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Top 100 Musical genres in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 781 musical genres tracked in United States, 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 297M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 27M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 109M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Hardcore punk 19M 34.9 48.5% Musical genre
52 Baroque pop 19M 36.1 59.8% Musical genre
53 French hip hop 19M 31.2 47.2% Musical genre
54 Jazz fusion 19M 38.1 57.2% Musical genre
55 Blues rock 19M 41.0 45.2% Musical genre
56 Japanese hip hop 19M 31.2 48.9% Musical genre
57 Soft rock 18M 43.9 61.4% Musical genre
58 Acid rock 18M 35.8 50.7% Musical genre
59 Folk music 18M 38.3 50.6% Musical genre
60 Music school 18M 33.5 43.4% Musical genre
61 Atlanta hip hop 18M 32.2 49.9% Musical genre
62 Pop rock 17M 33.7 55.3% Musical genre
63 Progressive rock 17M 38.2 47.9% Musical genre
64 Western swing 17M 44.7 56.5% Musical genre
65 Disco 16M 36.7 53.8% Musical genre
66 Texas country music 15M 44.0 54.7% Musical genre
67 Tejano music 14M 42.3 56.5% Musical genre
68 Southern soul 14M 47.0 60.4% Musical genre
69 Alternative country 14M 43.7 57.6% Musical genre
70 Vocal music 14M 34.3 46.1% Musical genre
71 Independent music 14M 36.1 48.5% Musical genre
72 Classic rock 14M 44.6 46.1% Musical genre
73 Indie pop 14M 31.5 56.4% Musical genre
74 Folk rock 14M 43.5 49.5% Musical genre
75 Bluegrass music 13M 45.5 48.7% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

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

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 109M people in United States.

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