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Genre: big band

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Big band music is a genre that emerged in the 1920s and reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s. It features large ensembles of musicians playing brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The music is characterized by its swinging rhythms, complex arrangements, and improvisation. Big band music was popularized by dance halls and radio broadcasts, and it became a staple of American culture during the Great Depression and World War II.


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List of big band artists

Here is a list of big band artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the big band genre. You can find out what big band genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 25 7481
2 50 126618
3 51 369833
4 42 64907
5 22 8791
6 29 23007
7 18 3219
8 38 24056
9 29 28579
10 35 31492
11 30 6465
12 21 11392
13 18 4281
14 16 2308
15 31 19228
16 28 16153
17 17 4129
18 46 103094
19 19 3034
20 10 2978
21 26 29613
22 23 2597
23 20 9808
24 37 33136
25 21 2725
26 20 4014
27 61 346802
28 18 3836
29 55 498721
30 28 28417
31 26 10159
32 27 17979
33 39 44914
34 29 7210
35 21 5724
36 31 14160
37 37 39418
38 28 8366
39 51 97731
40 33 18716
41 40 27088
42 34 9434
43 39 39599
44 39 115905
45 35 51644
46 29 7019
47 29 29033
48 39 143368
49 28 4111
50 26 5972
51 32 53718
52 29 25534
53 35 57052
54 35 10100
55 20 5128
56 35 46855
57 20 7958
58 36 27381
59 19 2025
60 32 23478
61 21 4588
62 33 2435
63 11 2823
64 27 11312
65 22 8192
66 16 2726
67 18 17568
68 17 4212
69 13 1652
70 13 4995
71 14 1382
72 11 1444
73 40 4542
74 17 1029
75 14 404
76 42 27742
77 34 41478
78 28 3786
79 31 21778
80 31 27755
81 29 6694
82 41 19580
83 23 6145
84 37 1376
85 24 8294
86 18 889
87 17 7753
88 15 1722
89 23 10021
90 14 2251
91 24 1541
92 13 2145
93 25 8432
94 24 496
95 11 5866
96 23 5846
97 21 5259
98 17 2523
99 14 744
100 9 258

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