¶ City ranks by genre · 15 October 2014 listen/tech
For another way to look at the data from my examination of the distinctive music-listening of US cities, I ranked the top 10 cities by distinctive affiliation to some major genres.
acoustic pop
alternative country
alternative dance
bachata
banda
ccm
chillwave
contemporary country
country
crunk
dance pop
dirty south rap
duranguense
edm
electro house
folk
freak folk
g funk
hip hop
house
hurban
hyphy
indie folk
indie pop
indie rock
indietronica
jam band
jerk
latin
lo-fi
mariachi
norteno
nu gaze
outlaw country
pop
pop punk
progressive bluegrass
r&b
r-neg-b
ranchera
reggaeton
shimmer pop
stomp and holler
synthpop
trap music
west coast rap
worship
This might also be the preface for a volume of sociology essays.
acoustic pop
| 1 | Spokane |
| 2 | Knoxville |
| 3 | Grand Rapids |
| 4 | St. Paul |
| 5 | Norman |
| 6 | Birmingham |
| 7 | Nashville |
| 8 | Austin |
| 9 | Madison |
| 10 | Athens |
alternative country
| 1 | Nashville |
| 2 | Louisville |
| 3 | Raleigh |
| 4 | Frisco |
| 5 | Charleston |
| 6 | Fort Worth |
| 7 | Birmingham |
| 8 | College Station |
| 9 | Grand Prairie |
| 10 | Greenville |
alternative dance
| 1 | San Francisco |
| 2 | Santa Monica |
| 3 | Tucson |
| 4 | New York |
| 5 | Tempe |
| 6 | Pasadena |
| 7 | San Diego |
| 8 | Gainesville |
| 9 | Chicago |
| 10 | San Luis Obispo |
bachata
| 1 | Newark |
| 2 | The Bronx |
| 3 | Jersey City |
| 4 | Miami |
| 5 | Hollywood FL |
| 6 | Brooklyn |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 8 | Hialeah |
| 9 | West Palm Beach |
| 10 | Tampa |
banda
| 1 | Mountain View |
| 2 | Mesquite |
| 3 | Irving |
| 4 | Newark |
| 5 | Concord |
| 6 | Oakland |
| 7 | Santa Ana |
| 8 | Anaheim |
| 9 | Bakersfield |
| 10 | Los Angeles |
ccm
| 1 | Springfield MO |
| 2 | Grand Rapids |
| 3 | Oklahoma City |
| 4 | Spokane |
| 5 | Birmingham |
| 6 | Tulsa |
| 7 | St. Paul |
| 8 | Colorado Springs |
| 9 | Knoxville |
| 10 | Norman |
chillwave
| 1 | San Francisco |
| 2 | Santa Monica |
| 3 | Portland OR |
| 4 | Seattle |
| 5 | Brooklyn |
| 6 | New York |
| 7 | Pasadena |
| 8 | New Orleans |
| 9 | Berkeley |
| 10 | San Diego |
contemporary country
| 1 | Des Moines |
| 2 | Lincoln |
| 3 | Omaha |
| 4 | Indianapolis |
| 5 | Columbia MO |
| 6 | Akron |
| 7 | APO |
| 8 | Dayton |
| 9 | Lexington |
| 10 | Albuquerque |
country
| 1 | APO |
| 2 | Indianapolis |
| 3 | Akron |
| 4 | Albuquerque |
| 5 | Des Moines |
| 6 | Omaha |
| 7 | Columbia MO |
| 8 | Lincoln |
| 9 | San Antonio |
| 10 | Dayton |
crunk
| 1 | Humble |
| 2 | Katy |
| 3 | Houston |
| 4 | Charlotte |
| 5 | Orlando |
| 6 | Baton Rouge |
| 7 | Farmington |
| 8 | Memphis |
| 9 | Irving |
| 10 | Tampa |
dance pop
| 1 | Baltimore |
| 2 | Greensboro |
| 3 | Detroit |
| 4 | Las Vegas |
| 5 | Philadelphia |
| 6 | Gilbert |
| 7 | Pompano Beach |
| 8 | Trenton |
| 9 | Wilmington DE |
| 10 | Atlanta |
dirty south rap
| 1 | Humble |
| 2 | Katy |
| 3 | Houston |
| 4 | Charlotte |
| 5 | Atlanta |
| 6 | Irving |
| 7 | Orlando |
| 8 | Farmington |
| 9 | Memphis |
| 10 | Arlington TX |
duranguense
| 1 | Mesquite |
| 2 | Irving |
| 3 | Mountain View |
| 4 | Arlington TX |
| 5 | Dallas |
| 6 | Newark |
| 7 | Jersey City |
| 8 | Concord |
| 9 | Houston |
| 10 | Oakland |
edm
| 1 | Irvine |
| 2 | Hoboken |
| 3 | San Jose |
| 4 | Fremont |
