Please click on any of the music genres in the table below to see a few examples of that genre.
Many of the artists/songs listed below could be listed in more than one music catagory, and the genres listed for some tracks could certainly be disputed - This is simply a very rough guideline for the average person and not meant as a definitive list.
There are many many great tracks that are not listed in any of the catagories above, it is meant solely for the purpose of showing examples of what some music genres are and to help as a reminder for those that have trouble remembering names of artists/songs.
| Jazz/Big Band/Standards - Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn. |
| Ratpack/Swing - Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Michael Buble, Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 50’s/60’s Rock & Roll/Jive - Big Bopper, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Chris Montez-Let's Dance, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Contours-Do You Love Me, Danny & The Juniors, Dion, Eddie Cochran, Elvis, Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Marcels-Blue Moon. |
| 60’s Pop - Archies-Sugar Sugar, Beach Boys, Beatles, Champs-Tequila, Cliff Richard, Dave Clark 5, Dusty Springfield, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Hollies, Kinks, Mama's & Papa's, Manfred Mann, Monkees, Righteous Brothers, Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Small Faces, The Who, Tom Jones, Zombies. |
| Motown/60’sSoul - 4 Tops, Aretha Franklin, Arthur Conley-Sweet Soul Music, Booker T & The MGs-Green Onions, Detroit Spinners, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Drifters, Isley Brothers, Jackie Wilson, Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandella's, Mary Wells-My Guy, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Sam & Dave-Soul Man, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Wilson Pickett. |
| 70's Pop - 10CC, 4 Seasons-Dec 63/Oh What a Night, Abba, Bay City Rollers, Billy Joel, Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, David Bowie, David Essex, Don McLean-American Pie, Doobie Bros-Long Train Runnin, Eagles, ELO, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, John Paul Young-Love Is in The Air, Lynrd Skynrd-Sweet Home Alabama, Osmonds, Pretenders, Queen, Racey, Rod Stewart, Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle With You, Steve Harley-Come Up And See Me, Steve Miller, Supertramp. |
| Glam - Alvin Stardust, David Bowie, Kenny-The Bump, Marc Bolan &T-Rex, Mott The Hoople, Mud-Tiger Feet, Rubettes, Showaddywaddy, Slade, Suzi Quatro, Sweet. |
| Punk & New Wave - Blondie, Buzzcocks, Clash, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Jam, Police, Sex Pistols, Sham 69, Siouxsie & Banshees, Squeeze, Ramones, Siff Little Fingers, Stranglers, Undertones, Vapors, X-Ray Spex, XTC. |
| 2-Tone/Ska - Bad Manners, Dexys-Geno, Madness,Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Smashmouth-Walking In The Sun, The Beat, The Selector, The Specials. |
| 80’s Pop - ABC, Adam Ant, Bananarama, Betty Boo, Billy Idol, Communards, Culture Club, Darryl Hall & John Oates, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Erasure, Eurythmics, Fine Young Cannibals, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, George Michael, Human League, INXS, Men At Work-Down Under, Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Rick Astley, Simple Minds, Soft Cell-Tainted Love, Tears For Fears, Tina Turner, Wham. |
| 90's Pop - 5ive, All Saints, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears-Baby One More Time, Cardigans-Lovefool., Cornershop-Brimful Of Asha, Cranberries, Crowded House, Deep Blue Something-Breakfast At Tiffanys, East 17, Fatboy Slim, KLF, Kylie, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa Stansfield, Louie Bega-Mambo #5, M People, Madonna, Mavericks-Dance The Night Away, REM, Rembrandts-I'll Be There For You (Theme From Friends), Spice Girls, Stereo MCs, Take That, Wannadies-You & Me Song. |
