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Genre
steampunk
Parent Genre: new age

Steampunk music is a genre that combines elements of Victorian-era aesthetics and technology with modern sounds and themes. It often features theatrical and dramatic vocals, electronic and acoustic instrumentation, and a focus on storytelling. The music can range from dark and brooding to upbeat and energetic, and often incorporates elements of punk, cabaret, and classical music.


Top artists of steampunk genre

The Dresden Dolls
That Handsome Devil
The Birthday Massacre
Aurelio Voltaire
Steam Powered Giraffe
Thomas Dolby
Terrance Zdunich
Amanda Palmer
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steampunk music timeline

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

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Similar Genres to steampunk

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

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steampunk playlist created by Chosic

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

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List of steampunk artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
The Dresden Dolls
55 4 47 58 37 44 136 183933
2
That Handsome Devil
50 3 64 76 18 71 129 71693
3
The Birthday Massacre
48 42 48 88 0 42 120 203744
4
Aurelio Voltaire
47 1 51 75 32 69 129 94935
5
Steam Powered Giraffe
46 0 51 59 39 48 116 133359
6
Thomas Dolby
43 9 65 62 18 63 120 153140
7
Terrance Zdunich
43 3 49 78 16 51 104 4053
8
Amanda Palmer
42 1 48 35 73 34 112 157173
9
Diablo Swing Orchestra
42 19 52 83 5 43 128 149118
10
Dirt Poor Robins
42 1 38 64 41 34 118 27764
11
The Mechanisms
40 2 44 54 50 50 124 28290
12
Emilie Autumn
40 3 51 50 41 39 122 111435
13
The Cog is Dead
40 0 58 73 35 62 131 45936
14
AlicebanD
39 0 54 50 36 50 124 16004
15
Evelyn Evelyn
39 5 54 30 83 43 132 56514
16
Creature Feature
37 6 55 74 2 61 133 67243
17
American Murder Song
36 2 63 60 49 51 115 16858
18
Tub Ring
36 2 53 83 7 49 141 13007
19
The Builders and The Butchers
36 1 47 66 27 52 126 49117
20
Abney Park
35 19 61 80 14 68 126 45814
21
The Real Tuesday Weld
35 33 63 58 33 52 125 15827
22
Professor Elemental
32 0 72 87 31 71 116 36552
23
Angelspit
32 13 65 86 3 53 133 42901
24
Rasputina
31 7 45 58 24 50 119 53017
25
Johnny Hollow
30 15 49 58 40 32 109 28148
26
Caravan of Thieves
30 0 61 57 59 59 127 10282
27
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
30 0 78 68 21 79 107 30982
28
Bitter Ruin
30 9 49 43 52 28 133 14688
29
The Crüxshadows
30 4 58 85 2 36 127 52353
30
Switchblade Symphony
30 23 57 56 17 41 135 50149
31
Eliza Rickman
29 0 63 40 69 52 114 13598
32
Paul Shapera
28 1 46 47 39 24 143 3870
33
Jason Webley
27 0 46 27 60 37 126 13433
34
Kabaret Sybarit
27 0 70 65 22 72 120 3114
35
Stolen Babies
27 23 47 85 8 36 121 22106
36
This Way To The Egress
27 6 50 74 47 60 139 9363
37
Sunday Driver
27 2 64 44 43 50 132 6003
38
Thoushaltnot
27 1 59 74 28 53 108 5146
39
The Dead Brothers
27 10 63 51 48 53 110 16253
40
Collide
26 26 53 82 7 43 130 25113
41
Zombie Girl
26 39 58 81 0 28 135 27672
42
Pretty Balanced
26 9 49 40 58 35 130 11196
43
Dr. Steel
26 13 58 68 8 42 117 18819
44
The Vincent Black Shadow
26 0 51 87 1 54 133 8630
45
Ayria
25 13 62 86 1 63 128 23174
46
Chris Vrenna
25 67 38 48 68 21 101 3816
47
Mishkin Fitzgerald
25 1 42 43 76 32 112 1919
48
Darling Violetta
24 20 44 66 16 31 116 9220
49
Circus Contraption
24 9 51 43 49 50 144 13206
50
Unwoman
24 18 59 39 69 44 118 11333
51
Ghostfire
24 2 54 71 35 57 114 8002
52
The Jane Austen Argument
23 0 42 33 84 32 138 9175
53
Frenchy and the Punk
22 6 63 60 32 61 120 6785
54
Birdeatsbaby
22 1 43 60 28 28 127 14468
55
The Peculiar Pretzelmen
22 3 58 54 30 41 135 13011
56
Vernian Process
22 46 47 57 24 32 104 10963
57
The Scarring Party
21 2 60 46 70 68 142 5831
58
The Circus Contraption Band
21 5 59 50 49 55 112 7407
59
I:Scintilla
21 36 54 89 2 41 122 14531
60
Humanwine
21 6 55 46 46 38 112 10106
61
Marc Senter
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 508
62
Jakalope
20 19 56 91 1 41 121 11745
63
Ego Likeness
20 13 57 80 7 36 129 11199
64
Mikelangelo
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 2867
65
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
20 0 52 77 25 36 115 8785
66
Vagabond Opera
20 7 47 46 50 51 127 9510
67
The Tragic Tantrum
19 4 47 61 66 47 128 2682
68
Reverend Glasseye
19 0 48 59 28 53 144 7245
69
Jill Tracy
18 13 40 38 66 16 113 12022
70
Clare Fader
18 0 54 32 80 46 124 6646
