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What Is Mellow Gold Music? Genre & Artists

The short answer

Mellow gold is soft, easy-listening pop and soft rock from the 1970s and 80s — smooth, radio-friendly and built for repeat plays.

Live genre mix

Genre mix: what Brazil 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.

Brazilian: 79%Hip-Hop & Rap: 7%R&B & Soul: 4%Alternative & Indie: 3%Pop: 2%Christian & Gospel: 2%Other: 3%

What Brazil is streaming today

Genre mix of Spotify's daily top 200, by streams, on October 14, 2026 · updated 14 Oct

  • Brazilian 79%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 7%
  • R&B & Soul 4%
  • Alternative & Indie 3%
  • Pop 2%
  • Christian & Gospel 2%
  • Other 3%

Genre share over 29 recorded days

September 16 to October 14, 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 Brazil Spotify chart, September 16 to October 14, 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 Sep 30 Oct 14 Sep 16, 2026: Brazilian 74.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.9%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 3.4%, Christian & Gospel 3.2%, Alternative & Indie 2.9%, Other 3.7% Sep 17, 2026: Brazilian 75.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.8%, R&B & Soul 4.6%, Pop 3.1%, Christian & Gospel 3.1%, Alternative & Indie 2.6%, Other 3.6% Sep 18, 2026: Brazilian 78.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.1%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 2.3%, Christian & Gospel 2.4%, Alternative & Indie 2.0%, Other 3.3% Sep 19, 2026: Brazilian 85.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.9%, R&B & Soul 4.4%, Pop 1.2%, Christian & Gospel 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 0.9%, Other 2.0% Sep 20, 2026: Brazilian 85.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.8%, R&B & Soul 4.3%, Pop 0.9%, Christian & Gospel 1.4%, Alternative & Indie 1.5%, Other 1.8% Sep 21, 2026: Brazilian 74.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 8.1%, R&B & Soul 4.9%, Pop 2.9%, Christian & Gospel 3.3%, Alternative & Indie 2.7%, Other 3.5% Sep 22, 2026: Brazilian 74.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 8.3%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 3.0%, Christian & Gospel 3.2%, Alternative & Indie 3.0%, Other 3.5% Sep 23, 2026: Brazilian 76.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.4%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 2.6%, Christian & Gospel 3.1%, Alternative & Indie 2.5%, Other 3.3% Sep 24, 2026: Brazilian 76.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.8%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 2.5%, Christian & Gospel 2.9%, Alternative & Indie 2.4%, Other 3.2% Sep 25, 2026: Brazilian 78.1%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.3%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 5.3%, Christian & Gospel 1.9%, Alternative & Indie 1.5%, Other 2.1% Sep 26, 2026: Brazilian 87.7%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.0%, R&B & Soul 4.4%, Pop 1.4%, Christian & Gospel 0.9%, Alternative & Indie 0.3%, Other 1.3% Sep 27, 2026: Brazilian 88.0%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.2%, R&B & Soul 4.3%, Pop 0.8%, Christian & Gospel 0.7%, Alternative & Indie 0.5%, Other 1.4% Sep 28, 2026: Brazilian 75.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.4%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 4.0%, Christian & Gospel 3.1%, Alternative & Indie 2.4%, Other 3.0% Sep 29, 2026: Brazilian 74.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.5%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 4.1%, Christian & Gospel 3.0%, Alternative & Indie 2.4%, Other 3.7% Sep 30, 2026: Brazilian 75.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.1%, R&B & Soul 4.9%, Pop 3.5%, Christian & Gospel 2.9%, Alternative & Indie 2.6%, Other 3.5% Oct 1, 2026: Brazilian 77.