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What Is Electropop? Meaning & Top Artists

The short answer

Electropop is pop music built on electronic production — synthesizers, drum machines and digital textures under catchy, radio-ready melodies. Lady Gaga is often called its queen.

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Genre mix: what the UK streams today

Every day musicpiechart records the genre families behind Spotify's daily charts. The pie is the latest mix; the chart under it shows how that mix moved.

Alternative & Indie: 32%Pop: 32%R&B & Soul: 10%Rock: 8%Hip-Hop & Rap: 5%Electronic & Dance: 4%Other: 9%

What the UK is streaming today

Genre mix of Spotify's daily top 200, by streams, on October 20, 2026 · updated 20 Oct

  • Alternative & Indie 32%
  • Pop 32%
  • R&B & Soul 10%
  • Rock 8%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 5%
  • Electronic & Dance 4%
  • Other 9%

Genre share over 35 recorded days

September 16 to October 20, 2026. Each band is one genre family's share of the chart's daily streams, stacked to 100%; a missing day leaves a gap.

Stacked area chart of genre-family share of daily streams on the United Kingdom Spotify chart, September 16 to October 20, 2026 Each coloured band is one genre family's share of the chart's daily streams, stacked to 100 percent. Days with no recorded edition leave a gap in every band. Hover a day for its shares; the data table below lists every value. 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Sep 16 Oct 3 Oct 20 Sep 16, 2026: Pop 29.8%, Alternative & Indie 29.9%, R&B & Soul 11.3%, Rock 9.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.7%, Electronic & Dance 4.5%, Other 8.5% Sep 17, 2026: Pop 30.1%, Alternative & Indie 29.9%, R&B & Soul 11.3%, Rock 9.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.6%, Electronic & Dance 4.7%, Other 8.1% Sep 18, 2026: Pop 28.9%, Alternative & Indie 29.7%, R&B & Soul 11.7%, Rock 9.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.6%, Electronic & Dance 5.6%, Other 8.8% Sep 19, 2026: Pop 30.3%, Alternative & Indie 28.0%, R&B & Soul 13.4%, Rock 9.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.2%, Electronic & Dance 5.6%, Other 8.4% Sep 20, 2026: Pop 30.9%, Alternative & Indie 29.0%, R&B & Soul 12.7%, Rock 10.0%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.1%, Electronic & Dance 4.0%, Other 8.4% Sep 21, 2026: Pop 30.7%, Alternative & Indie 29.6%, R&B & Soul 12.2%, Rock 9.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.6%, Electronic & Dance 5.1%, Other 7.9% Sep 22, 2026: Pop 30.8%, Alternative & Indie 29.2%, R&B & Soul 12.0%, Rock 9.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.9%, Electronic & Dance 5.0%, Other 7.9% Sep 23, 2026: Pop 30.5%, Alternative & Indie 29.3%, R&B & Soul 11.9%, Rock 8.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.9%, Electronic & Dance 5.3%, Other 8.3% Sep 24, 2026: Pop 30.5%, Alternative & Indie 30.3%, R&B & Soul 11.6%, Rock 8.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.9%, Electronic & Dance 5.2%, Other 7.6% Sep 25, 2026: Pop 38.3%, Alternative & Indie 25.9%, R&B & Soul 10.7%, Rock 8.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.0%, Electronic & Dance 5.6%, Other 7.4% Sep 26, 2026: Pop 33.1%, Alternative & Indie 27.6%, R&B & Soul 12.0%, Rock 9.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.2%, Electronic & Dance 5.8%, Other 8.0% Sep 27, 2026: Pop 33.1%, Alternative & Indie 29.4%, R&B & Soul 11.2%, Rock 10.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.8%, Electronic & Dance 3.6%, Other 7.8% Sep 28, 2026: Pop 35.4%, Alternative & Indie 29.0%, R&B & Soul 11.0%, Rock 7.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.8%, Electronic & Dance 4.5%, Other 7.6% Sep 29, 2026: Pop 35.2%, Alternative & Indie 29.1%, R&B & Soul 10.7%, Rock 7.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.6%, Electronic & Dance 4.3%, Other 7.7% Sep 30, 2026: Pop 33.6%, Alternative & Indie 29.4%, R&B & Soul 10.6%, Rock 8.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.5%, Electronic & Dance 5.3%, Other 8.0% Oct 1, 2026: Pop 33.6%, Alternative & Indie 29.4%, R&B & Soul 10.8%, Rock 8.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.9%, Electronic & Dance 5.1%, Other 7.9% Oct 2, 2026: Pop 30.6%, Alternative & Indie 26.9%, R&B & Soul 11.4%, Rock 8.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.2%, Electronic & Dance 6.4%, Other 9.0% Oct 3, 2026: Pop 30.0%, Alternative & Indie 26.7%, R&B & Soul 12.6%, Rock 8.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.2%, Electronic & Dance 6.8%, Other 9.1% Oct 4, 2026: Pop 30.7%, Alternative & Indie 29.5%, R&B & Soul 11.5%, Rock 9.