Arabesk is a popular music genre in Turkey that combines traditional Turkish folk music with Arabic and Western influences. It is characterized by its melancholic and emotional lyrics, often focusing on love, heartbreak, and the struggles of everyday life. The music is typically slow and features a mix of traditional Turkish instruments and modern electronic sounds. Arabesk has been popular in Turkey since the 1960s and continues to be a beloved genre, with many iconic singers and songs that have become cultural touchstones.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 66 | 5 | 41 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 119 | 5724761 | |
2 | 64 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 38 | 54 | 126 | 2164835 | |
3 | 64 | 0 | 61 | 78 | 41 | 69 | 131 | 1365089 | |
4 | 63 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 63 | 126 | 1887215 | |
5 | 55 | 0 | 54 | 50 | 62 | 51 | 115 | 971286 | |
6 | 55 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 50 | 57 | 122 | 360333 | |
7 | 55 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 45 | 115 | 948695 | |
8 | 55 | 0 | 63 | 75 | 33 | 61 | 128 | 663506 | |
9 | 54 | 1 | 53 | 45 | 76 | 47 | 119 | 680744 | |
10 | 54 | 0 | 48 | 56 | 70 | 59 | 107 | 1037155 | |
11 | 54 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 63 | 48 | 124 | 915738 | |
12 | 53 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 57 | 63 | 127 | 219765 | |
13 | 53 | 0 | 63 | 70 | 17 | 57 | 128 | 825192 | |
14 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 29 | 55 | 119 | 732937 | |
15 | 53 | 0 | 57 | 62 | 48 | 62 | 121 | 193302 | |
16 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 64 | 53 | 48 | 123 | 354435 | |
17 | 52 | 0 | 54 | 56 | 47 | 60 | 129 | 581642 | |
18 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 69 | 48 | 71 | 122 | 596321 | |
19 | 50 | 22 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 41 | 124 | 299276 | |
20 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 77 | 32 | 73 | 105 | 219861 | |
21 | 49 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 128 | 175599 | |
22 | 49 | 1 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 111 | 183163 | |
23 | 49 | 7 | 55 | 59 | 83 | 59 | 140 | 96505 | |
24 | 49 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 45 | 126 | 870503 | |
25 | 49 | 0 | 54 | 79 | 48 | 54 | 119 | 192208 | |
26 | 48 | 0 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 143 | 73032 | |
27 | 48 | 4 | 49 | 55 | 66 | 53 | 120 | 558452 | |
28 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 117 | 336815 | |
29 | 48 | 0 | 39 | 60 | 57 | 34 | 118 | 150416 | |
30 | 47 | 0 | 76 | 80 | 26 | 66 | 124 | 92451 | |
31 | 47 | 13 | 52 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 130 | 157503 | |
32 | 46 | 0 | 70 | 67 | 42 | 65 | 122 | 167813 | |
33 | 46 | 0 | 57 | 41 | 79 | 49 | 111 | 459217 | |
34 | 46 | 0 | 55 | 59 | 51 | 62 | 143 | 458630 | |
35 | 46 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 33 | 43 | 124 | 38426 | |
36 | 45 | 0 | 61 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 115 | 150793 | |
37 | 45 | 0 | 68 | 80 | 26 | 74 | 112 | 263869 | |
38 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 55 | 40 | 121 | 243943 | |
39 | 44 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 68 | 56 | 136 | 184176 | |
40 | 43 | 1 | 60 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 113 | 204365 | |
41 | 43 | 0 | 69 | 75 | 38 | 72 | 131 | 114684 | |
42 | 43 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 37 | 58 | 125 | 260025 | |
43 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 104 | 174413 | |
44 | 43 | 0 | 45 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 126 | 67528 | |
45 | 42 | 0 | 58 | 65 | 37 | 58 | 109 | 188380 | |
46 | 42 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 55 | 71 | 123 | 134812 | |
47 | 41 | 0 | 59 | 63 | 49 | 56 | 125 | 116165 | |
48 | 41 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 40 | 56 | 121 | 11578 | |
49 | 41 | 0 | 60 | 77 | 29 | 64 | 112 | 94878 | |
50 | 41 | 0 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 58 | 126 | 271040 | |
51 | 40 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 77 | 53 | 109 | 171098 | |
52 | 40 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 42 | 48 | 139 | 183707 | |
53 | 40 | 0 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 71 | 115 | 104847 | |
54 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 72 | 37 | 135 | 8748 | |
55 | 40 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 29 | 76 | 119 | 138735 | |
56 | 39 | 4 | 66 | 68 | 45 | 52 | 109 | 85177 | |
57 | 39 | 0 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 61 | 116 | 198613 | |
