British black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. It is characterized by its aggressive and raw sound, often incorporating elements of thrash and death metal. The lyrics often focus on dark and occult themes, with a particular emphasis on Satanism and anti-Christianity. The genre has been influential in the development of extreme metal, and has produced some of the most iconic bands in the genre.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 52 | 21 | 34 | 92 | 2 | 21 | 129 | 480580 | |
2 | 43 | 11 | 28 | 83 | 4 | 23 | 114 | 464617 | |
3 | 38 | 44 | 30 | 75 | 0 | 11 | 126 | 99238 | |
4 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 18 | 169 | 33532 | |
5 | 31 | 71 | 25 | 98 | 0 | 13 | 131 | 10233 | |
6 | 28 | 41 | 26 | 91 | 0 | 19 | 130 | 24058 | |
7 | 27 | 91 | 18 | 70 | 30 | 6 | 116 | 3419 | |
8 | 26 | 83 | 38 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 133 | 36702 | |
9 | 25 | 49 | 23 | 85 | 0 | 10 | 144 | 39505 | |
10 | 23 | 79 | 17 | 81 | 10 | 11 | 111 | 32125 | |
11 | 22 | 43 | 22 | 91 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 12313 | |
12 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 89 | 1 | 21 | 123 | 20683 | |
13 | 21 | 83 | 23 | 86 | 0 | 16 | 131 | 25563 | |
14 | 20 | 67 | 20 | 93 | 0 | 21 | 131 | 18398 | |
15 | 20 | 60 | 21 | 89 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 23352 | |
16 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 118 | 22338 | |
17 | 17 | 89 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 3547 | |
18 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 88 | 0 | 32 | 124 | 11637 | |
19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | |
20 | 12 | 54 | 23 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 3720 | |
21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5980 | |
22 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 94 | 0 | 17 | 117 | 3755 | |
23 | 9 | 44 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 9140 | |
24 | 9 | 66 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 9 | 114 | 1544 | |
25 | 8 | 97 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 7 | 137 | 7187 | |
26 | 8 | 84 | 30 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 7268 | |
27 | 8 | 95 | 13 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 130 | 6151 | |
28 | 8 | 84 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 27 | 97 | 468 | |
29 | 7 | 75 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 11 | 200 | 3538 | |
30 | 7 | 79 | 16 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 11526 | |
31 | 7 | 81 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 10391 | |
32 | 7 | 77 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 2146 | |
33 | 7 | 86 | 20 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 7482 | |
34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5061 | |
35 | 6 | 85 | 17 | 64 | 19 | 4 | 131 | 3145 | |
36 | 6 | 81 | 17 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 113 | 3524 | |
37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2546 | |
38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 908 | |
39 | 5 | 72 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 132 | 2121 | |
40 | 5 | 86 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 3995 | |
41 | 5 | 94 | 21 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 6145 | |
42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3173 | |
43 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 94 | 0 | 13 | 100 | 2358 | |
44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4417 | |
45 | 4 | 81 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 11 | 125 | 2303 | |
46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868 | |
47 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 2101 | |
48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 559 | |
49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 688 | |
50 | 3 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 1975 | |
51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | |
52 | 3 | 81 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 910 | |
53 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 885 | |
54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 562 | |
55 | 2 | 61 | 16 | 89 | 0 | 10 | 104 | 1451 | |
56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | |
57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 746 | |
58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | |
59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | |
60 | 2 | 80 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 1297 | |
61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1334 | |
62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1067 | |
63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 702 | |
64 | 1 | 94 | 70 | 66 | 1 | 73 | 120 | 1921 | |
65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 774 | |
66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | |
67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | |
68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | |
69 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 10 | 116 | 203 | |
70 | 0 | 87 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 343 | |
71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138 | |
74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 | |
75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | |
76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | |
77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | |
78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 | |
79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |
80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | |
82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | |
83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | |
85 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 99 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 537 | |
86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | |
87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | |
88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | |
89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |