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Genre malay

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Malay music is a vibrant and diverse genre that blends traditional elements with modern influences, reflecting the rich cultural tapestry of the Malay world. It often features melodious rhythms and instruments like the gamelan and kompang, accompanied by poetic lyrics that explore themes of nature, love, and community. In recent years, Malay music has evolved, incorporating pop, rock, and electronic elements, while still honoring its roots through soulful melodies and storytelling. (AI Generated)

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Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Malay genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 5803
2025 31
2024 662
2023 1610
2022 1476
2021 1098
2020 926
2010s 3127
2019 598
2018 478
2017 373
2016 392
2015 307
2014 369
2013 175
2012 158
2011 151
2010 126
2000s 1040
2009 147
2008 108
2007 150
2006 85
2005 121
2004 95
2003 99
2002 65
2001 70
2000 100
1990s 579
1999 92
1998 79
1997 68
1996 70
1995 76
1994 49
1993 43
1992 31
1991 35
1990 36
1980s 196
1989 23
1988 18
1987 21
1986 18
1985 16
1984 12
1983 12
1982 13
1981 11
1980 52
1970s 49
1979 10
1978 6
1977 1
1976 7
1975 7
1974 3
1973 5
1972 7
1970 3
1960s 1
1968 1
10795 releases

malay playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular malay music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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malay music by decade

Explore malay history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of malay artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 57 879611
2 59 1664710
3 54 173024
4 55 388662
5 52 387632
6 54 230819
7 64 304383
8 67 3177911
9 64 1866714
10 63 2241700
11 52 782832
12 65 3428049
13 52 155159
14 56 363492
15 63 103754
16 57 1041319
17 59 1234238
18 55 159812
19 54 205081
20 71 6353776
21 53 858353
22 67 6182055
23 66 5747100
24 65 3250930
25 64 1789309
26 63 61563
27 60 1294850
28 60 1150461
29 59 1184007
30 59 3423180
31 59 1443347
32 57 352175
33 55 127319
34 55 444910
35 55 1663826
36 52 373502
37 51 236157
38 71 8642867
39 69 12374741
40 62 331504
41 69 9197913
42 68 4859361
43 67 2157815
44 64 2362097
45 61 2025620
46 60 2333083
47 71 6487139
48 67 155455
49 52 853373
50 73 16494214
51 71 8812035
52 55 480508
53 53 152439
54 69 2077970
55 69 3074963
56 67 1566314
57 66 4901514
58 66 1304196
59 63 3136534
60 65 1609873
61 64 2673298
62 63 7025661
63 63 1351144
64 55 74257
65 62 1258137
66 61 201087
67 61 3817324
68 61 2131530
69 60 364513
70 54 447718
71 56 154088
72 52 1602291
73 58 1127678
74 53 891118
75 53 227001
76 52 142626
77 57 213653
78 51 363900
79 56 619453
80 55 226652
81 56 451280
82 55 285574
83 52 1323063
84 51 168788
85 53 135332
86 52 328939
87 52 261377
88 52 123290
89 51 592526
90 51 146997
91 69 94712
92 68 35997
93 68 21358
94 64 449977
95 51 2430
96 53 288434
97 51 423549
98 60 225769
99 54 33797
100 54 44388