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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
51 American folk music 3M 43.0 51.8% Musical genre
52 Baroque pop 2.9M 36.1 61.7% Musical genre
53 Southern hip hop 2.9M 32.5 45.1% Musical genre
54 Tech house 2.8M 34.5 48.5% Musical genre
55 New-age music 2.7M 43.8 45.8% Musical genre
56 Christian hip hop 2.7M 32.4 49.8% Musical genre
57 Music school 2.7M 39.0 45.8% Musical genre
58 Underground hip hop 2.7M 32.2 42.3% Musical genre
59 Trance music 2.6M 36.9 41.4% Musical genre
60 Classic rock 2.6M 47.6 45.4% Musical genre
61 Acid rock 2.6M 36.4 51.6% Musical genre
62 Post-punk 2.5M 40.6 46.7% Musical genre
63 Ska 2.5M 46.6 43.4% Musical genre
64 Cover version 2.5M 41.1 54.8% Musical genre
65 Film score 2.5M 45.5 53.0% Musical genre
66 Electroacoustic music 2.4M 39.3 35.5% Musical genre
67 Chicano rap 2.3M 33.1 48.1% Musical genre
68 Alternative dance 2.3M 37.7 48.9% Musical genre
69 Reggaeton 2.3M 33.3 50.7% Musical genre
70 Midwest hip hop 2.3M 32.6 48.6% Musical genre
71 Soundtrack 2.3M 45.2 68.8% Musical genre
72 1970s in music 2.3M 51.3 59.5% Musical genre
73 Psychedelic rock 2.2M 42.2 43.3% Musical genre
74 Karaoke 2.2M 44.9 57.5% Musical genre
75 Indian rock 2.2M 41.5 47.4% 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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