Genre signal report
Pop genre signal report
The global pop genre that anchors most country-level charts. This page explains the latest chart evidence behind the genre ranking rather than treating the genre as a fixed country label.
Why this genre appears in the ranking
Measuring the relative presence of local genres requires comparing them against a large reference genre like pop inside the same ranking.
Week-over-week movement and spread
Versus the 2026-08-22 snapshot, Pop held genre rank #1 with 23 fewer matched chart songs (382 → 359).
The signal is broadly distributed across 22 countries, led by Indonesia (7), Malaysia (7), Finland (6) out of 60 matched songs. No single market dominates, which is the profile of a genuinely cross-market genre this week.
Matched chart songs
| Local rank | Song | Artist | Country | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dai Dai | Shakira | Germany | Apple/iTunes: Pop; Viberate: Pop |
| #1 | I takt med deg | Zimmermann | Norway | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #1 | Väärä nainen | Ida | Finland | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #1 | KALYANI - Remix | ARJN | United Arab Emirates | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #1 | Teh Hijau | Tulus | Indonesia | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #1 | Teh Hijau | Tulus | Malaysia | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #2 | Man I Need | Olivia Dean | United Kingdom | Apple/iTunes: Pop; MusicBrainz: indie pop |
| #2 | Zwoele Zomernachten | Rutger van Barneveld | Netherlands | Apple/iTunes: Pop; MusicBrainz/Viberate: Pop |
| #2 | Dai Dai | Shakira | Sweden | Apple/iTunes: Pop; Viberate: Pop |
| #2 | Dai Dai | Shakira | Norway | Apple/iTunes: Pop; Viberate: Pop |
| #2 | Toz Pembe | manifest | Turkey | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #2 | Arz Kiya Hai | Coke Studio Bharat | Anuv Jain | India | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #2 | Sesi Potret | eńau | Indonesia | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #2 | Panaginip | nicole | Philippines | Apple/iTunes: indie pop |
| #2 | Astaga Bercanda | Akbar Chalay | Malaysia | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #2 | Man I Need | Olivia Dean | New Zealand | Apple/iTunes: Pop; MusicBrainz: indie pop |
| #2 | hate that i made you love me | Ariana Grande | Singapore | Apple/iTunes: Pop; curated artist fallback: Ariana Grande |
| #3 | Great Expectation | SIENNA SPIRO | United Kingdom | Apple/iTunes: Pop; MusicBrainz: Pop |
| #3 | OSSESSIONE | Samurai Jay | Italy | Apple/iTunes: Pop |
| #3 | Dai Dai | Shakira | Netherlands | Apple/iTunes: Pop; Viberate: Pop |
Countries contributing signal
| Country | Matched count |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 7 matched chart songs |
| Malaysia | 7 matched chart songs |
| Finland | 6 matched chart songs |
| Norway | 4 matched chart songs |
| United Kingdom | 3 matched chart songs |
| Netherlands | 3 matched chart songs |
| Philippines | 3 matched chart songs |
| Singapore | 3 matched chart songs |
| Thailand | 3 matched chart songs |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 matched chart songs |
Artists carrying the signal
| Artist | Matched songs | Countries | Best local rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakira | 6 | Germany, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, France | #1 |
| Raim Laode | 4 | Indonesia, Malaysia | #3 |
| Tulus | 3 | Indonesia, Malaysia | #1 |
| Olivia Dean | 3 | United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia | #2 |
| Isac Elliot | 3 | Finland | #4 |
| Olivia Rodrigo | 3 | United States, United Kingdom | #5 |
| ARJN | 2 | United Arab Emirates, India | #1 |
| manifest | 2 | Turkey | #2 |
Genre scores are generated from charting songs and their metadata evidence. A song can contribute to more than one genre when the available metadata supports multiple labels.