Folk rock is a genre that combines elements of traditional folk music with rock and roll. It often features acoustic instruments such as guitar, banjo, and mandolin, and incorporates storytelling lyrics that reflect on personal experiences and social issues. The music is characterized by its melodic harmonies and often features vocal harmonies. The genre gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, with artists blending folk and rock influences to create a unique sound.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 72 | 5 | 49 | 57 | 36 | 64 | 125 | 4119221 | |
2 | 72 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 68 | 48 | 111 | 4637760 | |
3 | 72 | 4 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 59 | 119 | 2840037 | |
4 | 71 | 1 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 123 | 6122158 | |
5 | 70 | 2 | 56 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 124 | 1712477 | |
6 | 69 | 3 | 62 | 48 | 59 | 59 | 116 | 2105353 | |
7 | 68 | 2 | 68 | 53 | 31 | 69 | 117 | 1988855 | |
8 | 68 | 2 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 57 | 120 | 1573334 | |
9 | 68 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 43 | 71 | 124 | 778125 | |
10 | 68 | 0 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 119 | 1545332 | |
11 | 68 | 2 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 112 | 2361538 | |
12 | 68 | 4 | 59 | 63 | 27 | 75 | 125 | 2242407 | |
13 | 68 | 1 | 60 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 107 | 2341044 | |
14 | 68 | 1 | 45 | 30 | 69 | 51 | 119 | 1857008 | |
15 | 67 | 0 | 60 | 42 | 70 | 72 | 127 | 1229119 | |
16 | 67 | 2 | 57 | 40 | 57 | 55 | 110 | 764548 | |
17 | 67 | 5 | 54 | 60 | 35 | 59 | 120 | 2437030 | |
18 | 66 | 1 | 63 | 83 | 5 | 77 | 126 | 1537664 | |
19 | 66 | 3 | 53 | 69 | 30 | 67 | 123 | 2393019 | |
20 | 66 | 2 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 116 | 1785242 | |
21 | 65 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 47 | 121 | 1484043 | |
22 | 65 | 6 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 57 | 116 | 957464 | |
23 | 65 | 1 | 56 | 54 | 30 | 53 | 116 | 2100220 | |
24 | 64 | 1 | 47 | 32 | 65 | 44 | 115 | 866714 | |
25 | 64 | 25 | 44 | 65 | 33 | 67 | 120 | 1471129 | |
26 | 63 | 2 | 52 | 67 | 35 | 68 | 115 | 1082694 | |
27 | 63 | 6 | 48 | 56 | 29 | 58 | 119 | 2157390 | |
28 | 63 | 2 | 49 | 33 | 54 | 45 | 121 | 821806 | |
29 | 63 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 120 | 1018963 | |
30 | 63 | 29 | 72 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 116 | 717963 | |
31 | 62 | 7 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 122 | 734496 | |
32 | 62 | 1 | 53 | 65 | 25 | 66 | 130 | 1085662 | |
33 | 62 | 1 | 71 | 62 | 13 | 85 | 113 | 138087 | |
34 | 62 | 2 | 58 | 42 | 64 | 58 | 118 | 1383727 | |
35 | 62 | 0 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 50 | 122 | 1229436 | |
36 | 62 | 1 | 48 | 54 | 34 | 59 | 117 | 420004 | |
37 | 61 | 2 | 56 | 52 | 26 | 51 | 118 | 302975 | |
38 | 61 | 1 | 37 | 39 | 57 | 37 | 117 | 530828 | |
39 | 61 | 2 | 56 | 59 | 31 | 55 | 121 | 642902 | |
40 | 60 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 58 | 45 | 124 | 1763014 | |
41 | 60 | 3 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 123 | 1459618 | |
42 | 60 | 1 | 61 | 83 | 22 | 69 | 138 | 1082839 | |
