Norway’s Top Music Genres in 2023

Key Takeaways

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Music Charts: 

• Norway’s most popular genres based on music charts are Pop, Hip Hop and Rock. 
• Pop dominated Norwegian listenership in YouTube (51%), Shazam (35%) and Deezer (41%). 

Live Performances: 

• Norway’s top 5 live performance music genres include Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic and Metal. 
• Top subgenres include Mainstream Pop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock and Folk Rock. 
• Top festivals include Stavernfestivalen, Palmesus, Kadetten and Landstreff Stavanger. 
• The most popular months for live performances for all genres were in November, July and October. 

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Norway’s most popular genres based on music charts are Pop, Hip Hop and Rock. Other genres account for 36%. 

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Pop was the most popular genre on YouTube, Shazam, and Deezer.

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Next to Pop, Hip Hop was the next most popular genre on YouTube and Shazam, yet it did not rank as a top genre on Deezer. 

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Rock ranked third on YouTube and Shazam and second on Deezer at 11%, 13% and 17%, respectively.

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Electronic was only ranked as a top performing genre on Deezer. 

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Other genres made up 20%, 35% and 28% of YouTube, Shazam and Deezer’s streamed music, respectively.

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Norway’s top 5 live performance (events & festivals) genres include Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic and Metal.

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Norway’s top 5 live performance subgenres include Mainstream Pop, Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock and Folk Rock.

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Norway’s top Pop subgenres include Mainstream Pop and Indie Pop. 

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Norway’s top Rock subgenres include Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Rock and Hard Rock.

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Norway’s top Hip Hop subgenre is Alternative Hip Hop.

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Norway’s top Classical subgenre is Classical Crossover.

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Norway’s top Electronic subgenre is Dance.

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Norway’s Top Music Festivals: 

*Based on their lineup strength, calculated based on performing Artists’ Viberate Popularity. 

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Norway’s most popular months for live performances for all genres were November, July and October*. 

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Norway had the most Pop live performances in May, followed by November and December.

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Whereas, Norway had the most Rock live performances in October and November.

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Norway’s Hip Hop live performances were predominantly in the summer, with June, July and August being the most popular. 

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Electronic live performances were most popular in July.

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Metal live performances were relatively spread out across the year, with May and April being the most popular.

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*Most popular Genres in Norway, based on the Artists appearing on Music Charts in the past 3 months.

*Points based on the genre's popularity according to Vibrate’s Festivals and Events database from the past 12 months as of  02/21/2023.