Top 10 Worst Combinations of Music Genres

1. K-pop and Rap

2. Country and Rap

3. Emo and Rap

4. Jazz and Pop

   Although I like jazz, the two together are worse than pop on its own. The rhythm, drumming, and layout mostly come from pop, while some girl meows in a hoarse voice, and a man is playing random notes on a saxophone, and someone is rolling his elbow on a piano. Not to mention that both pop and jazz lyrics are already weak on their own.

5. Reggae and Country

   A genre based on American and one based on Jamaican folk music together? You should just add some sitar, bagpipe, pan flute, steel drums, and balalaika to complete the picture.

6. Progressive Rock and Hip Hop

   Prog - Musically complex with many themes surrounding its structure.

   Hip Hop - Musically repetitive with common themes surrounding its structure.

   Yeah, try combining those two. Doesn't work, does it?

7. R&B and Reggaeton

   Perfect music for a cheesy Brazilian soap opera.

8. Latin and Disco

   I agree that disco goes with rock - "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss is basically a disco song made hard rock style. I would add that surprisingly, disco also goes with metal, judging by some metal covers of disco songs.

   Disco goes surprisingly well with some genres: Blue Öyster Cult's self-titled song is a great example of disco and rock together.

9. Jazz and Metal

   Jazz has two layers: popular jazz and instrumental (more technical) jazz. Popular jazz doesn't go with metal, but elements from instrumental (technical) jazz are used in metal, mostly in progressive metal (especially technical death metal and progressive death metal). I think it's an interesting experiment, but some results are better than others.

   Some metal bands just incorporated jazz better, and I don't mind this combination when it's done well. I made a list about it - Top 10 Metal Songs with Jazz Influences

   Both genres are great on their own, but the culture behind them is so opposite. I wonder if a metal fan can recommend a great example of this combination.

   Edit: I didn't know about Cynic and Watchtower when I made this comment.

10. Alternative Rock and Metal

    It usually remains alternative rock.

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Progressive Metal and Glam Metal

12. ?

    Pop and Rock

The Contenders

13. Christian and Pop

    By Christian, I mean religious songs sung in the church. Nowadays it is a fashion to sing pop songs about God in the church, but why?

14. Operetta and Pop

    Together, I call it "great-grandma music".

15. Disco and Metal

    There's a metal cover of "Havana" with disco elements.

16. Country and Pop

17. Rap and Nu-Metal

18. Rap and Rock

19. Grindcore and R&B

    That's a good question. It could work if Napalm Death collaborated with Ella Mai on an album.

20. K-pop and Progressive Rock

21. Metal and Reggaeton

    The main example of it is the song "Norwegian Reggaeton" by Nanowar of Steel. I heard this song. Then metal and reggaeton don't mix, just like rap and country.

22. Post-Hardcore and Pop

23. Pop and Depressive Suicidal Black Metal

24. Country and Metal

25. Teen Pop and Grindcore

26. Ragtime and Grunge

    I put it in last place because I think it doesn't exist. But imagine if it did...

27. Progressive House and Hip Hop/Rap