Ultimate Music Genre List

Last Updated on April 11, 2022

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Music Genre List

Music as a hobby or profession is an expression of feelings and emotions. It comes in many styles and variants ranging from Classical to Pop Music, Country Music to Reggae, and many more. These different styles of music all have their history and meaning.

Learning and understanding the different styles of music, helps you to be able to write music and appreciate it more when you listen to it.

What is Music Genre

Music Genre is the categorization of music into main and subcategories based on the style and instruments used in that particular genre. Below is a complete list of music genres on the internet. Feel free to comment on it and alert me if I have left out a music genre.

List Of All Music Genres (Music Genres List)

Alternative
Anime
Blues
Children’s Music
Classical Music
Comedy
Country Music
Dance
Disney
Easy Listening
Electronic
Enka
French Pop
Folk Music
German Folk
German Pop
Fitness & Workout
Hip-Hop/Rap Music
Holiday
Indie Pop
Industrial
Inspirational – Christian & Gospel
Instrumental
J-Pop
Jazz
K-Pop
Karaoke
Kayokyoku
Latin
Metal
New Age
Opera
Pop
R&B/Soul
Reggae
Reggae Dancehall
Rock
Singer/Songwriter
Soundtrack
Spoken Word
Tex-Mex / Tejano
Vocal Music
World

Alternative

Art Punk
Alternative Rock
Britpunk
Crust Punk (thx Haug)
College Rock
Crossover Thrash
Emotional Hardcore (emo / emocore)
Experimental Rock
Folk Punk
Goth / Gothic Rock
Grunge
Hardcore Punk
Hard Rock
Indie Rock
Lo-fi
Musique Concrète
New Wave
Progressive Rock
Punk
Shoegaze
Steampunk

Anime

Blues

Acoustic Blues
African Blues
Blues Rock
Blues Shouter
British Blues
Canadian Blues
Chicago Blues
Classic Blues
Classic Female Blues
Contemporary Blues
Contemporary R&B
Country Blues
Dark Blues
Delta Blues
Detroit Blues
Doom Blues
Electric Blues
Folk Blues
Gospel Blues
Harmonica Blues
Hill Country Blues
Hokum Blues
Jazz Blues
Jump Blues
Kansas City Blues
Louisiana Blues
Memphis Blues
West Coast Blues
Modern Blues
New Orleans Blues
NY Blues
Piano Blues
Piedmont Blues
Punk Blues
Ragtime Blues
Rhythm Blues
Soul Blues
Louis Blues
Soul Blues
Swamp Blues
Texas Blues
Urban Blues
Vandeville

Children’s Music

Lullabies
Sing-Along
Stories

Classical Music

Avant-Garde
Ballet
Baroque
Cantata
Chamber Music
- String Quartet
Chant
Choral
Classical Crossover
Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Contemporary Classical
Early Music
Expressionist
High Classical
Impressionist
Mass Requiem
Medieval
Minimalism
Modern Composition
Modern Classical
Opera
Oratorio
Orchestral
Organum
Renaissance
Romantic (early period)
Romantic (later period)
Sonata
Symphonic
Symphony
Twelve-tone
Wedding Music

Comedy

Novelty
Parody Music (Weird Al!)
Stand-up Comedy
Vaudeville

Commercial

Jingles
TV Themes

Country Music

Alternative Country
Americana
Australian Country
Bakersfield Sound
Bluegrass
- Progressive Bluegrass
- Reactionary Bluegrass

Blues Country
Cajun Fiddle Tunes
Christian Country
Classic Country
Close Harmony
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Country
Country Gospel
Country Pop
Country Rap
Country Rock
Country Soul
Cowboy / Western
Cowpunk
Dansband
Honky Tonk
Franco-Country
Gulf and Western
Hellbilly Music
Honky Tonk
Instrumental Country
Lubbock Sound
Nashville Sound
Neotraditional Country
Outlaw Country
Progressive
Psychobilly / Punkabilly
Red Dirt
Sertanejo
Texas County
Traditional Bluegrass
Traditional Country
Truck-Driving Country
Urban Cowboy
Western Swing
Zydeco

Dance (EDM – Electronic Dance Music)

