What's working in Hardcore / Gabber
This page turns into a live chart of real hardcore / gabber songs, ranked by Songbrain's virality score.
No hardcore / gabber songs on the public leaderboard yet — the chart opens at 10.
Counted: real uploads whose artists put them on the public leaderboard. Last update Oct 19, 2026.
Hardcore / Gabber basics
General genre knowledge — not from the chart above.
4 things that make a hardcore / gabber track work
- 1Distort the kick hard, but keep it tuned. A pitched kick reads as a sound, not noise.
- 2A big melodic lead lifts the drop into euphoria.
- 3MC shouts and vocal samples are a long tradition and still work.
- 4Do not over-build. Get to the drop inside the first minute.
Hardcore / Gabber questions
What is the difference between gabber, hardcore and uptempo?
Gabber is the classic Rotterdam style around 170–190 BPM. Hardcore is the wider umbrella. Uptempo is the 200+ BPM wing with very fast kicks and melodic leads.
What is frenchcore?
A hardcore style around 190–210 BPM with off-beat kicks, acid lines and often French vocal samples.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
From Songbrain's public leaderboard: songs that artists uploaded for analysis and chose to show publicly. Reference tracks from commercial releases are not counted. Each song gets a 0–100 virality score from its audio. The page refreshes weekly, and a genre's chart opens once it has 10 songs.