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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 802830
2 47 190721
3 44 496062
4 46 136911
5 36 106439
6 48 249288
7 39 167781
8 54 1263661
9 32 153702
10 55 611724
11 61 2662652
12 49 357096
13 56 847819
14 46 310671
15 49 389240
16 41 179194
17 35 89327
18 49 433407
19 40 247466
20 57 689769
21 43 200092
22 36 180725
23 46 416416
24 35 26251
25 50 211936
26 51 185932
27 45 400150
28 47 177312
29 39 120430
30 39 341414
31 61 2402102
32 51 504066
33 43 190049
34 43 109158
35 50 238672
36 39 219241
37 37 130672
38 44 215770
39 47 242514
40 47 303207
41 44 124127
42 39 149877
43 41 120402
44 42 174207
45 56 906851
46 39 49250
47 43 268452
48 49 328552
49 54 742594
50 38 191203
51 44 22999
52 35 29000
53 42 181132
54 39 133345
55 43 130229
56 44 56117
57 33 103946
58 39 61765
59 31 55537
60 38 33041
61 46 205685
62 31 22773
63 34 57729
64 33 154930
65 32 69351
66 41 30811
67 44 567016
68 36 34037
69 45 330736
70 39 104641
71 40 138336
72 39 28715
73 35 28395
74 32 70261
75 32 55282
76 35 71601
77 38 47158
78 66 1941337
79 31 24613
80 56 291346
81 37 63275
82 36 51321
83 34 53169
84 36 55431
85 39 76360
86 32 25585
87 33 68136
88 35 24005
89 33 29807
90 32 43568
91 61 768700
92 37 146547
93 34 16589
94 35 46000
95 54 399529
96 38 52049
97 57 923385
98 38 30583
99 31 15676
100 37 55377

blues playlist created by Chosic

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