Genre Guide 2000 · 2026 note

Modern matches

328 of the 660 genres have a counterpart in MusicBrainz or Discogs today. This is the full list, so the number can be checked.

How the matches were made

Each 2000 genre was checked in 2026 against the MusicBrainz genre list and the Discogs style list.
A match is recorded when a modern genre or style has the same name, or an accepted alternative name for the same music (for example a spelling variant). It means the label still exists today. It does not mean the two lists define it the same way.
Exact name (262): the names match once case, spaces, punctuation and “&” versus “and” are ignored. Alias (66): a different but equivalent name.
The guide’s entries come from captures of the site from 2000 to 2003. Each genre page shows when it was first and last captured.

Genre (2000)	MusicBrainz genre	Discogs style	Match
Aboriginal Rock	—	Aboriginal	Alias
Acid	—	Acid	Exact name
Acid House	acid house	Acid House	Exact name
Acid Jazz	acid jazz	Acid	Exact name
Acid Rock	acid rock	Acid Rock	Exact name
Acid Techno	acid techno	—	Exact name
Acoustic Blues	acoustic blues	—	Exact name
Acoustic Pop	—	Acoustic	Alias
Afro-Beat	afrobeats	Afrobeat	Exact name
Afro-Cuban Jazz	afro-cuban jazz	Afro-Cuban	Exact name
Afro-jazz	afro-jazz	—	Exact name
Alternative Brit Pop	britpop	Britpop	Alias
Alternative Country	alternative country	Country	Exact name
Alternative Dance	alternative dance	Dances	Exact name
Alternative Hip Hop	alternative hip hop	Hip Hop	Exact name
Alternative Metal	metal	Alternative Metal	Exact name
Alternative Space Rock	space rock	Space Rock	Alias
Ambient Alternative	ambient	Ambient	Alias
Ambient Dub	ambient dub	—	Exact name
Ambient Electronic	ambient	Ambient	Alias
Ambient House	ambient house	Ambient House	Exact name
Ambient Techno	ambient techno	—	Exact name
Arena Rock	arena rock	Arena Rock	Exact name
Ballad Jazz	ballad	Ballad	Alias
Ballads	ballad	Ballad	Alias
Baroque	baroque	Baroque	Exact name
Bass Music	—	Bass Music	Exact name
Bebop	bebop	—	Exact name
Beguine	—	Beguine	Exact name
Benga	benga	—	Exact name
Big Band Jazz	big band	Big Band	Alias
Bikutsi	bikutsi	—	Exact name
Black Metal	black metal	Black Metal	Exact name
Bluegrass	bluegrass	Bluegrass	Exact name
Blues	blues	—	Exact name
Blues Country	blues	—	Alias
Blues Rock	blues rock	Blues Rock	Exact name
Boogie Rock	boogie rock	Boogie	Exact name
Boogie-Woogie	boogie-woogie	Boogie Woogie	Exact name
Bossa Nova	bossa nova	Bossanova	Exact name
Calypso	calypso	Calypso	Exact name
Carnatic	—	Carnatic	Exact name
Celtic	celtic	Celtic	Exact name
Celtic Folk	celtic	Celtic	Alias
Celtic Rock	celtic rock	Celtic	Exact name
Chamber Music	—	Chamber Music	Exact name
Chamber Pop	chamber pop	—	Exact name
Charanga	charanga	Charanga	Exact name
Chicago Blues	chicago blues	Chicago Blues	Exact name
Children's Music	children's music	—	Exact name
Chinese opera	chinese opera	—	Exact name
Choral	—	Choral	Exact name
Christian Metal	christian metal	—	Exact name
Christian Rock	christian rock	—	Exact name
Classic Rock	classic rock	Classic Rock	Exact name
Classical	classical	Classical	Exact name
Classical Crossover	classical crossover	—	Exact name
Classical General	classical	Classical	Alias
Classical Rock	classical	Classical	Alias
Club	club	—	Exact name
Comedy	comedy	Comedy	Exact name
Comedy Rap	comedy	Comedy	Alias
Comedy Rock	comedy rock	Comedy	Exact name
