Popularity ranking · Norway

The 100 most popular Composers in Norway

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest composers in Norway, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 124 composers tracked in Norway, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Edvard Grieg, Hans Zimmer and Henry VIII of England lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 299k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 5.8k, and the largest, Edvard Grieg, reaches around 138k people in Norway. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Norway who actively engage with each composer, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Norway 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 Norway who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Ralph Vaughan Williams 3.3k 54.1 59.4% Composer
27 Anirudh Ravichander 3.1k 46.1 100.0% Composer
28 Jon Lord 3k 36.2 39.0% Composer
29 Benjamin Britten 2.9k 47.5 63.6% Composer
30 Loreena McKennitt 2.8k 51.5 60.9% Composer
31 Ólafur Arnalds 2.6k 29.0 0.0% Composer
32 Jordan Rudess 2.6k 43.9 7.6% Composer
33 Yanni 2.4k 34.3 63.6% Composer
34 Roy Ayers 2.3k 40.9 79.1% Composer
35 Tony Banks (musician) 2.2k 49.2 14.0% Composer
36 Vanessa-Mae 2.2k 41.5 0.0% Composer
37 Lustmord 2.1k 31.9 0.0% Composer
38 George Gershwin 2k 0.0 0.0% Composer
39 Ziad Rahbani 2k 41.7 50.8% Composer
40 Max Raabe 1.8k 44.8 58.4% Composer
41 Mura Masa 1.7k 38.7 42.5% Composer
42 Samuel Barber 1.6k 39.2 57.1% Composer
43 Joe Hisaishi 1.6k 30.1 46.7% Composer
44 Caetano Veloso 1.6k 39.0 100.0% Composer
45 Alan Menken 1.6k 19.0 100.0% Composer
46 Bear McCreary 1.5k 29.2 50.2% Composer
47 Aaron Copland 1.5k 48.8 63.1% Composer
48 Oneohtrix Point Never 1.3k 41.0 50.9% Composer
49 Tina Guo 1.3k 41.6 29.0% Composer
50 John Bull (composer) 1.3k 41.1 53.2% Composer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular composers compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Norway and ranks each composer 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 composer in Norway?

Edvard Grieg currently leads with an estimated audience of 138k people in Norway.

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