Motown

Genre of music.

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161 artists with 14.9M combined listeners. 36% of them sit in the Northern Soul / Motown / Classic Soul community on the map. It shares the most artists with Classic Soul.

Where Motown sits on the map

• Northern Soul / Motown / Classic Soul · 58 artists (36%)
• Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B · 35 artists (22%)
• Vocal Jazz / Doo-Wop / Mellow Gold · 17 artists (11%)
• Mellow Gold / Baroque Pop / Sunshine Pop · 15 artists (9%)
• Retro Soul / Souldies / South Carolina Hip Hop · 8 artists (5%)
• R&B / Southern Soul / Southern Soul Blues · 4 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in Motown

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

1. Marvin Gaye & The Temptations · 165 shared playlists
2. Marvin Gaye & Stevie Wonder · 157 shared playlists
3. Marvin Gaye & Al Green · 135 shared playlists
4. Stevie Wonder & The Temptations · 111 shared playlists
5. Al Green & The Temptations · 95 shared playlists
6. Marvin Gaye & The Spinners · 93 shared playlists
7. Stevie Wonder & Al Green · 90 shared playlists
8. The Temptations & The Spinners · 81 shared playlists
9. Marvin Gaye & Gladys Knight & The Pips · 80 shared playlists
10. The Temptations & Four Tops · 79 shared playlists

Related genres

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

• Classic Soul · 66 shared artistsBoth: Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, James Brown
• Northern Soul · 20 shared artistsBoth: Tammi Terrell, Edwin Starr, The Contours
• Soul · 20 shared artistsBoth: James Brown, The Manhattans, The Spinners
• Mellow Gold · 40 shared artistsBoth: Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5
• Rock-And-Roll · 13 shared artistsBoth: Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker, Percy Sledge
• Memphis Soul · 2 shared artistsBoth: Eddie Floyd, O.V. Wright
• Souldies · 9 shared artistsBoth: Mary Wells, The Intruders, The Moments
• Philly Soul · 4 shared artistsBoth: Spinners, The Intruders, Barbara Mason

Artists

161 artists tagged Motown, ranked by listeners.

