Popular Music Styles and Genres


 * a cappella
 * acid house
 * acid rock
 * acoustic rock
 * aleatory music
 * alternative rock
 * ambient music
 * anthem
 * ballad
 * barrelhouse
 * bebop
 * big band
 * bluebeat
 * bluegrass
 * blues
 * boogie
 * boogie-woogie
 * bop
 * bossa nova
 * bubblegum
 * cabaret
 * Cajun
 * calypso
 * chantey
 * country
 * country-and-western
 * cradlesong
 * disco
 * ditty
 * Dixieland
 * doo-wop
 * electronic music
 * elevator music
 * folk music
 * folk rock
 * funk
 * fusion
 * gangsta rap
 * glitter rock
 * Goa trance
 * gospel
 * hard rock
 * heavy metal
 * high life
 * hip-hop
 * honky-tonk
 * house music
 * jazz
 * jug band
 * juju
 * jungle
 * klezmer
 * lullaby
 * mbaqanga
 * Motown
 * Muzak
 * New Age
 * new wave
 * patriotic
 * polka
 * pop
 * pop music
 * power pop
 * protest music
 * psychedelic music
 * punk rock
 * ragtime
 * R&B
 * rap
 * rave
 * reggae
 * rhythm-and-blues
 * rock
 * rockabilly
 * rock-and-roll
 * rock and soul
 * rock-n-roll
 * roots music
 * salsa
 * scat
 * scratch
 * shantey
 * shockabilly
 * show tunes
 * ska
 * skiffle
 * soca
 * soft rock
 * soukous
 * soul
 * soundtrack
 * spirituals
 * stadium rock
 * steel band
 * stride piano
 * surf music
 * swing
 * synthpop
 * techno
 * thrash
 * torch song
 * township music
 * urban contemporary
 * washboard
 * work song
 * world beat
 * zouk
 * zydeco