Music Metrics Vault

Emo

Most popular artists in Emo

This chart is based on the monthly listeners metric for all artists tagged with the genre emo by Spotify. It may contain some errors or some data may not be up to date. You can check the artist profile to update data if necessary.

# Artist Monthly Listeners Followers
1
25,949,646
9,232,499
2
23,646,678
11,180,762
3
21,035,481
12,550,147
4
18,480,223
8,893,785
5
16,593,532
9,540,757
6
13,692,724
6,314,136
7
9,439,966
1,693,895
8
8,217,710
3,777,661
9
7,923,806
3,126,082
10
7,860,293
2,790,540
11
7,492,522
3,793,141
12
5,914,841
3,453,609
13
5,658,149
2,725,379
14
5,353,611
2,456,147
15
4,815,378
1,463,479
16
4,032,392
1,578,419
17
3,420,377
1,700,169
18
3,040,710
2,477,949
19
2,974,004
1,075,036
20
2,948,157
1,248,645
21
2,917,227
2,339,740
22
2,867,672
1,370,698
23
2,784,081
1,254,266
24
Mom Jeans.
2,676,053
469,967
25
2,656,182
906,602
26
2,624,331
1,404,631
27
2,478,691
959,573
28
2,353,486
2,069,445
29
Title Fight
2,059,096
534,562
30
1,847,501
832,417
31
1,830,429
1,385,803
32
Modern Baseball
1,776,513
581,720
33
1,746,316
642,837
34
1,740,359
1,002,474
35
1,726,491
1,344,538
36
1,667,023
873,254
37
1,586,455
538,130
38
1,568,949
766,969
39
Underoath
1,536,815
671,794
40
Dance Gavin Dance
1,410,208
760,051
41
Sugarcult
1,319,483
304,054
42
1,316,930
932,681
43
Hawthorne Heights
1,166,663
539,598
44
Brand New
1,157,693
741,302
45
1,157,609
750,080
46
American Football
1,046,791
418,648
47
Movements
1,022,843
305,784
48
Saosin
976,626
514,971
49
Senses Fail
893,660
473,159
50
Hot Mulligan
833,423
277,055
51
Alkaline Trio
777,658
412,817
52
Motion City Soundtrack
754,092
344,087
53
Alexisonfire
666,790
435,357
54
Andy Black
620,101
485,169
55
La Dispute
614,652
424,346
56
Free Throw
574,213
124,141
57
Joyce Manor
565,783
247,730
58
Gerard Way
531,797
534,152
59
Chiodos
512,780
353,114
60
The Starting Line
501,844
196,472
61
TX2
493,511
287,509
62
Citizen
479,492
276,236
63
The Wonder Years
467,188
283,924
64
Broadside
465,187
101,203
65
Say Anything
436,164
305,867
66
Never Shout Never
427,607
584,767
67
Alesana
419,583
470,633
68
From First To Last
417,010
320,738
69
Forever The Sickest Kids
416,381
287,027
70
Sorority Noise
416,220
196,260
71
Cute Is What We Aim For
397,006
312,261
72
Fresno
392,814
516,360
73
Microwave
389,269
136,728
74
PUP
387,179
269,424
75
Tigers Jaw
386,207
231,243
76
Bayside
382,811
234,530
77
Something Corporate
378,218
193,638
78
Strike
377,006
196,828
79
Finch
371,316
212,426
80
Circa Survive
352,360
353,206
81
Sunny Day Real Estate
348,127
230,216
82
Funeral For A Friend
327,053
251,237
83
The Academy Is...
316,244
219,981
84
Origami Angel
316,136
130,340
85
Cartel
303,430
184,618
86
Thursday
295,794
224,416
87
At the Drive-In
282,557
345,414
88
TRSH
281,737
40,623
89
Marietta
263,119
72,608
90
Macseal
260,196
51,896
91
Matchbook Romance
255,528
143,973
92
Ghost Town
252,364
209,534
93
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
250,457
213,773
94
A Skylit Drive
243,307
297,934
95
Trash Boat
243,057
124,820
96
Arm's Length
224,375
45,780
97
Johnnie Guilbert
219,085
404,291
98
