Top 10 Most Musical Countries

Forget the size of the country. All the legendary bands and musicians are pretty much all from the United Kingdom.

Imagine if the size and population were the same as America. That would be insane and mind-blowing. It's the UK, hands down. The Beatles, Queen, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Elton John, David Bowie, and so many more. It's amazing. And I'm not biased because I am an American.

It doesn't matter what country you are from. You have to give credit where credit is due.

I would have to agree with someone below. Music is an art form, and we all know that.

All of these genres influenced or influence modern music up to the present time. Important genres like rock, blues, jazz, R&B, and country all have their birthplace in the U.S. These roots date back to the '20s, '30s, and '40s, and most know what happened in the '50s.

These art forms were only coming from the U.S. during these time periods. The rest of the world started to hear these sounds and borrowed them or were influenced by them to create their music long after most of these periods. Meaning what was heard in the U.S. before the late '50s stayed in the U.S., mostly unheard outside the U.S. until the early '60s. Individuals visiting from other countries would hear and be amazed by what they heard and were influenced by it.

The '60s came, and influence began. The U.S. continued to use these since they originated here anyway. This is a massive, important music contribution. More than any one band from anywhere in the world. All music artists, solo or bands, from anywhere who fall into any of these genres are then using these art forms, with influence and music style coming from many of these. That is more important and massive than any one band from anywhere. It's the basis for modern music up to the present time.

When someone can create another genre of music that is totally apart from any of today's genres and owes nothing to them, then they will have created something different and new. I can't think of anything more important to modern music than these influencing art forms. It's too massive to even disregard, forget, and even worse, have no clue about where it all started. It would even be disrespectful to those who created or pioneered these art forms. If it were not for them, there would be no sound of today. I can't think of anything more massively contributing than that in music as art. We are talking about music art here, people, not just... more

Iconic music: Beethoven, Mozart (technically Austrian, but so was Hitler, and nobody remembers that), Bach, all the classics. Literally, they created classical music. You could say a country like America has all the famous artists who are popular now, but they won't necessarily be remembered fifty years from now, let alone two or three hundred. Pop is the most well-known now and has been for a few decades. Classical music was not only the most popular for hundreds of years, but it was also some of the only music and defined modern music. Yet, even today, there are still brilliant composers and bands from Germany like Rammstein and Hans Zimmer.

Many great game composers are Japanese.

France should be in the top five, guys! French music is somewhat unpopular outside France, but that doesn't mean they don't have great artists. They are in all genres, from pop to rap to electro, even metal.

In France, music is more an art than in some other countries. The language is perfect for singing and a lot of great songs and classical music are French. The accordion is a sixty-year-old cliché, and a lot of DJs like Daft Punk and David Guetta are French. And I am only talking about French musicians and not francophone ones.

They have well-known house artists such as David Guetta, Nicky Romero, and let's not forget about Daft Punk.

In terms of the proportion of people in the population who play musical instruments and/or sing, I reckon Ireland should be near the top. Most people I know either sing, play, or have played instruments since childhood. I haven't come across this in other countries.

Where I live, Belfast, there are music sessions of different sorts every night of the week at different venues across the city. I remember reading a book of photographs of Ireland by a French photographer and him commenting, in passing, that he hadn't realized the Irish were so music mad.

U.K., U.S., serious? There are about 300 million plus people in those countries and still they have a lack of good quality music. But Sweden, with only about 9 million people, still has so many good artists. Hail Sweden, the country of great music. This is where the best music comes from, from Dead by April to Avicii, from ABBA to Little Dragon, and much more. It's almost impossible to count! So much talent! Go Sweden! The best music is in Sweden!

I do think a lot of people overlook how significant Sweden is in the world of music. As many people have mentioned, a lot of the big hits you hear have been written or produced by a Swede. Then, you have all the bands in popular mainstream, dance, and house music like Zara Larsson, Galantis, Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, Icona Pop, Rebecca & Fiona, Alesso, Axwell & Ingrosso, Vigiland, and Otto Knows, just to mention a few.

Not only that, but Sweden is probably even bigger in the rock and metal genres with the likes of Europe, The Hives, Amon Amarth, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Mando Diao, Corroded, The Hellacopters, Hardcore Superstar, Ghost, Meshuggah, Mustasch, PAIN, Passenger, Soilwork, Sabaton, Hammerfall, Johnossi, and Bathory. The list goes on.

