In a country as diverse as ours, you won’t be surprised to learn that certain swathes are known for a particular kind of groove. And just as accents are endemic and varied by each state of this great nation, so are the styles of music each particular patch of grass specializes in.
We bring you some stats you’d expect (church music reigns supreme in the south), but also some surprises. Our map takes several factors into account. Some states name a particular style of music because that style of music originated there, other states flaunt the musical style that’s most popular by sales stats and other states name the style of music whose popularity is rising at a substantially higher rate than other kinds of tunes. (That’s how you wind up with Idaho representing hip-hop). So here it is, the definitive map of music. (As determined by us.)
