# Quotidian Pop History Books Neil Cossar's ‘This Day in Music' is Full of Fun Tr By Tiana Reid | Published 2010-07-17 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/this-day-in-music References: [dazeddigital](http://www.dazeddigital.com/Blogs/article/8005/1/Dazed_Music_Book_of_the_Week_This_Day_In_Music) & [amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Day-Music-Record-Musical/dp/184340298X?tag=trenhunt0f-20) ‘This Day in Music: An Every Day Record of Musical Feats and Facts’ may be *the* coffee table book of all coffee table books. Edited by Neil Cossar, this giant volume of pop music trivia provides a historical daily dose of musical facts. For example, did you know that the release of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ was timed in order to occur simultaneously with the [Apollo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sifive) moon landing? Get ready for your next 'Jeopardy' game, because ‘This Day in Music’ will sure you prep you for your next [pop culture trivia session](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trivia-decks). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/books) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Pop Music Trivia:** Opportunities for creating interactive pop music trivia apps or games that provide daily doses of historical musical facts. - **Coffee Table Books:** Potential to create visually engaging and informative coffee table books covering various subjects, including music history. - **Daily Dose of Music Facts:** Potential to develop daily music fact apps or websites that provide users with interesting historical facts about music. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Music Education:** Opportunities for incorporating pop music trivia into music education programs to engage and educate students. - **Publishing:** Opportunities in the publishing industry to create and market coffee table books that offer unique and engaging content. - **Mobile App Development:** Potential for developing mobile apps that provide users with a daily dose of music facts and trivia. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Daily Fun Facts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curiosity-of-the-day.md) - [Nostalgic Song Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/80s-and-90s-hum-the-song-game.md) - [Literary Trivia Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daily-book-facts.md) - [Daily Music Recommendations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dailydisco.md) - [Historical Humankind Coffee Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-book.md) - [Daily History Reminders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/today-in-history.md) - [Daily Music Playlists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daylist.md) - [Music-Themed Travel Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skyscanner-music-guides.md) - [Bar-Inspired Trivia Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pub-quiz-the-board-game.md)