Northern Soul

Music and dance movement that emerged, initially in Northern England in the late 1960s. Emerged 1968. Wikipedia

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100 artists with 425.0K combined listeners. 71% of them sit in the Northern Soul / Motown / Classic Soul community on the map. It shares the most artists with Motown.

Where Northern Soul sits on the map

• Northern Soul / Motown / Classic Soul · 71 artists (71%)
• Retro Soul / Souldies / South Carolina Hip Hop · 8 artists (8%)
• Vocal Jazz / Doo-Wop / Mellow Gold · 5 artists (5%)
• Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B · 4 artists (4%)
• Mellow Gold / Baroque Pop / Sunshine Pop · 3 artists (3%)
• Rock-And-Roll / Mellow Gold / Canadian Rock · 2 artists (2%)

Strongest pairings in Northern Soul

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

1. Jr. Walker & The All Stars & Edwin Starr · 14 shared playlists
2. The Contours & Edwin Starr · 8 shared playlists
3. Jr. Walker & The All Stars & Jimmy Ruffin · 8 shared playlists
4. Gloria Jones & Shirley Ellis · 7 shared playlists
5. Frank Wilson & Edwin Starr · 7 shared playlists
6. Jr. Walker & The All Stars & Marlena Shaw · 7 shared playlists
7. Jr. Walker & The All Stars & Martha & The Vandellas · 7 shared playlists
8. Edwin Starr & Jimmy Ruffin · 6 shared playlists
9. Gloria Jones & Billy Butler · 6 shared playlists
10. Gloria Jones & Jimmy Radcliffe · 6 shared playlists

Related genres

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

• Motown · 20 shared artistsBoth: Tammi Terrell, Edwin Starr, The Contours
• Soul · 14 shared artistsBoth: Esther Phillips, Darrell Banks, Moses
• Classic Girl Group · 3 shared artistsBoth: Tammi Terrell, The Exciters, The Orlons
• Merseybeat · 4 shared artistsBoth: Rita & The Tiaras, Mike Patterson, Men Of North Country
• New Orleans Funk · 3 shared artistsBoth: Brico, Willie Tee, Benny Spellman
• Classic Soul · 8 shared artistsBoth: Edwin Starr, Marlena Shaw, The Originals
• Surf Music · 4 shared artistsBoth: Doris Troy, Willie Tee, The Tams
• Doo-Wop · 4 shared artistsBoth: The Elgins, Gene Chandler, Timi Yuro

Artists

100 artists tagged Northern Soul, ranked by listeners.

1. Marlon Roudette97.5K listeners · Tropical
2. Tammi Terrell64.8K listeners · Motown
3. The Trammps36.7K listeners · Disco
4. Edwin Starr27.1K listeners · Motown
5. Esther Phillips18.6K listeners · Soul
6. Soul Clap15.8K listeners · Deep Groove House
7. Marlena Shaw9.5K listeners · Classic Soul
8. The Contours8.7K listeners · Motown
9. The Linda Lindas7.3K listeners · Country Road
10. Fontella Bass7.0K listeners
11. Jimmy Ruffin6.9K listeners · Motown
12. The Originals5.0K listeners · Classic Soul
13. Bobby Hebb4.9K listeners
14. The Chiffons3.9K listeners · Girl Group
15. The Velvelettes3.9K listeners · Motown
16. Martha & The Vandellas3.7K listeners · Motown
17. Jr. Walker & The All Stars3.7K listeners · Motown
18. The Elgins2.6K listeners
19. Gene Chandler2.4K listeners
20. The Outsiders2.4K listeners · Baroque Pop
21. Arthur Conley2.3K listeners · Motown
22. Baby Jane2.2K listeners
23. Don Covay2.2K listeners · Motown
24. Al Wilson2.0K listeners · Yacht Rock
25. Maxine Nightingale2.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
26. Darrell Banks2.0K listeners
27. Gloria Jones1.9K listeners
28. Timi Yuro1.9K listeners
29. Camille Yarbrough1.9K listeners
30. Leon Haywood1.8K listeners
31. Brooke Combe1.5K listeners
32. Mark1.5K listeners
33. Archie Bell and The Drells1.4K listeners · Classic Soul
34. Moses1.4K listeners · Soul
35. Shirley Ellis1.4K listeners
36. The Exciters1.1K listeners
37. Doris Troy1.0K listeners
38. Love Affair1.0K listeners
39. Tunde Adebimpe1.0K listeners
40. Brico1.0K listeners
41. Frank Wilson1.0K listeners
42. Dee Clark1.0K listeners
43. Pete Griffin1.0K listeners
44. R. Dean Taylor1.0K listeners · Soul
45. Willie Tee1.0K listeners
46. The Human Beinz1.0K listeners · Psychedelic Rock
47. Chuck Jackson1.0K listeners · Motown
48. Jimmy Radcliffe1.0K listeners
49. Major Lance1.0K listeners · Motown
50. The Tams1.0K listeners
51. Cliff Nobles1.0K listeners
52. Linda Jones1.0K listeners · Motown
53. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels1.0K listeners · Rock-And-Roll
54. The Orlons1.0K listeners
55. Ian Levine1.0K listeners · Classic Soul
56. Tony Clarke1.0K listeners
57. Sandi Sheldon1.0K listeners
58. Benny Spellman1.0K listeners
59. The Epitome Of Sound1.0K listeners · Soul
60. Chuck Wood1.0K listeners
61. Billy Butler1.0K listeners
62. The M.V.P.'S1.0K listeners
63. The Casualeers1.0K listeners
64. Roy Hamilton1.0K listeners
65. Dean Parrish1.0K listeners
66. Joe Hicks1.0K listeners
67. Rita & The Tiaras1.0K listeners
68. Freddie Scott1.0K listeners · Motown
69. The Flirtations1.0K listeners
70. Len Barry1.0K listeners
71. Johnny 51.0K listeners · Nu-Cumbia
72. Michael Daniel1.0K listeners · Soul
73. Eddie Parker1.0K listeners
74. Don Thomas1.0K listeners · Soul
75. Yvonne Baker1.0K listeners
76. The Invitations1.0K listeners
77. Coffee1.0K listeners · British Soul
78. Barbara Randolph1.0K listeners
79. Mike Patterson1.0K listeners
80. The Sandpipers1.0K listeners · Baroque Pop
81. The Ikettes1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
82. Jonathan Bridge1.0K listeners
83. Paris Music1.0K listeners
84. Kev Fox1.0K listeners
85. Willie Mitchell1.0K listeners · Memphis Soul
86. The Olympics1.0K listeners
87. Men Of North Country1.0K listeners · Soul
88. Tobi Legend1.0K listeners · Soul
89. J.J. Barnes1.0K listeners
90. The Vibrations1.0K listeners
91. The Brothers1.0K listeners · Funk Carioca
92. Alan P1.0K listeners · Merseybeat
93. Crazy Elephant1.0K listeners · Bubblegum Pop
94. Deadbeats1.0K listeners · Disco House
95. Just Brothers1.0K listeners
96. The Valentinos1.0K listeners
97. The Artistics1.0K listeners · Surf Music
98. Soul Brothers Six1.0K listeners
99. Lee Miller1.0K listeners
100. Tommy Tucker1.0K listeners