The Spill Canvas
215,391
134,654
99
Trophy Eyes
200,150
116,079
100
Saves The Day
198,540
163,577
101
Balance And Composure
197,858
151,844
102
Tiny Moving Parts
195,390
163,094
103
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
190,803
142,152
104
Fit For Rivals
189,969
204,171
105
Emery
189,463
141,121
106
WSTR
187,566
93,532
107
I Set My Friends On Fire
184,996
173,936
108
Foxing
178,284
135,073
109
Armor For Sleep
177,614
139,840
110
The Get Up Kids
176,518
150,812
111
Hey Monday
173,576
176,397
112
Head Automatica
170,865
60,145
113
Jake Webber
168,340
356,903
114
Isles & Glaciers
158,275
130,213
115
Cursive
156,627
118,135
116
Prince Daddy & the Hyena
149,029
80,307
117
Head North
148,031
10,316
118
Have Mercy
142,304
81,013
119
A Static Lullaby
138,010
93,105
120
Hevo 84
137,787
71,736
121
Ben Quad
133,723
27,244
122
Straylight Run
126,652
64,389
123
Acceptance
124,874
65,531
124
Cine
124,279
86,396
125
The Hotelier
122,560
96,356
126
Frank Iero
122,112
265,490
127
sports.
120,695
38,213
128
A Heartwell Ending
116,076
15,412
129
Oso Oso
113,330
76,096
130
The Early November
109,513
105,022
131
The Audition
108,581
59,857
132
Seaway
106,959
93,871
133
Camping In Alaska
105,799
37,240
134
Dikembe
101,295
32,704
135
The Format
98,532
89,341
136
Gloria
97,512
103,324
137
Jawbreaker
96,728
108,715
138
Your Broken Hero
95,242
34,023
139
I Hate Myself
95,113
49,798
140
Texas Is The Reason
91,415
47,720
141
Aiden
87,962
113,100
142
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
87,890
134,773
143
Madina Lake
87,857
59,464
144
Midtown
87,224
52,098
145
I'm Glad It's You
84,435
32,014
146
Cap'n Jazz
84,267
87,564
147
Glocca Morra
78,542
36,056
148
Dead Poetic
75,133
46,204
149
Picture Me Broken
73,397
56,253
150
Mae
72,823
84,325
151
Reggie And The Full Effect
71,863
44,500
152
Old Gray
67,442
57,586
153
Algernon Cadwallader
64,803
55,007
154
Calling All Captains
63,819
58,381
155
We Were Sharks
63,083
33,454
156
Mineral
61,942
66,134
157
Jets To Brazil
61,033
52,626
158
The Juliana Theory
60,665
42,909
159
Braid
60,611
46,952
160
Valencia
59,983
34,503
161
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
59,493
94,121
162
Before Today
58,286
47,867
163
Carly Cosgrove
58,221
22,079
164
Just Surrender
56,972
31,507
165
Midwest Pen Pals
55,616
19,757
166
Seahaven
51,403
76,688
167
Charmer
50,413
33,220
168
Further Seems Forever
50,168
42,966
169
The Promise Ring
47,071
60,181
170
Vampires Everywhere!
45,452
52,727
171
You Blew It!
44,658
36,719
172
Yung Scuff
44,429
35,966
173
Brave Little Abacus
44,128
40,061
174
Rites of Spring
43,540
70,479
175
Sleep On It
42,521
43,537
176
Strictly Ballroom
42,162
10,729
177
empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate)
41,575
48,554
178
Snow White's Poison Bite
41,108
73,803
179
Prawn
40,110
23,724
180
Into It. Over It.
39,814
54,192
181
Orchid
39,576
47,839
182
The Movielife
38,483
31,828
183
Lovehatehero
37,844
37,061
184
The Appleseed Cast
37,827
47,332
185
Like Pacific
36,855
55,953
186
The Jazz June
36,757
12,693
187
Saetia
36,569
36,261
188
The Anniversary
35,915
23,998
189
Spitalfield
35,634
25,523