58 | 38 | 0 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 120 | 109205 | |
59 | 38 | 0 | 69 | 87 | 14 | 72 | 120 | 13021 | |
60 | 37 | 1 | 73 | 69 | 40 | 68 | 110 | 49248 | |
61 | 37 | 0 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 56 | 106 | 27729 | |
62 | 37 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 62 | 136 | 78752 | |
63 | 37 | 0 | 68 | 78 | 21 | 71 | 124 | 32805 | |
64 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 80 | 51 | 128 | 98610 | |
65 | 36 | 0 | 71 | 89 | 36 | 82 | 136 | 26405 | |
66 | 36 | 0 | 67 | 76 | 57 | 69 | 119 | 41029 | |
67 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 77 | 27 | 75 | 115 | 22711 | |
68 | 35 | 0 | 34 | 41 | 80 | 38 | 107 | 85679 | |
69 | 35 | 0 | 51 | 47 | 58 | 41 | 113 | 30579 | |
70 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 52 | 72 | 57 | 130 | 75210 | |
71 | 35 | 0 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 66 | 120 | 4468 | |
72 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 63 | 56 | 60 | 136 | 50422 | |
73 | 34 | 0 | 45 | 60 | 61 | 48 | 139 | 9820 | |
74 | 34 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 57 | 119 | 18481 | |
75 | 34 | 0 | 58 | 67 | 44 | 51 | 121 | 10826 | |
76 | 34 | 0 | 71 | 90 | 32 | 91 | 126 | 36348 | |
77 | 34 | 0 | 59 | 66 | 51 | 73 | 108 | 77103 | |
78 | 34 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 40 | 59 | 134 | 63724 | |
79 | 33 | 0 | 59 | 78 | 46 | 71 | 118 | 140160 | |
80 | 33 | 0 | 46 | 42 | 63 | 51 | 141 | 56406 | |
81 | 33 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 112 | 18329 | |
82 | 33 | 0 | 68 | 62 | 34 | 62 | 123 | 41460 | |
83 | 33 | 0 | 55 | 75 | 24 | 55 | 129 | 25388 | |
84 | 32 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 79 | 118 | 43088 | |
85 | 32 | 0 | 45 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 101 | 70128 | |
86 | 32 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 32 | 45 | 134 | 29260 | |
87 | 32 | 2 | 60 | 67 | 24 | 58 | 131 | 41097 | |
88 | 31 | 0 | 68 | 77 | 19 | 80 | 140 | 8460 | |
89 | 31 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 57 | 121 | 11895 | |
90 | 31 | 0 | 72 | 76 | 36 | 92 | 112 | 26084 | |
91 | 31 | 0 | 72 | 73 | 45 | 61 | 99 | 8498 | |
92 | 31 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 91 | 94 | 13400 | |
93 | 31 | 0 | 49 | 71 | 37 | 47 | 137 | 13095 | |
94 | 31 | 0 | 63 | 68 | 25 | 52 | 138 | 4780 | |
95 | 31 | 0 | 73 | 81 | 19 | 75 | 97 | 15834 | |
96 | 31 | 0 | 68 | 84 | 7 | 67 | 103 | 27109 | |
97 | 30 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 78 | 33 | 114 | 12111 | |
98 | 30 | 0 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 39 | 112 | 52967 | |
99 | 30 | 0 | 52 | 58 | 47 | 58 | 139 | 6899 | |
100 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 155 | 23284 | |
101 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 57 | 71 | 57 | 121 | 29372 | |
102 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 76 | 40 | 53 | 133 | 8737 | |
103 | 30 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 55 | 78 | 105 | 48251 | |
104 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 62 | 134 | 21987 | |
105 | 30 | 0 | 58 | 73 | 51 | 59 | 130 | 53370 | |
106 | 30 | 0 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 136 | 1742 | |
107 | 29 | 0 | 75 | 82 | 11 | 72 | 123 | 35844 | |
108 | 29 | 0 | 72 | 85 | 13 | 82 | 104 | 7858 | |
109 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7251 | |
110 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 105 | 13507 | |
111 | 29 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 46 | 108 | 23804 | |
112 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 70 | 28 | 50 | 102 | 471 | |
113 | 29 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 51 | 48 | 117 | 25625 | |
114 | 29 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 131 | 9014 | |
115 | 29 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 37 | 80 | 124 | 40126 | |
116 | 28 | 0 | 64 | 69 | 41 | 67 | 113 | 29998 | |
117 | 28 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 69 | 40 | 106 | 14990 | |
118 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 82 | 41 | 98 | 27418 | |
119 | 28 | 0 | 56 | 55 | 61 | 56 | 118 | 9976 | |
120 | 28 | 0 | 57 | 56 | 70 | 57 | 139 | 78932 | |
121 | 28 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 77 | 133 | 24057 | |
122 | 28 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 58 | 64 | 167 | 26626 | |
123 | 28 | 0 | 66 | 54 | 76 | 49 | 123 | 8848 | |
124 | 28 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 57 | 49 | 113 | 48492 | |
125 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 129 | 22719 | |
126 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 51 | 61 | 141 | 85210 | |
