Trending Musical Concepts in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed musical concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: synesthesia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
463,750
Total Views (September 2026)
1
synesthesia
neurological condition
60,078
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views
2
circle of fifths
relationship among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys; geometrical representation of relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale in pitch class space
31,043
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views
3
mode
each of the sequences ordered by the notes within an octave according to the different sequences of tones and semitones
16,478
views
views
4
time signature
specification of beats in a musical bar or measure
13,964
views
views
5
song structure
arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
12,340
views
views
6
note sign
sign used in musical notation to describe a pitched sound (frequency + duration)
11,646
views
views
7
scale
succession of notes organized according to a model in ascending or descending order within an octave
10,075
views
views
8
syncopation
rhythm that contains syncopation
9,875
views
views
9
dynamics
aspect of musical expression related to sound intensity and its variation
9,293
views
views
10
soundtrack
musical concept; recorded music accompanying a production such as a film
9,119
views
views
11
timbre
quality of a musical note or sound or tone, independent of pitch and volume
9,037
views
views
12
harmonic series
sequence of sounds where the base frequency of each sound is an integer multiple of the lowest base frequency
8,759
views
views
13
chord progression
succession formed by the repetition of a melodic or harmonic motif at a higher or lower degree
8,205
views
views
14
chord
harmonic set of three or more notes
7,948
views
views
15
coda
musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
7,659
views
views
16
just intonation
musical tuning based on pure intervals
7,004
views
views
17
close
set of harmonic unions that represent the end of a phrase
6,568
views
views
18
harmony
process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions
6,499
views
views
19
drum machine
electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
6,078
views
views
20
pitch
perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high
5,933
views
views
21
backmasking
backward recording technique
5,792
views
views
22
Pythagorean tuning
intonation system based on the chaining of perfect fifths
5,380
views
views
23
polyrhythm
the simultaneous use of two or more conflicting rhythms in music
5,253
views
views
24
beat
basic unit of time in music and music theory
5,078
views
views
25
tessitura
musically acceptable range for a singer or musical instrument
4,874
views
views
26
concert tour
series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different venues
4,776
views
views
27
guitar solo
melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music written for a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar
4,768
views
views
28
head voice
specific term regarding the human voice the definition of which can vary by art medium
4,413
views
views
29
blue note
music term; note that for expressive purposes is sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
4,408
views
views
30
neumatic notation
neume notation system
4,162
views
views
31
measure
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
3,992
views
views
32
refrain
repeated lines in music or poetry
3,933
views
views
33
glissando
musical ornament; to pass through all the notes or sounds between two notes
3,730
views
views
34
diapason
pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance
3,703
views
views
35
LinnDrum
digital drum machine
3,474
views
views
36
bridge
contrasting section of music
3,376
views
views
37
encore
additional performance added to the end of a concert
3,331
views
views
38
Accidental (music)
sign that changes the pitch of the note which appears outside the key signature
3,235
views
views
39
music sequencer
device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music
3,218
views
views
40
overtone
tone with a frequency higher than the frequency of the reference tone
3,214
views
views
41
tonal system
arrangements of pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions
3,199
views
views
42
mensural notation
musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music
3,152
views
views
43
flanging
electronic musical effect
3,136
views
views
44
meter
aspect of music
3,079
views
views
45
Groove
Jazz technique
3,063
views
views
46
rest
interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause
3,051
views
views
47
cadenza
improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists
3,011
views
views
48
sound effect
artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media
2,944
views
views
49
envelope
pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time
2,939
views
views
50
intonation
variation of pitch in speech
2,853
views
views
51
rockism and poptimism
ideological arguments in music journalism
2,827
views
views
52
tablature
score consisting of a music notation where letters, numbers or graphic symbols indicate the finger position on the instrument or the name of the notes
2,795
views
views
53
inversion
musical term with meanings with respect to intervals, chords, voices, and melodies
2,757
views
views
54
standard
well-known musical composition, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or more musical genres
2,701
views
views
55
cantus firmus
pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
2,519
views
views
56
motif
short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition
2,414
views
views
57
sotto voce
intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis
2,409
views
views
58
dal Segno
musical symbol/term meaning return to the (segno) sign
2,339
views
views
59
svara
note in the octave (Indian classical music)
2,299
views
views
60
diatonic and chromatic
terms in music theory to characterize scales
2,277
views
views
61
slur
type of ligature indicating that the group of notes it comprises should be interpreted legato
2,255
views
views
62
music therapy
use of music as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of neurological, mental, or behavioral disorders
2,196
views
views
63
rare groove
soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure
2,179
views
views
64
music and emotion
psychological relationship between human affect and music
2,154
views
views
65
sight-singing
music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before
2,148
views
views
66
repeat sign
musical notation indicating repetition
2,148
views
views
67
tala
meter, time cycle measure in Indian music
2,118
views
views
68
texture
way in which tempo, melody, and harmony are combined in a musical composition
2,115
views
views
69
Neo-romanticism
movements from the era of Romanticism
2,076
views
views
70
scoring
the art and technique of making or adapting compositions for a group of instruments, especially the orchestra
2,051
views
views
71
movement
self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form
2,000
views
views
72
da capo
indication that a composition or part should be performed
1,895
views
views
73
fipple
constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder
1,799
views
views
74
voice leading
decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
1,793
views
views
75
modes of limited transposition
musical modes or scales that fulfill specific criteria relating to their symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups
1,774
views
views
76
accent
highlight a musical element by emphasizing its intensity, duration or pitch
1,760
views
views
77
upbeat
unaccented note or group of notes that precedes the initial accented period of a musical phrase
1,753
views
views
78
pelog
scale used in Indonesian gamelan music
1,663
views
views
79
Tie (music)
curved line written on the staff to group some notes, used to link notes of the same pitch, add note values and indicate the continuity of a phrase
1,660
views
views
80
elements of music
characteristic, dimension, or element taken as a part or component of music
1,624
views
views
81
altered chord
chord with notes of a different key than the corresponding one, with chromatic alterations
1,606
views
views
82
tonewheel
electromechanical apparatus for generating electric musical notes
1,574
views
views
83
instrument destruction
destruction of musical instruments
1,574
views
views
84
tone
sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)
1,555
views
views
85
duende
Spanish term
1,529
views
views
86
phrase
unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own, built from figures, motifs, and cells, and combining to form melodies, periods and larger sections
1,508
views
views
87
pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
1,448
views
views
88
percussion notation
musical Notation for Percussive Instruments
1,372
views
views
89
generative music
music that is ever-different and changing, created by a system
1,354
views
views
90
graphic notation
representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation
1,349
views
views
91
transcription
adaptation of a musical composition to a medium for which it wasn't initially written for
1,341
views
views
92
contrafactum
vocal music term; substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music
1,325
views
views
93
obbligato
musical line that is indispensable in performance
1,247
views
views
94
gapless playback
uninterrupted playback of consecutive audio tracks
1,229
views
views
95
Plagal cadence
musical cadence
1,217
views
views
96
Musikalisches Würfelspiel
musical dice game used to randomly generate music
1,194
views
views
97
groove machine
musical instrument designed for live, loop-based music
1,182
views
views
98
well temperament
class of musical tuning systems
1,180
views
views
99
added-tone chord
chord made of a tertian triad and a miscellaneous fourth note
1,166
views
views
100
sequence
immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice
1,164
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