| 5 | Santa Clara |
| 6 | Berkeley |
| 7 | State College |
| 8 | Reno |
| 9 | Sunnyvale |
| 10 | Bellevue |
electro house
| 1 | Hoboken |
| 2 | Irvine |
| 3 | San Jose |
| 4 | Fremont |
| 5 | Santa Clara |
| 6 | Berkeley |
| 7 | New York |
| 8 | State College |
| 9 | Boston |
| 10 | Sunnyvale |
folk
| 1 | Nashville |
| 2 | Charleston |
| 3 | Louisville |
| 4 | Raleigh |
| 5 | Portland OR |
| 6 | Chapel Hill |
| 7 | Birmingham |
| 8 | Greenville |
| 9 | Knoxville |
| 10 | Wilmington NC |
freak folk
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Brooklyn |
| 3 | Seattle |
| 4 | Cambridge |
| 5 | San Francisco |
| 6 | Somerville |
| 7 | Santa Monica |
| 8 | Athens |
| 9 | Austin |
| 10 | Denton |
g funk
| 1 | Hayward |
| 2 | Concord |
| 3 | Oakland |
| 4 | Sacramento |
| 5 | Stockton |
| 6 | San Jose |
| 7 | Fresno |
| 8 | Fremont |
| 9 | Los Angeles |
| 10 | Whittier |
hip hop
| 1 | Hartford |
| 2 | Silver Spring |
| 3 | Worcester |
| 4 | Ann Arbor |
| 5 | Farmington |
| 6 | Philadelphia |
| 7 | Wilmington DE |
| 8 | Tampa |
| 9 | Boca Raton |
| 10 | Hyattsville |
house
| 1 | Hoboken |
| 2 | Irvine |
| 3 | San Jose |
| 4 | Fremont |
| 5 | Santa Clara |
| 6 | Berkeley |
| 7 | State College |
| 8 | Sunnyvale |
| 9 | Reno |
| 10 | Orange |
hurban
| 1 | Miami |
| 2 | Hollywood FL |
| 3 | Hialeah |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 5 | Newark |
| 6 | West Palm Beach |
| 7 | Jersey City |
| 8 | The Bronx |
| 9 | El Paso |
| 10 | Miami Beach |
hyphy
| 1 | Concord |
| 2 | Hayward |
| 3 | Sacramento |
| 4 | Stockton |
| 5 | Oakland |
| 6 | Fresno |
| 7 | San Jose |
| 8 | Fremont |
| 9 | Santa Clara |
| 10 | San Francisco |
indie folk
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Somerville |
| 3 | Cambridge |
| 4 | Madison |
| 5 | Eugene |
| 6 | Spokane |
| 7 | Louisville |
| 8 | Milwaukee |
| 9 | New Haven |
| 10 | Durham |
indie pop
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Somerville |
| 3 | Austin |
| 4 | Cambridge |
| 5 | Chicago |
| 6 | New Orleans |
| 7 | Seattle |
| 8 | Eugene |
| 9 | Lawrence |
| 10 | Milwaukee |
indie rock
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Chicago |
| 3 | Cambridge |
| 4 | Somerville |
| 5 | Seattle |
| 6 | Austin |
| 7 | Columbus |
| 8 | Tempe |
| 9 | San Diego |
| 10 | St. Louis |
indietronica
| 1 | Santa Monica |
| 2 | San Francisco |
| 3 | Portland OR |
| 4 | Seattle |
| 5 | New York |
| 6 | San Diego |
| 7 | Bellevue |
| 8 | Pasadena |
| 9 | Anchorage |
| 10 | Brooklyn |
jam band
| 1 | Boulder |
| 2 | Athens |
| 3 | Denver |
| 4 | Fort Collins |
| 5 | Charleston |
| 6 | Birmingham |
| 7 | Columbia SC |
| 8 | Baton Rouge |
| 9 | New Orleans |
| 10 | Wilmington NC |
jerk
| 1 | Stockton |
| 2 | Hayward |
| 3 | Sacramento |
| 4 | Oakland |
| 5 | Concord |
| 6 | Fremont |
| 7 | Corona |
| 8 | San Jose |
| 9 | Bakersfield |
| 10 | Phoenix |
latin
| 1 | El Paso |
| 2 | Miami |
| 3 | Hialeah |
| 4 | Miami Beach |
| 5 | Hollywood FL |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 7 | Boca Raton |
| 8 | West Palm Beach |
| 9 | Mesquite |
| 10 | Jersey City |
lo-fi
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Austin |
| 3 | Seattle |
| 4 | Cambridge |
| 5 | Chicago |
| 6 | Somerville |
| 7 | Brooklyn |
| 8 | Santa Monica |
| 9 | Cincinnati |
| 10 | Louisville |
mariachi
| 1 | Mountain View |
