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2-Step/British Garage
2 Tone
A
A Cappella
AAA / Adult Album Alternative
see: Adult Alternative
Acappella
  see: A Cappella
Acid House
Acid Jazz
Acid Techno
Acoustic
Acoustic Blues
Adult Album Alternative
see: Adult Alternative
Adult Alternative
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary R&B
African Folk
Afro-Beat
Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Afro-Pop
Album Rock
Al Jeel
Alt-Country
  see: Alternative Country
Alt-Rock
  see: Alternative/Indie Rock
Alternative CCM
Alternative Country
Alternative Country-Rock
Alternative Dance
Alternative Folk
also see: Indie Folk
Alternative/Indie Rock
Alternative Metal
Alternative Pop/Rock
Alternative Rap
Alternative Rock
see: Alternative Pop/Rock
see: Alternative/Indie Rock
see: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
AM Pop
Ambient
Ambient Dub
Ambient House
Ambient Techno
American Punk
American Trad Rock
American Underground
Americana
Anarchist Punk
Anthem Trance
  see: Uplifting Trance
Anti-Folk
Arabic
Arabic Pop
Arena Rock
Appalachian Folk
Art Rock
Aussie Rock
Avant-Garde
Avant-Garde Jazz
B
Bachata
Baile Funk
Bakersfield Sound
Balearic Beat
Balearic House
see: Balearic Beat
Balearic Trance
see: Balearic Beat
Ballads
Banda
Bar Band
Baroque Pop
Bass Music
Beach
Bebop
see: Bop
Big Band
Big Band Latino
Big Beat
Black Gospel
Blaxploitation
Blue-Eyed Soul
Bluebeat
Bluegrass-Gospel
Blues Revival
Blues-Rock
Bolero
Boogaloo
Boogie Rock
Boogie-Woogie
Bop
Bossa Nova
Brazilian Pop
also see: MPB
Brazilian Rock
Breakbeat
Breaks
see: Breakbeat
Brill Building Pop
British Beat
see: Merseybeat
British Blues
British Folk
British Invasion
British Metal
also see: New Wave of British Heavy Metal
British Psychedelia
British Punk
British Rap
British Trad Rock
Britpop
Brown-Eyed Soul
Bubblegum
Bubblegum Pop
see: Bubblegum
C
Cabaret
Calypso
Cast Recordings
CCM
Cello Metal
Celtic
Celtic Fusion
Celtic Gospel
Celtic New Age
Celtic Pop
Celtic Punk
Celtic Rock
Ceremonial
Cha-Cha
Chamber Jazz
Chamber Music
Chamber Pop
Chanson
Charanga
Chicago Blues
Chicago Soul
Children's
Chillout
Chopped & Screwed
Christian Hip Hop
Christian Metal
Christian Punk
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Christmas
Classical Crossover
Classical Pop
Close Harmony
Club/Dance
College Rock
Comedy Rap
Comedy Rock
Concerto
Conga
Conjunto
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Blues
Contemporary Celtic
Contemporary Christian
  see: CCM
Contemporary Country
Contemporary Flamenco
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Gospel
Contemporary Instrumental
Contemporary Jazz
Contemporary Pop/Rock
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary Reggae
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Cool
Corrido
Country
Country Blues
Country-Folk
Country Gospel
Country Pop
see: Country-Pop
Country-Pop
Country Rap
see: Country-Rap
Country-Rap
Country-Rock
Country Soul
see: Country-Soul
Country-Soul
Cowboy
Crossover Jazz
Crunk
Cuban Jazz
Cuban Pop
Cumbia
D
Dancehall
Dance-Pop
Dance-Punk
Dance-Rock
Darkcore
Death Metal/Black Metal
Deep Funk
Deep Funk Revival
Deep House
Deep Soul
Delta Blues
Detroit Rock
Detroit Techno
Dirty Rap
Dirty South
Disco
DJ
Doo-Wop
Doom Metal
Downbeat
Downtempo
Dream Pop
Dub
Dubstep
Dubstyle
Duranguense
E
Early British Pop/Rock
Early Pop/Rock
Early R&B
East Coast Rap
Electric Blues
Electric Chicago Blues
Electric Country Blues
Electric Delta Blues
Electric Harmonica Blues
Electric Texas Blues

Electro
Electro Clash
  see: Electroclash
Electro Hop
see: Electro-Hop
Electro-Hop
Electro House
Electro Pop
  see: Electropop
Electro Techno
see: Electro-Techno
Electro-Techno
Electroclash
Electronic
Electronic Hip Hop
see: Electro-Hop
Electronic Pop
  see: Electropop
Electronic Rap
see: Electro-Hop
Electronica
Electropop
Emo
Emo-Pop
Emocore
  see: Emo
Éntekhno
Epic Trance
  see: Uplifting Trance
Ethnic Fusion
Euro-Dance
Euro-Pop
Experimental
Experimental Ambient
Experimental Electronic
Experimental Rock
Experimental Techno
F
Favela Funk
  see: Baile Funk
Film Music
Finger-Picked Guitar
Flamenco
Folk-Pop
Folk-Punk
Folk Revival
Folk-Blues
Folk-Rock
Frat Rock
Freak Folk
Free Funk
Free Jazz
Freestyle
French House
French Pop
Funk
Funk Carioca
  see: Baile Funk
Funk Metal
Funk Rock
Funky Breaks
Funky House
Fusion (Jazz)
G
Gabber
Gangsta Rap
Garage
Garage Punk
Garage Rap/Grime
Garage Rock
Garage Rock Revival
G-Funk
Girl Group
Glam Metal
see: Hair Metal
Glam Rock
Glitch
Glitter Rock
see: Glam Rock
Goa Trance
Golden Age
Gospel Choir
Goth Metal
Grime
Grindcore
Groove Metal
Grunge
Guitar Virtuoso
Gypsy
Gypsy Punk
H
Hair Metal
Hard Bop
Hard Dance
Hard Rock
Hard Trance
Hardbass
see: Hardstyle
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore Rap
Hardcore Techno
Hardstyle
Harmonica Blues
Harmony Vocal Group
Heartland Rock
Heavy Metal
Hi-NRG
Hick-Hop
see: Country-Rap
Hip-Hop
Holidays
Honky Tonk
House
Hymns
I
IDM / Intelligent Dance Music
Indian Classical
Indie Dance
  see: Alternative Dance
Indie Electronic
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
also see: Alternative/Indie Rock
Industrial
Industrial Dance
Industrial Metal
Industrial Rock
Inspirational
Instrumental Country
Instrumental Gospel
Instrumental Pop
Instrumental Rock
Irish Folk
Italian Pop
J
Jam Bands
Jangle Pop
Jazz Blues
Jazz-Funk
Jazz Fusion
  see: Fusion
Jazz-House
Jazz-Pop
Jazz-Rap
Jazz-Rock
Jewish Music
Juke Joint Blues
Jump Blues
Jumpstyle
Junkanoo
K
Kraut Rock
Krautrock
  see: Kraut Rock
L
L.A. Punk
Laïká
Laiko
see: Laïká
Latin CCM
Latin Dance
Latin Folk
Latin Jazz
Latin Pop
Latin Rap
Latin Rock
Latin Soul
Left-Field Hip-Hop
Left-Field House
Livetronica
Lo-Fi
Louisiana Blues
Lounge
Lovers Rock
M
Mashup
M-Base
Mainstream Jazz
Mambo
Mariachi
Mbube
Memphis Soul
Melodic Hardcore
Melodic Trance
  see: Progressive Trance
Merengue
Merenhouse
Merseybeat
Metalcore
Mexican Folk
Mexican Pop
Mezzo-Soprano
Microhouse
Midwest Rap
Milonga
Minimal House
see: Microhouse
Minimal Techno
Modal Music
Modern Acoustic Blues
Modern Electric Blues
Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Modern Electric Texas Blues
Motown
Movie Themes
MPB
also see: Brazilian Pop
Música Popular Brasileira
see: MPB
Musical Theater
Musicals
N
Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Neo-Bop
Neo-Classical
Neo-Classical Metal
Neo-Electro
Neo-Glam
Neo-Prog
Neo-Psychedelia
Neo-Soul
Neo-Traditionalist Country
Neo-Traditionalist Folk
Neo-Swing
Neoclassical
see: Neo-Classical
New Acoustic
New Age
New Jack Swing
New Orleans Brass Bands
New Orleans Jazz
New Orleans R&B
New Rave
New Romantic
New Traditionalist
New Wave
