Top Ten Best Music Genres of the Year 2000 In the UK

Which music genres were the most popular at the dawn of the 21st century? Vote for what you think.
The Top Ten
1 Trance

The norm for nightclubs and raves at the time, as well as a popular genre for other scenarios.

2 Alternative Rock Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music.

Alternative Rock had died down by around 1997, as Grunge music declined. In the late 1990's though new and popular Rock genres emerged such as Post-grunge and the more modern sound of new bands such as Linkin Park and other new Alternative Rock bands of the time.

3 Rap

New Rappers such as Eminem, Nas and Jay-Z rose during this time, as the older 90's rappers such as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and 2Pac's post-mortem albums continued to be immensely popular amongst the skater culture.

4 Pop

Pop continued to be popular, though competed with the Rap and Rock genres.

5 Rhythm & Blues
6 Hip Hop
7 Punk Punk rock is a subgenre of rock music. It usually has rebellious lyrics and down stroked power chords played on guitars. Bad Religion, Sex Pistols, and Green Day (actually pop-punk, which is still punk in a way) are a few punk rock bands. The subgenre influenced thrash metal because of it's down stroked guitar playing and other factors.
8 Alternative Metal Alternative metal is a music genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres normally associated with metal.
9 Soul Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
10 Country
The Contenders
11 Rock and Roll Rock music is a music genre that was created in the 1940s. The genre was popular during the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. Rock bands generally consists of a guitar player, a drummer, bass player and singer. There are many rock subgenres - such as heavy metal, alternative, hard rock, grunge, and more. Notable rock bands and music artists include The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, Van Halen, Foo Fighters,... read more
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