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.9%, Electronic & Dance 4.4%, Other 8.6% Oct 5, 2026: Pop 31.8%, Alternative & Indie 29.1%, R&B & Soul 10.8%, Rock 8.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.4%, Electronic & Dance 4.6%, Other 9.0% Oct 6, 2026: Pop 32.1%, Alternative & Indie 28.9%, R&B & Soul 11.2%, Rock 7.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.6%, Electronic & Dance 4.6%, Other 8.7% Oct 7, 2026: Pop 31.4%, Alternative & Indie 29.0%, R&B & Soul 11.5%, Rock 8.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.3%, Electronic & Dance 4.5%, Other 8.0% Oct 8, 2026: Pop 30.2%, Alternative & Indie 28.9%, R&B & Soul 11.8%, Rock 9.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.6%, Electronic & Dance 4.2%, Other 8.1% Oct 9, 2026: Pop 30.2%, Alternative & Indie 27.6%, R&B & Soul 12.2%, Rock 8.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 8.0%, Electronic & Dance 5.7%, Other 7.7% Oct 10, 2026: Pop 30.6%, Alternative & Indie 27.3%, R&B & Soul 13.5%, Rock 9.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.4%, Electronic & Dance 5.2%, Other 7.8% Oct 11, 2026: Pop 30.7%, Alternative & Indie 29.2%, R&B & Soul 13.1%, Rock 9.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.5%, Electronic & Dance 4.2%, Other 8.0% Oct 12, 2026: Pop 29.3%, Alternative & Indie 30.1%, R&B & Soul 12.5%, Rock 8.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.8%, Electronic & Dance 4.4%, Other 8.2% Oct 13, 2026: Pop 29.7%, Alternative & Indie 30.4%, R&B & Soul 12.5%, Rock 7.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.4%, Electronic & Dance 4.2%, Other 8.0% Oct 14, 2026: Pop 31.3%, Alternative & Indie 29.0%, R&B & Soul 12.3%, Rock 8.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.0%, Electronic & Dance 4.2%, Other 7.7% Oct 15, 2026: Pop 31.4%, Alternative & Indie 29.3%, R&B & Soul 12.2%, Rock 8.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.3%, Electronic & Dance 4.2%, Other 7.7% Oct 16, 2026: Pop 27.5%, Alternative & Indie 33.6%, R&B & Soul 10.0%, Rock 7.0%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.5%, Electronic & Dance 6.4%, Other 11.2% Oct 17, 2026: Pop 30.2%, Alternative & Indie 30.7%, R&B & Soul 11.4%, Rock 7.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.5%, Electronic & Dance 6.3%, Other 9.6% Oct 18, 2026: Pop 31.0%, Alternative & Indie 31.9%, R&B & Soul 11.0%, Rock 8.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.4%, Electronic & Dance 3.7%, Other 9.2% Oct 19, 2026: Pop 31.6%, Alternative & Indie 32.4%, R&B & Soul 9.9%, Rock 7.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.1%, Electronic & Dance 3.8%, Other 9.6% Oct 20, 2026: Pop 32.2%, Alternative & Indie 32.4%, R&B & Soul 10.4%, Rock 7.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.9%, Electronic & Dance 3.8%, Other 8.6%
  • Pop 32.2% · +2.4 pts
  • Alternative & Indie 32.4% · +2.5 pts
  • R&B & Soul 10.4% · -1.0 pts
  • Rock 7.7% · -1.5 pts
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 4.9% · -1.8 pts
  • Electronic & Dance 3.8% · -0.7 pts
  • Other 8.6% · +0.1 pts
Genre-share data table
Genre-family share of daily streams, by day
Day PopAlternative & IndieR&B & SoulRockHip-Hop & RapElectronic & DanceOther
Oct 20, 2026 32.2%32.4%10.4%7.7%4.9%3.8%8.6%
Oct 19, 2026 31.6%32.4%9.9%7.6%5.1%3.8%9.6%
Oct 18, 2026 31.0%31.9%11.0%8.7%4.4%3.7%9.2%
Oct 17, 2026 30.2%30.7%11.4%7.3%4.5%6.3%9.6%
Oct 16, 2026 27.5%33.6%10.0%7.0%4.5%6.4%11.2%
Oct 15, 2026 31.4%29.3%12.2%8.8%6.3%4.2%7.7%
Oct 14, 2026 31.3%29.0%12.3%8.5%7.0%4.2%7.7%
Oct 13, 2026 29.7%30.4%12.5%7.7%7.4%4.2%8.0%
Oct 12, 2026 29.3%30.1%12.5%8.8%6.8%4.4%8.2%
Oct 11, 2026 30.7%29.2%13.1%9.4%5.5%4.2%8.0%
Oct 10, 2026 30.6%27.3%13.5%9.3%6.4%5.2%7.8%
Oct 9, 2026 30.2%27.6%12.2%8.6%8.0%5.7%7.7%
Oct 8, 2026 30.2%28.9%11.8%9.2%7.6%4.2%8.1%
Oct 7, 2026 31.4%29.0%11.5%8.3%7.3%4.5%8.0%
Oct 6, 2026 32.1%28.9%11.2%7.9%6.6%4.6%8.7%
Oct 5, 2026 31.8%29.1%10.8%8.2%6.4%4.6%9.0%
Oct 4, 2026 30.7%29.5%11.5%9.4%5.9%4.4%8.6%
Oct 3, 2026 30.0%26.7%12.6%8.6%6.2%6.8%9.1%
Oct 2, 2026 30.6%26.9%11.4%8.4%7.2%6.4%9.0%
Oct 1, 2026 33.6%29.4%10.8%8.2%4.9%5.1%7.9%
Sep 30, 2026 33.6%29.4%10.6%8.5%4.5%5.3%8.0%
Sep 29, 2026 35.2%29.1%10.7%7.5%5.6%4.3%7.7%
Sep 28, 2026 35.4%29.0%11.0%7.7%4.8%4.5%7.6%
Sep 27, 2026 33.1%29.4%11.2%10.1%4.8%3.6%7.8%
Sep 26, 2026 33.1%27.6%12.0%9.2%4.2%5.8%8.0%
Sep 25, 2026 38.3%25.9%10.7%8.1%4.0%5.6%7.4%
Sep 24, 2026 30.5%30.3%11.6%8.9%5.9%5.2%7.6%
Sep 23, 2026 30.5%29.3%11.9%8.8%5.9%5.3%8.3%
Sep 22, 2026 30.8%29.2%12.0%9.1%5.9%5.0%7.9%
Sep 21, 2026 30.7%29.6%12.2%9.1%5.6%5.1%7.9%
Sep 20, 2026 30.9%29.0%12.7%10.0%5.1%4.0%8.4%
Sep 19, 2026 30.3%28.0%13.4%9.3%5.2%5.6%8.4%
Sep 18, 2026 28.9%29.7%11.7%9.7%5.6%5.6%8.8%
Sep 17, 2026 30.1%29.9%11.3%9.2%6.6%4.7%8.1%
Sep 16, 2026 29.8%29.9%11.3%9.2%6.7%4.5%8.5%