Compas	compas	Compas	Exact name
Contemporary Christian	contemporary christian	—	Exact name
Contemporary Folk	contemporary folk	Contemporary	Exact name
Contemporary Gospel	contemporary gospel	—	Exact name
Contemporary R&B	contemporary r&b	Contemporary R&B	Exact name
Cool Jazz	cool jazz	Cool Jazz	Exact name
Country	country	Country	Exact name
Country Blues	blues	Country Blues	Exact name
Country Rock	rock	Country Rock	Exact name
Country Soul	country soul	Soul	Exact name
Cowpunk	cowpunk	—	Exact name
Crossover Jazz	crossover jazz	—	Exact name
Cuatro	—	Cuatro	Exact name
Cumbia	cumbia	Cumbia	Exact name
Dance	dance	Dances	Exact name
Dancehall	dancehall	Dancehall	Exact name
Dancehall Dance	dancehall	Dancehall	Alias
Dangdut	dangdut	Dangdut	Exact name
Dark Ambient	dark ambient	Dark Ambient	Exact name
Death Metal	death metal	Death Metal	Exact name
Deep Soul	deep soul	—	Exact name
Delta Blues	delta blues	Delta Blues	Exact name
Detroit Techno	detroit techno	—	Exact name
Dhrupad	dhrupad	—	Exact name
Disco	disco	Disco	Exact name
Disco Dance	disco	Disco	Alias
Dixieland	dixieland	Dixieland	Exact name
Doo-Wop	doo-wop	Doo Wop	Exact name
Doom Metal	doom metal	Doom Metal	Exact name
Dream Pop	dream pop	Dream Pop	Exact name
Dream-Pop	dream pop	Dream Pop	Exact name
Drum n' Bass	drum and bass	Drum n Bass	Exact name
Dub	dub	Dub	Exact name
Dub Poetry	dub poetry	Dub Poetry	Exact name
East Coast Hip Hop	east coast hip hop	—	Exact name
Easy Listening	easy listening	Easy Listening	Exact name
Easy Listening General	easy listening	Easy Listening	Alias
EBM	ebm	EBM	Exact name
Electric Blues	electric blues	Electric Blues	Exact name
Electro	electro	Electro	Exact name
Electronic Classical	classical	Classical	Alias
Electronic Jazz	electronic	—	Alias
Electronic/Dance	electronic	Dances	Alias
Electronica	electronica	—	Exact name
Electronica Rock	electronica	—	Alias
Emo	emo	Emo	Exact name
Euro Dance	eurodance	Eurodance	Exact name
EuroPop	europop	Europop	Exact name
Experimental	experimental	Experimental	Exact name
Experimental Alternative	experimental	Experimental	Alias
Experimental Jazz	experimental	Experimental	Alias
Experimental Rock	experimental	Experimental	Alias
Expressionism	expressionism	—	Exact name
Fado	fado	Fado	Exact name
Field Recordings	field recording	Field Recording	Alias
Flamenco	flamenco	Flamenco	Exact name
Folk	folk	Folk	Exact name
Folk Jazz	jazz	Folk	Alias
Folk Rock	folk rock	Folk Rock	Exact name
Forro	forró	Forró	Alias
Free Jazz	free jazz	Free Jazz	Exact name
Freestyle Dance	freestyle	Freestyle	Alias
Freestyle Rap	freestyle	Freestyle	Alias
Funk	funk	Funk	Exact name
Funk Rock	funk rock	Funk	Exact name
Funky Breaks	funky breaks	—	Exact name
Future Funk	future funk	—	Exact name
G-Funk	g-funk	G-Funk	Exact name
Gabber	gabber	Gabber	Exact name
Gamelan	gamelan	Gamelan	Exact name
Gangsta Rap	gangsta rap	Gangsta	Exact name
Garage House	garage house	Garage House	Exact name
Garage Rock	garage rock	Garage Rock	Exact name
General Children's Music	children's music	—	Alias
General Instrumental	instrumental	Instrumental	Alias
Ghazal	ghazal	Ghazal	Exact name
Glam Rock	glam rock	Glam	Exact name
Gospel	gospel	Gospel	Exact name
Goth Rock	—	Goth Rock	Exact name
Gothic Metal	gothic metal	Gothic Metal	Exact name
Grindcore	grindcore	Grindcore	Exact name
Grunge	grunge	Grunge	Exact name
Grunge-Pop	grunge	Grunge	Alias
Guaguanco	guaguancó	Guaguancó	Alias
