Music styles of the 1990s

429,591works

2,625,500pressings

98styles arrived

135styles peaked

Genres

Electronic25%

Rock23%

Pop15%

Other11%

Folk, World, & Country9%

Hip Hop5%

Classical4%

Jazz4%

Funk / Soul4%

Pressed on

CD53%

Vinyl25%

Cassette19%

CDr1%

VHS1%

Box Set0%

Arrived in the 1990s

Took off	Style	Works
1990	Techno	79,720
1990	Deep House	31,599
1990	Noise	30,409
1990	Breakbeat	18,778
1990	Gangsta	12,628
1990	Breaks	12,311
1990	J-pop	10,217
1990	Shoegaze	8,510
1990	Hardcore Hip-Hop	5,465
1990	Bleep	503
1990	Kwaito	366
1991	Ambient	70,449
1991	Italodance	6,679
1991	Progressive Metal	5,599
1991	Jazzy Hip-Hop	4,047
1991	Power Violence	1,204
1991	Industrial Metal	1,028
1991	Groove Metal	682
1991	Disco Polo	568
1991	Bounce	432
1991	Memphis Rap	207
1992	Trance	50,616
1992	Progressive House	23,321
1992	Acid	14,623
1992	Doom Metal	13,602
1992	Jungle	8,994
1992	Tribal House	3,664
1992	Crust	3,229
1992	G-Funk	2,487
1992	Horrorcore	1,571
1992	Illbient	840
1993	Progressive Trance	17,047
1993	Hard Trance	12,746
1993	Emo	8,773
1993	Trip Hop	7,468
1993	Eurodance	6,318
1993	Gabber	5,030
1993	Power Electronics	4,048
1993	Math Rock	3,332
1993	Gothic Metal	2,182
1993	Britpop	1,870
1993	Melodic Hardcore	1,607
1993	Makina	1,564
1993	Viking Metal	1,033
1993	Technical Death Metal	948
1993	Ghetto	452
1993	Slowcore	281
1994	Black Metal	38,527
1994	Drum n Bass	31,202
1994	IDM	15,474
1994	Post Rock	10,792
1994	Pop Punk	6,143
1994	Happy Hardcore	6,131
1994	Future Jazz	5,903
1994	Post-Hardcore	4,485
1994	Goa Trance	3,105
1994	Thug Rap	2,653
1994	Big Beat	2,513
1994	Melodic Death Metal	2,353
1994	Speedcore	2,027
1994	Reggaeton	1,451
1994	Funeral Doom Metal	659
1994	Ghetto House	437
1994	Pornogrind	403
1995	Hard House	8,123
1995	Nu Metal	3,383
1995	Minimal Techno	2,826
1995	Freetekno	2,414
1995	Symphonic Metal	2,094
1995	Alternative Metal	1,037
1995	Screw	649
1995	Ghettotech	234
1996	Tech House	30,136
1996	Stoner Rock	8,147
1996	UK Garage	6,103
1996	Berlin-School	4,139
1996	Broken Beat	3,277
1996	K-pop	2,718
1996	Rhythmic Noise	2,097
1996	J-Core	321
1996	French House	236
1997	Metalcore	5,406
1997	Dub Techno	5,234
1997	Breakcore	3,861
1997	Folk Metal	1,816
1997	Hard Techno	1,447
1997	Speed Garage	1,033
1997	Crunk	638
1997	Progressive Breaks	530
1997	Doomcore	487
1998	Psy-Trance	9,072
1998	Jumpstyle	1,013
1998	Electroclash	661
1999	Glitch	4,194
1999	Tech Trance	2,922
1999	Donk	473
1999	Unblack Metal	429
1999	Dark Jazz	201

Peaked in the 1990s

House Ballad Schlager Hard Rock Soundtrack Drum n Bass Euro House Classical Modern Breakbeat Soft Rock Classic Rock Holiday Acid Dancehall Contemporary R&B Hard Trance Gangsta Religious Pop Rap Salsa Ska New Age Jungle Choral Garage House Trip Hop Laïkó Musical Orchestra RnB/Swing Italodance Celtic Eurodance Happy Hardcore Flamenco Post Bop Mandopop Parody Gabber Hindustani Merengue Grunge Renaissance Bollywood Piano Concerto Reggae-Pop Bass Music Acid Jazz Arena Rock Goa Trance Electric Blues Impressionist Symphony Indian Classical Chamber Music String Instrument Hip-House Chicago Blues Big Beat G-Funk Éntekhno Sonata Medieval Gothic Metal Lounge Ragga Britpop New Jack Swing String Ensemble Hokkien Pop Zouk Ragga HipHop Makina Italo House Vallenato Modern Electric Blues Delta Blues Funk Metal Suite Oratorio Bhangra Tejano Harmonica Blues Speed Garage Texas Blues Forró Andean Music Rebetiko Illbient Copla Mass Therapy Karaoke Klezmer Aboriginal Theme With Variations Disco Polo Conjunto Levenslied Népzene Swingbeat Dances Séga Zydeco Bleep Sea Shanties Batucada Harpsichord Ghetto House Bounce Ottoman Classical Serenade Fantasia UK Street Soul Lambada Kwaito Britcore Early Art Song Axé Motet Gamelan Tone Poem Requiem Concerto Grosso Sertanejo Rhapsody Plainchant Passion Twelve-tone Nocturne Memphis Rap Nhạc Vàng

Most-pressed works of the 1990s

Title	Artist	Year	Pressings
Nevermind	Nirvana	1991	880
Metallica	Metallica	1991	600
Violator	Depeche Mode	1990	529
MTV Unplugged In New York	Nirvana	1994	515
In Utero	Nirvana	1993	472
Gold (Greatest Hits)	ABBA	1992	454
Achtung Baby	U2	1991	440
Innuendo	Queen	1991	396
Greatest Hits II	Queen	1991	371
Use Your Illusion I	Guns N' Roses	1991	363
The Fat Of The Land	The Prodigy	1997	361
The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	1990	356
Use Your Illusion II	Guns N' Roses	1991	354
Dangerous	Michael Jackson	1991	350
Ten	Pearl Jam	1991	333
Incesticide	Nirvana	1992	327
MCMXC a.D.	Enigma	1990	315
The Division Bell	Pink Floyd	1994	306
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1	George Michael	1990	301
Songs Of Faith And Devotion	Depeche Mode	1993	293

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