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List of music styles

Here’s a list of the most popular music styles along with the number of relevant song tracks available to read on Lyrics.com.

Aboriginal7
Abstract239
Acid52
Acid House51
Acid Jazz146
Acid Rock48
Acoustic1,417
African54
Afro-Cuban74
Afro-Cuban Jazz49
Afrobeat56
Alternative Rock7,649
Ambient441
Andalusian Classical2
AOR101
Appalachian Music1
Arena Rock407
Art Rock662
Audiobook18
Avant-garde Jazz15
Avantgarde252
Axé20
Bachata34
Ballad4,691
Baltimore Club3
Baroque13
Bass Music152
Bassline6
Batucada9
Bayou Funk40
Beat422
Beatbox1
Beguine7
Berlin-School2
Bhangra2
Big Band2,694
Big Beat188
Black Metal155
Bluegrass460
Blues Rock1,985
Bolero232
Bollywood1
Bongo Flava1
Boogaloo18
Boogie28
Boogie Woogie42
Boom Bap35
Bop550
Bossa Nova157
Bossanova117
Bounce65
Brass Band15
Breakbeat364
Breakcore20
Breaks257
Brit Pop529
Britcore1
Broken Beat66
Bubblegum20
Cajun21
Calypso80
Candombe1
Canzone Napoletana6
Cape Jazz2
Celtic146
Cha-Cha54
Chacarera1
Chamamé12
Champeta1
Chanson3,421
Charanga4
Chicago Blues351
Chillwave33
Chiptune18
Choral2
Classic Rock3,387
Classical94
Coldwave8
Comedy91
Compas4
Conjunto9
Conscious518
Contemporary112
Contemporary Jazz437
Contemporary R&B523
Cool Jazz355
Copla2
Corrido67
Country9,855
Country Blues283
Country Rock1,615
Crunk92
Crust19
Cuatro2
Cubano38
Cumbia121
Cut-up/DJ37
Dance-pop565
Dancehall655
Danzon2
Dark Ambient8
Darkwave36
Death Metal471
Deathcore21
Deathrock24
Deep House546
Deep Techno3
Delta Blues155
Descarga6
Dialogue13
Disco2,821
Dixieland228
DJ Battle Tool7
Donk1
Doo Wop397
Doom Metal134
Downtempo2,055
Dream Pop9
Drone9
Drum n Bass450
Dub443
Dub Poetry8
Dub Techno14
Dubstep293
Early3
East Coast Blues22
Easy Listening1,779
EBM116
Education7
Educational36
Electric Blues260
Electro2,339
Electro House350
Electroclash12
Emo245
Ethereal90
Euro House862
Euro-Disco46
Eurobeat11
Eurodance112
Europop1,337
Experimental837
Fado35
Field Recording3
Flamenco99
Folk1,487
Folk Metal17
Folk Rock2,922
Forró19
Free Funk29
Free Improvisation25
Free Jazz33
Freestyle127
Funeral Doom Metal3
Funk1,679
Funk Metal124
Fusion129
Future Jazz133
G-Funk32
Gabber16
Gangsta1,134
Garage House270
Garage Rock734
Ghetto11
Ghetto House22
Ghettotech1
Glam908
Glitch28
Go-Go6
Goa Trance16
Gogo3
Goregrind2
Gospel780
Goth Rock436
Gothic Metal53
Grime114
Grindcore50
Grunge355
Guaguancó18
Guajira4
Guaracha60
Gypsy Jazz39
Hands Up18
Happy Hardcore41
Hard Beat1
Hard Bop202
Hard House78
Hard Rock3,770
Hard Techno4
Hard Trance88
Hardcore803
Hardcore Hip-Hop151
Hardstyle36
Harmonica Blues43
Harsh Noise Wall1
Heavy Metal2,825
Hi NRG119
Highlife2
Hillbilly32
Hindustani4
Hip Hop627
Hip-House95
Hiplife9
Honky Tonk374
Horrorcore44
House4,433
Hyphy8
IDM122
Illbient18
