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Gender distribution of popular songs in the United States 2017, by genre

Gender distribution of popular songs in the United States from 2012 to 2017, by genre

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