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Genre: pirate

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Parent Genre: metal

Pirate music is a genre that incorporates traditional folk and sea shanty melodies with modern rock and metal instrumentation. The lyrics often tell tales of adventure, piracy, and life at sea, with themes of rebellion and freedom. The music is characterized by upbeat rhythms, catchy choruses, and the use of instruments such as accordion, fiddle, and mandolin.


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Bass Guitar, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano

Popular pirate Songs


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Most popular pirate albums

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Sunset on the Golden Age
2014
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Polka's Not Dead
2011
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Lonely Hearts' Boulevard
2015
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Leuchtturm (Captain's Edition)
2023
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The Legend of Libertalia
2014
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Rove and Go
2016
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Time II: Party
2020
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Port Royal
1988
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Staggers and Jags
2012
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Sobriety
2016
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Band on the Rum
2009

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List of pirate artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 51 125651
2 45 74431
3 57 641952
4 45 41709
5 38 13117
6 38 20247
7 36 7564
8 44 49631
9 34 5004
10 39 168253
11 33 5231
12 45 77945
13 28 3736
14 41 44956
15 28 7020
16 26 6153
17 32 29102
18 23 824
19 24 4382
20 20 3802
21 20 2904
22 32 19095
23 32 17286
24 17 4532
25 16 5638
26 29 6065
27 13 3523
28 13 1896
29 24 12975
30 10 3018
31 9 672
32 18 7769
33 21 4068
34 7 579
35 19 4750
36 20 10907
37 6 665
38 4 831
39 17 1443
40 2 727
41 2 600
42 15 1143
43 12 5718
44 1 740
45 9 2679
46 8 1278
47 4 220
48 3 935
49 4 599
50 3 888
51 4 592
52 3 468
53 3 774
54 1 638
55 2 980
56 2 343
57 2 841
58 1 235
59 1 300
60 1 265
61 1 266
62 1 583
63 1 228
64 1 242

pirate playlist created by Chosic

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