71
Rufus Rex
18 2 46 84 8 64 126 2981
72
Scarlet Room
18 0 55 60 28 68 145 4342
73
Escape the Clouds
17 55 57 74 6 46 137 2436
74
Puerto Muerto
16 0 51 31 57 51 129 3266
75
One-Eyed Doll
16 11 46 79 2 33 135 17720
76
Hannah Fury
16 18 45 37 76 35 132 8861
77
Android Lust
16 14 56 79 18 46 142 11157
78
Sophe Lux
14 4 41 41 57 30 100 3514
79
Hungry Lucy
12 41 51 48 56 16 122 6279
80
The Roaring Girl Cabaret
11 0 65 35 39 54 140 814
81
Paul Roland
11 53 31 35 1 13 77 2010
82
The Bad Things
10 1 58 69 19 64 142 3080
83
Beat Circus
10 79 53 60 21 69 134 3869
84
Valentine Wolfe
10 42 52 66 32 39 148 2193
85
Thomas Truax
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1111
86
Leandra
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2044
87
Harlequin Jones
9 0 50 57 16 42 115 4211
88
Good Co
9 18 65 78 19 67 119 2016
89
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra
9 0 71 58 14 65 101 18117
90
Secret Society
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 929
91
Amanda Jayne
8 7 64 49 60 47 111 1126
92
Melora Creager
8 0 50 25 82 50 93 5108
93
The Clockwork Dolls
7 7 35 39 20 9 145 5135
94
Unextraordinary Gentlemen
7 1 69 59 2 80 112 3057
95
Marquis of Vaudeville
7 1 35 51 28 22 127 1911
96
The Gaslight Troubadours
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1017
97
Kitten on the Keys
6 0 63 67 28 70 80 391
98
Rosin Coven
6 1 44 43 46 33 129 2835
99
Amoree Lovell
5 0 56 57 69 37 124 1062
100
Voltaire
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24947
101
Kim Boekbinder
5 0 58 81 1 61 134 1553
102
Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1366
103
Carfax Abbey
5 14 48 74 0 51 163 1176
104
Vermillion Lies
4 0 57 35 93 69 82 5730
105
Katzenjammer Kabarett
4 0 38 53 8 26 200 2101
106
Victor Sierra
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 640
107
Psyche Corporation
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 477
108
Clockwork Knotwork
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 538
109
Dave Sixx
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 370
110
Deadly Nightshade Botanical Society
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1373
111
Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands
3 0 38 79 36 56 148 900
112
Flipron
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1131
113
Spiky
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 394
114
Revue Noir
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 721
115
Nicki Jaine
2 0 75 24 88 15 118 783
116
The Extraordinary Contraptions
2 0 41 49 42 61 78 399
117
The Alphabet
2 0 68 52 67 59 123 741
118
The Shanklin Freak Show
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 640
119
Ashia Grzesik
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 144
120
Blackcat Revival
1 0 45 56 21 66 91 465
121
Veronique Chevalier
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 172
122
The Hellblinki Sextet
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1219
123
The Violet Tribe
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 475
124
KK & The Steampunk Orchestra
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1453
125
Hellblinki
1 38 47 89 84 34 122 377
126
Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esquire
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 387
127
alacartoona
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 423
128
Life's Decay
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 599
129
Cabaret Decadance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
130
Thrill Machine
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
131
DeatHat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
132
A Particularly Vicious Rumor
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256
133
The Absinthe Drinkers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 188
134
Hollowsteam
0 0 71 65 2 72 121 145
135
The Bodice Rippers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169
136
Faerabella
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
137
The Peryls
0 4 54 27 88 46 156 74
138
Charlie Terrell and the Murdered Johns
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
139
The Cassettes
0 0 47 66 20 19 105 283
140
LadyBabyMiss
0 3 34 21 89 4 169 203
141
Mr. Maxwell
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
142
The Tenth Stage
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239
143
Eli August
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
144
Jaggery
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 432