# Rock is Americans' favorite music genre

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## Reading

Rock is the genre more Americans call their favorite than any other, though at 27% it wins only a plurality, according to a May 2024 Verasight survey.

Rap and hip-hop come next at 16%, followed by a tight band of pop (15%), other genres (15%), and country (14%); jazz (7%) and classical (6%) trail the field.

## Topline

What is your favorite music genre?

Rock is Americans' favorite music genre.

- Rock: 26.9%
- Rap/hip-hop: 15.8%
- Pop: 15.5%
- Other: 14.6%
- Country: 14.0%
- Jazz: 7.4%
- Classical: 5.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

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