190
Hidden In Plain View
34,872
29,810
191
Greeley Estates
34,579
62,118
192
Home Is Where
34,452
24,033
193
Pretty Girls Make Graves
34,162
30,444
194
Everyone Everywhere
33,272
23,516
195
Fake Number
32,662
46,235
196
Hori
31,567
31,506
197
The Cardboard Swords
31,232
31,328
198
You vs Yesterday
31,223
13,265
199
Rainer Maria
31,132
27,744
200
Boys Night Out
30,942
38,189
201
Hot Rod Circuit
30,518
21,261
202
Moneen
29,582
20,337
203
Algae Bloom
29,229
17,894
204
Perspective, a Lovely Hand to Hold
28,674
21,995
205
Embrace
28,167
27,813
206
Dads
27,008
37,905
207
An Evening At Elmwood
26,891
9,120
208
Snowing
26,464
35,254
209
Suis La Lune
26,390
25,944
210
Penfold
25,097
16,623
211
Brigades
24,887
6,172
212
Piebald
24,716
26,719
213
Two Knights
24,599
12,728
214
Bad Luck.
24,428
15,292
215
Halifax
24,262
25,368
216
William Bonney
23,380
21,512
217
Dance of Days
22,736
41,891
218
Maggat
22,192
3,715
219
Homesafe
21,987
29,697
220
Oolong
20,648
15,120
221
I Am Ghost
20,394
41,674
222
Northstar
19,955
17,554
223
Gulfer
19,862
13,555
224
Indian Summer
19,776
19,406
225
Deadbeat Nightlife
19,736
10,078
226
Pageninetynine
18,560
32,962
227
Moss Icon
18,002
23,720
228
awakebutstillinbed
17,552
17,732
229
Hey Mercedes
17,452
20,270
230
Guitar Fight from Fooly Cooly
17,166
17,402
231
Catch Side
17,102
27,781
232
Sense Field
16,646
14,809
233
Knapsack
16,547
19,381
234
Replace
16,312
18,568
235
Forests
16,158
17,105
236
The Pine
15,839
13,805
237
Ogbert the Nerd
15,797
10,771
238
Sunday's Best
15,745
6,902
239
I Would Set Myself On Fire For You
15,222
17,469
240
Speak Low
15,109
17,913
241
Elder Brother
14,989
19,768
242
Short Fictions
14,708
9,920
243
The Forecast
14,692
10,426
244
Christie Front Drive
14,389
17,078
245
Kerosene Heights
14,220
4,842
246
Stevens
14,067
7,325
247
The New Amsterdams
13,910
18,509
248
Elliott
13,908
19,929
249
Plainclothes
13,885
6,069
250
Planes Mistaken For Stars
13,715
21,395
251
Pentimento
13,646
14,025
252
Sudden Suspension
13,512
6,522
253
Signal The Escape
13,258
4,956
254
A Thorn For Every Heart
13,176
14,248
255
Stars Hollow
13,089
13,513
256
Stay Inside
13,089
8,920
257
Jake Bateman
13,075
8,082
258
Fossil Youth
12,967
6,133
259
The Casket Lottery
12,598
17,478
260
Dowsing
12,550
19,010
261
Til Death Do We Part
12,293
32,063
262
One Last Wish
11,992
14,555
263
Funeral Diner
11,581
18,107
264
Better Off
11,302
15,561
265
Daisyhead
11,244
13,005
266
Sport
11,206
9,996
267
The Spirit of Versailles
11,069
7,164
268
Football, Etc.
11,051
14,162
269
Northbound
11,032
7,391
270
Drive
11,001
6,074
271
Their / They're / There
10,894
19,991
272
Joshua Fit For Battle
10,825
13,000
273
Jejune
10,690
6,624
274
Brandtson
10,658
8,349
275
Bury Me With You
10,620
6,725
276
The Jealous Sound
10,574
15,529
277
Hoover
10,224
7,263
278
Her Words Kill
9,967
3,343
279
CW7
9,792
23,864
280
Arrows in Her
9,779
5,301
281
Park Jefferson
9,674
4,515
282
Brave Bird
9,572
11,339
283
Joan Of Arc
9,104
23,147
284
A Will Away
8,530
12,427
285
CSTVT
8,415
14,307
286
Dear Whoever
8,329
10,959
287
The Saddest Landscape
8,319
21,352
288
Joie De Vivre
8,213
12,684
289
