2-step music is a subgenre of UK garage that emerged in the late 1990s. It is characterized by a syncopated beat pattern with a kick on the first and third beat and a snare or clap on the second and fourth beat, creating a distinctive "step" rhythm. The genre also incorporates elements of soul, R&B, and hip hop, with chopped and pitched vocal samples often used as a prominent feature.
Explore 2-step history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of 2-step artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the 2-step genre. You can find out what 2-step genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 57082 | 72 | 62 | 70 | 6 | 62 | 136 | |
| 2 | 40 | 21274 | 6 | 76 | 82 | 13 | 83 | 123 | |
| 3 | 37 | 19064 | 59 | 69 | 83 | 2 | 58 | 129 | |
| 4 | 37 | 26803 | 29 | 73 | 68 | 6 | 65 | 134 | |
| 5 | 32 | 18944 | 13 | 76 | 78 | 5 | 63 | 135 | |
| 6 | 31 | 3097 | 30 | 84 | 65 | 3 | 77 | 131 | |
| 7 | 34 | 12545 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 6 | 39 | 134 | |
| 8 | 38 | 14504 | 51 | 81 | 77 | 18 | 40 | 135 | |
| 9 | 26 | 4921 | 45 | 80 | 58 | 2 | 74 | 133 | |
| 10 | 22 | 2361 | 56 | 82 | 77 | 3 | 74 | 128 | |
| 11 | 33 | 45182 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 4 | 45 | 127 | |
| 12 | 28 | 2581 | 27 | 83 | 69 | 3 | 77 | 129 | |
| 13 | 19 | 2415 | 32 | 78 | 82 | 2 | 86 | 130 | |
| 14 | 17 | 1298 | 0 | 72 | 82 | 9 | 69 | 136 | |
| 15 | 15 | 2994 | 50 | 78 | 89 | 0 | 59 | 128 | |
| 16 | 21 | 3744 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 10 | 53 | 132 | |
| 17 | 20 | 993 | 53 | 77 | 88 | 8 | 48 | 130 | |
| 18 | 18 | 2173 | 84 | 75 | 84 | 1 | 47 | 132 | |
| 19 | 13 | 1004 | 56 | 79 | 86 | 3 | 69 | 133 | |
| 20 | 14 | 8189 | 52 | 70 | 84 | 4 | 52 | 139 | |
| 21 | 16 | 2892 | 34 | 83 | 75 | 1 | 54 | 130 | |
| 22 | 14 | 486 | 9 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 83 | 129 | |
| 23 | 13 | 1073 | 82 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 49 | 139 | |
| 24 | 13 | 1554 | 78 | 72 | 80 | 2 | 57 | 142 | |
| 25 | 12 | 1051 | 66 | 57 | 97 | 4 | 47 | 134 | |
| 26 | 12 | 2109 | 71 | 77 | 86 | 2 | 52 | 131 | |
| 27 | 11 | 1445 | 54 | 76 | 80 | 14 | 46 | 141 | |
| 28 | 10 | 1771 | 81 | 74 | 90 | 3 | 76 | 138 | |
| 29 | 8 | 738 | 80 | 75 | 82 | 2 | 42 | 142 | |
| 30 | 2 | 237 | 72 | 77 | 88 | 2 | 64 | 134 | |
| 31 | 7 | 475 | 53 | 78 | 95 | 0 | 87 | 134 | |
| 32 | 6 | 576 | 74 | 82 | 77 | 2 | 66 | 134 | |
| 33 | 6 | 568 | 55 | 74 | 91 | 10 | 43 | 137 | |
| 34 | 6 | 400 | 84 | 71 | 87 | 6 | 32 | 138 | |
| 35 | 4 | 536 | 68 | 81 | 78 | 1 | 53 | 135 | |
| 36 | 2 | 552 | 62 | 77 | 81 | 11 | 75 | 134 | |
| 37 | 2 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 1 | 110 | 81 | 77 | 50 | 0 | 73 | 134 | |
| 39 | 1 | 221 | 59 | 79 | 80 | 1 | 54 | 137 | |
| 40 | 1 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular 2-step music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
