Nullsoft/Winamp has repeatedly amended the list of numeric genres available in ID3v1. In theory, 256 genres would be possible within this single-byte frame; the current list, that is supported by most software interchangeably, has 192 entries, whereas ID3v2.4 Annex A only lists 80 items. ID3v2 should be updated to document these:
$00 Blues
$01 Classic Rock
$02 Country
$03 Dance
$04 Disco
$05 Funk
$06 Grunge
$07 Hip-Hop
$08 Jazz
$09 Metal
$0A New Age
$0B Oldies
$0C Other
$0D Pop
$0E R&B
$0F Rap
$10 Reggae
$11 Rock
$12 Techno
$13 Industrial
$14 Alternative
$15 Ska
$16 Death Metal
$17 Pranks
$18 Soundtrack
$19 Euro-Techno
$1A Ambient
$1B Trip-Hop
$1C Vocal
$1D Jazz+Funk
$1E Fusion
$1F Trance
$20 Classical
$21 Instrumental
$22 Acid
$23 House
$24 Game
$25 Sound Clip
$26 Gospel
$27 Noise
$28 AlternRock
$29 Bass
$2A Soul
$2B Punk
$2C Space
$2D Meditative
$2E Instrumental Pop
$2F Instrumental Rock
$30 Ethnic
$31 Gothic
$32 Darkwave
$33 Techno-Industrial
$34 Electronic
$35 Pop-Folk
$36 Eurodance
$37 Dream
$38 Southern Rock
$39 Comedy
$3A Cult
$3B Gangsta
$3C Top 40
$3D Christian Rap
$3E Pop/Funk
$3F Jungle
$40 Native American
$41 Cabaret
$42 New Wave
$43 Psychedelic
$44 Rave
$45 Showtunes
$46 Trailer
$47 Lo-Fi
$48 Tribal
$49 Acid Punk
$4A Acid Jazz
$4B Polka
$4C Retro
$4D Musical
$4E Rock & Roll
$4F Hard Rock
$50 Folk
$51 Folk-Rock
$52 National Folk
$53 Swing
$54 Fast Fusion
$55 Bebop
$56 Latin
$57 Revival
$58 Celtic
$59 Bluegrass
$5A Avantgarde
$5B Gothic Rock
$5C Progressive Rock
$5D Psychedelic Rock
$5E Symphonic Rock
$5F Slow Rock
$60 Big Band
$61 Chorus
$62 Easy Listening
$63 Acoustic
$64 Humour
$65 Speech
$66 Chanson
$67 Opera
$68 Chamber Music
$69 Sonata
$6A Symphony
$6B Booty Bass
$6C Primus
$6D Porn Groove
$6E Satire
$6F Slow Jam
$70 Club
$71 Tango
$72 Samba
$73 Folklore
$74 Ballad
$75 Power Ballad
$76 Rhythmic Soul
$77 Freestyle
$78 Duet
$79 Punk Rock
$7A Drum Solo
$7B A cappella
$7C Euro-House
$7D Dance Hall
$7E Goa music
$7F Drum & Bass
$80 Club-House
$81 Hardcore Techno
$82 Terror
$83 Indie
$84 BritPop
$85 Negerpunk
$86 Polsk Punk
$87 Beat
$88 Christian Gangsta Rap
$89 Heavy Metal
$8A Black Metal
$8B Crossover
$8C Contemporary Christian
$8D Christian Rock
$8E Merengue
$8F Salsa
$90 Thrash Metal
$91 Anime
$92 Jpop
$93 Synthpop
$94 Abstract
$95 Art Rock
$96 Baroque
$97 Bhangra
$98 Big beat
$99 Breakbeat
$9A Chillout
$9B Downtempo
$9C Dub
$9D EBM
$9E Eclectic
$9F Electro
$A0 Electroclash
$A1 Emo
$A2 Experimental
$A3 Garage
$A4 Global
$A5 IDM
$A6 Illbient
$A7 Industro-Goth
$A8 Jam Band
$A9 Krautrock
$AA Leftfield
$AB Lounge
$AC Math Rock
$AD New Romantic
$AE Nu-Breakz
$AF Post-Punk
$B0 Post-Rock
$B1 Psytrance
$B2 Shoegaze
$B3 Space Rock
$B4 Trop Rock
$B5 World Music
$B6 Neoclassical
$B7 Audiobook
$B8 Audio Theatre
$B9 Neue Deutsche Welle
$BA Podcast
$BB Indie-Rock
$BC G-Funk
$BD Dubstep
$BE Garage Rock
$BF Psybient
through 255. $C0 .. $FFreserved for future use
Also see #12 for a proposal of new predefined keywords.
