The data displays the gender distribution of popular songs in the U.S. from 2012 to 2017, broken down by music genre. During the time period from 2012 to 2017, 64% of popular pop songs were performed by female artists.
Pop | 36.8 | 64 |
Hip-Hop/Rap | 25.3 | 11.9 |
Alternative | 16.5 | 6.1 |
Country | 6.6 | 7.5 |
R&B/Soul | 5.9 | 2.2 |
Dance/Electronic | 8.8 | 8.3 |