Acid rock is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the late 1960s and is characterized by its heavy use of distorted electric guitars, psychedelic lyrics, and a focus on improvisation and experimentation. The music often features extended instrumental solos and incorporates elements of blues, jazz, and folk music. Acid rock was associated with the counterculture movement of the time and was often used as a means of expressing political and social dissent.
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| # | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 62 | 124 | 7239557 | |
| 2 | 70 | 19 | 41 | 73 | 19 | 55 | 121 | 6207951 | |
| 3 | 62 | 12 | 48 | 67 | 19 | 67 | 121 | 1448046 | |
| 4 | 60 | 3 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 123 | 1459618 | |
| 5 | 54 | 21 | 45 | 84 | 10 | 51 | 137 | 1098323 | |
| 6 | 49 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 57 | 121 | 234000 | |
| 7 | 42 | 22 | 60 | 46 | 22 | 52 | 116 | 37792 | |
| 8 | 42 | 10 | 49 | 51 | 18 | 61 | 123 | 376979 | |
| 9 | 40 | 16 | 46 | 72 | 17 | 63 | 132 | 124950 | |
| 10 | 39 | 32 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 67 | 116 | 133215 | |
| 11 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 69 | 10 | 30 | 118 | 102875 | |
| 12 | 36 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 47 | 124 | 73216 | |
| 13 | 36 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 132 | 159534 | |
| 14 | 35 | 3 | 53 | 65 | 54 | 67 | 102 | 35962 | |
| 15 | 33 | 29 | 45 | 65 | 23 | 62 | 122 | 64599 | |
| 16 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 37 | 44 | 120 | 22446 | |
| 17 | 25 | 3 | 43 | 72 | 1 | 57 | 123 | 18210 | |
| 18 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 60 | 8 | 63 | 130 | 5400 | |
| 19 | 15 | 74 | 37 | 79 | 70 | 96 | 141 | 2725 | |
| 20 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 72 | 18 | 60 | 122 | 7077 | |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3399 | |
| 23 | 9 | 90 | 34 | 82 | 18 | 54 | 120 | 1008 | |
| 24 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 69 | 7 | 92 | 110 | 2754 | |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 53 | 3 | 73 | 144 | 1850 | |
| 26 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 40 | 89 | 933 | |
| 27 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 113 | 84 | |
| 28 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 56 | 2 | 54 | 97 | 826 | |
| 29 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 58 | 0 | 50 | 129 | 784 | |
| 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 | |
| 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | |
| 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | |
| 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 992 | |
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | |
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61 | 17 | 33 | 127 | 332 | |
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | |
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |