Urban contemporary music is a genre that blends elements of R&B, hip-hop, and electronic music. It typically features smooth vocals, catchy hooks, and heavy beats. The lyrics often focus on love, relationships, and personal experiences. This genre has become increasingly popular in recent years, with many artists incorporating elements of urban contemporary into their music.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 90 | 0 | 60 | 68 | 16 | 48 | 123 | 55195815 | |
2 | 79 | 0 | 66 | 64 | 28 | 55 | 120 | 7984753 | |
3 | 79 | 1 | 68 | 60 | 17 | 55 | 114 | 10508757 | |
4 | 78 | 1 | 58 | 51 | 22 | 30 | 114 | 5180010 | |
5 | 77 | 3 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 44 | 121 | 9012980 | |
6 | 77 | 2 | 60 | 59 | 11 | 37 | 122 | 4351715 | |
7 | 76 | 2 | 53 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 114 | 6485534 | |
8 | 75 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 14 | 59 | 111 | 12357975 | |
9 | 75 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 9 | 64 | 120 | 2417374 | |
10 | 74 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 33 | 48 | 113 | 6323347 | |
11 | 72 | 5 | 82 | 66 | 21 | 62 | 115 | 2217276 | |
12 | 71 | 1 | 70 | 64 | 13 | 43 | 119 | 6151791 | |
13 | 71 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 32 | 50 | 107 | 2727915 | |
14 | 71 | 0 | 69 | 63 | 18 | 58 | 113 | 3534787 | |
15 | 71 | 1 | 67 | 66 | 18 | 57 | 112 | 6380913 | |
16 | 70 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 19 | 39 | 118 | 7264545 | |
17 | 69 | 3 | 73 | 64 | 8 | 64 | 121 | 3545513 | |
18 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 68 | 4 | 53 | 106 | 1654322 | |
19 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 31 | 46 | 122 | 1094936 | |
20 | 68 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 13 | 64 | 110 | 1234396 | |
21 | 68 | 1 | 61 | 69 | 12 | 51 | 110 | 3433013 | |
22 | 67 | 2 | 69 | 61 | 26 | 63 | 118 | 3845716 | |
23 | 67 | 1 | 66 | 56 | 27 | 43 | 116 | 2592311 | |
24 | 67 | 0 | 66 | 75 | 18 | 64 | 121 | 1913947 | |
25 | 67 | 0 | 58 | 62 | 20 | 40 | 125 | 3495977 | |
26 | 66 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 30 | 42 | 107 | 2773888 | |
27 | 66 | 0 | 74 | 73 | 18 | 59 | 111 | 2577127 | |
28 | 66 | 7 | 72 | 72 | 19 | 61 | 113 | 3581237 | |
29 | 66 | 0 | 65 | 58 | 21 | 48 | 114 | 3153833 | |
30 | 66 | 0 | 71 | 55 | 18 | 63 | 109 | 2435479 | |
31 | 65 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 11 | 64 | 96 | 1599064 | |
32 | 65 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 10 | 59 | 116 | 2777516 | |
33 | 65 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 11 | 48 | 120 | 2165472 | |
34 | 65 | 0 | 62 | 57 | 25 | 54 | 112 | 3270371 | |
35 | 65 | 6 | 80 | 67 | 12 | 66 | 109 | 736272 | |
36 | 65 | 0 | 71 | 53 | 17 | 42 | 115 | 595281 | |
37 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 21 | 51 | 118 | 1071933 | |
38 | 64 | 4 | 68 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 120 | 1235467 | |
39 | 64 | 3 | 73 | 48 | 37 | 60 | 118 | 1936275 | |
40 | 64 | 3 | 62 | 56 | 26 | 48 | 112 | 1498217 | |
41 | 64 | 1 | 67 | 61 | 21 | 52 | 113 | 3745387 | |
42 | 64 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 22 | 56 | 112 | 1718868 | |
43 | 63 | 0 | 77 | 57 | 18 | 62 | 91 | 719346 | |
44 | 63 | 1 | 78 | 67 | 11 | 71 | 110 | 559720 | |
45 | 63 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 28 | 48 | 123 | 1949555 | |