Club / Club Dance
Breakcore
Breakbeat / Breakstep
- 4-Beat
- Acid Breaks
- Baltimore Club
- Big Beat
- Breakbeat Hardcore
- Broken Beat
- Florida Breaks
- Nu Skool Breaks
Brostep
Chillstep
Deep House
Dubstep
Electro House
Electroswing
Exercise
Future Garage
Garage
Glitch Hop
Glitch Pop
Grime
Hardcore
- Bouncy House
- Bouncy Techno
- Breakcore
- Digital Hardcore
- Doomcore
- Dubstyle
- Gabber
- Happy Hardcore
- Hardstyle
- Jumpstyle
- Makina
- Speedcore
- Terrorcore
- Uk Hardcore
Hard Dance
Hi-NRG / Eurodance
Horrorcore (thx Matt)
House
- Acid House
- Chicago House
- Deep House
- Diva House
- Dutch House
- Electro House
- Freestyle House
- French House
- Funky House
- Ghetto House
- Hardbag
- Hip House
- Italo House
- Latin House
- Minimal House
- Progressive House
- Rave Music
- Swing House
- Tech House
- Tribal House
- Tropical House
- UK Hard House
- US Garage
- Vocal House
Jackin House
Jungle / Drum’n’bass
Liquid Dub
Regstep
Speedcore
Techno
- Acid Techno
- Detroit Techno
- Free Tekno
- Ghettotech
- Minimal
- Nortec
- Schranz
- Techno-Dnb
- Technopop
- Tecno Brega
- Toytown Techno
Trance
- Acid Trance
- Acid-House
- Classic Trance
- Dark Psy
- Deep House
- Dream Trance
- Goa Trance
  - Dark Psytrance
  - Full on
  - Psybreaks
  - Psyprog
  - Suomisaundi
- Hard Trance
- Trance
- Psy-Trance
- Minimal Techno
- Tech House
- Tech Trance
- Uplifting Trance
  - Orchestral Uplifting
- Vocal Trance
- Trap

Disney

Easy Listening

Background
Bop
Elevator
Furniture
Lounge
Middle of the Road
Swing

Electronic

2-Step (thx Ran’dom Haug)
8bit – aka 8-bit, Bitpop and Chiptune
Ambient
- Ambient Dub
- Ambient House
- Ambient Techno
- Dark Ambient
- Drone Music
- Illbient
- Isolationism
- Lowercase
Asian Underground
Bassline
Chillwave
Chiptune
- Bitpop
- Game Boy
- Nintendocore
- Video Game Music
- Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass
Crunk
Downtempo
- Acid Jazz
- Balearic Beat
- Chill Out
- Dub Music
- Dubtronica
- Ethnic Electronica
- Moombahton
- Nu Jazz
- Trip Hop
Drum & Bass
- Darkcore
- Darkstep
- Drumfunk
- Drumstep
- Hardstep
- Intelligent Drum and Bass
- Jump-Up
- Liquid Funk
- Neurofunk
- Oldschool Jungle
  - Darkside Jungle
  - Ragga Jungle
- Raggacore
- Sambass
- Techstep

Electro
- Crunk
- Electro Backbeat
- Electro-Grime
- Electropop
Electro-swing
Electroacoustic
- Acousmatic Music
- Computer Music
- Electroacoustic Improvisation
- Field Recording
- Live Coding
- Live Electronics
- Soundscape Composition
- Tape Music
Electronica
- Berlin School
- Chillwave
- Electronic Art Music
- Electronic Dance Music
- Folktronica
- Freestyle Music
- Glitch
- Idm
- Laptronica
- Skweee
- Sound Art
- Synthcore
Electronic Rock
- Alternative Dance
  - Baggy
  - Madchester
- Dance-Punk
- Dance-Rock
- Dark Wave
- Electroclash
- Electronicore
- Electropunk
- Ethereal Wave
- Indietronica
- New Rave
- Space Rock
- Synthpop
- Synthpunk
Eurodance
- Bubblegum Dance
- Italo Dance
- Turbofolk
Hardstyle
Hi-Nrg
- Eurobeat
- Hard Nrg
- New Beat
IDM/Experimental
Industrial
Trip Hop
Vaporwave
- Hyponagogic
- Vektroid
- Mallsoft
- Vaportrap
- Vaporhop
- Protovapor
UK Garage
- 2-Step
- 4×4
- Bassline
- Grime
- Speed Garage

Enka

French Pop

German Folk

German Pop

Fitness & Workout

Hip-Hop/Rap

Alternative Rap
Avant-Garde
Bounce
Chap Hop
Christian Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Country-Rap
Grunk
Crunkcore
Cumbia Rap
Dirty South
East Coast
- Brick City Club
- Hardcore Hip Hop
- Mafioso Rap
- New Jersey Hip Hop
Freestyle Rap
G-Funk
Gangsta Rap
Golden Age
Grime
Hardcore Rap
Hip-Hop
Hip Pop
Horrorcore
Hyphy
Industrial Hip Hop
Instrumental Hip Hop
Jazz Rap
Latin Rap
Low Bap
Lyrical Hip Hop
Merenrap
Midwest Hip Hop
- Chicago Hip Hop
- Detroit Hip Hop
- Horrorcore
- Louis Hip Hop
- Twin Cities Hip Hop
Motswako
Nerdcore
New Jack Swing
New School Hip Hop
Old School Rap
Rap
Trap
Turntablism
Underground Rap
West Coast Rap

