Quiet Storm

Radio format of contemporary R&B, jazz fusion and pop, characterized by understated mellow dynamics, slow tempos and relaxed rhythms. Emerged 1976. Wikipedia

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195 artists with 10.0M combined listeners. 66% of them sit in the Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B community on the map. It shares the most artists with R&B.

Where Quiet Storm sits on the map

• Quiet Storm / Classic Soul / Dutch R&B · 128 artists (66%)
• R&B / Southern Soul / Southern Soul Blues · 38 artists (19%)
• Smooth Jazz / Smooth Saxophone / Cool Jazz · 15 artists (8%)
• Gospel / Gospel R&B / Praise · 3 artists (2%)
• Retro Soul / Souldies / South Carolina Hip Hop · 2 artists (1%)
• Mellow Gold / Yacht Rock / Eurobeat · 1 artists (1%)

Strongest pairings in Quiet Storm

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

1. Rick James & The Gap Band · 117 shared playlists
2. Cameo & The Gap Band · 104 shared playlists
3. The O'Jays & The Isley Brothers · 95 shared playlists
4. Teddy Pendergrass & The O'Jays · 88 shared playlists
5. The Gap Band & The Whispers · 88 shared playlists
6. Cameo & Rick James · 83 shared playlists
7. Commodores & The Isley Brothers · 80 shared playlists
8. Maze & The Isley Brothers · 78 shared playlists
9. Rick James & The Whispers · 76 shared playlists
10. Teddy Pendergrass & The Isley Brothers · 74 shared playlists

Related genres

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

• R&B · 106 shared artistsBoth: Prince, The Jacksons, Maxwell
• Dutch R&B · 43 shared artistsBoth: Cameo, The Gap Band, Teena Marie
• Classic Soul · 53 shared artistsBoth: The Isley Brothers, Commodores, Curtis Mayfield
• Disco · 24 shared artistsBoth: The Jacksons, Chaka Khan, Cheryl Lynn
• Traditional Soul · 6 shared artistsBoth: Enchantment, The New Birth, Michael Henderson
• Soul · 16 shared artistsBoth: Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Curtis Mayfield
• Neo Soul · 12 shared artistsBoth: Maxwell, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq
• New Jack Swing · 4 shared artistsBoth: Guy, Hi-Five, Troop

Artists

195 artists tagged Quiet Storm, ranked by listeners.

