Grunge music is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-1980s. It is characterized by its heavy, distorted guitar sound and angst-filled lyrics that often deal with themes of social alienation and apathy. Grunge music is known for its raw, unpolished sound and DIY ethos, which helped to define the genre's anti-establishment attitude. It gained mainstream popularity in the early 1990s with bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins, who helped to bring grunge to a wider audience.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 81 | 15 | 41 | 78 | 12 | 41 | 133 | 17651316 | |
2 | 74 | 7 | 39 | 74 | 16 | 36 | 130 | 8228196 | |
3 | 72 | 49 | 46 | 62 | 10 | 34 | 121 | 4524810 | |
4 | 71 | 8 | 39 | 75 | 9 | 33 | 118 | 4553092 | |
5 | 71 | 15 | 42 | 78 | 15 | 45 | 134 | 3240433 | |
6 | 68 | 1 | 42 | 77 | 5 | 42 | 113 | 4163262 | |
7 | 67 | 18 | 39 | 80 | 3 | 36 | 130 | 4005450 | |
8 | 67 | 7 | 42 | 79 | 11 | 44 | 138 | 3227347 | |
9 | 62 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 40 | 114 | 1501243 | |
10 | 62 | 3 | 42 | 71 | 9 | 30 | 131 | 1736208 | |
11 | 61 | 1 | 44 | 65 | 25 | 59 | 123 | 1116016 | |
12 | 61 | 6 | 37 | 80 | 6 | 35 | 127 | 731532 | |
13 | 60 | 7 | 34 | 76 | 7 | 42 | 136 | 1003885 | |
14 | 60 | 4 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 55 | 127 | 1014353 | |
15 | 60 | 1 | 46 | 58 | 30 | 34 | 123 | 2000335 | |
16 | 58 | 4 | 35 | 70 | 4 | 33 | 127 | 1158682 | |
17 | 57 | 33 | 58 | 84 | 7 | 60 | 125 | 1046371 | |
18 | 57 | 3 | 55 | 79 | 13 | 73 | 127 | 568663 | |
19 | 56 | 8 | 42 | 80 | 10 | 38 | 120 | 1320933 | |
20 | 55 | 1 | 39 | 74 | 10 | 47 | 127 | 1155811 | |
21 | 55 | 5 | 57 | 60 | 19 | 52 | 125 | 391874 | |
22 | 55 | 0 | 51 | 70 | 6 | 47 | 128 | 569910 | |
23 | 55 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 1 | 28 | 133 | 490931 | |
24 | 54 | 0 | 44 | 78 | 3 | 38 | 128 | 817247 | |
25 | 54 | 15 | 37 | 92 | 0 | 32 | 149 | 1428862 | |
26 | 51 | 18 | 40 | 85 | 4 | 39 | 119 | 274263 | |
27 | 51 | 1 | 51 | 64 | 19 | 46 | 119 | 368383 | |
28 | 51 | 68 | 35 | 68 | 13 | 42 | 119 | 438895 | |
29 | 50 | 8 | 53 | 70 | 8 | 44 | 129 | 273172 | |
30 | 50 | 9 | 42 | 85 | 1 | 36 | 131 | 199007 | |
31 | 50 | 66 | 53 | 30 | 82 | 39 | 94 | 690710 | |
32 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 68 | 8 | 38 | 125 | 350195 | |
33 | 50 | 19 | 42 | 76 | 6 | 43 | 116 | 310709 | |
34 | 50 | 23 | 37 | 62 | 15 | 34 | 122 | 556252 | |
35 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 84 | 0 | 61 | 132 | 282720 | |
36 | 46 | 31 | 47 | 70 | 11 | 61 | 127 | 258171 | |
37 | 46 | 2 | 51 | 82 | 0 | 60 | 122 | 238785 | |
38 | 45 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 1 | 47 | 133 | 258919 | |
39 | 45 | 12 | 30 | 86 | 0 | 41 | 135 | 300721 | |
40 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 59 | 13 | 31 | 119 | 324594 | |
41 | 43 | 6 | 44 | 72 | 10 | 33 | 112 | 273954 | |
42 | 42 | 12 | 44 | 73 | 7 | 38 | 114 | 114389 | |
43 | 41 | 64 | 42 | 77 | 4 | 55 | 122 | 83811 | |
44 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 74 | 1 | 54 | 137 | 131103 | |
45 | 36 | 30 | 50 | 78 | 7 | 45 | 131 | 121092 | |
46 | 34 | 11 | 28 | 86 | 8 | 24 | 132 | 81067 | |
47 | 33 | 7 | 54 | 88 | 0 | 68 | 138 | 7772 | |
48 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 75 | 0 | 62 | 120 | 81491 | |
49 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 87 | 0 | 42 | 140 | 52357 | |
50 | 32 | 52 | 64 | 31 | 87 | 47 | 113 | 6723 | |
51 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 82 | 0 | 47 | 124 | 27332 | |
52 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 79 | 3 | 44 | 112 | 22218 | |
53 | 28 | 4 | 53 | 58 | 17 | 30 | 126 | 9085 | |
54 | 28 | 11 | 52 | 73 | 17 | 44 | 125 | 123836 | |
55 | 27 | 8 | 32 | 91 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 28387 | |
56 | 26 | 2 | 38 | 84 | 0 | 47 | 133 | 13350 | |
57 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 95 | 10 | 25 | 136 | 43814 | |
