Progressive rock is a genre of music that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is characterized by complex musical arrangements, unconventional song structures, and a focus on instrumental virtuosity. The genre often incorporates elements of classical music, jazz, and psychedelia. Progressive rock bands often explore themes related to social and political issues, as well as personal introspection. The genre has produced some of the most influential and innovative bands in music history, with a lasting impact on popular music.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 79 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 117 | 19078049 | |
2 | 70 | 2 | 50 | 58 | 44 | 48 | 112 | 3096083 | |
3 | 69 | 62 | 39 | 65 | 6 | 27 | 126 | 3164317 | |
4 | 68 | 6 | 45 | 62 | 28 | 39 | 118 | 3024437 | |
5 | 66 | 2 | 43 | 70 | 14 | 55 | 129 | 1391068 | |
6 | 66 | 12 | 44 | 84 | 4 | 49 | 132 | 2112110 | |
7 | 65 | 10 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 112 | 1533187 | |
8 | 63 | 4 | 45 | 79 | 10 | 56 | 130 | 1423127 | |
9 | 62 | 0 | 42 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 128 | 1776546 | |
10 | 62 | 14 | 59 | 53 | 35 | 49 | 118 | 1319719 | |
11 | 60 | 10 | 44 | 64 | 20 | 46 | 119 | 1754820 | |
12 | 59 | 6 | 51 | 53 | 29 | 62 | 125 | 1727571 | |
13 | 59 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 43 | 127 | 565415 | |
14 | 58 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 117 | 1224698 | |
15 | 57 | 44 | 45 | 64 | 20 | 47 | 119 | 688807 | |
16 | 57 | 0 | 60 | 51 | 20 | 64 | 120 | 478706 | |
17 | 57 | 22 | 45 | 65 | 25 | 57 | 125 | 854133 | |
18 | 55 | 28 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 31 | 121 | 1015048 | |
19 | 55 | 4 | 39 | 52 | 16 | 27 | 118 | 455046 | |
20 | 55 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 20 | 24 | 124 | 631237 | |
21 | 55 | 6 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 43 | 118 | 392852 | |
22 | 55 | 9 | 52 | 67 | 20 | 45 | 123 | 1032568 | |
23 | 55 | 16 | 49 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 118 | 1425371 | |
24 | 54 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 16 | 40 | 129 | 547145 | |
25 | 53 | 2 | 54 | 56 | 27 | 57 | 118 | 252896 | |
26 | 53 | 23 | 42 | 45 | 37 | 28 | 112 | 1743856 | |
27 | 52 | 25 | 42 | 64 | 20 | 58 | 129 | 507608 | |
28 | 51 | 22 | 42 | 51 | 25 | 44 | 118 | 986958 | |
29 | 51 | 9 | 40 | 63 | 28 | 46 | 130 | 411841 | |
30 | 50 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 12 | 45 | 119 | 729452 | |
31 | 49 | 2 | 45 | 56 | 29 | 57 | 113 | 555504 | |
32 | 47 | 34 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 126 | 364743 | |
33 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 123 | 339046 | |
34 | 44 | 72 | 40 | 57 | 23 | 40 | 120 | 186454 | |
35 | 43 | 4 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 117 | 159589 | |
36 | 43 | 2 | 52 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 141 | 177604 | |
37 | 42 | 12 | 49 | 52 | 17 | 61 | 123 | 378661 | |
38 | 42 | 12 | 33 | 55 | 26 | 37 | 110 | 89060 | |
39 | 42 | 11 | 45 | 61 | 11 | 51 | 127 | 192859 | |
40 | 42 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 26 | 63 | 125 | 490601 | |
41 | 42 | 1 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 39 | 128 | 250620 | |
42 | 41 | 24 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 30 | 110 | 78764 | |
43 | 41 | 20 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 123 | 205021 | |
44 | 40 | 61 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 120 | 186188 | |
45 | 40 | 77 | 46 | 59 | 35 | 56 | 125 | 96099 | |
46 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 60 | 15 | 22 | 122 | 41210 | |
47 | 39 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 118 | 144073 | |
48 | 39 | 13 | 54 | 64 | 16 | 52 | 119 | 83017 | |
49 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 30 | 45 | 119 | 91051 | |
50 | 38 | 71 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 37 | 116 | 120600 | |
51 | 38 | 29 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 116 | 281809 | |
52 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 26 | 118 | 108769 | |
53 | 37 | 6 | 44 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 117 | 18946 | |
54 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 65 | 16 | 101 | 75751 | |
55 | 37 | 14 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 35 | 126 | 138163 | |
56 | 36 | 64 | 35 | 76 | 15 | 38 | 118 | 139427 | |
57 | 36 | 6 | 40 | 61 | 14 | 29 | 124 | 27579 | |
58 | 36 | 22 | 40 | 56 | 11 | 32 | 101 | 24822 | |
59 | 36 | 10 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 43 | 119 | 106795 | |
60 | 35 | 6 | 36 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 131 | 19203 | |
61 | 35 | 1 | 43 | 59 | 29 | 31 | 121 | 107221 | |
62 | 35 | 19 | 43 | 46 | 27 | 45 | 122 | 105761 | |
63 | 34 | 2 | 53 | 82 | 0 | 47 | 135 | 28815 | |
64 | 34 | 65 | 36 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 112 | 42241 | |
