Classic Soul

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232 artists with 20.7M combined listeners. 52% of them sit in the Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B community on the map. It shares the most artists with Motown.

Where Classic Soul sits on the map

• Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B · 120 artists (52%)
• Northern Soul / Motown / Classic Soul · 47 artists (20%)
• R&B / Southern Soul / Southern Soul Blues · 10 artists (4%)
• Retro Soul / Souldies / South Carolina Hip Hop · 9 artists (4%)
• Smooth Jazz / Smooth Saxophone / Cool Jazz · 8 artists (3%)
• Electric Blues / Texas Blues / Chicago Blues · 6 artists (3%)

Strongest pairings in Classic Soul

Classic Soul artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Earth, Wind & Fire & Kool & The Gang · 161 shared playlists
2. Stevie Wonder & Earth, Wind & Fire · 153 shared playlists
3. Stevie Wonder & The Temptations · 111 shared playlists
4. Commodores & Earth, Wind & Fire · 108 shared playlists
5. Earth, Wind & Fire & George Benson · 98 shared playlists
6. The O'Jays & The Isley Brothers · 95 shared playlists
7. Al Green & The Temptations · 95 shared playlists
8. Stevie Wonder & Al Green · 90 shared playlists
9. Al Green & The Isley Brothers · 89 shared playlists
10. Kool & The Gang & Rick James · 89 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Classic Soul, for their size.

• Motown · 66 shared artistsBoth: Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, James Brown
• Quiet Storm · 53 shared artistsBoth: The Isley Brothers, Commodores, Curtis Mayfield
• Soul · 29 shared artistsBoth: Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Barry White
• Disco · 23 shared artistsBoth: Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Ross, Kool & The Gang
• Dutch R&B · 18 shared artistsBoth: Funkadelic, George Clinton, Parliament
• Traditional Soul · 6 shared artistsBoth: Marlena Shaw, Enchantment, King Floyd
• Philly Soul · 8 shared artistsBoth: Fat Larry's Band, Spinners, Phyllis Hyman
• R&B · 35 shared artistsBoth: Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barry White

Artists

232 artists tagged Classic Soul, ranked by listeners.

