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
76 Alternative country 1.1M 42.7 53.8% Musical genre
77 Texas country music 1.1M 45.1 46.8% Musical genre
78 Roots rock 1.1M 47.4 51.4% Musical genre
79 Old-time music 1.1M 47.6 48.6% Musical genre
80 Alternative metal 1M 34.2 42.7% Musical genre
81 Garage rock 1M 38.5 42.0% Musical genre
82 Rap rock 1M 37.5 43.6% Musical genre
83 Psychedelic rock 1M 37.1 40.3% Musical genre
84 Bluegrass music 1M 46.6 42.9% Musical genre
85 Britpop 1M 35.9 56.2% Musical genre
86 Folk rock 1M 42.9 48.1% Musical genre
87 Thai rock 996k 42.8 42.3% Musical genre
88 Pinoy rock 993k 45.0 44.3% Musical genre
89 Southern soul 981k 46.0 55.7% Musical genre
90 Chicano rock 978k 45.4 42.2% Musical genre
91 Modern dance 974k 36.7 66.9% Musical genre
92 Contemporary Christian music 972k 38.3 58.8% Musical genre
93 Trance music 964k 33.6 41.8% Musical genre
94 Tech house 961k 33.1 44.7% Musical genre
95 Pop punk 951k 32.3 50.6% Musical genre
96 Christian rock 946k 41.4 50.2% Musical genre
97 Boogie-woogie 927k 45.5 36.3% Musical genre
98 Tejano music 918k 45.4 55.0% Musical genre
99 art music 918k 40.4 57.4% Musical genre
100 Post-punk 909k 34.6 50.2% 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 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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