Music Genre Wheel: Spin a Random Genre

Music genre wheel with 12 genres, from rock and jazz to hip-hop and folk. Spin for a playlist theme, a genre to discover or a music quiz round.

Playlist themes
Music discovery
Music lessons

On this wheel

Rock
Pop
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Country
Classical
+6 more

Click the wheel to spin

Why use a music genre wheel

Twelve genres are already on the wheel, so you can skip the blank list and spin straight away. Use it to break out of the same few artists, or to set the theme for a quiz round or a listening lesson.

Pick tonight’s playlist theme
Friends and families can spin a genre and build a playlist from it for a party or a road trip.
Discover a genre you never listen to
Music fans can spin once a week and listen to one album from the genre it lands on.
Teach a different genre in music class
Music teachers can spin a genre and play a few examples, then talk about its instruments and history.
Set the genre for a music quiz round
Quiz hosts can spin a genre before each round and play song clips from it for teams to name.

This wheel wears the Spin Me Round theme: a vinyl record on a turntable, with a tonearm to point. Your own copy keeps it, or pick another wheel theme.

How to use the music genre wheel

Click the wheel to spin it.
Wait for it to slow down and stop on a random entry. The winner pops up on screen.
Click “Hide & Respin” to take the winner out and spin again, so nothing is picked twice.
Click “Pick your music genres” to save your own copy, change the entries, and share or embed it.

All 12 entries on the music genre wheel

Rock
Pop
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Country
Classical
Electronic
R&B
Reggae
Blues
Metal
Folk

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Every entry has a slice of the same size, and where the wheel stops is picked with your browser’s cryptographically secure random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues), so nobody can predict or rig the result.

Can I change the entries on this wheel?

Yes. Click “Pick your music genres” to save your own copy. You can then add, remove or rename entries, change the theme and spin settings, and share or embed your wheel.