Nullsoft/Winamp has repeatedly amended the list of numeric genres available in ID3v1. In theory, 256 genres would be possible within this single-byte frame; the current list, that is supported by most software interchangeably, has 192 entries, whereas ID3v2.4 Annex A only lists 80 items. ID3v2 should be updated to document these:
$00Blues$01Classic Rock$02Country$03Dance$04Disco$05Funk$06Grunge$07Hip-Hop$08Jazz$09Metal$0ANew Age$0BOldies$0COther$0DPop$0ER&B$0FRap$10Reggae$11Rock$12Techno$13Industrial$14Alternative$15Ska$16Death Metal$17Pranks$18Soundtrack$19Euro-Techno$1AAmbient$1BTrip-Hop$1CVocal$1DJazz+Funk$1EFusion$1FTrance$20Classical$21Instrumental$22Acid$23House$24Game$25Sound Clip$26Gospel$27Noise$28AlternRock$29Bass$2ASoul$2BPunk$2CSpace$2DMeditative$2EInstrumental Pop$2FInstrumental Rock$30Ethnic$31Gothic$32Darkwave$33Techno-Industrial$34Electronic$35Pop-Folk$36Eurodance$37Dream$38Southern Rock$39Comedy$3ACult$3BGangsta$3CTop 40$3DChristian Rap$3EPop/Funk$3FJungle$40Native American$41Cabaret$42New Wave$43Psychedelic$44Rave$45Showtunes$46Trailer$47Lo-Fi$48Tribal$49Acid Punk$4AAcid Jazz$4BPolka$4CRetro$4DMusical$4ERock & Roll$4FHard Rock$50Folk$51Folk-Rock$52National Folk$53Swing$54Fast Fusion$55Bebop$56Latin$57Revival$58Celtic$59Bluegrass$5AAvantgarde$5BGothic Rock$5CProgressive Rock$5DPsychedelic Rock$5ESymphonic Rock$5FSlow Rock$60Big Band$61Chorus$62Easy Listening$63Acoustic$64Humour$65Speech$66Chanson$67Opera$68Chamber Music$69Sonata$6ASymphony$6BBooty Bass$6CPrimus$6DPorn Groove$6ESatire$6FSlow Jam$70Club$71Tango$72Samba$73Folklore$74Ballad$75Power Ballad$76Rhythmic Soul$77Freestyle$78Duet$79Punk Rock$7ADrum Solo$7BA cappella$7CEuro-House$7DDance Hall$7EGoa music$7FDrum & Bass$80Club-House$81Hardcore Techno$82Terror$83Indie$84BritPop$85Negerpunk$86Polsk Punk$87Beat$88Christian Gangsta Rap$89Heavy Metal$8ABlack Metal$8BCrossover$8CContemporary Christian$8DChristian Rock$8EMerengue$8FSalsa$90Thrash Metal$91Anime$92Jpop$93Synthpop$94Abstract$95Art Rock$96Baroque$97Bhangra$98Big beat$99Breakbeat$9AChillout$9BDowntempo$9CDub$9DEBM$9EEclectic$9FElectro$A0Electroclash$A1Emo$A2Experimental$A3Garage$A4Global$A5IDM$A6Illbient$A7Industro-Goth$A8Jam Band$A9Krautrock$AALeftfield$ABLounge$ACMath Rock$ADNew Romantic$AENu-Breakz$AFPost-Punk$B0Post-Rock$B1Psytrance$B2Shoegaze$B3Space Rock$B4Trop Rock$B6Neoclassical$B7Audiobook$B8Audio Theatre$B9Neue Deutsche Welle$BAPodcast$BBIndie-Rock$BCG-Funk$BDDubstep$BEGarage Rock$BFPsybient$C0..$FFreserved for future useAlso see #12 for a proposal of new predefined keywords.