65 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 34 | 39 | 125 | 29953 | |
66 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 52 | 3 | 38 | 147 | 49834 | |
67 | 33 | 9 | 39 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 121 | 14414 | |
68 | 33 | 71 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 23 | 79 | 36823 | |
69 | 33 | 11 | 47 | 60 | 30 | 48 | 113 | 46367 | |
70 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 122 | 55263 | |
71 | 32 | 6 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 130 | 32051 | |
72 | 32 | 2 | 28 | 56 | 12 | 34 | 114 | 125488 | |
73 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 83 | 18 | 103 | 27864 | |
74 | 31 | 10 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 123 | 25688 | |
75 | 31 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 33 | 43 | 114 | 48288 | |
76 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 66 | 42 | 37 | 119 | 54183 | |
77 | 30 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 118 | 51167 | |
78 | 30 | 3 | 34 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 125 | 21001 | |
79 | 30 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 34 | 58 | 113 | 52741 | |
80 | 30 | 5 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 56 | 130 | 40384 | |
81 | 30 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 55 | 50 | 120 | 66250 | |
82 | 30 | 16 | 49 | 76 | 1 | 30 | 116 | 11423 | |
83 | 29 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 104 | 3867 | |
84 | 29 | 13 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 45 | 128 | 46556 | |
85 | 29 | 4 | 63 | 50 | 33 | 60 | 119 | 154912 | |
86 | 29 | 19 | 41 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 125 | 30511 | |
87 | 29 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 133 | 28952 | |
88 | 29 | 54 | 30 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 114 | 31061 | |
89 | 28 | 3 | 35 | 61 | 24 | 40 | 108 | 47485 | |
90 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 54 | 33 | 27 | 135 | 31272 | |
91 | 28 | 0 | 46 | 52 | 41 | 50 | 125 | 62120 | |
92 | 28 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 16 | 24 | 130 | 39478 | |
93 | 28 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 25 | 131 | 11609 | |
94 | 27 | 19 | 49 | 79 | 12 | 54 | 126 | 63067 | |
95 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 75 | 3 | 36 | 141 | 56282 | |
96 | 27 | 5 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 48 | 108 | 39390 | |
97 | 27 | 19 | 39 | 74 | 6 | 32 | 129 | 48285 | |
98 | 27 | 89 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 127 | 21767 | |
99 | 27 | 11 | 39 | 57 | 24 | 48 | 130 | 39214 | |
100 | 26 | 9 | 34 | 50 | 23 | 30 | 113 | 5833 | |
101 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 68 | 8 | 43 | 138 | 14419 | |
102 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 108 | 12589 | |
103 | 26 | 62 | 43 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 116 | 30518 | |
104 | 26 | 11 | 42 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 113 | 44808 | |
105 | 25 | 14 | 42 | 69 | 8 | 34 | 135 | 36122 | |
106 | 25 | 3 | 46 | 51 | 30 | 20 | 106 | 13715 | |
107 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 59 | 24 | 26 | 133 | 10673 | |
108 | 24 | 63 | 44 | 82 | 13 | 44 | 118 | 18881 | |
109 | 24 | 88 | 27 | 43 | 53 | 11 | 112 | 9424 | |
110 | 24 | 8 | 38 | 67 | 8 | 35 | 123 | 33871 | |
111 | 24 | 18 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 46 | 123 | 21916 | |
112 | 24 | 13 | 39 | 62 | 17 | 24 | 120 | 33246 | |
113 | 24 | 15 | 51 | 65 | 19 | 35 | 138 | 18140 | |
114 | 24 | 66 | 39 | 45 | 24 | 31 | 118 | 16773 | |
115 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 65 | 43 | 105 | 30440 | |
116 | 23 | 21 | 47 | 61 | 26 | 35 | 122 | 21975 | |
117 | 23 | 87 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 94 | 39193 | |
118 | 23 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 113 | 10032 | |
119 | 22 | 16 | 37 | 66 | 12 | 30 | 120 | 15648 | |
120 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 64 | 9 | 22 | 127 | 24060 | |
121 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 53 | 32 | 12 | 135 | 3629 | |
122 | 21 | 75 | 42 | 78 | 4 | 26 | 91 | 29886 | |
123 | 21 | 48 | 37 | 57 | 7 | 44 | 132 | 39979 | |
124 | 20 | 60 | 37 | 13 | 98 | 16 | 135 | 81766 | |
125 | 20 | 0 | 59 | 82 | 17 | 62 | 112 | 8577 | |
126 | 20 | 47 | 37 | 24 | 60 | 21 | 114 | 9542 | |
127 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 53 | 22 | 30 | 129 | 4987 | |
128 | 20 | 55 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 32 | 119 | 20341 | |
129 | 20 | 22 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 120 | 16455 | |
130 | 20 | 0 | 55 | 68 | 20 | 50 | 108 | 30321 | |
131 | 19 | 11 | 51 | 13 | 92 | 24 | 108 | 17026 | |
132 | 19 | 18 | 55 | 60 | 26 | 44 | 134 | 14183 | |
133 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 120 | 2341 | |