1. Stevie Wonder2.4M listeners · Mellow Gold
2. Aretha Franklin1.9M listeners
3. Jackson 51.6M listeners · Motown
4. James Brown1.4M listeners
5. Earth, Wind & Fire1.3M listeners · Disco
6. Barry White1.1M listeners
7. Otis Redding1.0M listeners · Mellow Gold
8. Diana Ross1.0M listeners · Disco
9. Kool & The Gang930.8K listeners · Disco
10. George Benson711.5K listeners · Yacht Rock
11. The Temptations611.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
12. The Isley Brothers455.6K listeners · R&B
13. Bill Withers451.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
14. Al Green444.4K listeners
15. Al Jarreau313.6K listeners · Yacht Rock
16. Commodores298.4K listeners
17. The Supremes269.8K listeners · Motown
18. Sam Cooke226.2K listeners · Motown
19. Curtis Mayfield204.7K listeners
20. Cheryl Lynn171.1K listeners · Quiet Storm
21. Natalie Cole158.3K listeners
22. Four Tops153.3K listeners · Motown
23. Billy Paul140.0K listeners
24. Rick James129.3K listeners
25. Sly & The Family Stone120.6K listeners
26. Keith Richards116.7K listeners
27. Bobby Womack114.4K listeners · Quiet Storm
28. Gladys Knight & The Pips108.9K listeners · Motown
29. Roberta Flack107.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
30. The O'Jays102.9K listeners · Quiet Storm
31. Isaac Hayes89.3K listeners
32. Grover Washington, Jr.81.0K listeners · Yacht Rock
33. Patti LaBelle80.6K listeners · Quiet Storm
34. Ike & Tina Turner78.6K listeners
35. Donny Hathaway72.2K listeners · R&B
36. Smokey Robinson67.3K listeners · Motown
37. Wilson Pickett66.0K listeners · Motown
38. Donald Byrd66.0K listeners · Quiet Storm
39. The Emotions65.7K listeners · Disco
40. Lou Rawls64.9K listeners
41. Funkadelic62.5K listeners · P Funk
42. The Spinners54.2K listeners
43. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles53.8K listeners · Motown
44. The Stylistics52.8K listeners
45. Gil Scott-Heron49.2K listeners
46. Betty Wright43.2K listeners · Quiet Storm
47. Maze41.9K listeners · Quiet Storm
48. George Clinton41.1K listeners · Dutch R&B
49. Parliament40.7K listeners
50. The Brothers Johnson39.7K listeners
51. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes37.6K listeners
52. Gladys Knight35.5K listeners · Pop
53. Average White Band33.3K listeners
54. Mary Wells31.6K listeners · Motown
55. Johnnie Taylor31.3K listeners
56. Bootsy Collins28.6K listeners · Quiet Storm
57. Stephanie Mills27.8K listeners · Quiet Storm
58. Fat Larry's Band27.5K listeners
59. Edwin Starr27.1K listeners · Motown
60. Ohio Players26.3K listeners
61. Tower of Power26.3K listeners
62. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas24.7K listeners · Motown
63. Booker T. & the M.G.'s23.8K listeners · Rock-And-Roll
64. The J.B.'s23.4K listeners
65. Sam & Dave23.1K listeners
66. The Meters22.9K listeners
67. The Delfonics22.1K listeners · Motown
68. The Chi-Lites21.0K listeners
69. Jackie Wilson20.9K listeners · Motown
70. Con Funk Shun20.5K listeners · Quiet Storm
71. Tavares20.3K listeners · Disco
72. Hot Chocolate19.8K listeners · Disco
73. War19.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
74. Cymande19.4K listeners
75. Bobby Caldwell19.4K listeners · Yacht Rock
76. The Crusaders19.0K listeners
77. The Marvelettes18.6K listeners · Motown
78. DeBarge17.8K listeners · R&B
79. L.T.D.17.5K listeners · Quiet Storm
80. Labi Siffre17.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
81. Rufus16.2K listeners · Quiet Storm
82. The Haggis Horns15.6K listeners
83. The Dramatics15.5K listeners
84. One Way15.5K listeners · Dutch R&B
85. The Staple Singers14.3K listeners
86. The Bar-Kays14.1K listeners
87. The Miracles12.9K listeners · Motown
88. Dakota Staton12.8K listeners · Vocal Jazz
89. Eddie Floyd12.8K listeners · Motown
90. Blue Magic12.1K listeners
91. Bobby "Blue" Bland12.0K listeners
92. Impact11.8K listeners
93. David Ruffin11.3K listeners · Motown
94. Anita Ward10.8K listeners · Disco
95. Spinners10.7K listeners
96. Millie Jackson10.6K listeners · Soul
97. Shuggie Otis10.5K listeners
98. Tyrone Davis9.8K listeners · Southern Soul
99. Marlena Shaw9.5K listeners
100. Ashford & Simpson9.4K listeners · Quiet Storm
101. Rufus & Chaka Khan9.4K listeners · Dutch R&B
102. Denise LaSalle9.2K listeners · Southern Soul
103. Thelma Houston9.1K listeners · Disco
104. Phyllis Hyman8.9K listeners · Quiet Storm
105. Peaches & Herb8.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
106. Isley, Jasper, Isley8.6K listeners · R&B
107. George McCrae8.4K listeners · Disco
108. The Impressions8.2K listeners
109. Slave7.9K listeners · Dutch R&B
110. MFSB7.9K listeners · Disco
111. Lyn Collins7.8K listeners
112. Howlin Wolf7.5K listeners
113. Marvin Sease6.6K listeners · Southern Soul
114. Switch6.3K listeners · Quiet Storm
115. Rufus Thomas6.3K listeners
