What's working in Hardstyle
This page turns into a live chart of real hardstyle songs, ranked by Songbrain's virality score.
No hardstyle 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.
Hardstyle basics
General genre knowledge — not from the chart above.
4 things that make a hardstyle track work
- 1The reverse bass should move with the melody, not sit there as a wall.
- 2Write a drop lead with a clear melodic line, not one held note.
- 3Build tension before the drop with filter sweeps, gated vocals or a moment of silence.
- 4A cinematic intro still works. It sets the stakes for the anthem.
Hardstyle questions
What is the difference between euphoric hardstyle and rawstyle?
Euphoric hardstyle puts big melodies front and center. Rawstyle uses harder, distorted kicks and darker screeches, with melody playing a smaller role.
What tempo is hardstyle?
Usually 150 BPM. Rawstyle can sit a little lower and uptempo pushes past 155.
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.