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Top 100 Musical genres in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 644 musical genres tracked in United Kingdom, 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 59M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.7M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 23M people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Hard rock 5.7M 41.2 46.7% Musical genre
27 Electro (music) 5.3M Musical genre
28 World music 4.7M 42.4 56.2% Musical genre
29 American rock 4.7M 41.1 58.8% Musical genre
30 Folk music 4.5M 44.6 51.9% Musical genre
31 Britpop 4.2M 41.2 55.4% Musical genre
32 Pop rock 4.1M 38.0 56.2% Musical genre
33 Electronica 4M 37.8 48.7% Musical genre
34 Jazz fusion 3.9M 42.3 58.7% Musical genre
35 Progressive rock 3.9M 42.7 47.4% Musical genre
36 Afrobeat 3.9M 34.4 51.7% Musical genre
37 K-pop 3.8M 35.7 60.0% Musical genre
38 Indie pop 3.8M 36.8 54.4% Musical genre
39 East Coast hip hop 3.7M 29.7 41.1% Musical genre
40 Drum and bass 3.6M 33.1 39.6% Musical genre
41 West Coast hip hop 3.5M 33.0 46.3% Musical genre
42 Alternative hip hop 3.5M 32.4 44.3% Musical genre
43 Hardcore punk 3.3M 38.2 47.5% Musical genre
44 Soft rock 3.3M 44.2 67.7% Musical genre
45 Bounce music 3.3M 29.9 41.0% Musical genre
46 Southern rock 3.1M 44.5 47.4% Musical genre
47 Kenyan hip hop 3.1M 29.9 40.8% Musical genre
48 Independent music 3.1M 40.8 46.3% Musical genre
49 Blues rock 3M 42.2 42.9% Musical genre
50 British hip hop 3M 34.4 49.9% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 23M people in United Kingdom.

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