Top Experimental Songs
Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
436
 Laurie Anderson O Superman Art Pop, Post-Minimalism, Progressive Electronic 1981
2
548
 The Avalanches Since I Left You Plunderphonics 2000
3
1111
 Suicide Frankie Teardrop Industrial Minimal Synth, No Wave 1977
4
1297
 The Avalanches Frontier Psychiatrist Plunderphonics Instrumental Hip Hop 2000
5
1304
 DJ Shadow Midnight in a Perfect World Plunderphonics Instrumental Hip Hop, Trip Hop 1996
6
2163
 Terry Riley In C Indeterminacy Minimalism 1968
7
2481
 Cabaret Voltaire Nag Nag Nag Industrial Minimal Synth, Post-Punk, Synth Punk 1979
8
2485
 DJ Shadow Building Steam with a Grain of Salt Plunderphonics Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop 1996
9
2569
 John Cage 4'33'' Indeterminacy 1952
10
3388
 Freelance Hellraiser A Stroke of Genius Mashup Dance-Pop, House 2001
11
3642
 Steve Reich It's Gonna Rain Tape Music Minimalism 1965
12
4004
 Danger Mouse 99 Problems Mashup Rap Rock 2004
13
4183
 Panda Bear Comfy in Nautica Plunderphonics Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop 2005
14
4658
 Double Dee & Steinski The Payoff Mix (Mastermix Of G.L.O.B.E. And Whizkid's "Play That Beat, Mr. D.J.") Plunderphonics Turntablism 1984
15
5238
 Gil Scott-Heron New York Is Killing Me Blues, Electronic, Soul 2010
16
5663
 Buchanan and Goodman The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 and 2) Sound Collage Novelty 1956
17
6059
 Throbbing Gristle United Industrial Minimal Synth 1978
18
6062
 Steve Reich Come Out Tape Music Spoken Word 1968
19
6330
 Caribou Home Plunderphonics Neo-Soul, Trip Hop 2019
20
9073
 DJ Shadow and The Groove Robbers In/Flux Plunderphonics Instrumental Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Turntablism 1993

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Holly Herndon Chorus Glitch 2014
Einstürzende Neubauten Yü-Gung Industrial 1985
SOPHIE Hard Deconstructed Club Bubblegum Bass, Wonky 2014
Einstürzende Neubauten Kollaps Industrial Post-Punk 1981
DJ Shadow Stem Plunderphonics Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Trip Hop 1996
Oneohtrix Point Never Sticky Drama Deconstructed Club Electro-Industrial 2015
The Timelords [The KLF] Doctorin' the Tardis Plunderphonics Novelty 1988
The Beatles Revolution 9 Musique concrète, Sound Collage 1968
Fever Ray IDK About You Deconstructed Club Art Pop, Kuduro 2017
Negativland I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Plunderphonics Musical Parody 1991
The Avalanches feat. Camp Lo Because I'm Me Plunderphonics Hip Hop 2016
Bok Bok feat. Kelela Melba's Call Deconstructed Club Alternative R&B, UK Bass 2014
Throbbing Gristle Discipline Industrial 1981
Anthony Braxton To Composer John Cage Free Improvisation 1970
Girls on Top We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends Mashup 2001
Fever Ray This Country Deconstructed Club Art Pop, Electro-Industrial 2017
SOPHIE Faceshopping Deconstructed Club Bubblegum Bass 2018
The Avalanches Subways Plunderphonics Nu-Disco 2016
Oval Do While Glitch Ambient 1995
DJ Shadow What Does Your Soul Look Like - Part 1 Plunderphonics Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Trip Hop 1994
Fuck Buttons Sweet Love for Planet Earth Drone, Noise Progressive Electronic 2007
BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who Tape Music Electronic, Television Music 1963
Amnesia Scanner AS Too Wrong Deconstructed Club Latin Electronic 2018
2 Many DJs Smells Like Booty Mashup Dance-Pop, House 2002
Arca Thievery Deconstructed Club Latin Electronic, UK Bass, Wonky 2014
Osymyso Intro-Inspection Mashup 2002
The Polyphonic Spree It's the Sun Drone Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Pop 2002