| Brit-Pop - Ash, Blur, EMF-Unbelievable, Happy Mondays-Step On, James-Sit Down, Oasis, Primal Scream, Pulp, Reef, Soup Dragons-I'm Free, Stone Roses, The Farm-Altogether Now. |
| 2k Pop - Amy Winehouse, Anastasia, Atomic Kitten, Blue, Busted, Gorillaz, Girls Aloud, Joss Stone, Kylie, Liberty X, Lily Allen-Smile, Madonna, Maroon 5-This Love, McFly, Mika-Grace Kelly, Nelly Furtado, Pink, Robbie Williams, Scissor Sisters, Shakira, Sugababes, The Feeling-Love It When You Call, Toploader-Dancin In The Moonlight. |
| Old Skool Rap/Electro - A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, Beastie Boys, Digital Underground, Doug E Fresh-The Show, Eric B, Grandmaster Flash, Hashim, Heavy D, Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, MC Hammer, Peech Boys, Public Enemy, Rob Base, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Sir-Mix-A-Lot-Baby Got Back, Stetsasonic-Talkin All That Jazz, Sugarhill Gang-Rappers Delite, The 45 King-The 900 Number, Tone Loc. |
| 90’s R&B - 112, Beverley Knight, Blackstreet, C&C, Destinys Child, En Vogue, Faith Evans, Guy, Joe, Jon B-Don't Talk, Lynden David Hall, Mark Morrison, Mary J Blige, Mary Mary-Shackles, Maxwell, Next, R Kelly, Rahsaan Patterson, Solo-You Keep Blowin My Mind, Soul II Soul, Sounds Of Blackness-Optimistic, TLC, Tony Toni Tone, Warren G-Regulate, Will Smith. |
| 2k R&B/Pop - 50 Cent, Akon, Angela Johnson, Angie Stone, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Bobby Valentino, Cassie, Christina Aguilera, Donell Jones, Eminem, Eric Benet, Gwen Stefani, Jamelia, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, Koffee Brown, Lil' Jon, Lucy Pearl, Nelly, Outkast, Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Sunburst Band, Tweet-Boogie 2nite, Usher. |
| Disco - Barry White, Bee Gees, Boystown Gang-You're Just Too Good To Be True, Chic, Diana Ross-Chain Reaction, Donna Summer, Earth Wind & Fire, Edwin Starr, Emotions-Best Of My Love, Gloria Gaynor-I Will Survive, Jackson 5, Kool & The Gang, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rose Royce-Car Wash, Trammps-Disco Inferno, Village People, Weather Girls-Raining Men, Wild Cherry-Play That Funky Music. |
| Soul Jazz-Funk - Alexander O'Neal, Atlantic Starr-Circles, Bernard Wright-Who Do You Love, Bobby Womack, Cameo, Change, Cheryl Lynn-Got To Be Real, Crusaders-Streetlife, Curtis Mayfield, D-Train, Evelyn King, Fatback-I Found Lovin, Fat Larrys Band-Act Like You Know, Freeez-Southern Freeez, Galaxy-Dancin Tight, George Benson, Gwen McRae, Heatwave, Jocelyn Brown-Somebody Elses Guy, KC & The Sunshine Band, Keith Sweat, Kleeer, Lonnie Liston Smith, Loose Ends, Luther Vandross, Maze, McFadden & Whitehead-Ain't No Stoppin Us Now, Mel'isa Morgan-Fools Paradise, Odyssey-Native New Yorker, Patrice Rushen, Positive Force-We Got The Funk, Prince, Real Thing-You To Me Are Everything, Rene & Angela-Secret Rendezvous, Roy Ayers, Rufus & Chaka Khan-Ain't Nobody, Shalamar, Sharon Redd-Can You Handle It, SOS Band, Tavares, Teena Marie, Whispers-And The Beat Goes On. |
| Modern-Soul/Rare-Groove - Blackbyrds, Breakwater, Chocolate Milk, Coke Escovedo-I Wouldn't Change A Thing, Donald Byrd, Eighties Ladies, Eugene Record-Overdose Of Joy, Fathers Children-Hollywood Dreaming, Foxy-Mademoiselle, Gil Scott-Heron, Gloria Gaynor-This Love Affair, Gloria Scott-A Case Of Too Much Lovemaking, Hi-Tension-There's a Reason, Jeffree-Love's Gonna Last, Lamont Dozier-Why Can't We Be Lovers, Leon Ware-Why I Came To California, LJ Reynolds-Key To The World, Marlena Shaw, Reuben Wilson-Got To Get Your Own, Roberta Gilliam-All I Want Is My Baby, Sylvia Striplin-You Can't Turn Me Away, Thelma Houston-Saturday Night Sunday Morning, Tower Of Power-It Really Doesn't Matter, Universal Robot Band-Barely Breakin Even, Yasuko Agawa-LA Nights. |
| Philly - Archie Bell, Billy Paul, Dexter Wansel, Harold Melvin, Intruders, Jean Carne, Jones Girls, Lou Rawls, MFSB, O’Jays, Phyllis Hyman, Peoples Choice, Teddy Pendergrass. |