Small Brown Bike
8,099
17,634
290
Mock Orange
8,072
11,293
291
I Love Your Lifestyle
8,028
12,003
292
On The Might Of Princes
7,803
7,516
293
Name Taken
7,739
11,294
294
Posture & the Grizzly
7,648
9,329
295
Souvenirs
7,453
7,976
296
Boys Life
7,370
8,954
297
Granada
7,288
5,437
298
Pop Unknown
7,091
7,106
299
Reclaim The Fallen
6,963
3,121
300
Chamberlain
6,942
7,529
301
Emoponto
6,745
4,544
302
Life Lessons
6,681
9,219
303
Portraits of Past
6,659
13,243
304
Modern Chemistry
6,638
4,584
305
A Vain Attempt
6,577
10,415
306
GunsLikeGirls
6,480
2,823
307
Not For Now
6,258
2,682
308
Bleed The Dream
6,240
7,219
309
WATERMEDOWN
6,044
4,833
310
The Shyness Clinic
5,881
2,280
311
Casper Elgin
5,786
4,097
312
Boilermaker
5,630
4,395
313
Heroin
5,601
9,039
314
Secrets Kept In Suicide
5,428
3,746
315
Our Past Days
5,394
6,211
316
The Hated
5,385
4,769
317
OWLS
5,301
13,058
318
Benton Falls
5,214
8,111
319
Crash Of Rhinos
5,080
8,843
320
Cross My Heart
4,722
5,448
321
Native Nod
4,721
6,920
322
Engine Down
4,718
8,321
323
Oliver Houston
4,674
6,267
324
Unwanted Superheroes
4,601
3,061
325
death in december
4,595
3,284
326
Twelve Hour Turn
4,483
5,189
327
The Gloria Record
4,359
9,770
328
Usurp Synapse
4,230
8,002
329
Tawny Peaks
4,111
3,748
330
The Van Pelt
4,050
8,103
331
Swing Kids
3,979
9,423
332
Oh Sweet Ransom
3,819
3,289
333
Park
3,811
6,263
334
Doyoulike?
3,804
2,985
335
Vitreous Humor
3,787
3,338
336
Emo Side Project
3,773
5,010
337
Matt Cutshall
3,705
5,902
338
Darling You Should Be Ashamed
3,680
2,663
339
Street Smart Cyclist
3,600
2,537
340
Bonfires
3,583
4,997
341
Forgotten Alibi
3,542
2,041
342
Still Life
3,311
5,917
343
New End Original
3,303
3,495
344
Worthless Without
3,157
2,417
345
Edaline
3,044
2,983
346
Wavelets
3,042
4,249
347
Current
2,968
2,554
348
Fairweather
2,922
5,857
349
Chomp Chomp Attack!
2,789
4,624
350
Boy Rex
2,726
1,796
351
Live Like Glass
2,638
4,120
352
Pohgoh
2,634
3,355
353
Safe To Say
2,622
5,625
354
The Silent Escape
2,609
2,108
355
Blinded Black
2,559
2,263
356
Sleepytime Trio
2,510
3,743
357
Grown Ups
2,485
6,731
358
Hightide Hotel
2,474
8,162
359
Ethel Meserve
2,248
2,520
360
Beefeater
2,211
5,328
361
Losing Streak
2,152
1,748
362
Kara's Walk Home
2,101
3,397
363
Time Spent Driving
2,072
3,728
364
Lostfoundbroken
2,045
935
365
Forever Wings Fold
2,003
1,629
366
Garden Variety
1,782
2,996
367
Miracle Of 86
1,707
1,737
368
Starmarket
1,705
4,339
369
Imbroco
1,691
2,883
370
Seasons Change
1,619
3,757
371
Camber
1,614
3,454
372
Dahlia Seed
1,596
1,818
373
Deer Leap
1,502
6,124
374
The Blacktop Cadence
1,496
2,336
375
Broken Hearts Are Blue
1,479
2,518
376
Peregrine
1,471
1,091
377
Plunger
1,312
1,381
378
Split Lip
1,296
2,440
379
Goodbye Soundscape
1,291
1,121
380
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
1,280
3,256
381
Waxwing
1,223
2,620
382
Love of Everything
1,217
937
383
Young and Heartless
1,198
2,566
384
Leiah
1,185
1,497
385
Kolya
1,127
1,712
386
SHOTMAKER
1,105
1,270
387
Kittyhawk
1,103
2,651
388
The White Octave
1,055
2,345
389
Injury Tape
1,047
803
390
Silver Scooter
1,000
1,327
391
Live in Despair
36
84
392
Semiotics
6
139

