Which music genres actually clear 70?

Honestly, the scoring environment is just not equally harsh across genres. In our April 18, 2026 snapshot, R&B and country clear the 70+ bar at about 16%, pop clears it at 10.8%, and hip-hop almost never gets there at 1.2%. So what? If you are making hip-hop or electronic music, you should stop comparing your score to pop like the bar is the same. It is not.

I realize every creator wants one universal scoreboard. I get that. It would be cleaner. But the chart says the upload reality is different by lane. Some genres are showing up with much healthier top-end distributions. Others are piling up in the middle or lower bands.

That does not mean hip-hop is a worse genre. It means the current generation stack is leaving different weaknesses exposed in different lanes. If I were making hip-hop right now, I would not ask, “Why am I not scoring like pop?” I would ask, “What does this lane need before it starts clearing at all?” That is a much better question.

If you want the practical version, here it is. The next move should be lane-specific. Use the score as a competitiveness signal inside your genre, not as a universal verdict against everyone else uploading different kinds of songs.

Try the AI music rater on your track, then compare it to the right lane, not the most flattering one.