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Genre
dark cabaret
Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

Dark cabaret is a music genre that blends elements of cabaret, punk, and alternative rock with a dark and theatrical twist. The music often features haunting vocals, intricate piano melodies, and unconventional instrumentation. The lyrics often explore themes of love, death, and the darker side of human nature. The performances are often theatrical and dramatic, with a focus on storytelling and creating a unique atmosphere.


Top artists of dark cabaret genre

The Dresden Dolls
Aurelio Voltaire
Kaizers Orchestra
DeVotchKa
Amanda Palmer
The Cog is Dead
Evelyn Evelyn
Emilie Autumn
AlicebanD
Tub Ring
Creature Feature
Abney Park
American Murder Song
The Real Tuesday Weld
Klaus Nomi
The Tiger Lillies
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List of dark cabaret artists

Here is a list of dark cabaret artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the dark cabaret genre. You can find out what dark cabaret genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Dresden Dolls
54 4 48 58 37 43 134 184673
2
Aurelio Voltaire
47 1 52 75 32 70 129 95301
3
Kaizers Orchestra
46 2 43 65 27 52 124 135678
4
DeVotchKa
42 12 48 60 42 45 118 113002
5
Amanda Palmer
41 1 48 35 73 34 112 157367
6
The Cog is Dead
40 0 59 73 36 64 129 46055
7
Evelyn Evelyn
39 5 54 30 83 43 132 56675
8
Emilie Autumn
39 5 50 49 41 39 122 111762
9
AlicebanD
39 0 54 50 36 50 124 16161
10
Tub Ring
36 2 53 83 7 49 141 13074
11
Creature Feature
36 6 55 74 2 61 133 67417
12
Abney Park
35 21 62 80 13 69 126 45892
13
American Murder Song
35 2 63 60 50 52 114 17004
14
The Real Tuesday Weld
34 33 63 58 33 52 125 15932
15
Klaus Nomi
32 10 46 46 35 50 120 46810
16
The Tiger Lillies
32 2 51 32 64 38 113 44424
17
Johnny Hollow
30 15 49 58 40 32 109 28209
18
Bitter Ruin
30 9 49 43 52 28 133 14731
19
Caravan of Thieves
30 0 61 58 59 60 129 10354
20
Rasputina
30 6 45 58 25 49 118 53201
21
Switchblade Symphony
29 23 57 56 17 41 135 50365
22
Meret Becker
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 2175
23
Charming Disaster
28 0 55 43 69 45 125 6343
24
Eliza Rickman
28 0 63 40 69 52 114 13632
25
Jason Webley
27 0 46 27 60 37 126 13479
26
Stolen Babies
27 23 47 85 8 36 121 22161
27
Kabaret Sybarit
27 0 70 65 22 72 120 3114
28
Thoushaltnot
27 1 59 74 28 53 108 5167
29
This Way To The Egress
27 6 50 74 47 60 139 9386
30
Sunday Driver
27 2 64 44 43 50 132 6036
31
Dr. Steel
26 13 58 68 8 42 117 18918
32
World / Inferno Friendship Society
26 5 45 82 24 62 136 14138
33
Collide
26 26 53 82 7 43 130 25220
34
Lonely Drifter Karen
26 2 66 40 71 50 118 4735
35
The Vincent Black Shadow
26 0 52 86 1 53 130 8630
36
The Dead Brothers
26 15 62 49 51 52 112 16281
37
Pretty Balanced
25 9 49 40 59 37 130 11249
38
Sxip Shirey
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1361
39
Ghostfire
24 2 54 71 35 57 114 8016
40
Unwoman
24 18 59 39 69 44 118 11355
41
Mishkin Fitzgerald
24 1 42 43 76 32 112 1956
42
Circus Contraption
24 9 51 43 49 50 144 13235
43
The Jane Austen Argument
22 0 42 33 84 32 138 9203
44
Birdeatsbaby
22 1 43 60 28 28 127 14483
45
Camille O'Sullivan
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 6019
46
Humanwine
21 6 55 46 46 38 112 10126
47
The Ditty Bops
21 0 62 56 53 68 145 10833
48
The Scarring Party
21 2 60 46 70 68 142 5850
49
Frenchy and the Punk
21 6 63 60 32 61 120 6812
50
Vernian Process
21 46 47 57 24 32 104 10978
51
The Peculiar Pretzelmen
21 3 58 54 30 41 135 13022
52
The Circus Contraption Band
21 5 59 50 49 55 112 7424
53
Little annie
20 23 61 44 30 40 111 3230
54
Marc Senter
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 512
55
Vagabond Opera
20 7 47 46 50 51 127 9532
56
The Tragic Tantrum
19 4 47 61 66 47 128 2685
57
Ego Likeness
19 17 56 79 6 34 129 11246
58
Reverend Glasseye
19 0 49 61 26 56 144 7267
59
Mikelangelo
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2877
60
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
19 0 51 77 24 36 115 8815
61
Jakalope
19 17 56 89 1 43 122 11782
62
Scarlet Room
18 0 55 60 28 68 145 4345
63
Jill Tracy
18 13 40 38 66 16 113 12036
64
Rufus Rex
18 2 46 84 8 64 126 2983
65
Clare Fader
17 0 54 32 80 46 124 6659
66
Puerto Muerto
15 19 53 34 60 50 124 3271
67
Hannah Fury
15 18 45 37 76 35 132 8913
68
Sophe Lux
14 4 41 41 57 30 100 3514
69
Rykarda Parasol
13 0 53 48 60 40 118 4277
70
Hungry Lucy