Hapa-haole	hapa haole	—	Exact name
Happy Hardcore	happy hardcore	Happy Hardcore	Exact name
Hard Bop	hard bop	Hard Bop	Exact name
Hard House	hard house	Hard House	Exact name
Hardcore Punk	hardcore punk	—	Exact name
Hardcore Rap	—	Hardcore	Alias
Hardcore Techno	hardcore techno	—	Exact name
Hawaiian	—	Hawaiian	Exact name
Heavy Metal	heavy metal	Heavy Metal	Exact name
Hip Hop	hip hop	Hip Hop	Exact name
Hip Hop/Rap	hip hop	Hip Hop	Alias
Holiday Pop	—	Holiday	Alias
Honky-Tonk	honky tonk	Honky Tonk	Exact name
Horror Core Hip Hop	horrorcore	Horrorcore	Alias
House	house	House	Exact name
Hungarian Folk	hungarian folk	—	Exact name
Illbient	illbient	Illbient	Exact name
Impressionism	impressionism	—	Exact name
Indian Classical	indian classical	Indian Classical	Exact name
Indian Pop	indian pop	—	Exact name
Industrial	industrial	Industrial	Exact name
Industrial Dance	industrial	Industrial	Alias
Industrial Electronic	industrial	Industrial	Alias
Industrial Metal	industrial metal	Industrial Metal	Exact name
Industrial Rock	industrial rock	Industrial	Exact name
Instrumental Rock	instrumental	Instrumental	Alias
Interviews	interview	Interview	Alias
Irish Folk	irish folk	—	Exact name
J-Pop	j-pop	J-pop	Exact name
Jaipongan	jaipongan	—	Exact name
Jangle Pop	jangle pop	Jangle Pop	Exact name
Jazz	jazz	—	Exact name
Jazz Blues	blues	—	Alias
Jazz Folk	jazz	Folk	Alias
Jazz Fusion	jazz fusion	Fusion	Exact name
Jazz Organ	—	Organ	Alias
Jazz Piano	—	Piano	Alias
Jazz Piano Blues	piano blues	Piano Blues	Alias
Jazz Vocals	—	Vocal	Alias
Jazz-Rap	jazz rap	—	Exact name
Jazz/Blues	blues	—	Alias
Joik	joik	—	Exact name
Jump Blues	jump blues	Jump Blues	Exact name
Jump-Up	jump up	—	Exact name
Jungle	jungle	Jungle	Exact name
Klezmer	klezmer	Klezmer	Exact name
Latin Jazz	latin jazz	Latin Jazz	Exact name
Latin Rap	latin	Latin	Alias
Latin Rock	latin rock	Latin	Exact name
Lounge	lounge	Lounge	Exact name
Lovers Rock	lovers rock	Lovers Rock	Exact name
Madchester	madchester	—	Exact name
Makossa	makossa	—	Exact name
Mambo	mambo	Mambo	Exact name
Marabi	marabi	—	Exact name
Marches	—	Marches	Exact name
Mariachi	mariachi	Mariachi	Exact name
Math Rock	math rock	Math Rock	Exact name
Mbube	mbube	—	Exact name
Medieval	medieval	Medieval	Exact name
Mento	mento	Mento	Exact name
Merengue	merengue	Merengue	Exact name
Metal	metal	—	Exact name
Metal Rap	metal	—	Alias
Miami Bass	miami bass	Miami Bass	Exact name
Minimal Techno	minimal techno	Minimal Techno	Exact name
Modern Blues	modern blues	—	Exact name
Motown	motown	—	Exact name
MPB	mpb	MPB	Exact name
Neo-Psychedelia	neo-psychedelia	—	Exact name
New Age	new age	New Age	Exact name
New Age Electronic	new age	New Age	Alias
New Romantic Rock	new romantic	—	Alias
New Wave	new wave	New Wave	Exact name
Newbeat	new beat	New Beat	Exact name
No Wave	no wave	No Wave	Exact name
Noise	noise	Noise	Exact name
Noise Pop	noise pop	Noise	Exact name
Noise Rock	noise rock	Noise Rock	Exact name
Nueva Trova	nueva trova	Nueva Trova	Exact name
Oi	oi	Oi	Exact name
Old School Hip Hop	old school hip hop	—	Exact name
Opera	opera	Opera	Exact name
Philly Soul	philly soul	—	Exact name
Poetry	poetry	Poetry	Exact name
Polka	polka	Polka	Exact name
Polka Pop	polka	Polka	Alias
Pop	pop	—	Exact name
Pop Punk	pop punk	Pop Punk	Exact name
Pop Soul	pop soul	Soul	Exact name
Pop Vocals	—	Vocal	Alias
Pop-Rap	pop rap	Pop Rap	Exact name
Pop-Reggae	reggae	Reggae	Alias
Post Grunge	post-grunge	Post-Grunge	Exact name
Post Punk	post-punk	Post-Punk	Exact name
Power Metal	power metal	Power Metal	Exact name
Power Pop	power pop	Power Pop	Exact name
Progressive Bluegrass	progressive bluegrass	Progressive Bluegrass	Exact name
Progressive Country	progressive	—	Alias
Progressive Folk	progressive	—	Alias
Progressive House	progressive house	Progressive House	Exact name
Progressive Metal	progressive metal	Progressive Metal	Exact name
Progressive Rock	progressive rock	—	Exact name
Proto-Punk	proto-punk	—	Exact name
Psychedelic	psychedelic	Psychedelic	Exact name
Psycho-Billy	psychobilly	Psychobilly	Exact name
Punk	punk	Punk	Exact name
Qawwali	qawwali	Qawwali	Exact name
Quiet Storm	quiet storm	—	Exact name
R&B	r&b	Rhythm & Blues	Exact name
R&B Jazz	r&b	Rhythm & Blues	Alias
Ragga	ragga	Ragga	Exact name
Ragtime	ragtime	Ragtime	Exact name
Rai	raï	Raï	Alias
Ranchera	ranchera	Ranchera	Exact name
Rap Core	rapcore	—	Exact name
Rap Metal	rap metal	—	Exact name
Rave	rave	—	Exact name
Reggae	reggae	Reggae	Exact name
Reggae Gospel	—	Reggae Gospel	Exact name
Religious	—	Religious	Exact name
Renaissance	renaissance	Renaissance	Exact name
Rhumba	rhumba	—	Exact name
Rock	rock	—	Exact name
Rock & Roll	rock and roll	Rock & Roll	Exact name
Rock Steady	rocksteady	Rocksteady	Exact name
Rockabilly	rockabilly	Rockabilly	Exact name
Rockabilly Country	rockabilly	Rockabilly	Alias
Romantic	—	Romantic	Exact name
Roots Reggae	roots reggae	Roots Reggae	Exact name
Rumba	rumba	Rumba	Exact name
Salsa	salsa	Salsa	Exact name
Samba	samba	Samba	Exact name
Sankyoku	—	Sankyoku	Exact name
Sea Shanties	—	Sea Shanties	Exact name
Serialism	serialism	—	Exact name
Singer-Songwriter	singer-songwriter	—	Exact name
Ska	ska	Ska	Exact name
Ska Punk	ska punk	—	Exact name
Skiffle	skiffle	Skiffle	Exact name
Smooth Jazz	smooth jazz	Smooth Jazz	Exact name
Soca	soca	Soca	Exact name
Soft Rock	soft rock	Soft Rock	Exact name
Son	—	Son	Exact name
Soukous	soukous	Soukous	Exact name
Soul	soul	Soul	Exact name
Soul Country	soul	Soul	Alias
Southern Rock	southern rock	Southern Rock	Exact name
Southern Soul	southern soul	—	Exact name
Space Rock	space rock	Space Rock	Exact name
Speed Garage	speed garage	Speed Garage	Exact name
Speed Metal	speed metal	Speed Metal	Exact name
Spiritual	spirituals	Spirituals	Alias
Spirituals	spirituals	Spirituals	Exact name
Spoken Word	spoken word	Spoken Word	Exact name
Spoken Word General	spoken word	Spoken Word	Alias
Steel Band	steel band	Steel Band	Exact name
Surf Rock	surf rock	Surf	Exact name
Synth Pop	synth-pop	Synth-pop	Exact name
Tango	tango	Tango	Exact name
Tech Step	techstep	—	Exact name
Tech Trance	tech trance	Tech Trance	Exact name
Techno	techno	Techno	Exact name
Tejano	tejano	Tejano	Exact name
Tejano Country	tejano	Tejano	Alias
Tex/Mex	tex-mex	—	Exact name
Thai Classical Music	thai classical	Thai Classical	Alias
Third Stream	third stream	—	Exact name
Thrash	—	Thrash	Exact name
Traditional Bluegrass	traditional bluegrass	—	Exact name
Trance	trance	Trance	Exact name
Tribal	—	Tribal	Exact name
Trip Hop	trip hop	Trip Hop	Exact name
Tropicalia	tropicália	—	Alias
Vallenato	vallenato	Vallenato	Exact name
Vocal	—	Vocal	Exact name
West Coast Hip Hop	west coast hip hop	—	Exact name
World Beat	worldbeat	—	Exact name
World Fusion	world fusion	—	Exact name
Zouk	zouk	Zouk	Exact name
Zydeco	zydeco	Zydeco	Exact name