127 | 27 | 0 | 65 | 77 | 29 | 77 | 125 | 7286 | |
128 | 27 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 124 | 64985 | |
129 | 27 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 57 | 53 | 116 | 11221 | |
130 | 26 | 1 | 58 | 75 | 48 | 66 | 133 | 24836 | |
131 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 36 | 48 | 163 | 9298 | |
132 | 26 | 0 | 49 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 136 | 9081 | |
133 | 26 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 60 | 56 | 116 | 10584 | |
134 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 49 | 74 | 44 | 121 | 14190 | |
135 | 25 | 0 | 71 | 89 | 33 | 78 | 135 | 23345 | |
136 | 25 | 0 | 69 | 86 | 25 | 65 | 132 | 3491 | |
137 | 25 | 0 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 65 | 121 | 16987 | |
138 | 25 | 0 | 53 | 52 | 70 | 45 | 106 | 15346 | |
139 | 25 | 4 | 70 | 86 | 2 | 59 | 126 | 17116 | |
140 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 45 | 67 | 54 | 114 | 41035 | |
141 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 81 | 56 | 78 | 119 | 7280 | |
142 | 24 | 0 | 66 | 88 | 16 | 63 | 138 | 49222 | |
143 | 24 | 0 | 55 | 66 | 40 | 57 | 128 | 44146 | |
144 | 24 | 7 | 53 | 71 | 82 | 83 | 119 | 19402 | |
145 | 23 | 0 | 61 | 51 | 67 | 62 | 135 | 32828 | |
146 | 23 | 2 | 60 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 89 | 4597 | |
147 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 122 | 3765 | |
148 | 23 | 0 | 77 | 86 | 11 | 86 | 135 | 5809 | |
149 | 23 | 0 | 57 | 62 | 46 | 55 | 105 | 14652 | |
150 | 23 | 1 | 38 | 53 | 78 | 48 | 131 | 11069 | |
151 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3981 | |
152 | 23 | 0 | 72 | 89 | 29 | 90 | 95 | 6123 | |
153 | 22 | 0 | 62 | 72 | 58 | 73 | 126 | 9910 | |
154 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 133 | 20539 | |
155 | 22 | 0 | 66 | 86 | 36 | 73 | 129 | 4270 | |
156 | 22 | 1 | 59 | 55 | 79 | 58 | 110 | 4258 | |
157 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 51 | 128 | 22311 | |
158 | 21 | 0 | 57 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 133 | 3528 | |
159 | 21 | 0 | 55 | 52 | 82 | 56 | 155 | 6102 | |
160 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 65 | 47 | 56 | 154 | 10817 | |
161 | 20 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 62 | 21 | 79 | 2416 | |
162 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 91 | 12 | 70 | 125 | 5661 | |
163 | 20 | 0 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 120 | 1659 | |
164 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 68 | 57 | 64 | 131 | 10714 | |
165 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5255 | |
166 | 19 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 62 | 99 | 15214 | |
167 | 19 | 89 | 61 | 68 | 0 | 70 | 133 | 235 | |
168 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 76 | 45 | 52 | 113 | 8219 | |
169 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 121 | 8975 | |
170 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 162 | 15725 | |
171 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1508 | |
172 | 17 | 0 | 52 | 66 | 54 | 57 | 137 | 8256 | |
173 | 17 | 0 | 48 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 126 | 4866 | |
174 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 55 | 132 | 5917 | |
175 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 79 | 43 | 80 | 95 | 4473 | |
176 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 123 | 12374 | |
177 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 75 | 64 | 140 | 2378 | |
178 | 15 | 0 | 71 | 72 | 28 | 78 | 105 | 7921 | |
179 | 15 | 0 | 58 | 87 | 29 | 86 | 103 | 4635 | |
180 | 13 | 0 | 73 | 89 | 11 | 73 | 115 | 5780 | |
181 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 72 | 51 | 110 | 5555 | |
182 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 72 | 36 | 101 | 6501 | |
183 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3943 | |
184 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4268 | |
185 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 84 | 1 | 82 | 132 | 3067 | |
186 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 64 | 86 | 81 | 162 | 3583 | |
187 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | |
188 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 65 | 5 | 42 | 80 | 424 | |
189 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 69 | 37 | 74 | 130 | 1310 | |
190 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 681 | |
191 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 70 | 49 | 86 | 1836 | |
192 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 842 | |
193 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 94 | 19 | 88 | 132 | 6677 |