also see: New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
also see: British Metal
New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
New Weird America
New York Punk
New York Salsa
Newgrass
  see: Progressive Bluegrass
Noise Pop
Noise-Rock
Norteño
Northern Soul
Nostalgia
Novelty
Nu Breaks
Nu Disco
Nu Metal

O
Obscuro
Old-School Rap
Old-Timey
Onda Grupera
Opera
Operatic Pop
Orchestral Pop
Orchestral Jazz
Original Score
Outlaw Country
Oz Rock
see: Aussie Rock
P
Party Rap
Party Soca
Philly Soul
Piano Blues
Piedmont Blues
Political Folk
Political Rap
Political Reggae
Pop
Pop Idol
Pop-Metal
Pop Punk
  see: Punk-Pop
Pop-Rap
Pop/Rock
Pop-Soul
also see: Blue-Eyed Soul
Pop Underground
Post-Bop
Post-Britpop
Post-Disco
Post-Grunge
Post-Hardcore
Post-Punk
Post-Punk Revival
also see: New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
Post-Rock
Post-Rock/Experimental
  see: Post-Rock
Power Metal
Power Pop
Powerpop
see: Power Pop
Praise & Worship
Prog-Rock
Prog-Rock/Art Rock
see: Prog-Rock
see: Art Rock
Progressive Big Band
Progressive Bluegrass
Progressive Country
Progressive Electronic
Progressive Folk
Progressive House
Progressive Jazz
Progressive Metal
Progressive Rock
see: Prog-Rock
Progressive Trance
Proto-Punk
Psychedelic
Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Soul
Psychedelic Trance
  see: Psytrance
Psychobilly
Psytrance
Pub Rock
Punk
Punk Blues
Punk Metal
Punk/New Wave
Punk-Pop
Punk Revival
Q
Quiet Storm
R
Ragga
Ranchera
Rap-Metal
Rap-Rock
Rapcore
see: Hardcore Punk
Rave
Red Dirt
Reggae Fusion
Reggae Gospel
Reggae-Pop
Reggaefusion
see: Reggae Fusion
Reggaeton
Rembetika
Retro-Rock
Retro-Soul
Retro Swing
Rio Funk
  see: Baile Funk
Rock & Roll
Rock en Español
Rockabilly
Rockabilly Revival
Rocksteady
Roots
see: Roots Reggae
Roots Reggae
Roots Rock
Rumba
S
Sadcore
Salsa
Samba
Samba-Reggae
Sci Trance
  see: Psytrance
Screamo
Shoegaze
Show Tunes
Singer/Songwriter
Ska
Ska-Punk
Ska Revival
Skatepunk
Slide Guitar Blues
Sludge Metal
Smooth Jazz
Smooth Reggae
Smooth Soul
Soca
Soft Rock
Solo Instrumental
Son
Songo
Sophisti-Pop
Soprano
Soul
Soul-Blues
Soul-Jazz
Soundtracks
Southern Gospel
Southern Metal
see: Southern Rock
Southern Rap
Southern Rock
Southern Soul
Space Rock
Speed Metal
Spoken Word
Standards
Stoner Metal
Stoner Rock
see: Stoner Metal
Straight-Ahead Jazz
String Bands
Sunshine Pop
Surf
Swamp Blues
Swedish Pop/Rock
Swing
Swing Revival
see: Retro Swing
see: Western Swing Revival
Symphonic Black Metal
Symphonic Metal
Synth Pop
Synthpop
see: Synth Pop
T
Tango
Tech-House
Tech-Trance
Techno
Teen Idol
Teen Pop
Tejano
Tenor
Tex-Mex
Texas Country
Third Wave Ska Revival
Timba
Thrash Metal
Torch Songs
Traditional Bluegrass
Traditional Country
Traditional Folk
Traditional Gospel
Traditional Pop
Trance
Tribal House
Trip-Hop
Trip Hop
see: Trip-Hop
Tropical
Tropicalia
Truck Driving Country
Turntablism
U
Underground Dance
  see: Alternative Dance
Underground Hip-Hop
see: Underground Rap
Underground Rap
Uplifting Trance
Uptown Soul
Urban
Urban Blues
Urban Contemporary Gospel
Urban Cowboy
Urban Gospel
see: Urban Contemporary Gospel
Urban Folk
V
Vallenato
Vocal Jazz
Vocal Pop
Vocal Trance
Vocalese
W
West Coast Blues
West Coast Rap
Western Swing Revival
White Soul
see: Blue-Eyed Soul
Worldbeat
World Fusion
Zydeco

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