| 2 | Newark |
| 3 | Mesquite |
| 4 | Irving |
| 5 | Concord |
| 6 | Jersey City |
| 7 | Oakland |
| 8 | Santa Ana |
| 9 | El Paso |
| 10 | Dallas |
norteno
| 1 | Mountain View |
| 2 | Mesquite |
| 3 | Irving |
| 4 | Newark |
| 5 | Concord |
| 6 | Oakland |
| 7 | Santa Ana |
| 8 | Anaheim |
| 9 | Bakersfield |
| 10 | Houston |
nu gaze
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Brooklyn |
| 3 | Santa Monica |
| 4 | Seattle |
| 5 | San Francisco |
| 6 | San Diego |
| 7 | Pasadena |
| 8 | Lawrence |
| 9 | New Orleans |
| 10 | New York |
outlaw country
| 1 | Fort Worth |
| 2 | Grand Prairie |
| 3 | Frisco |
| 4 | College Station |
| 5 | Lewisville |
| 6 | Lubbock |
| 7 | Spring |
| 8 | Dallas |
| 9 | San Antonio |
| 10 | Arlington TX |
pop
| 1 | Gilbert |
| 2 | Pompano Beach |
| 3 | Chandler |
| 4 | Trenton |
| 5 | Las Vegas |
| 6 | Plano |
| 7 | Santa Clara |
| 8 | Anchorage |
| 9 | Vancouver |
| 10 | Fresno |
pop punk
| 1 | Mesa |
| 2 | Virginia Beach |
| 3 | Trenton |
| 4 | Chandler |
| 5 | Buffalo |
| 6 | Gilbert |
| 7 | Pittsburgh |
| 8 | Tucson |
| 9 | Colorado Springs |
| 10 | East Lansing |
progressive bluegrass
| 1 | Denver |
| 2 | Boulder |
| 3 | Fort Collins |
| 4 | Raleigh |
| 5 | Charleston |
| 6 | Knoxville |
| 7 | Chapel Hill |
| 8 | Greenville |
| 9 | Louisville |
| 10 | Nashville |
r&b
| 1 | Baltimore |
| 2 | Detroit |
| 3 | Atlanta |
| 4 | Greensboro |
| 5 | Memphis |
| 6 | Philadelphia |
| 7 | Hyattsville |
| 8 | Richmond |
| 9 | Norfolk |
| 10 | Las Vegas |
r-neg-b
| 1 | San Francisco |
| 2 | Santa Monica |
| 3 | New York |
| 4 | Brooklyn |
| 5 | Providence |
| 6 | Seattle |
| 7 | Pasadena |
| 8 | Portland OR |
| 9 | Baltimore |
| 10 | Hyattsville |
ranchera
| 1 | Mountain View |
| 2 | Newark |
| 3 | Mesquite |
| 4 | Irving |
| 5 | Concord |
| 6 | Jersey City |
| 7 | Oakland |
| 8 | Santa Ana |
| 9 | Dallas |
| 10 | Los Angeles |
reggaeton
| 1 | Hialeah |
| 2 | Miami |
| 3 | Hollywood FL |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 5 | West Palm Beach |
| 6 | Orlando |
| 7 | Boca Raton |
| 8 | Miami Beach |
| 9 | Tampa |
| 10 | Jersey City |
shimmer pop
| 1 | St. Louis |
| 2 | Santa Monica |
| 3 | Lawrence |
| 4 | San Francisco |
| 5 | Kansas City |
| 6 | Overland Park |
| 7 | Littleton |
| 8 | Colorado Springs |
| 9 | Aurora |
| 10 | Bellevue |
stomp and holler
| 1 | Portland OR |
| 2 | Somerville |
| 3 | Louisville |
| 4 | Minneapolis |
| 5 | Wilmington NC |
| 6 | Cambridge |
| 7 | Eugene |
| 8 | Madison |
| 9 | Milwaukee |
| 10 | Spokane |
synthpop
| 1 | San Francisco |
| 2 | Santa Monica |
| 3 | New York |
| 4 | Tucson |
| 5 | Pasadena |
| 6 | San Diego |
| 7 | Tempe |
| 8 | Bellevue |
| 9 | Chicago |
| 10 | Gainesville |
trap music
| 1 | Charlotte |
| 2 | Memphis |
| 3 | Humble |
| 4 | Richmond |
| 5 | Farmington |
| 6 | Silver Spring |
| 7 | Orlando |
| 8 | Toledo |
| 9 | Baton Rouge |
| 10 | Katy |
west coast rap
| 1 | Hayward |
| 2 | Concord |
| 3 | Sacramento |
| 4 | Oakland |
| 5 | Stockton |
| 6 | San Jose |
| 7 | Fresno |
| 8 | Fremont |
| 9 | Los Angeles |
| 10 | Whittier |
worship
| 1 | Springfield MO |
| 2 | Grand Rapids |
| 3 | Spokane |
| 4 | Tulsa |
| 5 | Birmingham |
| 6 | St. Paul |
| 7 | Oklahoma City |
| 8 | Greenville |
| 9 | Knoxville |
| 10 | Murfreesboro |
This might also be the preface for a volume of sociology essays.