According to a recent study titled “Who Remembers The Beatles?” the 1960s were the most memorable decade in popular music.

According to a recent New York University research called “Who Remembers The Beatles?” which tested 630 participants between the ages of 18 and 25, the Sixties were the most knowledgeable about popular songs that reached the top of the charts. Compared to more recent decades, this nostalgia for the past is a stark contrast. According to the survey, songs from the years 2000–2015 were the least memorable of all.

Lead author Dr. Pascal Wallisch adds, “The 1960s to 1990s were a special time in music, reflected by a steady recognition of pieces of that era—even by today’s millennials.” “Spotify was launched in 2008, well after nearly 90% of the songs we studied were released,” they add, “indicating that millennials are aware of the music that, generally speaking, predates their lives and are still choosing to listen to it.

The millennial participants in the study were shown a randomly chosen selection of Billboard singles from the previous 76 years (two top songs were chosen at random from each year).

After then, each person was asked to rate their familiarity with each of the 152 hits that were displayed. Several of these were Beatles songs, including Let It Be’s “The Long And Winding Road,” “Hello Goodbye” from the Magical Mystery Tour, “Help!” from Help!, “Eight Days A Week” from A Hard Days Night, “Love Me Do” from The Beatles, and Billy Preston’s rendition of “Get Back.”