43 | 60 | 4 | 53 | 67 | 30 | 60 | 121 | 1010372 | |
44 | 60 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 59 | 53 | 114 | 439875 | |
45 | 60 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 45 | 58 | 122 | 884540 | |
46 | 60 | 0 | 53 | 43 | 62 | 60 | 117 | 828350 | |
47 | 60 | 7 | 50 | 53 | 29 | 62 | 125 | 1722081 | |
48 | 59 | 1 | 52 | 57 | 34 | 66 | 115 | 882048 | |
49 | 59 | 1 | 47 | 39 | 54 | 50 | 126 | 1535591 | |
50 | 59 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 28 | 72 | 122 | 967657 | |
51 | 59 | 6 | 55 | 69 | 5 | 78 | 129 | 916355 | |
52 | 59 | 4 | 49 | 60 | 34 | 64 | 121 | 550197 | |
53 | 59 | 2 | 58 | 43 | 54 | 52 | 114 | 637966 | |
54 | 58 | 9 | 56 | 52 | 43 | 69 | 120 | 464627 | |
55 | 58 | 8 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 76 | 126 | 1195789 | |
56 | 58 | 15 | 41 | 67 | 48 | 59 | 125 | 642243 | |
57 | 58 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 118 | 1219430 | |
58 | 57 | 3 | 58 | 52 | 38 | 68 | 125 | 582758 | |
59 | 57 | 0 | 49 | 63 | 39 | 51 | 117 | 488075 | |
60 | 57 | 6 | 47 | 57 | 34 | 65 | 121 | 917616 | |
61 | 57 | 10 | 54 | 38 | 53 | 55 | 113 | 660440 | |
62 | 57 | 10 | 50 | 68 | 37 | 64 | 120 | 382367 | |
63 | 56 | 4 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 47 | 116 | 663141 | |
64 | 56 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 70 | 46 | 116 | 681904 | |
65 | 56 | 6 | 55 | 58 | 30 | 68 | 126 | 415276 | |
66 | 56 | 12 | 57 | 62 | 22 | 48 | 111 | 1159575 | |
67 | 56 | 2 | 49 | 60 | 40 | 63 | 122 | 631589 | |
68 | 56 | 6 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 43 | 118 | 391712 | |
69 | 55 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 42 | 129 | 252916 | |
70 | 55 | 0 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 56 | 114 | 369538 | |
71 | 55 | 1 | 63 | 77 | 17 | 73 | 134 | 790573 | |
72 | 55 | 4 | 59 | 54 | 36 | 60 | 115 | 382268 | |
73 | 55 | 3 | 54 | 60 | 23 | 73 | 118 | 301479 | |
74 | 54 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 66 | 40 | 118 | 597569 | |
75 | 54 | 4 | 49 | 60 | 30 | 60 | 119 | 326663 | |
76 | 54 | 1 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 123 | 708718 | |
77 | 54 | 0 | 53 | 33 | 82 | 49 | 99 | 1291941 | |
78 | 53 | 2 | 54 | 56 | 27 | 57 | 118 | 251859 | |
79 | 53 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 32 | 62 | 125 | 372129 | |
80 | 53 | 23 | 50 | 62 | 13 | 65 | 123 | 339048 | |
81 | 52 | 25 | 42 | 64 | 20 | 58 | 129 | 505356 | |
82 | 52 | 4 | 54 | 50 | 40 | 64 | 133 | 447704 | |
83 | 52 | 1 | 61 | 42 | 36 | 75 | 113 | 148666 | |
84 | 52 | 0 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 59 | 118 | 263729 | |
85 | 52 | 0 | 55 | 44 | 60 | 59 | 112 | 214457 | |
86 | 51 | 13 | 61 | 38 | 52 | 64 | 115 | 288350 | |
87 | 51 | 21 | 42 | 51 | 25 | 45 | 117 | 982453 | |
88 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 65 | 54 | 118 | 302089 | |
89 | 51 | 1 | 50 | 40 | 61 | 42 | 112 | 327361 | |
90 | 51 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 27 | 47 | 131 | 409744 | |
91 | 51 | 0 | 58 | 60 | 39 | 77 | 130 | 448260 | |
92 | 50 | 4 | 50 | 67 | 23 | 57 | 127 | 924762 | |
93 | 50 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 57 | 121 | 232644 | |
94 | 50 | 12 | 46 | 66 | 19 | 62 | 122 | 897176 | |
