Classic soul music is a genre that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by its smooth, emotive vocals and gospel-inspired melodies. The genre often deals with themes of love, heartbreak, and social justice. Classic soul music is known for its use of horns, strings, and other orchestral elements, as well as its incorporation of blues and R&B influences. It has been influential in shaping the sound of modern pop and R&B music.
Here you can see the popularity of Classic Soul genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
3855 releases
Explore classic soul history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of classic soul artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the classic soul genre. You can find out what classic soul 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 | 47 | 337195 | |
| 2 | 65 | 580724 | |
| 3 | 53 | 244732 | |
| 4 | 49 | 382379 | |
| 5 | 52 | 476203 | |
| 6 | 60 | 946425 | |
| 7 | 47 | 282137 | |
| 8 | 43 | 224574 | |
| 9 | 54 | 469623 | |
| 10 | 50 | 455839 | |
| 11 | 45 | 291629 | |
| 12 | 47 | 337661 | |
| 13 | 57 | 875152 | |
| 14 | 58 | 1300351 | |
| 15 | 52 | 657823 | |
| 16 | 53 | 613520 | |
| 17 | 47 | 679707 | |
| 18 | 44 | 388790 | |
| 19 | 58 | 501881 | |
| 20 | 50 | 712915 | |
| 21 | 57 | 278244 | |
| 22 | 43 | 251144 | |
| 23 | 57 | 1311421 | |
| 24 | 46 | 592327 | |
| 25 | 51 | 358719 | |
| 26 | 54 | 1290894 | |
| 27 | 54 | 415761 | |
| 28 | 51 | 402964 | |
| 29 | 51 | 681282 | |
| 30 | 47 | 581074 | |
| 31 | 54 | 268442 | |
| 32 | 48 | 407410 | |
| 33 | 58 | 1438721 | |
| 34 | 67 | 2032026 | |
| 35 | 49 | 191328 | |
| 36 | 56 | 600336 | |
| 37 | 48 | 432435 | |
| 38 | 53 | 574171 | |
| 39 | 50 | 555562 | |
| 40 | 62 | 1873647 | |
| 41 | 51 | 218754 | |
| 42 | 58 | 711114 | |
| 43 | 64 | 1150240 | |
| 44 | 75 | 1772954 | |
| 45 | 58 | 1027800 | |
| 46 | 75 | 5471480 | |
| 47 | 60 | 467440 | |
| 48 | 63 | 1004432 | |
| 49 | 69 | 3010925 | |
| 50 | 45 | 199977 | |
| 51 | 47 | 277572 | |
| 52 | 64 | 1721637 | |
| 53 | 70 | 187929 | |
| 54 | 57 | 1219922 | |
| 55 | 55 | 464686 | |
| 56 | 47 | 289871 | |
| 57 | 51 | 327596 | |
| 58 | 51 | 356699 | |
| 59 | 52 | 313677 | |
| 60 | 48 | 163035 | |
| 61 | 72 | 2305425 | |
| 62 | 72 | 3457815 | |
| 63 | 47 | 230712 | |
| 64 | 46 | 196642 | |
| 65 | 53 | 137061 | |
| 66 | 52 | 761806 | |
| 67 | 51 | 799119 | |
| 68 | 56 | 455813 | |
| 69 | 59 | 1117784 | |
| 70 | 53 | 350348 | |
| 71 | 58 | 308061 | |
| 72 | 43 | 237200 | |
| 73 | 60 | 341725 | |
| 74 | 54 | 319306 | |
| 75 | 55 | 632794 | |
| 76 | 51 | 291349 | |
| 77 | 55 | 520465 | |
| 78 | 44 | 68292 | |
| 79 | 70 | 2366284 | |
| 80 | 61 | 553244 | |
| 81 | 69 | 1666233 | |
| 82 | 49 | 40785 | |
| 83 | 47 | 55030 | |
| 84 | 44 | 73646 | |
| 85 | 44 | 135331 | |
| 86 | 53 | 126630 | |
| 87 | 50 | 88498 | |
| 88 | 44 | 110584 | |
| 89 | 44 | 126777 | |
| 90 | 46 | 79436 | |
| 91 | 49 | 109862 | |
| 92 | 47 | 103106 | |
| 93 | 45 | 35750 | |
| 94 | 58 | 219666 | |
| 95 | 45 | 36447 | |
| 96 | 47 | 92899 | |
| 97 | 49 | 82155 | |
| 98 | 45 | 48196 | |
| 99 | 45 | 28326 | |
| 100 | 44 | 19503 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular classic soul music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