| Funk - Aaron Neville-Hercules, Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces, Beginning Of The End-Funky Nassau, Bootsy Collins, Brothers Johnson, Charles Wright & The The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band-Express Yourself, Confunkshun, Earth Wind & Fire, Fatback, Fred Wesley-House Party, Funkadelic, George Clinton, James Brown, JBs, Jean Knight-Mr Big Stuff, Lyn Collins, Maceo & The Macks-Across The Tracks, Meters, Parliament, Rick James, Slave, Sly & The Family Stone, Sweet Charles-Yes It's You, Tom Browne, War, Zapp. |
| Acid-Jazz/ Broken-Beats - Brand New Heavies, Bugz In The Attic, D’Influence, Diana Brown & Barry K Sharpe-Masterplan, Digable Planets, Family Stand-Ghetto Heaven, Galliano, Groove Collective-Lift Off, Guru, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Omar, Ronny Jordan, Saint Germain, Tammy Payne-Take Me Now, Terry Callier, Ty, Urban Species, Young Disciples. |
| Northern Soul - Bobby Garrett, Brenda Hollaway, Carstairs-It Really Hurts Me Girl, Doris Troy, Elgins, Flirtations-Nothin But A Heartache, Frank Wilson-Do I Love You, Frankie Beverley & The Butlers, Gloria Jones-Tainted Love, Muriel Day-Nine Times Out Of Ten, Sam Fletcher, Tams, Tony Clarke-Landslide. |
| Reggae - Andrea & Donna-Uptown Top Ranking, Aswad, Bob Marley, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Eddy Grant, Junior Murvin-Police & Thieves, Maxi Priest, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Third World, UB40. |
| Ska/Rocksteady - Dandy Livingstone, Dave & Ansel Collins-Double Barrel, Delroy Wilson, Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker-Israelites, Harry J Allstars-Liquidator, Heptones, Ken Boothe, Lord Taname-I'm In The Mood For Ska, Maytals, Paragons, Prince Buster, Skatalites-Guns Of Naverone. |
| Lovers-rock - Arema, Barry Biggs, Carrol Thompson, Dee Sharpe, Derek Lara, Donna Rhoden, In Crowd, Investigators, Janet Kay, Jean Adebambo-Paradise, Love & Unity, Louisa Mark, Riot Squad, Ruddy Thomas, Sugar Minott, Winston Reedy. |
| Revival/Studio 1 - Al Campbell, Alton Ellis, Beres Hammond, Dennis Brown, Fred Locks-True Rastaman, Freddie McGregor, Gregory Isaac, Horace Andy, John Holt, Johnny Osbourne, Lloyd Jones-Daydreaming Of Africa, Marcia Griffiths-Feel Like Jumping, Mighty Diamonds-Country Living, Tamlins, Toots & The Maytals-54 46 Was My Number. |
| Dancehall - Barrington Levy, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, Cham, Elephant Man, Mr Vegas, Shabba Ranks, Supercat, Tenor Saw, TOK, Tony Matterhorn, Yellowman. |
| Commercial/Chart House - Basement Jazz, Bodyrox-yeah Yeah, Booty Luv-Boogie 2nite, Bucketheads-The Bomb, Cascada, Daft Punk, Eric Prydz-Call On Me, Everything But The Girl-Missing, Faithless-Insomnia, Fedde Le Grande, Freemasons, Gat Decor-Passion, Gina G-Ooh Ah Just A Little Bit, Groove Armada, Gusto-Disco's Revenge, Livin Joy-Dreamer, Madison Avenue-Don't Call Me Baby, M&S Presents The Girl Next Door-Salsoul Nugget, Modjo-Lady, Moloko, Nightcrawlers-Push The Feeling On, Room 5-Make Luv, Originals-I Luv U Baby, Shapeshifters-Lola's Theme, Urban Cookie Collective-The Key The Secret. |
| Trance – Atlantic Ocean-Waterfall, Da Hool-Meet Her At The Love Parade, Darude-Sandstorm, David Guetta Vs The Egg-Love Don't Let Me Go, DJ Jean-The Launch, Faithless, Ferry Corsten, Gouryella, Paul Van Dyk, Tomcraft. |
| Chicago House - Darryl Pandy, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, JM Silk, Marshall Jefferson, Steve Silk Hurley. |
| UK Garage - Architechs, Artful Dodger, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Doolally, Ed Case, Jaheim-Just In Case, K-Ci & JoJo-Tell Me It's Real, Mis-teeq, MJ Cole, Monsta Boy, Shola Ama-Imagine, So Solid Crew, Wookie. |
| US Garage/Funky House - Afro Medusa-Pasilda, Armand van Helden, ATFC, Bah Samba, Blaze, Bob Sinclar, Byron Stingly, Dennis Ferrer, Donnie, Fish Go Deep, Groove Junkies, Hed Kandi, Jiva, Joey Negro, John Julius Knight, Jon Cutler, Kaskade, Kenny Bobien, Kirk Franklin, Masters @ Work, Miguel Migs, Roger Sanchez, Sean Escoffery-Days Like This, Silicone Soul-Right On, Solu Music-Fade. |