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.1%, R&B & Soul 4.6%, Pop 2.7%, Christian & Gospel 3.0%, Alternative & Indie 2.3%, Other 2.9% Oct 2, 2026: Brazilian 81.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.7%, R&B & Soul 4.4%, Pop 2.2%, Christian & Gospel 2.6%, Alternative & Indie 1.8%, Other 2.4% Oct 3, 2026: Brazilian 88.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 3.6%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 0.5%, Christian & Gospel 1.3%, Alternative & Indie 0.3%, Other 1.0% Oct 4, 2026: Brazilian 85.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.2%, R&B & Soul 5.4%, Pop 0.6%, Christian & Gospel 0.7%, Alternative & Indie 0.5%, Other 2.9% Oct 5, 2026: Brazilian 77.3%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.2%, R&B & Soul 4.6%, Pop 1.7%, Christian & Gospel 3.1%, Alternative & Indie 3.0%, Other 3.0% Oct 6, 2026: Brazilian 76.9%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.8%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 2.0%, Christian & Gospel 3.0%, Alternative & Indie 2.7%, Other 2.9% Oct 7, 2026: Brazilian 76.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 8.3%, R&B & Soul 4.8%, Pop 2.4%, Christian & Gospel 2.8%, Alternative & Indie 2.4%, Other 2.8% Oct 8, 2026: Brazilian 78.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 7.2%, R&B & Soul 4.7%, Pop 2.1%, Christian & Gospel 2.3%, Alternative & Indie 2.4%, Other 2.5% Oct 9, 2026: Brazilian 83.4%, Hip-Hop & Rap 5.5%, R&B & Soul 4.3%, Pop 1.6%, Christian & Gospel 1.7%, Alternative & Indie 1.6%, Other 1.9% Oct 10, 2026: Brazilian 89.2%, Hip-Hop & Rap 3.5%, R&B & Soul 4.0%, Pop 0.9%, Christian & Gospel 0.7%, Alternative & Indie 0.6%, Other 1.2% Oct 11, 2026: Brazilian 89.8%, Hip-Hop & Rap 3.2%, R&B & Soul 3.9%, Pop 0.6%, Christian & Gospel 0.6%, Alternative & Indie 0.6%, Other 1.2% Oct 12, 2026: Brazilian 86.6%, Hip-Hop & Rap 4.0%, R&B & Soul 4.0%, Pop 1.0%, Christian & Gospel 1.0%, Alternative & Indie 1.8%, Other 1.7% Oct 13, 2026: Brazilian 78.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.5%, R&B & Soul 4.3%, Pop 2.8%, Christian & Gospel 2.1%, Alternative & Indie 3.1%, Other 2.7% Oct 14, 2026: Brazilian 78.5%, Hip-Hop & Rap 6.5%, R&B & Soul 4.4%, Pop 2.5%, Christian & Gospel 2.4%, Alternative & Indie 3.0%, Other 2.7%
  • Brazilian 78.5% · +4.4 pts
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 6.5% · -1.4 pts
  • R&B & Soul 4.4% · -0.3 pts
  • Pop 2.5% · -0.9 pts
  • Christian & Gospel 2.4% · -0.8 pts
  • Alternative & Indie 3.0% · +0.1 pts
  • Other 2.7% · -1.1 pts
Genre-share data table
Genre-family share of daily streams, by day
Day BrazilianHip-Hop & RapR&B & SoulPopChristian & GospelAlternative & IndieOther
Oct 14, 2026 78.5%6.5%4.4%2.5%2.4%3.0%2.7%
Oct 13, 2026 78.5%6.5%4.3%2.8%2.1%3.1%2.7%
Oct 12, 2026 86.6%4.0%4.0%1.0%1.0%1.8%1.7%
Oct 11, 2026 89.8%3.2%3.9%0.6%0.6%0.6%1.2%
Oct 10, 2026 89.2%3.5%4.0%0.9%0.7%0.6%1.2%
Oct 9, 2026 83.4%5.5%4.3%1.6%1.7%1.6%1.9%
Oct 8, 2026 78.8%7.2%4.7%2.1%2.3%2.4%2.5%
Oct 7, 2026 76.6%8.3%4.8%2.4%2.8%2.4%2.8%
Oct 6, 2026 76.9%7.8%4.7%2.0%3.0%2.7%2.9%
Oct 5, 2026 77.3%7.2%4.6%1.7%3.1%3.0%3.0%
Oct 4, 2026 85.8%4.2%5.4%0.6%0.7%0.5%2.9%
Oct 3, 2026 88.6%3.6%4.7%0.5%1.3%0.3%1.0%
Oct 2, 2026 81.8%4.7%4.4%2.2%2.6%1.8%2.4%
Oct 1, 2026 77.4%7.1%4.6%2.7%3.0%2.3%2.9%
Sep 30, 2026 75.5%7.1%4.9%3.5%2.9%2.6%3.5%
Sep 29, 2026 74.5%7.5%4.8%4.1%3.0%2.4%3.7%
Sep 28, 2026 75.3%7.4%4.7%4.0%3.1%2.4%3.0%
Sep 27, 2026 88.0%4.2%4.3%0.8%0.7%0.5%1.4%
Sep 26, 2026 87.7%4.0%4.4%1.4%0.9%0.3%1.3%
Sep 25, 2026 78.1%6.3%4.8%5.3%1.9%1.5%2.1%
Sep 24, 2026 76.3%7.8%4.8%2.5%2.9%2.4%3.2%
Sep 23, 2026 76.2%7.4%4.8%2.6%3.1%2.5%3.3%
Sep 22, 2026 74.2%8.3%4.8%3.0%3.2%3.0%3.5%
Sep 21, 2026 74.7%8.1%4.9%2.9%3.3%2.7%3.5%
Sep 20, 2026 85.4%4.8%4.3%0.9%1.4%1.5%1.8%
Sep 19, 2026 85.1%4.9%4.4%1.2%1.4%0.9%2.0%
Sep 18, 2026 78.1%7.1%4.7%2.3%2.4%2.0%3.3%
Sep 17, 2026 75.1%7.8%4.6%3.1%3.1%2.6%3.6%
Sep 16, 2026 74.1%7.9%4.7%3.4%3.2%2.9%3.7%

