System and method for an electronic music popularity game

A music popularity gaming system comprising:

• a backend server comprising a non-transitory memory device and a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory device, wherein the non-transitory memory device comprises computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the backend server to:
• receive, from a third-party server, information regarding a plurality of songs, the information comprising at least one popularity metric for each song of the plurality of songs during a designated time period;
• transmit, to the plurality of computing devices in communication with the backend server, a plurality of song matchups each comprising at least two songs from among the plurality of songs;
• receive, from each of the plurality of computing devices, a selection of at least one selected song matchup from among the plurality of song matchups and a selection of a selected song among the at least two songs for the at least one selected transmit, to a plurality of computing devices in communication with the song matchup;
• establish a contest between at least two of the plurality of computing devices;
• determine a winner of the contest based at least on the selected song having a greater popularity metric than the popularity metric of each other song in the selected song matchup during the designated time period;
• and
• transmit, to the plurality of computing devices, a notification of the winner.