Alternative & Indie leads the genre mix on the UK Spotify daily chart with 32.4% of the day's streams (7.5M plays), ahead of Pop at 32.2% and R&B & Soul at 10.4% on October 20, 2026. Across the 35 recorded days from September 16 to October 20, 2026, Alternative & Indie gained the most share, up 2.5 points to 32.4% of streams, while Hip-Hop & Rap slipped the most, down 1.8 points to 4.9%. Electropop sits in the Pop family, which holds 32.2% of that chart's streams (+2.4 pts over the window). Shares are stream-weighted: every play of a song on the UK Spotify daily chart counts once, credited to its lead artist's genre family. Spotify cannot classify roughly 1.3% of its streams; every family outside the biggest six is grouped with them as Other. The figures come from spotify-top.com's daily charts, recorded once a day by Music Pie Chart.

Top Electropop artists on Spotify

Artists in our catalogue tagged with this genre, ranked by Spotify popularity.

  1. Whethan

  2. Icona Pop

  3. La Roux

  4. Snakehips

  5. AlunaGeorge

  6. Madeon

  7. ROZES

  8. SHAED

Pop: 53%Electronic & Dance: 33%Alternative & Indie: 7%Hip-Hop & Rap: 7%
53%Pop

Beyond Electropop

What else do Electropop artists play?

The other genre families Electropop's top artists on Spotify are tagged with.

  • Pop 53%
  • Electronic & Dance 33%
  • Alternative & Indie 7%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 7%

Everything about Electropop

What Is Considered Electropop?

Electropop is the futuristic cousin of Pop music, where catchy melodies blend with electronic beats. It's the sound of innovation, energy, and an irresistible electric groove.

What Makes A Song Electropop?

Creating an Electropop song is all about blending electronic elements like synthesizers and drum machines with pop music melodies. When you hear a song with irresistible beats and a touch of digital magic, you're likely listening to Electropop.

Who Is The Queen Of Electropop?

Lady Gaga is the queen of Electropop music with her powerful vocals, extravagant style, and boundary-pushing music. Her chart-topping hits like "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance" are excellent Electropop examples.

Who Are The Pioneers Of Electropop?

The artists who laid the foundation for Electropop music include:

  • Kraftwerk with their catchy tunes like "The Model" and "Autobahn".

  • Gary Numan with his "Cars".

  • Depeche Mode with hits like "Just Can't Get Enough" and "Enjoy the Silence".

  • New Order with the "Blue Monday" song.

  • Yazoo (Yaz) with the timeless "Don't Go" gem.

  • Pet Shop Boys with their hits like "West End Girls".

Some of the modern electropop bands and female electropop artists include:

  • Dua Lipa, with her hits like "Don't Start Now" and "Levitating"

  • The Chainsmokers, with hits like "Closer"

  • Billie Eilish

  • Ariana Grande, with her track "Rain On Me"

  • Halsey, with her hits like "Without Me"

  • Zedd, with tracks like "Clarity" and "The Middle".

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