Popularity ranking · Australia

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Australia

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Australia, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 539 musical genres tracked in Australia, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rock music, Pop music and Hip hop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 23M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.8M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 9.2M people in Australia. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Australia who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Australia and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Australia who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Australia. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Australia, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Australia. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Electronic dance music 2M 35.5 47.2% Musical genre
27 New wave music 1.8M 41.1 49.9% Musical genre
28 K-pop 1.8M 34.2 63.1% Musical genre
29 Jazz fusion 1.7M 41.6 61.3% Musical genre
30 Hardcore punk 1.7M 39.8 48.2% Musical genre
31 Reggae 1.6M 36.3 49.9% Musical genre
32 Southern rock 1.6M 45.6 50.9% Musical genre
33 Folk music 1.6M 41.9 53.6% Musical genre
34 American folk music 1.5M 44.3 56.7% Musical genre
35 Disco 1.5M 39.2 56.2% Musical genre
36 East Coast hip hop 1.5M 29.5 41.4% Musical genre
37 Pop rock 1.5M 38.5 60.3% Musical genre
38 West Coast hip hop 1.5M 32.9 45.8% Musical genre
39 Alternative hip hop 1.4M 32.8 46.9% Musical genre
40 Progressive rock 1.4M 41.6 48.7% Musical genre
41 Bounce music 1.4M 30.0 41.1% Musical genre
42 Kenyan hip hop 1.3M 30.0 41.0% Musical genre
43 New-age music 1.3M 45.3 48.7% Musical genre
44 Soft rock 1.3M 43.8 69.0% Musical genre
45 Acid rock 1.3M 37.9 46.7% Musical genre
46 Blues rock 1.3M 42.4 44.5% Musical genre
47 Southern hip hop 1.2M 32.6 45.9% Musical genre
48 Baroque pop 1.2M 36.9 59.5% Musical genre
49 Indie pop 1.2M 35.3 57.5% Musical genre
50 Electronica 1.2M 37.0 45.9% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musical genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Australia and ranks each musical genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest musical genre in Australia?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 9.2M people in Australia.

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