Every trope we publish for Contemporary — Rockstar Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 8,839 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 516 | 5.84% | Share up | 345 |
| 2 | Second Chance | 431 | 4.88% | Share down | 309 |
| 3 | Slow Burn | 373 | 4.22% | Share change under 15% | 296 |
| 4 | Forced Proximity | 253 | 2.86% | Share up | 758 |
| 5 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 145 | 1.64% | Not called | 170 |
| 6 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 137 | 1.55% | Share up | 88 |
| 7 | Opposites Attract | 118 | 1.33% | Share up | 122 |
| 8 | Omegaverse | 93 | 1.05% | Not called | 1,007 |
| 9 | Redemption Arc | 86 | 0.97% | Share change under 15% | 47 |
| 10 | Emotional Depth | 82 | 0.93% | Share down | 29 |
| 11 | Trauma Recovery | 82 | 0.93% | Share change under 15% | 17 |
| 12 | Character Growth | 69 | 0.78% | Not called | 9 |
| 13 | Friends to Lovers | 67 | 0.76% | Share down | 84 |
| 14 | Fated Mates | 64 | 0.72% | Share down | 215 |
| 15 | Angst | 61 | 0.69% | Share down | 4,836 |
| 16 | Enemies to Lovers | 61 | 0.69% | Share change under 15% | 383 |
| 17 | Ensemble Cast | 60 | 0.68% | Not called | — |
| 18 | Paranormal Romance | 58 | 0.66% | Not called | 109 |
| 19 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 57 | 0.64% | Not called | 92 |
| 20 | Banter | 55 | 0.62% | Not called | 7,977 |
| 21 | Protective Hero | 54 | 0.61% | Not called | 187 |
| 22 | Small Town | 53 | 0.60% | Not called | 199 |
| 23 | Series Continuation | 51 | 0.58% | Not called | 3 |
| 24 | Age Gap | 49 | 0.55% | Share down | — |
| 25 | Bodyguard Romance | 47 | 0.53% | Not called | 15 |
| 26 | Forbidden Romance | 44 | 0.50% | Share down | 338 |
| 27 | Marriage of Convenience | 43 | 0.49% | Not called | 179 |
| 28 | Hurt/Comfort | 43 | 0.49% | Not called | 218 |
| 29 | Spicy Romance | 43 | 0.49% | Not called | — |
| 30 | Pack Dynamics | 38 | 0.43% | Not called | 7 |
| 31 | Plot Twists | 34 | 0.38% | Not called | 38 |
| 32 | He Falls First | 33 | 0.37% | Not called | 52 |
| 33 | Obsessive Love | 28 | 0.32% | Not called | 22 |
| 34 | Character Driven | 28 | 0.32% | Not called | — |
| 35 | Contemporary Romance | 28 | 0.32% | Not called | — |
| 36 | Obsessive MMC | 28 | 0.32% | Not called | 151 |
| 37 | Self Discovery | 27 | 0.31% | Not called | 12 |
| 38 | Grumpy Sunshine | 26 | 0.29% | Not called | 227 |
| 39 | Miscommunication | 26 | 0.29% | Not called | 12,058 |
| 40 | Grumpy MMC | 26 | 0.29% | Not called | 181 |
| 41 | Celebrity Romance | 25 | 0.28% | Not called | 4 |
| 42 | Secret/Hidden Identity | 25 | 0.28% | Not called | 127 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.