Brazilian leads the genre mix on Brazil's Spotify daily chart with 78.5% of the day's streams (45.3M plays), ahead of Hip-Hop & Rap at 6.5% and R&B & Soul at 4.4% on October 14, 2026. Across the 29 recorded days from September 16 to October 14, 2026, Brazilian gained the most share, up 4.4 points to 78.5% of streams, while Hip-Hop & Rap slipped the most, down 1.4 points to 6.5%. Mellow Gold sits in the Rock family, which holds 0.6% of that chart's streams (-0.1 pts over the window). Shares are stream-weighted: every play of a song on Brazil's Spotify daily chart counts once, credited to its lead artist's genre family. Every song that Spotify can classify counts; 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 Mellow Gold artists on Spotify

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

  1. Joe Cocker

  2. Commodores

  3. Carly Simon

  4. Billy Ocean

  5. The Romantics

  6. Cheap Trick

  7. Anne Murray

  8. Gerry Rafferty

Rock: 32%Pop: 20%Alternative & Indie: 16%Folk & Regional: 12%R&B & Soul: 8%Other genres: 12%
32%Rock

Beyond Mellow Gold

What else do Mellow Gold artists play?

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

  • Rock 32%
  • Pop 20%
  • Alternative & Indie 16%
  • Folk & Regional 12%
  • R&B & Soul 8%
  • Other genres 12%

Everything about Mellow Gold

What Is Mellow Gold Genre?

Mellow Gold genre is a laid-back fusion of Soft Rock and Folk Rock, with a focus on clean production, and harmonious, melodic compositions.

Most Mellow Gold songs are from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, but there are some more modern Mellow Gold hits too.

What Is Mellow Gold Spotify?

Spotify introduced a new genre of Mellow Gold to represent songs that mix Soft Rock and Folk Rock genres, with clean, harmonious and melodic composition.

Some Best Mellow Gold Genre Artists Include:

  • Eagles

  • Billy Joel

  • Carpenters

  • Carole King

  • Carly Simon

  • Fleetwood Mac

  • Simon & Garfunkel

  • The Doobie Brothers.

Some Mellow Gold Genre Examples Include:

  • Rumours album by Fleetwood Mac with songs such as Dreams, The Chain and I Don't Want To Know

  • Hotel California album by Eagles featuring songs such as Hotel California and New Kid In Town

  • Tapestry album by Carole King with songs like It's Too Late and I Feel the Earth Move

  • Bookends album by Simon & Garfunkel featuring songs like America and Mrs Robertson

  • Duran Duran album by Duran Duran with songs like Come Undone, Ordinary World and Too Much Information.

Explore Some Best Mellow Gold Genre Songs:

  • Take It Easy by Eagles

  • Uptown Girl by Billy Joel

  • You’re So Vain by Carly Simon

  • I’m a Believer by The Monkees

  • If You Leave Me Now by Chicago

  • Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts

  • (They Long To Be) Close To You by Carpenters

  • A Horse with No Name by America, George Martin.

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