Popularity ranking · Sweden

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Sweden

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Sweden, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 641 musical genres tracked in Sweden, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rock music, Pop music and Jazz music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7.4M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 536k, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 3M people in Sweden. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Sweden who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Sweden 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 Sweden who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Rock music 3M 45.4 49.8% Musical genre
2 Pop music 2.4M 43.1 55.3% Musical genre
3 Jazz music 1.9M 45.1 49.0% Musical genre
4 Classical music 1.8M 45.6 53.5% Musical genre
5 Hip hop music 1.8M 39.2 48.1% Musical genre
6 Rhythm and blues music 1.7M 42.2 47.7% Musical genre
7 Blues music 1.6M 44.7 45.3% Musical genre
8 Popular music 1.6M 41.5 47.1% Musical genre
9 Rock and roll 1.5M 45.5 47.7% Musical genre
10 Alternative rock 1.3M 40.5 45.1% Musical genre
11 Soul music 1.1M 41.7 48.9% Musical genre
12 Country music 1.1M 45.6 48.4% Musical genre
13 Dance music 1M 42.4 50.3% Musical genre
14 Singer-songwriter 994k 38.5 53.5% Musical genre
15 Punk rock 984k 41.3 44.7% Musical genre
16 Gospel music 833k 45.7 55.6% Musical genre
17 House music 795k 39.2 47.1% Musical genre
18 African-American music 788k 41.6 45.2% Musical genre
19 Indie rock 713k 40.2 46.3% Musical genre
20 Hard rock 690k 43.6 38.9% Musical genre
21 Electronic dance music 665k 39.4 46.7% Musical genre
22 Folk music 653k 46.6 52.6% Musical genre
23 Funk 634k 37.6 42.1% Musical genre
24 Electro (music) 628k Musical genre
25 Contemporary R&B 617k 36.5 56.3% 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 Sweden 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 Sweden?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 3M people in Sweden.

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