1. Prince1.4M listeners · R&B
2. The Jacksons896.8K listeners · Disco
3. Maxwell593.2K listeners · R&B
4. Luther Vandross575.6K listeners · R&B
5. The Isley Brothers455.6K listeners · R&B
6. Chaka Khan399.6K listeners · R&B
7. Babyface343.3K listeners · R&B
8. Commodores298.4K listeners · Classic Soul
9. Quincy Jones290.9K listeners
10. Anita Baker206.8K listeners · R&B
11. Curtis Mayfield204.7K listeners · Classic Soul
12. Cheryl Lynn171.1K listeners
13. D'Angelo158.7K listeners · R&B
14. Teddy Pendergrass149.7K listeners · R&B
15. Rick James129.3K listeners · Classic Soul
16. The Whispers127.7K listeners · R&B
17. Bobby Womack114.4K listeners
18. New Edition113.9K listeners · R&B
19. Bobby Brown108.0K listeners · R&B
20. Roberta Flack107.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
21. The O'Jays102.9K listeners
22. Shalamar91.2K listeners
23. Charlie Wilson90.5K listeners · R&B
24. Raphael Saadiq87.8K listeners · R&B
25. Grover Washington, Jr.81.0K listeners · Yacht Rock
26. Patti LaBelle80.6K listeners
27. Tevin Campbell77.6K listeners · R&B
28. Johnny Gill75.9K listeners · R&B
29. Cameo74.5K listeners · R&B
30. Gerald Levert71.5K listeners · R&B
31. Freddie Jackson68.3K listeners · R&B
32. Smokey Robinson67.3K listeners · Motown
33. Donald Byrd66.0K listeners
34. The Emotions65.7K listeners · Disco
35. The Gap Band63.3K listeners
36. Atlantic Starr60.3K listeners · R&B
37. George Duke57.4K listeners
38. Evelyn "Champagne" King55.3K listeners · Disco
39. Angie Stone55.2K listeners · R&B
40. Kem53.0K listeners · R&B
41. Alexander O'Neal52.3K listeners · R&B
42. Michael McDonald46.6K listeners · Yacht Rock
43. Betty Wright43.2K listeners
44. Maze41.9K listeners
45. Tony! Toni! Toné!39.9K listeners · R&B
46. Deniece Williams39.9K listeners
47. Patrice Rushen39.0K listeners · Disco
48. Minnie Riperton38.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
49. Teena Marie37.6K listeners
50. Change34.1K listeners · Disco
51. Mint Condition34.1K listeners · R&B
52. Roy Ayers33.9K listeners · Disco
53. Average White Band33.3K listeners · Classic Soul
54. Rose Royce32.7K listeners · Disco
55. Paul Hardcastle32.7K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
56. Zapp & Roger32.3K listeners · R&B
57. Johnnie Taylor31.3K listeners · Classic Soul
58. Regina Belle29.8K listeners · R&B
59. Karyn White29.2K listeners · R&B
60. Delegation28.8K listeners
61. Bootsy Collins28.6K listeners
62. Stephanie Mills27.8K listeners
63. Midnight Star27.4K listeners · R&B
64. Brainstorm26.6K listeners
65. Ohio Players26.3K listeners · Classic Soul
66. Jeffrey Osborne25.6K listeners · Soul
67. Zapp25.3K listeners
68. Ramsey Lewis22.9K listeners
69. Jocelyn Brown21.9K listeners · Disco
70. After 721.4K listeners · R&B
71. Con Funk Shun20.5K listeners
72. Tavares20.3K listeners · Disco
73. Bobby Caldwell19.4K listeners · Yacht Rock
74. Surface18.6K listeners · R&B
75. Guy18.2K listeners · R&B
76. DeBarge17.8K listeners · R&B
77. Glenn Jones17.6K listeners · R&B
78. L.T.D.17.5K listeners
79. Rufus16.2K listeners
80. The Dramatics15.5K listeners · Classic Soul
81. One Way15.5K listeners · Dutch R&B
82. Al B. Sure!15.3K listeners · R&B
83. D Train14.5K listeners · Disco
84. Heatwave14.4K listeners
85. The Staple Singers14.3K listeners · Classic Soul
86. Womack & Womack12.6K listeners · Synthpop
87. JUICY12.5K listeners · Dutch R&B
88. Vanessa Williams12.1K listeners · R&B
89. Mtume12.1K listeners · R&B
90. Blue Magic12.1K listeners · Classic Soul
91. Chanté Moore12.0K listeners · R&B
92. Heather Headley11.9K listeners · R&B
93. David Ruffin11.3K listeners · Motown
94. René & Angela10.4K listeners
95. Lakeside10.4K listeners · Dutch R&B
96. Loose Ends9.7K listeners