Some info about emo

Emo, short for "emotional hardcore," is a music genre that emerged from the hardcore punk scene of Washington, D.C., in the mid-1980s. Initially dubbed "emocore," emo was characterized by an expressive and confessional lyricism melded with the intense, fast-paced aggression of hardcore punk. Over the years, emo evolved, branching into a more mainstream genre that integrated pop and rock elements, which significantly broadened its appeal.

The birth of emo is often attributed to the band Rites of Spring, which formed in 1984. Fronted by Guy Picciotto and including drummer Brendan Canty, they sought to break from the strict, often emotionally detached confines of traditional hardcore punk by incorporating introspective lyrics and a more melodic approach to songwriting. This introspection soon became a hallmark of the genre, tapping into personal feelings of angst, love, and despair. Following closely were bands like Embrace and Moss Icon, which contributed to defining the early emo sound and ethos.

As emo music progressed into the 1990s, it began to diverge from its hardcore roots, embracing a softer and more indie rock influence. This period saw the emergence of second-wave emo bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, whose 1994 album "Diary" is often hailed as a seminal emo work, and Jawbreaker. These bands introduced a complex duality between melody and dissonance, creating deeply emotional and layered musical textures.

The late 1990s and early 2000s marked the entry of emo into the mainstream with bands like My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, and Dashboard Confessional. These groups brought emo to a broader audience, achieving significant commercial success with more polished sounds and major record label backing. Jimmy Eat World’s album "Bleed American," particularly the hit single "The Middle," played a critical role in catapulting emo into top 40 radio stations and MTV playlists.

Another pivotal phase for emo was characterized by the advent of what is often referred to as "emo-pop." Bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! at The Disco managed to blend catchy pop hooks with the emotional depth and angst typical of traditional emo. Their success in the mid-to-late 2000s helped cement emo's place in the mainstream music scene, although often at the cost of criticism from purists who felt the genre was straying too far from its hardcore punk roots.

Emo has always maintained a significant cultural presence in the United States, particularly among suburban American teens. However, its influence can also be found internationally, in countries like Canada, the UK, and Australia, where vibrant emo scenes have developed.

Throughout its development, emo has been marked by its passionate fan base and its members' strong sense of identity and community. Despite the genre’s evolution and commercialization, at its core, emo has remained a channel for expressing emotion, with an emphasis on authenticity and self-expression.

In considering emo's legacy and impact, it's essential to recognize the genre's role in shaping youth culture and indie music. As emo continues to evolve, it constantly engages new generations of fans, ensuring its place in the dynamic landscape of popular music.