46 | 63 | 3 | 72 | 60 | 20 | 63 | 107 | 1448846 | |
47 | 62 | 0 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 122 | 2529143 | |
48 | 62 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 53 | 112 | 1316795 | |
49 | 62 | 0 | 70 | 58 | 23 | 59 | 111 | 2003036 | |
50 | 62 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 14 | 55 | 121 | 2427720 | |
51 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 19 | 50 | 104 | 307403 | |
52 | 61 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 60 | 113 | 1049504 | |
53 | 61 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 46 | 110 | 1687488 | |
54 | 61 | 1 | 67 | 59 | 18 | 55 | 114 | 1775233 | |
55 | 61 | 0 | 68 | 49 | 39 | 46 | 113 | 569425 | |
56 | 61 | 0 | 77 | 62 | 4 | 50 | 130 | 878047 | |
57 | 61 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 26 | 49 | 110 | 1970661 | |
58 | 61 | 3 | 65 | 57 | 27 | 43 | 123 | 1524380 | |
59 | 60 | 0 | 68 | 62 | 13 | 51 | 119 | 1526262 | |
60 | 60 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 52 | 108 | 1089705 | |
61 | 60 | 0 | 77 | 54 | 24 | 60 | 118 | 53982 | |
62 | 60 | 4 | 78 | 69 | 10 | 68 | 110 | 1325106 | |
63 | 59 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 1407182 | |
64 | 59 | 1 | 62 | 60 | 36 | 65 | 117 | 1225699 | |
65 | 59 | 0 | 67 | 65 | 12 | 54 | 92 | 737698 | |
66 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 57 | 25 | 50 | 117 | 1497161 | |
67 | 59 | 6 | 68 | 76 | 13 | 60 | 120 | 895067 | |
68 | 58 | 0 | 76 | 37 | 52 | 69 | 135 | 427689 | |
69 | 58 | 0 | 64 | 55 | 19 | 61 | 122 | 1921808 | |
70 | 58 | 3 | 66 | 52 | 26 | 43 | 113 | 1697280 | |
71 | 58 | 7 | 64 | 49 | 32 | 51 | 111 | 1616165 | |
72 | 58 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 29 | 48 | 119 | 578045 | |
73 | 58 | 1 | 69 | 58 | 20 | 53 | 111 | 941490 | |
74 | 58 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 25 | 46 | 126 | 908139 | |
75 | 58 | 0 | 70 | 60 | 19 | 54 | 106 | 235227 | |
76 | 58 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 15 | 68 | 102 | 815926 | |
77 | 57 | 1 | 70 | 57 | 28 | 65 | 107 | 1498300 | |
78 | 57 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 16 | 48 | 112 | 1946456 | |
79 | 57 | 1 | 66 | 63 | 13 | 45 | 112 | 1343899 | |
80 | 57 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 58 | 126 | 966951 | |
81 | 57 | 0 | 72 | 61 | 17 | 60 | 104 | 1281744 | |
82 | 57 | 1 | 70 | 73 | 6 | 67 | 110 | 1079246 | |
83 | 57 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 1770771 | |
84 | 56 | 0 | 69 | 47 | 29 | 50 | 118 | 863478 | |
85 | 56 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 26 | 48 | 114 | 1409117 | |
86 | 56 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 20 | 66 | 98 | 736333 | |
87 | 56 | 0 | 67 | 57 | 28 | 66 | 126 | 573398 | |
88 | 56 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 50 | 107 | 2322600 | |
89 | 56 | 0 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 105 | 1176632 | |
90 | 56 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 24 | 62 | 120 | 1859582 | |
91 | 56 | 3 | 76 | 55 | 11 | 67 | 113 | 1115437 | |
92 | 56 | 0 | 69 | 54 | 16 | 60 | 111 | 1132279 | |
93 | 55 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 35 | 117 | 565841 | |
94 | 55 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 21 | 66 | 124 | 1363510 | |
95 | 55 | 0 | 70 | 64 | 7 | 50 | 115 | 1566488 | |
96 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 60 | 22 | 54 | 105 | 1350087 | |