To say Canada produces some of the most popular music right now is an understatement. Ontario alone is producing some of the top pop artists right now, like Drake, Justin Bieber, and The Weeknd, all of whom are headliners for their own shows and rake in millions for their tours and music. Then we have Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, and Majid Jordan, who are slowly gaining that status. Ontario and all of Canada are hotbeds for talent.

We are the smallest country by population on this list. We are only the second largest country in the world by land area. Please fix the description. This shows just how talented our population is per capita.

New Zealand and Australia have a staggering number of musicians and groups. The tyranny of distance has ensured their unique voices.

I'm Australian and I love my country. There is a lot of modern-day and olden-day music.

Their beautiful accent makes Norway a really great country for music.

Perhaps one of the few countries in the world that has produced countless international music legends. A country where various styles have been born, a place where many Latin American countries, including the United States, have found iconic singers or songwriters. As a music historian, Mexico should definitely be number three right below the United States due to its influence, inspiration, and the styles it has produced continuously since its inception.

When it comes to music in Spanish, Mexico is number one in production. You can literally find live music in any town.

Russia now has the best classical musicians in the world, such as the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Gergiev, truly the number one conductor in the world. They have the best pianist in the world. It should be noted that Russia has young classical musicians even younger than 10.

Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Schubert, and others were born in this delightful country of music! Even the musical 'The Sound of Music' suggests this country's love for music!

South Korea has its own separate genre of music! Kpop is the best thing to happen to this world! Gangnam Style is the most viewed video on YouTube and is a South Korean Kpop music video. South Korea also has Big Bang, SNSD, EXO, and of course, Psy. I'm Australian with a Lebanese background and let me just say that South Korean music is top of the range.

For me, Korea, because every month idols have a comeback. Like BTS, I'm a solid huge Army fan of them, and my bias is Jungkook, V, and Jimin.

South Korea should be much higher. They have artists who are now known around the world, such as EXO, Big Bang, Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and Blackpink, just to name a few.

I believe the Italians really almost own the leaders in music, from operas to chants and poetic music. The Italian language itself is based on musical syllabic overtones!

Giovanni Gabrieli, Giacomo Puccini, Paganini, Verdi, Ennio Morricone, Andrea Bocelli, and Pavarotti. Those are reasons alone that make Italy at least rank third together with Germany or the States.

Italy certainly has the best male singers in the world.

Most people don't realize the importance and influence of Bossa Nova in other countries (rhythms and styles of music). There are other various local types of regional music in Brazil. The fact that these genres are not known around the world doesn't mean they are not important or genuine.

How is Brazil not on this list yet? It should be number one, in fact. Brazil has the most unique and some of the best rhythms in the world. Samba and Bossa Nova music pretty much define the "world music" scene.

Are you kidding? All day, all night samba?

Jane Zhang, Cui Jian (China's most prominent rockstar), and former EXO-M members Kris Wu, Lay Zhang Yixing, Huang Zitao, and Lu Han, and former Miss A members Wang Feifei and Meng Jia are so excellent and they boost their singing voices in them!

The Chungs. Ever heard of them? Well, they are really good. (Jun Zhou, Jia Huang, Hui Yang, Chun Liu, An Zhang.)

When you hear a Filipino speak in a native language, you would think he is singing. Melody is even in the language itself of the Filipinos.

One can play music outside in the Philippines without solidifying to become an integral extension of the surroundings.

You can hear music everywhere you go - in a plane, in the mall, in the toilets. Heck, almost every night you can hear music!

I don't think people realize how many of today's musicians and producers come from the Netherlands. I mean, you have legends from the Netherlands: Headhunterz, Noisecontrollers, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Hardwell, and so many more. These guys literally redefined electronic music. Sure, it isn't classical or pop, not even metal or rap, but these guys alone are founding fathers of what is now taking the world by storm.

Music everywhere, people love it there.

Some of its musicians have won World Music awards, beating out all other countries. Amr Diab, an Egyptian, is in the Guinness Book of World Records for it.

Most of the voters here just haven't listened to Egyptian music. If you haven't, you're missing half of your life!

There is a lot of good music coming out of such a small country, especially when it comes to metal - Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, etc.

There are many good metal artists like Finntroll, Nightwish, Korpiklaani, and so on.

Furthermore, nice polka music is from Finland.

Cuban music inspired countless musicians throughout Latin America. Cuba has more than 20 musical genres.

Top music in Latin America:
1. Cuba
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
4. Mexico