Xinyao is a genre of music that originated in Singapore in the 1980s. It is characterized by its use of Mandarin lyrics and acoustic guitar accompaniment. The songs often reflect the experiences and emotions of young Singaporeans, and are known for their heartfelt and poetic lyrics. Xinyao has been credited with helping to shape Singaporean identity and culture.
Explore xinyao history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of xinyao artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the xinyao genre. You can find out what xinyao genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 33057 | 1 | 53 | 30 | 80 | 28 | 113 | |
| 2 | 39 | 66976 | 0 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 34 | 119 | |
| 3 | 25 | 4132 | 1 | 61 | 43 | 70 | 58 | 121 | |
| 4 | 21 | 1899 | 0 | 52 | 36 | 60 | 36 | 125 | |
| 5 | 15 | 900 | 24 | 42 | 36 | 82 | 42 | 110 | |
| 6 | 14 | 161 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 37 | 131 | |
| 7 | 11 | 323 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 67 | 39 | 112 | |
| 8 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 69 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 109 | |
| 10 | 8 | 217 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 57 | 32 | 96 | |
| 11 | 8 | 892 | 0 | 60 | 51 | 71 | 52 | 96 | |
| 12 | 7 | 271 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 16 | 140 | |
| 13 | 6 | 214 | 22 | 52 | 48 | 65 | 55 | 129 | |
| 14 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 65 | 17 | 85 | 48 | 113 | |
| 15 | 5 | 176 | 0 | 69 | 38 | 44 | 60 | 142 | |
| 16 | 3 | 244 | 0 | 66 | 70 | 50 | 73 | 126 | |
| 17 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 53 | 28 | 64 | 20 | 132 | |
| 18 | 18 | 85 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 72 | 31 | 116 | |
| 19 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 64 | 44 | 34 | 73 | 169 | |
| 20 | 17 | 52 | 4 | 47 | 52 | 65 | 39 | 130 | |
| 21 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 76 | 56 | 100 | |
| 22 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 48 | 39 | 65 | 62 | 104 | |
| 23 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 129 | |
| 24 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 8 | 141 | 0 | 65 | 41 | 75 | 48 | 122 | |
| 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 66 | 32 | 113 | |
| 27 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 4 | 165 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 161 | |
| 29 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 24 | 145 | |
| 31 | 4 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 83 | 92 | |
| 33 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 2 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 96 | 41 | 81 | |
| 38 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 18 | 127 | |
| 39 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 55 | 64 | 110 | |
| 42 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 70 | 21 | 88 | 37 | 145 | |
| 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular xinyao music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
