Japanese rockabilly is a subgenre of rock music that originated in Japan in the 1980s. It combines elements of traditional rockabilly with Japanese pop culture and fashion. The music is characterized by fast-paced guitar riffs, driving bass lines, and energetic drum beats. The lyrics often focus on themes of rebellion, youth culture, and social issues. The genre gained popularity in the 1990s and continues to have a dedicated following in Japan.
Here you can see the popularity of Japanese Rockabilly genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
263 releases
Explore japanese rockabilly history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of japanese rockabilly artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese rockabilly genre. You can find out what japanese rockabilly genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 556688 | |
| 2 | 53 | 197128 | |
| 3 | 43 | 168528 | |
| 4 | 42 | 81766 | |
| 5 | 38 | 53281 | |
| 6 | 36 | 64752 | |
| 7 | 34 | 39205 | |
| 8 | 29 | 22686 | |
| 9 | 26 | 32456 | |
| 10 | 29 | 12706 | |
| 11 | 28 | 14747 | |
| 12 | 28 | 4206 | |
| 13 | 28 | 7227 | |
| 14 | 28 | 9591 | |
| 15 | 25 | 4129 | |
| 16 | 24 | 10131 | |
| 17 | 20 | 7555 | |
| 18 | 19 | 2241 | |
| 19 | 18 | 4126 | |
| 20 | 18 | 1052 | |
| 21 | 17 | 2677 | |
| 22 | 16 | 4542 | |
| 23 | 15 | 7107 | |
| 24 | 14 | 1233 | |
| 25 | 14 | 1761 | |
| 26 | 12 | 3145 | |
| 27 | 14 | 2035 | |
| 28 | 13 | 11695 | |
| 29 | 13 | 2201 | |
| 30 | 11 | 5081 | |
| 31 | 8 | 793 | |
| 32 | 7 | 4140 | |
| 33 | 7 | 633 | |
| 34 | 7 | 645 | |
| 35 | 7 | 1415 | |
| 36 | 6 | 592 | |
| 37 | 6 | 4323 | |
| 38 | 5 | 1071 | |
| 39 | 4 | 1072 | |
| 40 | 3 | 240 | |
| 41 | 3 | 197 | |
| 42 | 3 | 494 | |
| 43 | 2 | 303 | |
| 44 | 1 | 180 | |
| 45 | 1 | 355 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese rockabilly music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