1. Stevie Wonder2.4M listeners · Mellow Gold
2. Marvin Gaye1.9M listeners · Mellow Gold
3. Jackson 51.6M listeners
4. James Brown1.4M listeners · Classic Soul
5. Etta James1.2M listeners · Vocal Jazz
6. Otis Redding1.0M listeners · Mellow Gold
7. Diana Ross1.0M listeners · Disco
8. The Temptations611.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
9. Al Green444.4K listeners · Classic Soul
10. Jerry Lee Lewis325.0K listeners · Rockabilly
11. The Supremes269.8K listeners
12. Sam Cooke226.2K listeners
13. Louis Prima211.9K listeners · Vocal Jazz
14. Four Tops153.3K listeners
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes120.5K listeners
16. Gladys Knight & The Pips108.9K listeners
17. Chubby Checker86.8K listeners · Rockabilly
18. Ike & Tina Turner78.6K listeners · Classic Soul
19. Percy Sledge69.8K listeners
20. Smokey Robinson67.3K listeners
21. The Drifters66.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
22. Wilson Pickett66.0K listeners
23. Lou Rawls64.9K listeners · Classic Soul
24. Tammi Terrell64.8K listeners
25. The Manhattans64.5K listeners · Soul
26. The Spinners54.2K listeners · Classic Soul
27. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles53.8K listeners
28. The Stylistics52.8K listeners · Classic Soul
29. Solomon Burke50.5K listeners
30. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons39.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
31. Dr. John35.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
32. Mary Wells31.6K listeners
33. Edwin Starr27.1K listeners
34. Tower of Power26.3K listeners · Classic Soul
35. The Righteous Brothers26.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
36. Johnny Rivers25.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
37. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas24.7K listeners
38. The J.B.'s23.4K listeners · Classic Soul
39. Sam & Dave23.1K listeners · Classic Soul
40. The Meters22.9K listeners · Classic Soul
41. The Delfonics22.1K listeners
42. The Chi-Lites21.0K listeners · Classic Soul
43. The Spencer Davis Group21.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
44. Jackie Wilson20.9K listeners
45. Brenda20.3K listeners
46. The Four Seasons20.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
47. Billy Preston19.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
48. The Marvelettes18.6K listeners
49. The Shirelles18.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
50. Eric Burdon17.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
51. The Staple Singers14.3K listeners · Classic Soul
52. Sister Rosetta Tharpe14.3K listeners
53. The Miracles12.9K listeners
54. Eddie Floyd12.8K listeners
55. Sonny & Cher12.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
56. The Dells12.3K listeners
57. Little Eva12.3K listeners
58. Blue Magic12.1K listeners · Classic Soul
59. David Ruffin11.3K listeners
60. Spinners10.7K listeners · Classic Soul
61. Thelma Houston9.1K listeners · Disco
62. Gwen McCrae8.9K listeners
63. The Contours8.7K listeners
64. Rare Earth8.7K listeners
65. George McCrae8.4K listeners · Disco
66. The Impressions8.2K listeners · Classic Soul
67. Carla Thomas7.4K listeners
68. The Intruders7.2K listeners
69. Mary Jane Girls6.9K listeners · Quiet Storm
70. Jimmy Ruffin6.9K listeners
71. Joe Tex6.4K listeners
72. Rufus Thomas6.3K listeners · Classic Soul
73. Clarence Carter6.3K listeners
74. Eddie Kendricks6.1K listeners · Classic Soul
75. The Original Movies Orchestra5.7K listeners · Pop
76. Lenny Williams5.0K listeners · Quiet Storm
77. The Foundations5.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
78. Little Milton4.8K listeners
79. The Main Ingredient4.8K listeners · Classic Soul
80. The 5th Dimension4.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
81. The Floaters4.3K listeners
82. The Kingsmen4.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
83. The Moments4.1K listeners · Classic Soul
84. Brook Benton3.9K listeners · Soul
85. The Velvelettes3.9K listeners
86. Jerry Butler3.8K listeners
87. Dorothy Moore3.8K listeners · Soul
88. Martha & The Vandellas3.7K listeners
89. Jr. Walker & The All Stars3.7K listeners
90. Willie Hutch3.7K listeners · Classic Soul
91. Tommy James and The Shondells3.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
92. King Floyd3.4K listeners · Classic Soul
93. O.V. Wright3.3K listeners
94. Jean Knight3.3K listeners · Classic Soul
95. Sly Stone3.3K listeners · Mellow Gold
96. Bettye Swann3.2K listeners
97. Billy Stewart3.1K listeners · Souldies
98. Paranoia3.1K listeners · Soul
99. Barbara Mason3.0K listeners
100. The Undisputed Truth3.0K listeners
101. Little Anthony & The Imperials2.8K listeners · Doo-Wop
102. Gene Chandler2.4K listeners · Northern Soul
103. Arthur Conley2.3K listeners
104. Don Covay2.2K listeners
105. Barbara Lewis2.2K listeners
106. Barrett Strong2.1K listeners
107. The McCoys2.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
108. Betty Everett1.9K listeners
109. James Brown & The Famous Flames1.8K listeners
110. Brian Owens1.6K listeners · Classic Soul
111. Brenda Holloway1.6K listeners
112. The Sylvers1.6K listeners
113. Kim Weston1.5K listeners
114. Syreeta1.5K listeners · Folk-Pop
115. Archie Bell and The Drells1.4K listeners · Classic Soul
116. Joe Simon1.4K listeners · Soul
117. The Temprees1.3K listeners · Souldies
118. Steam1.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
119. Luther Ingram1.1K listeners · Soul
120. James & Bobby Purify1.1K listeners · Souldies
121. Easy1.0K listeners · Soul
122. mleroy1.0K listeners · Soul
123. Little Peggy March1.0K listeners · Pop
124. Eddie Holman1.0K listeners
125. Frank Wilson1.0K listeners · Northern Soul
126. Billy Joe Royal1.0K listeners · Classic Oklahoma Country
127. McKinley Mitchell1.0K listeners · Quiet Storm
128. Martha Reeves1.0K listeners
129. Sylvia1.0K listeners · Quiet Storm
130. Isaiah Sheffield1.0K listeners · Trap Italiana
131. Marilyn McCoo1.0K listeners · Classic Soul
132. Chuck Jackson1.0K listeners
133. Ides Of March1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
134. Major Lance1.0K listeners
135. Linda Jones1.0K listeners
136. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels1.0K listeners · Rock-And-Roll
137. Jane Child1.0K listeners · R&B
138. Stephen Hughes1.0K listeners · Piano Rock
139. Bobby Lewis1.0K listeners
140. R.B. Greaves1.0K listeners
141. Jimmy James1.0K listeners · British Soul
142. The Capitols1.0K listeners
143. Freddie Scott1.0K listeners
144. Garland Green1.0K listeners
145. Barbara Randolph1.0K listeners · Northern Soul
146. Video Hits1.0K listeners
147. Life Is Music1.0K listeners
148. The Escorts1.0K listeners
149. Barbara Acklin1.0K listeners
150. Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue1.0K listeners
151. Time To Talk1.0K listeners · EDM
152. Music Makers1.0K listeners · Musica Mexicana
153. Shorty Long1.0K listeners
154. Chelsea Blair1.0K listeners
155. Washington Irving1.0K listeners
156. Jay & The Techniques1.0K listeners
157. The Valentinos1.0K listeners · Northern Soul
158. Soul Brothers Six1.0K listeners · Northern Soul
159. Ronnie Dyson1.0K listeners
160. New York City1.0K listeners · Soul
161. Ruby And The Romantics1.0K listeners · Classic Soul