Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 566 musical genres tracked in Canada, 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 31M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.6M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 12M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada 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 Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Country rap 1.8M 32.6 40.1% Musical genre
52 Underground hip hop 1.8M 29.7 42.3% Musical genre
53 Acid rock 1.8M 34.9 49.4% Musical genre
54 Blues rock 1.8M 40.0 40.3% Musical genre
55 Jazz fusion 1.8M 40.6 51.7% Musical genre
56 Japanese hip hop 1.8M 30.9 42.4% Musical genre
57 Music school 1.7M 34.3 44.7% Musical genre
58 Atlanta hip hop 1.7M 33.1 42.0% Musical genre
59 Electronica 1.6M 36.2 46.0% Musical genre
60 Disco 1.6M 37.9 50.5% Musical genre
61 Indie pop 1.6M 32.3 54.7% Musical genre
62 Classic rock 1.5M 44.8 44.0% Musical genre
63 New-age music 1.5M 42.3 45.1% Musical genre
64 Western swing 1.5M 45.3 52.3% Musical genre
65 Independent music 1.5M 37.8 46.1% Musical genre
66 Indian rock 1.4M 39.5 45.4% Musical genre
67 Cover version 1.3M 39.6 51.8% Musical genre
68 Gangsta rap 1.3M 30.4 40.4% Musical genre
69 Soft rock 1.3M 42.5 57.7% Musical genre
70 Grunge 1.3M 36.4 52.4% Musical genre
71 Film score 1.2M 43.3 49.5% Musical genre
72 Vocal music 1.2M 34.4 44.7% Musical genre
73 Latin music (genre) 1.2M 36.8 52.1% Musical genre
74 Electroacoustic music 1.1M 33.0 29.2% Musical genre
75 Latin pop 1.1M 33.9 58.3% 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 Canada 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 Canada?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Canada.

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