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>>36170998
>is it just the most popular over all?
In my experiences in Japan it was the most popular hand-oriented game, with jubeat as a close second until around 2012-2013. After that Sound Voltex and Maimai took off like crazy over there. Feel free to disagree, but at least provide your own anecdotal evidence if so.

Don't really know about the US in particular, but beatmania in general has a real OG feel to it unlike newer titles, has a long history of its songs becoming popular outside of the player scene, has an active homebrew/modding scene, and is just generally known and has been played by people who care to explore further than DDR.
So it just has a lot to potentially talk about and has the reach that most people who have something to say here would have an opinion on it.