97 | 55 | 0 | 69 | 54 | 27 | 66 | 95 | 846451 | |
98 | 55 | 1 | 73 | 71 | 5 | 63 | 118 | 997304 | |
99 | 54 | 0 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 66 | 107 | 633719 | |
100 | 54 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 69 | 96 | 958180 | |
101 | 54 | 2 | 67 | 73 | 8 | 61 | 116 | 891384 | |
102 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 41 | 59 | 126 | 912573 | |
103 | 53 | 1 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 64 | 109 | 433249 | |
104 | 53 | 5 | 72 | 67 | 11 | 78 | 115 | 236212 | |
105 | 52 | 2 | 70 | 63 | 19 | 77 | 113 | 609435 | |
106 | 52 | 0 | 74 | 75 | 15 | 67 | 122 | 1319430 | |
107 | 52 | 0 | 72 | 43 | 19 | 48 | 113 | 1482916 | |
108 | 52 | 0 | 70 | 63 | 11 | 65 | 106 | 775094 | |
109 | 52 | 6 | 71 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 110 | 803474 | |
110 | 52 | 0 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 59 | 107 | 1176764 | |
111 | 52 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 9 | 69 | 105 | 515824 | |
112 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579476 | |
113 | 52 | 0 | 66 | 59 | 15 | 37 | 113 | 278171 | |
114 | 52 | 2 | 75 | 67 | 14 | 82 | 119 | 400608 | |
115 | 52 | 0 | 64 | 56 | 14 | 58 | 115 | 150461 | |
116 | 51 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 24 | 54 | 109 | 1543641 | |
117 | 51 | 3 | 62 | 45 | 38 | 42 | 119 | 435416 | |
118 | 51 | 3 | 77 | 66 | 11 | 82 | 120 | 319570 | |
119 | 51 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 63 | 94 | 108 | 466963 | |
120 | 50 | 1 | 63 | 66 | 22 | 46 | 117 | 777383 | |
121 | 50 | 0 | 63 | 56 | 20 | 44 | 112 | 636447 | |
122 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 52 | 107 | 642005 | |
123 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 23 | 48 | 111 | 970666 | |
124 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 57 | 22 | 36 | 120 | 1680233 | |
125 | 49 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 25 | 63 | 126 | 578933 | |
126 | 48 | 0 | 61 | 64 | 23 | 64 | 116 | 844738 | |
127 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 52 | 124 | 381562 | |
128 | 48 | 2 | 69 | 67 | 13 | 65 | 109 | 335199 | |
129 | 48 | 0 | 62 | 56 | 15 | 50 | 103 | 695862 | |
130 | 48 | 2 | 71 | 62 | 27 | 77 | 116 | 539244 | |
131 | 48 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 26 | 62 | 100 | 477211 | |
132 | 48 | 0 | 68 | 48 | 32 | 63 | 125 | 691321 | |
133 | 47 | 1 | 64 | 50 | 44 | 51 | 111 | 576380 | |
134 | 47 | 0 | 64 | 61 | 19 | 56 | 117 | 614070 | |
135 | 47 | 5 | 60 | 47 | 43 | 55 | 122 | 308773 | |
136 | 47 | 0 | 58 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 104 | 409283 | |
137 | 47 | 0 | 58 | 57 | 30 | 45 | 112 | 504631 | |
138 | 47 | 1 | 66 | 63 | 14 | 59 | 104 | 275726 | |
139 | 47 | 0 | 64 | 65 | 7 | 46 | 114 | 1233253 | |
140 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 45 | 29 | 50 | 118 | 1129284 | |
141 | 47 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 19 | 53 | 104 | 822683 | |
142 | 47 | 4 | 79 | 68 | 8 | 74 | 113 | 424294 | |
143 | 46 | 0 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 65 | 116 | 467187 | |
144 | 46 | 7 | 76 | 60 | 9 | 81 | 118 | 252154 | |
145 | 46 | 0 | 71 | 51 | 22 | 62 | 117 | 703761 | |
146 | 46 | 3 | 72 | 54 | 28 | 77 | 112 | 223343 | |
147 | 46 | 0 | 54 | 57 | 31 | 43 | 121 | 1137033 | |
148 | 46 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 15 | 58 | 120 | 619475 | |
