorded with a live audience
9valValence: higher values mean a more positive sound (happy, cheerful)
10durThe duration of the song
11acousThe acousticness of the song: likeliness the song is acoustic
12spchSpeechines: higher values mean more spoken words
13popPopularity: higher values mean more popular

Source of dataset.

import pandas as pd from sqlalchemy import create_engine

Read the CSV file into a pandas dataframe

df = pd.read_csv("spotify_top_music.csv")

Create a connection to the database

engine = create_engine('postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/database_name')

Write the dataframe to the database table

df.to_sql('table_name', engine, if_exists='replace')

import pandas as pd
from sqlalchemy import create_engine
import psycopg2

# Read the CSV file into a pandas dataframe
df = pd.read_csv("spotify_top_music.csv")

# Create a connection to the database
try:
    engine = create_engine('postgresql://gusflores:abril1320@localhost:5432/spotify')
    conn = engine.connect()
    print("Connection established successfully!")
except psycopg2.OperationalError as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

# Write the dataframe to the database table
try:
    df.to_sql('table_name', engine, if_exists='replace')
    print("Data written to PostgreSQL successfully!")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()