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Genre
novelty
Parent Genre: rock

Novelty music is a genre that features humorous or unusual themes, often with a catchy melody and upbeat tempo. It often incorporates sound effects, spoken word samples, and unconventional instruments. This genre is known for its ability to create a fun and lighthearted atmosphere, and is often associated with holidays and special occasions. Some popular examples include songs about animals, Christmas, and mashups of popular hits.


Top artists of novelty genre

Tiny Tim
Ray Stevens
Little Nell
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
The Simpsons
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Liam Lynch
Lou Monte
Rolf Harris
David Seville
Cledus T. Judd
Sheb Wooley
Gayla Peevey
Joe Dolce
Buckner & Garcia
Dana Lyons
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Similar Genres to novelty

Discover more related genres to novelty genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

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novelty playlist created by Chosic

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

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List of novelty artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Tiny Tim
43 4 58 29 86 65 120 86440
2
Ray Stevens
42 0 62 58 48 74 116 78776
3
Little Nell
42 0 0 0 0 0 0 2269
4
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
42 0 65 67 10 78 124 45715
5
The Simpsons
36 8 61 43 55 57 120 36619
6
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
36 0 75 46 4 75 116 17887
7
Liam Lynch
35 5 63 65 26 78 117 15837
8
Lou Monte
35 0 62 53 65 84 124 9589
9
Rolf Harris
30 0 55 46 65 67 135 8140
10
David Seville
30 0 61 68 58 87 139 2539
11
Cledus T. Judd
28 0 61 62 29 60 122 28799
12
Sheb Wooley
28 3 67 56 61 87 118 3787
13
Gayla Peevey
28 1 85 34 83 93 114 4158
14
Joe Dolce
27 0 76 70 44 77 119 2758
15
Buckner & Garcia
27 0 75 85 26 73 139 2530
16
Dana Lyons
26 0 63 43 73 54 90 1404
17
Napoleon XIV
26 0 76 75 43 22 107 4975
18
The Captain's Beard
25 0 70 78 20 79 102 1455
19
Jilted John
23 0 59 83 6 90 131 6220
20
The D-Day Darlings
23 0 40 47 58 45 136 4904
21
The Rocky Horror Show Original Cast
22 1 55 57 56 47 139 13135
22
Julie Brown
22 2 58 76 12 75 157 2527
23
Lieutenant Pigeon
21 56 69 60 18 90 129 4033
24
The Pipkins
21 0 61 66 65 94 147 743
25
Homer & Jethro
20 0 67 45 67 81 104 3033
26
Alice Bowie
20 1 55 91 17 64 90 606
27
The Playmates
20 0 56 41 60 85 107 941
28
Elmo & Patsy
19 0 71 36 39 89 121 3187
29
Pigmeat Markham
18 0 75 65 62 81 98 12372
30
Paul Evans
18 0 64 60 59 79 107 1035
31
Barnes & Barnes
18 0 82 34 62 90 101 2600
32
The Chips
18 0 56 70 93 96 130 888
33
The Hollywood Argyles
18 0 63 47 81 91 97 944
34
Tom Glazer
18 0 51 25 80 42 90 715
35
Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons
18 40 48 68 36 79 123 962
36
Joe Jones
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1462
37
Hoosier Hot Shots
14 1 78 36 79 96 111 769
38
Meri Wilson
14 0 65 44 69 64 143 420
39
Vince Vance & The Valiants
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1283
40
Dickie Goodman
12 0 65 62 86 73 116 1649
41
Daddy Dewdrop
12 0 81 58 30 96 125 411
42
Augie Rios
11 0 62 67 94 93 106 664
43
Jump 'N' The Saddle Band
11 0 63 48 16 87 81 271
44
Clive Dunn
10 0 85 46 78 52 104 377
45
Mrs. Miller
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1820
46
Larry Verne
10 0 83 23 63 6 108 455
47
The Ran Dells
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
48
Bob & Doug McKenzie
8 0 54 28 80 64 139 4649
49
Allie Goertz
8 7 63 63 33 47 111 2791
50
Mr. Gasser & The Weirdo's
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 502
51
Jimmy Boyd
5 0 58 21 92 47 112 919
52
Jingle Dogs
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 411
53
Happy Schnapps Combo
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 261
54
Tony Burrello
2 0 69 47 93 69 84 74
55
Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 561
56
Dick Feller
2 0 81 56 68 86 121 131
57
Dusty Fletcher
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
58
Benny Bell
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 301
59
The Ivy Three
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
60
Cheech And Chong with Alice Bowie
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4198