Rock narrowly tops Americans' favorite music genres
Core finding
In a Verasight survey conducted Aug. 1-6, 2025, rock edges out the rest of the field as Americans' favorite type of music, but only barely: 22% name it, against 21% for classic hits.
Hip-hop (18%) and an 'other' write-in (17%) aren't far behind, and country draws 14%. Top 40 trails at 8%.
Topline distribution
Rock narrowly tops Americans' favorite music genres.
Which of the following, if any, is your favorite type of music?
n = 1,000 · Aug 1–6, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Aug 1–6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | A |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co
Which of the following, if any, is your favorite type of music?
Cite this question
Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.