Singer-Songwriter

Group of musical genres that emerged in the mid-20th century, referring to the music of singer-songwriters, often characterised by political or personal lyrics and minimal acoustic accompaniment.

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112 artists with 10.0M combined listeners. 47% of them sit in the Mellow Gold / Yacht Rock / Eurobeat community on the map. It shares the most artists with Mellow Gold.

Where Singer-Songwriter sits on the map

• Mellow Gold / Yacht Rock / Eurobeat · 53 artists (47%)
• Red Dirt / Texas Country / Contemporary Country · 11 artists (10%)
• Roots Americana / Alternative Roots Rock / Icelandic Indie · 8 artists (7%)
• Contemporary Country / Honky Tonk / Country Road · 5 artists (4%)
• Afrikaans / South African Rock / Bluegrass · 5 artists (4%)
• Mellow Gold / Baroque Pop / Sunshine Pop · 4 artists (4%)

Strongest pairings in Singer-Songwriter

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

1. Simon & Garfunkel & Bob Dylan · 101 shared playlists
2. Neil Young & Bob Dylan · 77 shared playlists
3. James Taylor & Gordon Lightfoot · 68 shared playlists
4. Paul Simon & Simon & Garfunkel · 67 shared playlists
5. Simon & Garfunkel & James Taylor · 63 shared playlists
6. Neil Young & Simon & Garfunkel · 63 shared playlists
7. Van Morrison & The Band · 63 shared playlists
8. James Taylor & Jim Croce · 63 shared playlists
9. Paul Simon & Van Morrison · 62 shared playlists
10. Neil Young & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · 62 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Singer-Songwriter, for their size.

• Mellow Gold · 53 shared artistsBoth: Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young
• Yacht Rock · 10 shared artistsBoth: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Carole King, Jim Croce
• Soft Rock · 9 shared artistsBoth: Van Morrison, James Taylor, Carly Simon
• Folk · 5 shared artistsBoth: Matt Andersen, Craig Cardiff, Justin Mitchell
• Outlaw Country · 7 shared artistsBoth: Kris Kristofferson, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine
• Rock-And-Roll · 9 shared artistsBoth: Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Tom Waits
• Cosmic American · 4 shared artistsBoth: Stephen Stills, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker
• American Folk Revival · 3 shared artistsBoth: Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie

Artists

112 artists tagged Singer-Songwriter, ranked by listeners.

1. Bob Dylan2.1M listeners · Mellow Gold
2. Simon & Garfunkel1.2M listeners · Mellow Gold
3. Neil Young828.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
4. Leonard Cohen737.0K listeners
5. Lykke Li678.2K listeners · Pop
6. Lou Reed510.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
7. Tom Waits437.1K listeners
8. Annie Lennox426.3K listeners · Pop
9. Neil Diamond385.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
10. Paul Simon245.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
11. Van Morrison204.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
12. Joan Baez195.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
13. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young168.3K listeners · Mellow Gold
14. James Taylor136.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
15. Grateful Dead135.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
16. Carly Simon129.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
17. Joni Mitchell115.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
18. Randy Newman111.3K listeners
19. Nick Drake102.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
20. Kris Kristofferson94.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
21. Crosby, Stills & Nash85.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
22. Carole King81.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
23. The Band72.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
24. Glen Campbell50.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
25. Bonnie Raitt45.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
26. Don McLean44.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
27. Jim Croce40.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
28. Harry Nilsson40.3K listeners · Mellow Gold
29. Lucy Rose30.7K listeners
30. Gordon Lightfoot27.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
31. Jimmy Buffett24.3K listeners · Mellow Gold
32. Joan Armatrading21.8K listeners
33. Townes Van Zandt21.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
34. Faces21.5K listeners · Mellow Gold
35. Lucinda Williams19.4K listeners
36. Tim Buckley18.3K listeners
37. John Prine17.1K listeners
38. Gillian Welch16.6K listeners
39. Rickie Lee Jones16.5K listeners
40. Judy Collins15.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
41. Blind Faith15.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
42. Jon Gomm15.0K listeners
43. Ani Difranco14.9K listeners
44. Stephen Stills14.9K listeners · Mellow Gold
45. Liza Minnelli14.2K listeners · Broadway
46. Mungo Jerry13.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
47. Terry Callier12.1K listeners · R&B
48. Richie Havens11.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
49. Patty Griffin10.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
50. Lloyd Cole9.9K listeners
51. Karen Dalton9.9K listeners
52. Dan Fogelberg9.6K listeners · Mellow Gold
53. Indigo Girls9.5K listeners
54. Janis Ian9.4K listeners
55. Tom Paxton8.3K listeners
56. Mary Chapin Carpenter8.2K listeners
57. Doc Watson8.0K listeners
58. Sandy Denny6.1K listeners
59. Ben Caplan5.7K listeners
60. Buffy Sainte-Marie5.6K listeners
61. Arlo Guthrie5.4K listeners · Mellow Gold
62. Sean Rowe5.0K listeners
63. Kristin Hersh5.0K listeners
64. Harry Chapin4.8K listeners · Mellow Gold
65. Bruce Cockburn4.3K listeners · Canadian Rock
66. Stephen Bishop4.2K listeners · Mellow Gold
67. Tim Hardin4.1K listeners
68. Loggins & Messina4.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
69. Guy Clark3.8K listeners
70. Loudon Wainwright III3.8K listeners
71. Laura Nyro3.7K listeners
72. Matt Andersen3.4K listeners
73. Nanci Griffith3.2K listeners
74. Liquid Mind3.1K listeners · Mellow Gold
75. The Wailin' Jennys2.7K listeners · Rock
76. Ralph McTell2.7K listeners · Mellow Gold
77. Matt Crocker2.4K listeners · Worship
78. Sophie Barker2.4K listeners
79. Kati Ran2.0K listeners
80. Fred Neil2.0K listeners
81. Higher Power1.8K listeners
82. Jerry Jeff Walker1.8K listeners · Outlaw Country
83. Rick Nelson1.6K listeners
84. Ruth Moody1.6K listeners
85. Steve Forbert1.6K listeners
86. John Sebastian1.5K listeners
87. Jimmy Webb1.4K listeners
88. Michael Martin Murphey1.2K listeners · Yacht Rock
89. Craig Cardiff1.1K listeners
90. David Wilcox1.1K listeners
91. Dave Loggins1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
92. Justin Mitchell1.0K listeners
93. Phoebe Snow1.0K listeners
94. Canen1.0K listeners
95. Keith Carradine1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
96. Glenn1.0K listeners
97. J.D. Souther1.0K listeners
98. Steve Goodman1.0K listeners
99. SONG KICK1.0K listeners
100. Luis Reyes1.0K listeners · Pop
101. Junior Sisk1.0K listeners
102. Jesse Winchester1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
103. Rosen Nikolov1.0K listeners
104. Del Barber1.0K listeners
105. Eldrim1.0K listeners
106. The Rooftop Singers1.0K listeners
107. Miley Montana1.0K listeners · Soft Rock
108. Leeroy Stagger1.0K listeners
109. Alison Brown1.0K listeners
110. Andie1.0K listeners
111. Eric Andersen1.0K listeners · Mellow Gold
112. Eric Bogle1.0K listeners