Holiday

Chanukah
Christmas
Christmas: Children’s
Christmas: Classic
Christmas: Classical
Christmas: Comedy
Christmas: Jazz
Christmas: Modern
Christmas: Pop
Christmas: R&B
Christmas: Religious
Christmas: Rock
Easter
Halloween
Holiday: Other
Thanksgiving

Indie Pop

Industrial

Aggrotech
Coldwave
Cybergrind
Dark Electro
Death Industrial
Electro-Industrial
Electronic Body Music
- Futurepop
Industrial Metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
Industrial Rock
Noise
- Japanoise
- Power Electronics
- Power Noise
Witch House

Inspirational – Christian & Gospel Music

CCM
Christian Metal
Christian Pop
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Classic Christian
Contemporary Gospel
Gospel
Christian & Gospel
Praise & Worship
Qawwali
Southern Gospel
Traditional Gospel

Instrumental

March (Marching Band)

J-Pop (also under ‘Asian’)

J-Rock
J-Synth
J-Ska
J-Punk

Jazz

Acid Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Bebop
Big Band
Blue Note
British Dance Band (Jazz)
Cape Jazz
Chamber Jazz
Contemporary Jazz
Continental Jazz
Cool Jazz
Crossover Jazz
Dark Jazz
Dixieland
Early Jazz
Electro Swing (Jazz)
Ethio-jazz
Ethno-Jazz
European Free Jazz
Free Funk (Avant-Garde / Funk Jazz)
Free Jazz
Fusion
Gypsy Jazz
Hard Bop
Indo Jazz
Jazz Blues
Jazz-Funk (see Free Funk)
Jazz-Fusion
Jazz Rap
Jazz Rock
Kansas City Jazz
Latin Jazz
M-Base Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Modal Jazz
Neo-Bop
Neo-Swing
Nu Jazz
Orchestral Jazz
Post-Bop
Punk Jazz
Ragtime
Ska Jazz
Skiffle (also Folk)
Smooth Jazz
Soul Jazz
Swing Jazz
Straight-Ahead Jazz
Trad Jazz
Third Stream
Jazz-Funk
Free Jazz
West Coast Jazz

K-Pop (also under ‘Asian’)

Karaoke

Kayokyoku

Latin

Alternativo & Rock Latino
Argentine Tango
Bachata
Baithak Gana
Baladas y Boleros
Bolero
Bossa Nova
Brazilian
- Axé
- Bossa Nova
- Brazilian Rock
- Brega
- Choro
- Forró
- Frevo
- Funk Carioca
- Lambada
- Maracatu
- Música Popular Brasileira
- Música Sertaneja
- Pagode
- Samba
- Samba Rock
- Tecnobrega
- Tropicalia
- Zouk-Lambada
Chicha
Criolla
Contemporary Latin
Cumbia
Flamenco / Spanish Flamenco
Huayno
Joropo (popular style in Venezuela, and also in the llanos (plains) of Colombia)
Latin Jazz
Mambo (Cuba)
Mariachi
Merengue Típico
Nuevo Flamenco
Pop Latino
Portuguese Fado
Punta
Punta Rock
Ranchera
Raíces
Raison
Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
Regional Mexicano
Salsa y Tropical
Soca
Son
Tejano
Timba
Twoubadou
Vallenato
Zouk

Metal

Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Thrash Metal
Power Metal
Death Metal
Black Metal
Pagan Metal
Viking Metal
Folk Metal
Symphonic Metal
Gothic Metal
Glam Metal
Hair Metal
Doom Metal
Groove Metal
Industrial Metal
Modern Metal
Neoclassical Metal
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Post Metal
Progressive Metal
Avantgarde Metal
Sludge
Djent
Drone
Kawaii Metal
Pirate Metal
Nu Metal
Neue Deutsche Härte
Math Metal
Crossover
Grindcore
Hardcore
Metalcore
Deathcore
Post Hardcore
Mathcore

New Age

Environmental
Healing
Meditation
Nature
Relaxation
Travel

Opera Music

Pop Music

Adult Contemporary
Arab Pop
Baroque
Britpop
Bubblegum Pop
Chamber Pop
Chanson
Christian Pop
Classical Crossover
Europop
- Austropop
- Balkan Pop
- French Pop
- Latin Pop
- Laïkó
- Nederpop
- Russian Pop
Dance Pop
Dream Pop
Electro Pop
Iranian Pop
Jangle Pop
Latin Ballad
Levenslied
Louisiana Swamp Pop
Mexican Pop
Motorpop
New Romanticism
Orchestral Pop
Pop Rap
Popera
Pop/Rock
Pop Punk
Power Pop
Psychedelic Pop
Schlager
Soft Rock
Sophisti-Pop
Space Age Pop
Sunshine Pop
Surf Pop
Synthpop
Teen Pop
Traditional Pop Music
Turkish Pop
Vispop
Wonky Pop