116. Clarence Carter6.3K listeners · Motown
117. Eddie Kendricks6.1K listeners
118. The Love Unlimited Orchestra5.9K listeners
119. BLOODSTONE5.8K listeners
120. The Blackbyrds5.6K listeners
121. William Bell5.6K listeners
122. Tom Browne5.4K listeners · Dutch R&B
123. The Originals5.0K listeners
124. The Main Ingredient4.8K listeners
125. Brick4.6K listeners · Dutch R&B
126. Love Unlimited4.4K listeners
127. Hothouse Flowers4.3K listeners
128. Johnny Guitar Watson4.3K listeners
129. The Floaters4.3K listeners · Motown
130. Enchantment4.2K listeners · Quiet Storm
131. Carl Carlton4.2K listeners · Dutch R&B
132. The Moments4.1K listeners
133. Graham Central Station4.0K listeners
134. Mandrill4.0K listeners
135. The Five Stairsteps4.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
136. Brook Benton3.9K listeners · Soul
137. Jerry Butler3.8K listeners · Motown
138. Dorothy Moore3.8K listeners · Soul
139. Jr. Walker & The All Stars3.7K listeners · Motown
140. Willie Hutch3.7K listeners
141. Van McCoy3.5K listeners · Disco
142. Lafayette Afro Rock Band3.5K listeners
143. Shirley Brown3.4K listeners
144. King Floyd3.4K listeners
145. Latimore3.4K listeners
146. Jean Knight3.3K listeners
147. Sly Stone3.3K listeners · Mellow Gold
148. Pleasure3.3K listeners
149. Mel Waiters3.2K listeners · Southern Soul
150. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd. Street Rhythm Band3.2K listeners
151. Billy Stewart3.1K listeners · Souldies
152. Paranoia3.1K listeners · Soul
153. Bar-Kays3.1K listeners
154. Bobby Byrd3.0K listeners
155. The Undisputed Truth3.0K listeners · Motown
156. Bohannon2.9K listeners · Disco
157. Dyke & The Blazers2.8K listeners
158. Dennis Edwards2.7K listeners · R&B
159. Baby Huey2.6K listeners
160. Music Factory2.6K listeners · Rap
161. B.T. Express2.5K listeners
162. Timmy Thomas2.5K listeners · Soul
163. The Jimmy Castor Bunch2.3K listeners · Disco
164. Arthur Conley2.3K listeners · Motown
165. The New Birth2.2K listeners · Quiet Storm
166. Walter Murphy2.1K listeners
167. Al Wilson2.0K listeners · Yacht Rock
168. Viola Wills1.8K listeners · Disco
169. James Brown & The Famous Flames1.8K listeners · Motown
170. Crossroads1.8K listeners
171. Brian Owens1.6K listeners
172. Peter Brown1.6K listeners · Disco
173. William DeVaughn1.5K listeners
174. Mother Earth1.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
175. Lamont Dozier1.5K listeners
176. The Friends Of Distinction1.5K listeners
177. Archie Bell and The Drells1.4K listeners
178. Joe Simon1.4K listeners · Soul
179. The Temprees1.3K listeners · Souldies
180. Champaign1.3K listeners · R&B
181. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose1.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
182. Luther Ingram1.1K listeners · Soul
183. SOUL'd OUT1.1K listeners
184. Maceo And The Macks1.0K listeners
185. Nick Hustles1.0K listeners
186. Vaughan Mason and Crew1.0K listeners · Dutch R&B
187. FunkNation1.0K listeners
188. Soul Machine1.0K listeners
189. Dan Siegel1.0K listeners · Soul
190. The Young-Holt Unlimited1.0K listeners · Yacht Rock
191. Beau Williams1.0K listeners · Soul
192. Solo1.0K listeners
193. MASSIL IA1.0K listeners · Viral Pop
194. People'S Choice1.0K listeners
195. The Futures1.0K listeners
196. Chaka Kahn1.0K listeners · Quiet Storm
197. C1.0K listeners · Detroit Hip Hop
198. Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers1.0K listeners
199. The Ebonys1.0K listeners
200. Marilyn McCoo1.0K listeners
201. The Harmony Sessions1.0K listeners
202. Black Ivory1.0K listeners
203. Dread Ina Babylon1.0K listeners · Soul
204. The Controllers1.0K listeners · Disco
205. The Sound Wave1.0K listeners · Southern Hip Hop
206. Ian Levine1.0K listeners
207. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band1.0K listeners
208. B.W. Stevenson1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
209. The Dynamic Superiors1.0K listeners
210. Taylor Made1.0K listeners · Dance Rock
211. The Watts 103rd. Street Rhythm Band1.0K listeners
212. The Brooklyn, Bronx And Queens Band1.0K listeners
213. Latoya London1.0K listeners · R&B
214. Soul Blues Icons1.0K listeners
215. The Festivals1.0K listeners · Souldies
216. Carlton williams1.0K listeners
217. Johnny Bristol1.0K listeners
218. The Sinceres1.0K listeners · Soul
219. The Natural Four1.0K listeners
220. The New Rascals1.0K listeners
221. Tim Bowman Jr.1.0K listeners · CCM
222. Shorty Long1.0K listeners · Motown
223. Pete Wingfield1.0K listeners · Souldies
224. The Presidents1.0K listeners
225. União Black1.0K listeners
226. The Reddings1.0K listeners
227. Timothy Wilson1.0K listeners
228. New York City1.0K listeners · Soul
229. J. Red (The Nephew)1.0K listeners · R&B
230. D.J. Rogers1.0K listeners
231. Will Cook1.0K listeners
232. Ruby And The Romantics1.0K listeners