| D&B/Jungle - Adam F, Aphrodite, Deep Blue- The Helicopter Tune, Fugees & DJ Hype-Ready Or Not, DJ Shadow, EZ Rollers, Goldie, Kosheen, LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, Shy FX, Topcat, XRS. |
| Old School House- A Guy Called Gerald, Baby D-Let Me Be Your Fantasy, Black Riot, Ce Ce Peniston-Finally, House Of Love-Shine On, Inner City, Joe Smooth, Jungle Brothers, Kariya-Baby Let Me Love You For Tonight, N'Trance-Set You Free, Robin S-Show Me Love, Rhythm Is Rhythm, Snap!-Rhythm Is A Dancer, Sterling Void, Ten City, The Source & Candi Staton-You Got The Love, Urban Soul. |
| Calypso/Soca - Anslem Douglas-Who Let The Dogs Out, Arrow, Byron Lee, Kevin Lyttle-Turn Me On, Krosfyah, Lord Kitchener, Merchant-Rock It, Nigel & Marvinn-Follow The Leader. |
| Indie - Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Coldplay, Dandy Warhols, Franz Ferdinand, Fratelli's, Goldfrapp, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Killers, Kooks, My Chemical Romance, New Order, Ordinary Boys, Pixies, Placebo, Razorlight, Smiths, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, Strokes, Suede, Talking Heads, The Cult-She Sells Sanctuary, The Cure, Violent Femmes, White Stripes, Zutons. |
| Rock/Classic Rock - AC/DC, Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Europe-Final Countdown, Guns n Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Meatloaf, Nirvana, Queen-We Will Rock You, Rolling Stones, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top. |
| Group Participation Dances – Conga, DJ Casper-Cha Cha Slide, Gap Band-Oops Upside Your Head/Rowing Boat Song, Grease, Hawaii 5-0, Jacksons-Blame It On The Boogie, Los Del Rio-Macarena, Lulu/Isley Brothers-Shout, Marcia Griffiths-Electric Slide, Rednex-Cotton Eye Joe, Shirley Ellis-Clapping Song, Steps, Village People-YMCA, Whigfield-Saturday Night, Zorba’s Dance. |
| Party - Abba, B-52's-Love Shack, Chesney Hawkes-The One And Only, Dexys Midnight Runners-C'mon Eileen, Dolly Parton-9 to 5, Foundations-Build Me Up Buttercup, House Of Pain-Jump Around, Katrina & The Waves-Walking On Sunshine, Lionel Richie-All Night Long, Michael Jackson-Billie Jean, Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline, Proclaimers-500 Miles, Queen-Don't Stop Me Now, S Club-Reach, Sister Sledge-We Are Family, Take That-Relight My Fire, Tom Jones-It's Not Unusual, Tony Christie-Amarillo, Van Morrison-Brown Eyed Girl. |
| Country - Charlie Daniels Band-Devil Went Down To Georgia, Dixie Chicks, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, John Denver, Shania Twain. |
| World Music - African, Arabic, Cajun, Greek, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Polkas, Scottish, Spanish. |
| Latin, Salsa, Samba, Reggaeton, Bossa-Nova – Antonio C Jobim, Bebel Gilberto, Caetano, Candyman, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz-Guantanamera, Chocolate 2000, Daddy Yankee, Ed Motta, Elvis Crespo, Flora Purim, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Gipsy Kings, La Lupe-Fever, Los Lobos-La Bamba, Maelo, Manu Chao, Negrocan, Ricky Martin, Santana, Sergio Mendes, Tito Puente, Topaz Sound. |
| Asian/Bhangra/Bollywood – Bally Sagoo, Bombay Rockers, Bunty Aur Babli, Hunterz, Punjabi MC, Ritchie Rich. |
| Current Hits - Subject to change. |
Many of the songs/artists listed above could be listed in more than one music catagory, and the genres listed for some tracks could certainly be disputed - This is simply a very rough guideline for the average person and not meant as a definitive list.
There are many many great tracks that are not listed in any of the catagories above, it is meant solely for the purpose of showing examples of what some music genres are and to help as a reminder for those that have trouble remembering names of artists/songs.