Impressionist2
Indian Classical1
Indie Pop687
Indie Rock6,171
Industrial698
Instrumental160
Interview123
Italo House5
Italo-Disco92
Italodance92
J-pop140
Jazz-Funk260
Jazz-Rock185
Jazzdance74
Jazzy Hip-Hop50
Jump Blues71
Jumpstyle10
Jungle56
Junkanoo1
K-pop20
Karaoke5
Klezmer1
Krautrock43
Kwaito11
Laïkó1
Lambada3
Latin341
Latin Jazz266
Leftfield481
Light Music39
Lo-Fi213
Louisiana Blues65
Lounge126
Lovers Rock77
Makina3
Maloya1
Mambo55
Marches8
Mariachi125
Marimba3
Math Rock35
Medieval8
Melodic Death Metal27
Melodic Hardcore23
Memphis Blues3
Merengue56
Metalcore180
Miami Bass4
Military3
Minimal91
Minimal Techno6
Minneapolis Sound13
Mizrahi6
Mod222
Modal45
Modern52
Modern Classical128
Modern Electric Blues74
Monolog3
Mouth Music2
Movie Effects13
MPB379
Music Hall53
Musical341
Musique Concrète3
Neo Soul270
Neo-Classical32
Neo-Romantic7
Neofolk36
New Age65
New Beat19
New Jack Swing92
New Wave1,883
No Wave4
Noise95
Nordic1
Norteño133
Novelty265
Nu Metal450
Nu-Disco35
Nueva Cancion30
Nueva Trova27
Nursery Rhymes16
Oi81
Opera52
Operetta7
Ottoman Classical1
P.Funk57
Pachanga16
Pacific32
Parody126
Persian Classical1
Piano Blues89
Piedmont Blues2
Pipe & Drum1
Plena8
Poetry19
Political8
Polka21
Pop Punk188
Pop Rap1,250
Pop Rock14,067
Porro2
Post Bop136
Post Rock130
Post-Hardcore69
Post-Modern6
Post-Punk282
Power Electronics4
Power Metal114
Power Pop396
Prog Rock1,374
Progressive Breaks1
Progressive House681
Progressive Metal88
Progressive Trance199
Promotional12
Psy-Trance16
Psychedelic50
Psychedelic Rock1,410
Psychobilly46
Pub Rock45
Public Broadcast3
Public Service Announcement5
Punk2,471
Quechua1
Radioplay7
Ragga84
Ragga HipHop151
Ragtime62
Raï8
Ranchera281
Reggae708
Reggae Gospel5
Reggae-Pop300
Reggaeton167
Religious170
Renaissance3
Rhythm & Blues3,068
Rhythmic Noise8
RnB/Swing2,853
Rock & Roll3,472
Rock Opera19
Rockabilly677
Rocksteady153
Romani1
Romantic84
Roots Reggae441
Rumba74
Rune Singing1
Salsa390
Samba168
Schlager567
Score112
Screw31
Sea Shanties15
Shoegaze188
Ska417
Skiffle28
Sludge Metal12
Smooth Jazz373
Soca14
Soft Rock2,504
Son33
Son Montuno13
Sonero1
Soukous1
Soul5,934
Soul-Jazz619
Sound Art1
Soundtrack809
Southern Rock510
Space Rock135
Space-Age32
Speech9
Speed Garage18
Speed Metal156
Speedcore2
Spoken Word72
Steel Band1
Stoner Rock147
Story25
Surf221
Swamp Pop12
Swing2,375
Swingbeat41
Symphonic Rock393
Synth-pop5,826
Synthwave7
Tango107
Tech House370
Tech Trance7
Technical1
Techno460
Tejano60
Texas Blues47
Theme365
Thrash555
Thug Rap510
Trance713
Trap218
Tribal72
Tribal House90
Trip Hop441
Tropical House70
Trova13
Turntablism3
UK Garage270
Vallenato19
Vaporwave1
Viking Metal25
Vocal10,611
Volksmusik5
Western Swing29
Witch House3
Yé-Yé17
Zouk24
Zydeco13

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