97. Ashford & Simpson9.4K listeners
98. Rufus & Chaka Khan9.4K listeners · Dutch R&B
99. Skyy8.9K listeners
100. Phyllis Hyman8.9K listeners
101. Howard Hewett8.5K listeners · R&B
102. Slave7.9K listeners · Dutch R&B
103. Kashif7.8K listeners
104. A Taste of Honey7.7K listeners · Disco
105. Cherrelle7.7K listeners · Dutch R&B
106. Levert7.6K listeners · R&B
107. Roger7.6K listeners · Dutch R&B
108. Hi-Five7.3K listeners · R&B
109. Calvin Richardson7.1K listeners · R&B
110. Mary Jane Girls6.9K listeners
111. Groove Theory6.5K listeners · R&B
112. Switch6.3K listeners
113. BLOODSTONE5.8K listeners · Classic Soul
114. Troop5.6K listeners · R&B
115. The Blackbyrds5.6K listeners · Classic Soul
116. Lonnie Liston Smith5.6K listeners
117. Club Nouveau5.4K listeners
118. S.O.S. Band5.4K listeners
119. Lenny Williams5.0K listeners
120. Stacy Lattisaw4.9K listeners
121. Ready for the World4.9K listeners · R&B
122. October London4.6K listeners · R&B
123. Brick4.6K listeners · Dutch R&B
124. The S.O.S. Band4.5K listeners
125. Tucka4.4K listeners · Southern Soul
126. Lisa Fischer4.4K listeners · R&B
127. Pieces of a Dream4.3K listeners · Smooth Jazz
128. Shirley Murdock4.3K listeners
129. Johnny Guitar Watson4.3K listeners · Classic Soul
130. The Floaters4.3K listeners · Motown
131. Enchantment4.2K listeners
132. Carl Carlton4.2K listeners · Dutch R&B
133. Tk Soul4.0K listeners · Southern Soul
134. Newcleus3.9K listeners · Buffalo Hip Hop
135. Keith Washington3.8K listeners
136. The Jones Girls3.8K listeners
137. G.Q.3.7K listeners · Disco
138. Willie Hutch3.7K listeners · Classic Soul
139. Shirley Brown3.4K listeners · Classic Soul
140. Pebbles3.3K listeners · Singer-Songwriter Pop
141. Mcfadden & Whitehead3.2K listeners · Disco
142. Bar-Kays3.1K listeners · Classic Soul
143. Dennis Edwards2.7K listeners · R&B
144. Mother's Finest2.7K listeners
145. The Deele2.4K listeners · R&B
146. Morris Day2.3K listeners · Minneapolis Sound
147. Sounds of Blackness2.2K listeners
148. The New Birth2.2K listeners
149. Fatback Band2.1K listeners
150. Christopher Williams2.1K listeners · R&B
151. Angela Bofill2.1K listeners
152. Michael Henderson2.0K listeners
153. Miki Howard1.8K listeners
154. Norman Connors1.7K listeners
155. Michel'le1.7K listeners · R&B
156. Ronnie Laws1.6K listeners
157. Angela Winbush1.6K listeners · R&B
158. Force M.D.'s1.6K listeners · R&B
159. Meli'sa Morgan1.6K listeners · R&B
160. Major Harris1.6K listeners
161. Bernard Wright1.5K listeners
162. William DeVaughn1.5K listeners · Classic Soul
163. Mass Production1.5K listeners
164. The Friends Of Distinction1.5K listeners · Classic Soul
165. Yarbrough & Peoples1.4K listeners · Dutch R&B
166. Ramp1.3K listeners · R&B
167. Tracie Spencer1.3K listeners · R&B
168. Debra Laws1.3K listeners
169. The System1.3K listeners · R&B
170. Champaign1.3K listeners · R&B
171. Ray, Goodman & Brown1.3K listeners
172. Secret Weapon1.2K listeners · Dutch R&B
173. The Persuaders1.1K listeners · Souldies
174. Tony Terry1.1K listeners · R&B
175. Breakwater1.0K listeners · Brostep
176. Alicia Myers1.0K listeners
177. Faze-O1.0K listeners
178. Oran "Juice" Jones1.0K listeners · R&B
179. Jean Carn1.0K listeners
180. Chuckii Booker1.0K listeners · R&B
181. J. Blackfoot1.0K listeners
182. McKinley Mitchell1.0K listeners
183. O'Bryan1.0K listeners
184. Eugene Wilde1.0K listeners · R&B
185. Chaka Kahn1.0K listeners
186. Sylvia1.0K listeners
187. James Cleveland1.0K listeners
188. Miles Jaye1.0K listeners · R&B
189. Benny Latimore1.0K listeners · Soul
190. Latoya London1.0K listeners · R&B
191. The 5 Heartbeats1.0K listeners · R&B
192. Jeff Floyd1.0K listeners
193. DJ Skandalous1.0K listeners
194. Jean Carne1.0K listeners
195. Silas Thorne Music1.0K listeners