good music
what it is
music that is generally good and dandy, fine and swell, musting and busting, popping and dropping, flaking and quaking, stunning and drumming, hamming and schlamming, etc. , etc.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make good music a playlist
turn these 19 artists into something you can press play on.
✦ nearby genres
questions
What is good music?
music that is generally good and dandy, fine and swell, musting and busting, popping and dropping, flaking and quaking, stunning and drumming, hamming and schlamming, etc. , etc.
What are good good music albums to start with?
Try Cold by Kanye West, Drug Dealers Anonymous by Pusha T, The Frailty of Words by Hopesfall, and Choir of Horrors by Messiah.
Who are some women making good music?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/good-music/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making good music, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21