Hardcore punk, a heavier, faster version of punk rock

Emotive hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore punk that focuses more on emotions

Hardcore (film), a 1979 film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring George C. Scott

Hardcore wrestling, a style of professional wrestling

Breakbeat hardcore, shares its rhythm lines with breakbeat

Happy hardcore, typified by a very fast tempo and 'happy' lyrics

Melodic hardcore, a subgenre that's more melodic than traditional hardcore

UK hardcore, found at the start of the 21st century in the United Kingdom

Hardcore techno, a style of electronic music typified by a fast tempo and the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal beats and samples

Hardcore dancing, a form of mosh dancing or slam dancing

Hardcore Breaks, written in the style of old skool rave music or breakbeat hardcore using modern technology

Post-hardcore, a musical offshoot of hardcore punk

Hardcore hip hop, a subgenre of hip hop characterized by confrontational lyrics and gritty beats

Hardcore pornography, a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts

Hard Core, the 1996 debut album by Lil' Kim

Hardcore (album), a 1997 album by Neophyte

Hardcore '81, a 1981 album by D.O.A.

Hardcore (Daddy Freddy album), a 2004 album by Daddy Freddy