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EDM genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of EDM
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of EDM
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1997The Fat of the LandProdigy
1998
You’ve Come a Long Way, BabyFatboy Slim
1994Music for the Jilted GenerationThe Prodigy
2005Hold Your ColourPendulum
1992
Selected Ambient Works 85–92Aphex Twin
2005
Human After AllDaft Punk
1997
Dig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers
New in EDM
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Contingency ProtocolTechnetium
2026The Fork and KnifeSkepta
2026The HollowSnoop Dogg & Kurupt
2026WELCOME HOME, ACIDGVRLAcidgvrl
EDM by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
EDM by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of EDM
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Afrojack
- Alan Walker
- Alle Farben
- Alok
Armand van Helden- Armin van Buuren
- ATB
- Avicii
- Axwell
Becky Hill- Benny Benassi
- Blank & Jones
- Bob Sinclar
- Calvin Harris
CamelPhat- Cascada
- Clean Bandit
- Daft Punk
- David Guetta
Dimitri Vegas
Disclosure
DJ Snake
Duke Dumont- Eric Prydz
- Everything but the Girl
- Fatboy Slim
- Fred again..
- Galantis
Gorgon City
INNA- Jess Glynne
John Summit
Jonas Blue
Jovanotti
Justice- Kygo
- Lucas & Steve
- Martin Solveig
MEDUZA- NEFFEX
- Oliver Heldens
- Paul van Dyk
PinkPantheress- Robert Miles
- Rudimental
Scooter- Snap!
Sonny Fodera- Steve Aoki
- Swedish House Mafia
- Taylor Dayne
- Technotronic
- The Chainsmokers
- The Chemical Brothers
- The Prodigy
- Tiësto
Tom Grennan- twocolors
Tyla- Zedd
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what EDM is divided into
Bubblegum BassBreakcoreBubblingCrunkcoreCoupé-DécaléBaltimore ClubDeconstructed ClubElectro LatinoFuture RaveFuture BassFunkotFreestyleFootworkGrimeGhettotechHands UpHardcore TechnoHardstyleJungle TerrorKuduroLento ViolentoMoombahtonMoombahcoreMidtempo BassNortecShangaan ElectroSingeliTrap EDMTribal GuaracheroTechnoBalani ShowBreakbeatBroken BeatDrum And BassDubstepElectroclashHouseRaveTranceUK GarageUK FunkySpacesynthBudotsBérite ClubArtcoreNerdcore TechnoManyaoHard DrumJersey ClubFootwork JunglePhilly ClubHard NrgJumpstyleGlitch Hop EDMCruiseDark DiscoOri DeckDariacoreAquacrunkHypertechnoPost-DubstepSlimepunkMelodic BassNeo RaveHardtekkToytown Techno
Origins
Genres from which EDM originated
Parent genre
EDM is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from EDM