134 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 67 | 8 | 22 | 121 | 8793 | |
135 | 18 | 3 | 50 | 59 | 11 | 62 | 123 | 6247 | |
136 | 18 | 67 | 29 | 45 | 43 | 22 | 131 | 3899 | |
137 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 75 | 2 | 55 | 134 | 13192 | |
138 | 17 | 45 | 39 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 113 | 14686 | |
139 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 60 | 5 | 19 | 122 | 6443 | |
140 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 55 | 21 | 28 | 119 | 10974 | |
141 | 16 | 11 | 40 | 54 | 22 | 27 | 110 | 11334 | |
142 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 15 | 34 | 128 | 4539 | |
143 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 37 | 53 | 123 | 7738 | |
144 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 80 | 20 | 45 | 154 | 7771 | |
145 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 64 | 6 | 63 | 100 | 14531 | |
146 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3207 | |
147 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7711 | |
148 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 122 | 6052 | |
149 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 70 | 6 | 36 | 132 | 5136 | |
150 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 62 | 24 | 34 | 130 | 9602 | |
151 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 0 | 43 | 135 | 10901 | |
152 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 57 | 24 | 25 | 120 | 5817 | |
153 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 143 | 5696 | |
154 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 56 | 13 | 30 | 141 | 9840 | |
155 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 81 | 27 | 35 | 140 | 7813 | |
156 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 69 | 1 | 16 | 120 | 3158 | |
157 | 11 | 70 | 49 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 107 | 9068 | |
158 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 83 | 0 | 51 | 127 | 3109 | |
159 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 27 | 126 | 7925 | |
160 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 4 | 32 | 107 | 5688 | |
161 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 70 | 3 | 35 | 137 | 3659 | |
162 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 62 | 10 | 71 | 3834 | |
163 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | |
164 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2520 | |
165 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 65 | 17 | 27 | 128 | 7848 | |
166 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 88 | 16 | 111 | 4007 | |
167 | 9 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 61 | 48 | 99 | 4430 | |
168 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2118 | |
169 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 72 | 0 | 57 | 83 | 5315 | |
170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3612 | |
171 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12369 | |
172 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 32 | 43 | 29 | 149 | 4285 | |
173 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15480 | |
174 | 8 | 75 | 47 | 27 | 69 | 11 | 83 | 6629 | |
175 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3521 | |
176 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2963 | |
177 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 125 | 2624 | |
178 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 68 | 15 | 120 | 9938 | |
179 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6478 | |
180 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 63 | 46 | 42 | 118 | 1774 | |
181 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5532 | |
182 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4887 | |
183 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 16 | 106 | 1667 | |
184 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 7 | 34 | 79 | 5075 | |
185 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 8 | 24 | 148 | 4984 | |
186 | 5 | 68 | 15 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 169 | 803 | |
187 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 118 | 2934 | |
188 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 59 | 34 | 30 | 173 | 3228 | |
189 | 5 | 87 | 25 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 126 | 2009 | |
190 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2706 | |
191 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 44 | 18 | 62 | 134 | 4103 | |
192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1834 | |
193 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 34 | 25 | 140 | 2833 | |
194 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1730 | |
195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3387 | |
196 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23754 | |
197 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 84 | 21 | 112 | 3774 | |
198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 |