Some of these titles, like Am I the Drama? and Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, include question marks. Others, like Olivia Newton-John’s Have You Never Been Mellow, do not.

The other day, Spotify sent me on a journey. The algorithm served up this mellow, folky pop song called "Down." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DOWN") THE TING TINGS: (Singing) I fell into the water where the ...