149 | 46 | 0 | 66 | 53 | 22 | 52 | 120 | 831173 | |
150 | 45 | 3 | 73 | 70 | 7 | 75 | 123 | 321936 | |
151 | 45 | 1 | 67 | 55 | 24 | 56 | 117 | 312519 | |
152 | 45 | 0 | 67 | 65 | 26 | 66 | 119 | 384347 | |
153 | 45 | 0 | 71 | 56 | 19 | 52 | 116 | 883170 | |
154 | 45 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 29 | 40 | 117 | 671908 | |
155 | 45 | 1 | 71 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 117 | 409995 | |
156 | 44 | 1 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 74 | 117 | 303039 | |
157 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 62 | 32 | 31 | 113 | 528739 | |
158 | 44 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 20 | 63 | 93 | 181070 | |
159 | 44 | 0 | 71 | 65 | 21 | 71 | 103 | 196003 | |
160 | 44 | 7 | 63 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 110 | 287791 | |
161 | 44 | 9 | 72 | 69 | 10 | 73 | 108 | 531650 | |
162 | 44 | 1 | 70 | 54 | 20 | 75 | 131 | 356500 | |
163 | 44 | 1 | 54 | 58 | 30 | 55 | 111 | 166023 | |
164 | 43 | 0 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 62 | 121 | 588472 | |
165 | 43 | 10 | 68 | 64 | 21 | 77 | 113 | 442798 | |
166 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 62 | 19 | 52 | 110 | 439198 | |
167 | 43 | 7 | 80 | 50 | 25 | 73 | 106 | 224114 | |
168 | 42 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 19 | 40 | 121 | 326411 | |
169 | 42 | 1 | 78 | 70 | 16 | 79 | 111 | 194738 | |
170 | 42 | 0 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 44 | 121 | 481904 | |
171 | 42 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 23 | 50 | 129 | 514257 | |
172 | 42 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 14 | 68 | 126 | 266788 | |
173 | 42 | 0 | 61 | 67 | 18 | 54 | 124 | 616865 | |
174 | 41 | 0 | 64 | 55 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 312064 | |
175 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 47 | 62 | 44 | 91 | 13087 | |
176 | 41 | 5 | 71 | 54 | 19 | 62 | 99 | 165907 | |
177 | 41 | 0 | 63 | 61 | 10 | 50 | 109 | 56099 | |
178 | 41 | 0 | 68 | 57 | 29 | 57 | 111 | 209320 | |
179 | 40 | 9 | 75 | 67 | 12 | 74 | 121 | 291755 | |
180 | 40 | 0 | 66 | 50 | 24 | 57 | 112 | 138317 | |
181 | 40 | 9 | 76 | 69 | 10 | 79 | 106 | 61128 | |
182 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 19 | 81 | 118 | 142451 | |
183 | 40 | 10 | 71 | 65 | 10 | 72 | 105 | 316586 | |
184 | 39 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 20 | 63 | 114 | 222597 | |
185 | 39 | 0 | 62 | 61 | 20 | 56 | 101 | 242338 | |
186 | 39 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 52 | 42 | 113 | 266907 | |
187 | 39 | 0 | 66 | 53 | 19 | 50 | 106 | 425495 | |
188 | 39 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 38 | 109 | 35764 | |
189 | 39 | 5 | 79 | 52 | 11 | 72 | 121 | 143601 | |
190 | 38 | 1 | 68 | 76 | 8 | 83 | 117 | 77911 | |
191 | 38 | 0 | 59 | 65 | 21 | 61 | 119 | 52706 | |
192 | 38 | 2 | 66 | 58 | 24 | 60 | 117 | 161449 | |
193 | 37 | 0 | 64 | 61 | 7 | 49 | 93 | 91311 | |
194 | 37 | 0 | 57 | 69 | 15 | 48 | 122 | 301966 | |
195 | 37 | 2 | 74 | 67 | 10 | 76 | 117 | 151361 | |
196 | 36 | 0 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 108 | 219849 | |
197 | 34 | 0 | 56 | 55 | 15 | 34 | 125 | 451746 | |
198 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 54 | 30 | 33 | 115 | 34616 | |
199 | 32 | 0 | 57 | 59 | 22 | 40 | 123 | 326234 | |
200 | 32 | 0 | 69 | 62 | 26 | 62 | 101 | 78376 |