Popularity ranking · Belgium

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Belgium

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Belgium, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 495 musical genres tracked in Belgium, 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 8.8M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 698k, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 3.4M people in Belgium. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Belgium and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Belgium. 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 Belgium, 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 Belgium. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Detroit techno 311k 35.3 37.4% Musical genre
77 Southern rock 310k 44.5 43.3% Musical genre
78 Latin pop 310k 37.0 60.0% Musical genre
79 Chicago house 309k 37.7 34.8% Musical genre
80 Electroclash 305k 33.5 46.1% Musical genre
81 Vocal music 302k 40.6 49.0% Musical genre
82 Alternative dance 302k 37.8 39.6% Musical genre
83 Music school 289k 39.6 45.3% Musical genre
84 Psychedelic rock 283k 41.7 38.9% Musical genre
85 Hardstyle 279k 32.7 34.8% Musical genre
86 Ambient music 279k 38.6 40.1% Musical genre
87 Film score 273k 45.6 49.2% Musical genre
88 Independent music 272k 35.8 49.5% Musical genre
89 Garage rock 253k 39.7 47.3% Musical genre
90 Minimal music 252k 37.9 49.8% Musical genre
91 Indian rock 244k 43.1 42.1% Musical genre
92 Ska 237k 43.5 47.1% Musical genre
93 art music 235k 44.8 45.1% Musical genre
94 Bluegrass music 233k 48.0 45.7% Musical genre
95 Easy listening 232k 42.7 51.9% Musical genre
96 Chill-out music 228k 36.2 49.0% Musical genre
97 Noise music 227k 42.8 41.4% Musical genre
98 Soft rock 223k 41.5 61.9% Musical genre
99 Karaoke 223k 40.0 55.5% Musical genre
100 Minimal techno 222k 33.8 41.2% 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 Belgium 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 Belgium?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.4M people in Belgium.

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