12 41 51 48 56 16 122 6303
71
The Great Malarkey
11 0 54 50 28 48 103 1884
72
The Roaring Girl Cabaret
11 0 65 35 39 54 140 814
73
Kristeen Young
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1819
74
Juke Baritone
10 0 47 83 7 59 115 1805
75
Valentine Wolfe
10 42 52 66 32 39 148 2193
76
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra
10 0 71 58 14 65 101 18120
77
Beat Circus
10 79 53 60 21 69 134 3869
78
Harlequin Jones
9 0 50 57 16 42 115 4213
79
The Bad Things
9 1 58 69 19 64 142 3081
80
Gitane Demone
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4716
81
Curtis Eller's American Circus
9 0 63 45 59 61 115 2490
82
Rozz Williams
8 2 30 88 4 34 159 11167
83
Nora Keyes
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 456
84
Melora Creager
8 0 50 25 82 50 93 5132
85
Amanda Jayne
8 14 65 48 66 40 109 1126
86
Unextraordinary Gentlemen
7 1 69 59 2 80 112 3064
87
Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys
7 0 37 47 19 37 140 1612
88
Kokusyoku Sumire
6 0 70 50 96 88 135 1066
89
Kitten on the Keys
6 0 63 67 28 70 80 391
90
Baby Dee
6 0 45 52 22 55 151 2883
91
Rosin Coven
6 1 44 43 46 33 129 2835
92
The Clockwork Dolls
6 7 35 39 20 9 145 5143
93
Voltaire
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24947
94
Amoree Lovell
5 0 56 57 69 37 124 1062
95
Bourgeois & Maurice
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 675
96
Vermillion Lies
4 0 57 35 93 69 82 5733
97
Katzenjammer Kabarett
4 0 38 53 8 26 200 2101
98
Kim Boekbinder
4 0 58 81 1 61 134 1552
99
The Deadfly Ensemble
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1782
100
Victor Sierra
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 640
101
Botanica
3 0 63 60 51 38 109 358
102
Deadly Nightshade Botanical Society
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1373
103
Adrian H and The Wounds
3 53 70 92 3 28 124 356
104
Flipron
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1131
105
Two Ton Boa
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 809
106
Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands
3 0 38 79 36 56 148 900
107
Psyche Corporation
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 477
108
Roma Amor
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 616
109
The Extraordinary Contraptions
2 0 41 49 42 61 78 399
110
Revue Noir
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 721
111
Oniric
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 329
112
Nicki Jaine
2 0 75 24 88 15 118 783
113
The Alphabet
2 0 68 52 67 59 123 741
114
alacartoona
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 423
115
The Violet Tribe
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 475
116
Dirty Granny Tales
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 932
117
Hellblinki
1 38 47 89 84 34 122 377
118
That Damned Band
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 565
119
Blackcat Revival
1 0 45 56 21 66 91 465
120
Ashia Grzesik
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 145
121
Veronique Chevalier
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 171
122
The Hellblinki Sextet
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1219
123
Abby Travis
1 0 42 59 30 43 138 245
124
Midnite Choir
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
125
Anne Watts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
126
Marion Ramsey
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
127
Cabaret Decadance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
128
Andrew Gordon
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
129
Marcella and The Forget Me Nots
0 0 45 38 36 32 101 307
130
The Rohan Theatre Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 246
131
The Tenth Stage
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239
132
Pretty Faces
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
133
Jaggery
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 432
134
Charlie Khan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
135
LadyBabyMiss
0 3 34 21 89 4 169 203
136
The Slow Poisoners
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298
137
DeatHat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
138
The Darklings
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189
139
Scarlet Sails
0 0 75 27 83 31 108 808
140
Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
141
A Particularly Vicious Rumor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256