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Genre: blues

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Blues music is a genre that originated in the African American communities of the United States in the late 19th century. It is characterized by its use of the blues scale, call-and-response patterns, and lyrics that often express feelings of sadness, loss, and hardship. The genre has influenced many other styles of music, including rock and roll, and has produced some of the most iconic musicians of all time.


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Popular blues Songs


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Most popular blues albums

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On the Road Again
2003
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Blind Faith
1969
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The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1980
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Good Golly!
1969
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Naturally
1972
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Bloomfield-A Retrospective
1984
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The Essential Magic Sam: The Cobra and Chief Recordings 1957-1961
2001
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Señor Blues
1997
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Remastered 2010)
1970
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Berry Is On Top
1959
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Texas Flood (Legacy Edition)
1983
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Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
2023
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Blow By Blow
1975
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Big Walter Horton w/ Carey Bell
1972
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Getting Ready... (World)
1971
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Completely Well
1969

blues music by decade

Explore blues history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of blues artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 52 803176
2 47 190721
3 44 496188
4 46 136911
5 36 106486
6 48 249288
7 39 167781
8 54 1264183
9 32 153792
10 55 611724
11 49 357096
12 61 2664002
13 56 847819
14 46 310671
15 49 389380
16 41 179281
17 35 89342
18 49 433407
19 40 247528
20 57 689769
21 43 200189
22 36 180725
23 46 416483
24 35 26265
25 50 211994
26 51 185932
27 45 400393
28 47 177384
29 39 120471
30 39 341414
31 51 504066
32 61 2402102
33 43 190165
34 43 109158
35 50 238729
36 39 219288
37 37 130723
38 44 215770
39 47 242514
40 47 303207
41 44 124253
42 39 149877
43 41 120402
44 42 174270
45 56 907062
46 39 49250
47 50 328709
48 43 268488
49 54 742594
50 38 191247
51 45 23073
52 35 29019
53 43 181241
54 39 133378
55 43 130229
56 44 56131
57 39 61776
58 33 103946
59 38 33048
60 31 55550
61 31 22773
62 46 205763
63 34 57729
64 33 154950
65 41 30826
66 32 69362
67 44 567238
68 36 34080
69 45 331004
70 39 104829
71 40 138379
72 39 28715
73 35 28395
74 32 70294
75 32 55307
76 35 71631
77 38 47158
78 31 24613
79 66 1941337
80 56 291594
81 37 63290
82 36 51332
83 34 53192
84 32 25585
85 39 76360
86 36 55454
87 35 24005
88 33 68161
89 33 29807
90 32 43568
91 61 768869
92 37 146547
93 34 16589
94 35 46017
95 54 400317
96 38 52049
97 57 923385
98 38 30594
99 31 15690
100 37 56409

blues playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular blues music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.