58 | 25 | 0 | 47 | 65 | 24 | 38 | 124 | 39813 | |
59 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 81 | 10 | 23 | 125 | 28409 | |
60 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 69 | 0 | 59 | 158 | 11293 | |
61 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 75 | 4 | 28 | 120 | 15071 | |
62 | 24 | 56 | 34 | 79 | 0 | 49 | 128 | 33219 | |
63 | 22 | 15 | 38 | 71 | 20 | 28 | 109 | 23457 | |
64 | 22 | 10 | 51 | 97 | 1 | 48 | 121 | 11342 | |
65 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8030 | |
66 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 97 | 0 | 29 | 134 | 9581 | |
67 | 19 | 48 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 52 | 113 | 11150 | |
68 | 19 | 65 | 26 | 76 | 0 | 54 | 155 | 9099 | |
69 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 91 | 1 | 45 | 129 | 8057 | |
70 | 18 | 15 | 34 | 81 | 6 | 47 | 111 | 7872 | |
71 | 15 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 28 | 31 | 124 | 4035 | |
72 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 96 | 0 | 24 | 145 | 8691 | |
73 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 92 | 0 | 76 | 151 | 1854 | |
74 | 14 | 87 | 31 | 92 | 0 | 20 | 112 | 7170 | |
75 | 13 | 85 | 38 | 95 | 0 | 75 | 105 | 5293 | |
76 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 95 | 0 | 39 | 147 | 5067 | |
77 | 12 | 75 | 32 | 88 | 1 | 31 | 139 | 6475 | |
78 | 12 | 63 | 21 | 92 | 2 | 21 | 146 | 4663 | |
79 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 86 | 0 | 49 | 122 | 7443 | |
80 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 36 | 107 | 2142 | |
81 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 96 | 2 | 46 | 122 | 2049 | |
82 | 10 | 32 | 48 | 89 | 3 | 70 | 142 | 5676 | |
83 | 10 | 53 | 37 | 96 | 0 | 41 | 107 | 2297 | |
84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 934 | |
85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2339 | |
86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | |
87 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 86 | 0 | 55 | 115 | 8094 | |
88 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 86 | 0 | 33 | 157 | 3374 | |
89 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 77 | 0 | 52 | 118 | 448 | |
90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1809 | |
91 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 87 | 0 | 51 | 122 | 1794 | |
92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7676 | |
93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4828 | |
94 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 94 | 1 | 42 | 121 | 6183 | |
95 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 82 | 2 | 42 | 130 | 1666 | |
96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 778 | |
97 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 94 | 0 | 50 | 157 | 6025 | |
98 | 7 | 45 | 17 | 91 | 0 | 33 | 109 | 1885 | |
99 | 6 | 77 | 38 | 90 | 0 | 37 | 165 | 3221 | |
100 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 71 | 0 | 66 | 123 | 2177 | |
101 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 94 | 24 | 62 | 164 | 2642 | |
102 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 73 | 176 | 1235 | |
103 | 5 | 46 | 53 | 82 | 0 | 50 | 102 | 2504 | |
104 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 42 | 93 | 1219 | |
105 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 92 | 0 | 47 | 123 | 1821 | |
106 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 0 | 72 | 116 | 1142 | |
107 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 91 | 0 | 74 | 115 | 246 | |
108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 695 | |
109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 722 | |
110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5427 | |
111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | |
112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 780 | |
113 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 25 | 146 | 583 | |
114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 |