95 | 50 | 6 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 55 | 120 | 272932 | |
96 | 50 | 2 | 45 | 56 | 30 | 53 | 110 | 553204 | |
97 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 61 | 123 | 231880 | |
98 | 49 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 26 | 124 | 359653 | |
99 | 48 | 4 | 56 | 65 | 30 | 53 | 134 | 353320 | |
100 | 48 | 0 | 50 | 55 | 33 | 66 | 128 | 159260 | |
101 | 48 | 2 | 43 | 32 | 64 | 40 | 114 | 524238 | |
102 | 47 | 1 | 39 | 53 | 53 | 66 | 114 | 372955 | |
103 | 47 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 15 | 62 | 119 | 245227 | |
104 | 47 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 62 | 117 | 245346 | |
105 | 47 | 4 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 58 | 121 | 228013 | |
106 | 46 | 1 | 62 | 64 | 18 | 76 | 124 | 207675 | |
107 | 46 | 0 | 44 | 50 | 47 | 54 | 111 | 229586 | |
108 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 82 | 32 | 110 | 234386 | |
109 | 45 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 51 | 47 | 123 | 214106 | |
110 | 45 | 8 | 50 | 51 | 27 | 54 | 116 | 227904 | |
111 | 44 | 5 | 55 | 49 | 64 | 59 | 117 | 115913 | |
112 | 44 | 0 | 54 | 67 | 23 | 70 | 123 | 167964 | |
113 | 44 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 73 | 34 | 107 | 140688 | |
114 | 44 | 10 | 48 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 107 | 559349 | |
115 | 43 | 3 | 56 | 52 | 62 | 58 | 124 | 140124 | |
116 | 43 | 5 | 51 | 48 | 55 | 50 | 125 | 85267 | |
117 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 33 | 53 | 32 | 116 | 285249 | |
118 | 43 | 4 | 42 | 35 | 66 | 38 | 111 | 213051 | |
119 | 43 | 0 | 55 | 32 | 57 | 64 | 115 | 60924 | |
120 | 42 | 6 | 57 | 46 | 65 | 72 | 114 | 124108 | |
121 | 42 | 2 | 54 | 43 | 56 | 55 | 115 | 90676 | |
122 | 42 | 10 | 49 | 51 | 18 | 61 | 123 | 376979 | |
123 | 41 | 1 | 60 | 33 | 47 | 78 | 126 | 20999 | |
124 | 41 | 6 | 48 | 52 | 17 | 56 | 110 | 139027 | |
125 | 41 | 2 | 45 | 64 | 9 | 60 | 128 | 321359 | |
126 | 41 | 8 | 48 | 58 | 28 | 66 | 119 | 127824 | |
127 | 40 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 47 | 57 | 110 | 129999 | |
128 | 40 | 2 | 51 | 71 | 52 | 82 | 123 | 102194 | |
129 | 40 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 22 | 73 | 121 | 198126 | |
130 | 39 | 9 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 50 | 111 | 266126 | |
131 | 39 | 32 | 54 | 58 | 49 | 67 | 116 | 133029 | |
132 | 39 | 0 | 45 | 61 | 44 | 67 | 120 | 93446 | |
133 | 38 | 2 | 48 | 51 | 39 | 60 | 123 | 44922 | |
134 | 36 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 132 | 159534 | |
135 | 34 | 12 | 45 | 64 | 24 | 50 | 114 | 46131 | |
136 | 34 | 3 | 54 | 35 | 57 | 60 | 120 | 39508 | |
137 | 32 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 115 | 51332 | |
138 | 32 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 69 | 42 | 121 | 24830 | |
139 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13399 | |
140 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 27 | 77 | 21 | 109 | 215958 | |
141 | 30 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 53 | 38 | 75 | 12387 | |
142 | 26 | 1 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 57 | 125 | 74560 | |
143 | 25 | 19 | 38 | 58 | 30 | 35 | 138 | 9552 | |
144 | 21 | 31 | 50 | 23 | 74 | 31 | 112 | 10036 |