Adult standards is a music genre that features timeless classics from the mid-20th century. The genre is characterized by smooth, sophisticated vocals, and orchestral arrangements. The songs often deal with themes of love, romance, and heartbreak. The genre has a nostalgic feel and is popular among older audiences who appreciate the elegance and style of the music.
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Popular adult standards Songs
The Andy Williams Christmas Album
1963
Xanadu - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1980
Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays
1962
The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2006
Touch Me In The Morning
1973
A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra
1957
Ella & Louis Christmas
2016
Cozy Christmas by the Fireplace, Vol. 2
2023
Highlights From His Decca Years
1994
The Essential Doris Day
2014
Christmas Portrait (Special Edition/Reissue)
1978
adult standards music by decade
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List of adult standards artists
Here is a list of adult standards artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the adult standards genre. You can find out what adult standards genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
60
542365
2
51
414171
3
55
499237
4
51
327148
5
56
512680
6
68
1623918
7
51
267779
8
62
616148
9
62
590768
10
66
1951155
11
61
908113
12
44
170169
13
47
178568
14
54
429216
15
69
2194668
16
61
906303
17
44
250362
18
67
2684961
19
77
6970436
20
55
442846
21
65
1826989
22
50
291514
23
58
743776
24
62
956606
25
59
923298
26
50
512046
27
61
477453
28
48
138682
29
61
678079
30
70
2834574
31
63
282561
32
64
1858790
33
51
235556
34
44
204730
35
66
2429075
36
58
516956
37
58
502187
38
67
1520090
39
65
1763320
40
57
511525
41
46
221066
42
67
3094217
43
45
131401
44
63
606537
45
49
177759
46
57
736328
47
62
1625363
48
57
464757
49
45
60943
50
47
212964
51
47
567951
52
67
451088
53
74
6152645
54
46
341724
55
40
92257
56
51
371073
57
58
374980
58
49
242142
59
61
647834
60
50
523880
61
51
177073
62
42
239149
63
40
116515
64
58
524796
65
57
195710
66
56
198337
67
53
405196
68
47
156643
69
52
269873
70
63
1469809
71
51
279152
72
39
66346
73
40
45076
74
57
435894
75
56
743738
76
41
135748
77
43
155004
78
43
78496
79
41
124846
80
41
77166
81
50
127162
82
52
346005
83
48
249913
84
52
195880
85
49
110889
86
48
59153
87
49
217737
88
65
935637
89
43
31816
90
41
49557
91
41
108800
92
64
1350
93
62
56854
94
58
144294
95
53
45585
96
48
39095
97
44
152076
98
45
413010
99
43
98118
100
39
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adult standards playlist created by Chosic
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