Song Genres
I did a silly thing... I researched what wikipedia said about the 445 songs in my "Song Hall of Fame" list and categorized them all into music genres... Some had more than one genre, but I had a little system to choose one for each, while trying to avoid generic ones like "Rock" or "Pop" for things more specific.... but for some, that's all it said...... so long story short, here's my list of top 30 song genres in my list (the formatting on this is a bit screwed up, oh well):
Genre, # of songs, % of songs, popular years, exemplar artists
rock
41
9.21%
1966, 1968, 1970
Kinks, Rolling Stones, Beatles
folk rock
39
8.76%
1965, 1968, 1970
Bob Dylan, Donovan, Neil Young
pop
30
6.74%
1976
Beatles, Beach Boys, Kinks
punk rock
30
6.74%
1976, 1977
Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols
psychedelic rock
29
6.52%
1966, 1967, 1968
Beach Boys, Beatles, Doors
alternative rock
22
4.94%
1991, 1994
REM, Frank Black, Weezer
folk
20
4.49%
pre-1956, 1964
Woody Guthrie, Donovan, Bob Dylan
hard rock
18
4.04%
1973
Alice Cooper, The Who, Neil Young
country
15
3.37%
1961
Johnny Cash, Hank Williams
blues rock
13
2.92%
1970
Rolling Stones, Derek and the Dominoes
baroque pop
12
2.70%
1967, 1968
Beatles, Beach Boys
musical theatre
11
2.47%
1970
JCS, Hair
progressive rock
10
2.25%
1967
Beach Boys, Beatles
new wave
9
2.02%
1982
Elvis Costello, Talking Heads
rock and roll
9
2.02%
1957
Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley
soft rock
8
1.80%
1970, 1971
John Lennon, James Taylor
funk
7
1.57%
1969
James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone
glam rock
7
1.57%
1971, 1972
David Bowie, T. Rex
psychedelic pop
7
1.57%
1967
Beatles, Rolling Stones
rhythm and blues
6
1.35%
1962
Ike and Tina Turner, Little Eva
post-punk
5
1.12%
1979
rockabilly
5
1.12%
1957
roots rock
5
1.12%
1970
soul
5
1.12%
1966
comedy music
4
0.90%
1963
grunge
4
0.90%
1994
pop rock
4
0.90%
1974
bubblegum pop
3
0.67%
1970
country rock
3
0.67%
1970
reggae
3
0.67%
synthpop
3
0.67%
vocal jazz
3
0.67%
Genre, # of songs, % of songs, popular years, exemplar artists
rock
41
9.21%
1966, 1968, 1970
Kinks, Rolling Stones, Beatles
folk rock
39
8.76%
1965, 1968, 1970
Bob Dylan, Donovan, Neil Young
pop
30
6.74%
1976
Beatles, Beach Boys, Kinks
punk rock
30
6.74%
1976, 1977
Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols
psychedelic rock
29
6.52%
1966, 1967, 1968
Beach Boys, Beatles, Doors
alternative rock
22
4.94%
1991, 1994
REM, Frank Black, Weezer
folk
20
4.49%
pre-1956, 1964
Woody Guthrie, Donovan, Bob Dylan
hard rock
18
4.04%
1973
Alice Cooper, The Who, Neil Young
country
15
3.37%
1961
Johnny Cash, Hank Williams
blues rock
13
2.92%
1970
Rolling Stones, Derek and the Dominoes
baroque pop
12
2.70%
1967, 1968
Beatles, Beach Boys
musical theatre
11
2.47%
1970
JCS, Hair
progressive rock
10
2.25%
1967
Beach Boys, Beatles
new wave
9
2.02%
1982
Elvis Costello, Talking Heads
rock and roll
9
2.02%
1957
Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley
soft rock
8
1.80%
1970, 1971
John Lennon, James Taylor
funk
7
1.57%
1969
James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone
glam rock
7
1.57%
1971, 1972
David Bowie, T. Rex
psychedelic pop
7
1.57%
1967
Beatles, Rolling Stones
rhythm and blues
6
1.35%
1962
Ike and Tina Turner, Little Eva
post-punk
5
1.12%
1979
rockabilly
5
1.12%
1957
roots rock
5
1.12%
1970
soul
5
1.12%
1966
comedy music
4
0.90%
1963
grunge
4
0.90%
1994
pop rock
4
0.90%
1974
bubblegum pop
3
0.67%
1970
country rock
3
0.67%
1970
reggae
3
0.67%
synthpop
3
0.67%
vocal jazz
3
0.67%