Post-Disco

Boogie
Dance-pop

Progressive

Progressive House / Trance
- Disco House
- Dream House
- Space House
- Japanese House
- Bounce / Scouse House
Progressive Breaks
Progressive Drum & Bass
Progressive Techno

R&B/Soul

(Carolina) Beach Music
Contemporary R&B
Disco
Doo Wop
Funk
Modern Soul
Motown
Neo-Soul
Northern Soul
Psychedelic Soul
Quiet Storm
Soul
Soul Blues
Southern Soul

Reggae Music

2-Tone
Dub
Roots Reggae
Reggae Fusion
Reggae en Español
- Spanish Reggae
- Reggae 110
- Reggae Bultrón
- Romantic Flow
Lovers Rock
Raggamuffin
- Ragga
- Dancehall
Ska
- 2 Tone
- Dub
- Rocksteady

Reggae Dancehall

Rock

Acid Rock
Adult-Oriented Rock
Afro Punk
Adult Alternative
Alternative Rock
American Traditional Rock
Anatolian Rock
Arena Rock
Art Rock
Blues-Rock
British Invasion
Cock Rock
Death Metal / Black Metal
Doom Metal
Glam Rock
Gothic Metal
Grind Core
Hair Metal
Hard Rock
Math Metal
Math Rock
Metal
Metal Core
Noise Rock (genre – Japanoise)
Jam Bands
Post Punk
Post Rock
Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Progressive Metal
Psychedelic
Rock & Roll
Rockabilly
Roots Rock
Singer/Songwriter
Southern Rock
Spazzcore
Stoner Metal (duuuude)
Surf
Technical Death Metal
Tex-Mex
Thrash Metal
Time Lord Rock (Trock)
Trip-hop
Yacht Rock (soft rock)

Singer/Songwriter

Alternative Folk
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Indie Folk
Folk-Rock
Love Song (Chanson)
New Acoustic
Traditional Folk

Soundtrack

Foreign Cinema
Movie Soundtrack
Musicals
Original Score
Soundtrack
TV Soundtrack

Spoken Word

Tex-Mex / Tejano

Chicano
Classic
Conjunto
Conjunto Progressive
New Mex
Tex-Mex

Vocal

A cappella
Barbershop
Cantique (sacred vocal)
Doo-wop
Gregorian Chant
Standards
Traditional Pop
Vocal Jazz
Vocal Pop
Yodel

World

Africa
- African Heavy Metal
- African Hip Hop
- Afro-Beat
- Afro-House
- Afro-Pop
- Apala (or akpala)
- Benga
- Bikutsi
- Bongo Flava
- Cape Jazz
- Chimurenga
- Coupé-Décalé
- Fuji Music
- Genge
- Gnawa (hypnotic trance)
- Highlife
- Hiplife
- Isicathamiya
- Jit
- Jùjú
- Kapuka
- Kizomba
- Kuduro
- Kwaito
- Kwela
- Lingala (Rumba Lingala / Congolese Rumba)
- Makossa
- Maloya
- Marrabenta
- Mbalax
- Mbaqanga
- Mbube
- Morna
- Museve
- Negro Spiritual
- Palm-Wine
- Raï
- Sakara
- Sega
- Seggae
- Semba
- Soukous
- Taarab
- Zouglou
Asia
- Anison
- Baithak Gana
- C-Pop
- CityPop
- Cantopop
- Enka
- Hong Kong English Pop
- Fann At-Tanbura
- Fijiri
- J-Pop
- Japanese Pop
- K-Pop
- Khaliji
- Kayōkyoku
- Korean Pop
- Liwa
- Mandopop
- Onkyokei
- Taiwanese Pop
- Sawt
Australia
Cajun
Calypso
Caribbean
- Chutney
- Chutney Soca
- Compas
- Mambo
- Merengue
- Méringue
Carnatic (Karnataka Sanghetha)
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Contemporary Celtic
Coupé-décalé – Congo
Dangdut
Drinking Songs
Drone
Europe
Europe – Greece: Laiko, Entechno, Rebetika
France
Hawaii
Japan
Klezmer
Mbalax – Senegal
Middle East
North America
Ode
Piphat – Thailand
Polka
Soca
South Africa
South America
South / Southeast Asia
- Baila
- Bhangra
- Bhojpuri
- Dangdut
- Filmi
- Indian Pop
- Hindustani
- Indian Ghazal
- Lavani
- Luk Thung
- Luk Krung
- Manila Sound
- Morlam
- Pinoy Pop
- Pop Sunda
- Ragini
- Thai Pop
Traditional Celtic
Worldbeat
Zydeco

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Conclusion

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