# Johann Pachelbel — Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D (1680) is No. 10 in our Baroque ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1680
- **On one list:** Baroque
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Johann Pachelbel](https://waxonia.com/artist/johann-pachelbel/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/johann-pachelbel--canon-in-d/

## What we say

### No. 10 in [Baroque](https://waxonia.com/genre/baroque/)

Two bars of bass, twenty-eight repetitions, three violins in strict canon above. Ubiquitous to the point of parody, and structurally the ancestor of every loop-based record on this site.

## Listen

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