This statistic shows the genre breakdown of music streams in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. The highest share of streams was represented by pop music (31.7 percent), rock music (23.6 percent), and dance music (15.1 percent), while the lowest share accounted for such music genres as folk (0.4 percent), country (0.3 percent), and jazz (0.2 percent). 13.8 percent of streams was generated by Hip Hop music.
Music streams distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Music streams distributed by genre in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322765/genre-distribution-of-music-streams-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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