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Top artists of blues genre

Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
J.J. Cale
Derek & The Dominos
John Lee Hooker
Canned Heat
Muddy Waters
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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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.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       
namepopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1. Stevie Ray Vaughan
67 27 49 48 30 59 130 1,778,216
2. B.B. King
67 10 62 54 34 54 112 2,143,769
3. J.J. Cale
66 35 72 40 50 71 107 497,430
4. Derek & The Dominos
64 20 40 73 46 59 115 451,353
5. John Lee Hooker
61 16 66 46 59 67 128 617,114
6. Canned Heat
61 11 61 46 51 64 117 405,912
7. Muddy Waters
61 3 56 44 64 63 135 993,969
8. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
60 17 41 79 5 65 127 235,847
9. The Blues Brothers
59 12 62 80 35 73 126 296,883
10. Dr. John
59 1 60 64 41 71 118 186,541
11. Buddy Guy
59 11 53 63 38 55 114 636,393
12. Jeff Beck
58 31 49 53 38 50 135 494,830
13. Ry Cooder
58 20 55 48 38 65 133 218,348
14. Taj Mahal
58 8 58 53 48 63 113 139,806
15. Freddie King
56 6 62 54 41 70 130 278,905
16. Keb' Mo'
55 0 67 57 40 63 101 228,512
17. Howlin' Wolf
55 0 58 50 68 74 116 382,989
18. Tony Joe White
55 15 67 40 36 53 113 79,316
19. Ten Years After
55 24 40 55 24 59 112 350,344
20. Rory Gallagher
55 1 44 72 12 65 132 272,555
21. Albert King
55 10 68 51 30 81 118 318,379
22. Bo Diddley
54 0 71 60 39 77 111 248,183
23. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
54 18 47 57 32 65 121 286,460
24. Bobby "Blue" Bland
54 18 55 40 44 56 128 111,126
25. Robert Cray
53 1 69 69 27 69 114 170,299
26. Robert Johnson
53 0 67 18 95 52 101 446,540
27. Johnny Winter
52 5 39 65 27 66 145 356,619
28. Seasick Steve
52 2 51 50 56 52 142 174,638
29. Little Walter
51 10 56 47 74 70 120 159,238
30. Sonny Boy Williamson II
50 10 61 56 64 72 124 129,559
31. Peter Green
50 39 58 35 31 55 114 164,604
32. Albert Collins
50 11 62 57 20 67 123 134,513
33. The Derek Trucks Band
49 11 53 65 27 43 118 151,947
34. Elmore James
49 12 54 63 49 69 104 140,458
35. T-Bone Walker
49 10 60 34 68 63 92 141,968
36. The Fabulous Thunderbirds
49 9 65 69 21 84 125 114,812
37. Lightnin' Hopkins
48 3 57 31 75 45 111 183,669
38. Keith Richards
48 9 64 59 30 74 114 206,477
39. R.L. Burnside
48 8 72 54 39 57 110 85,439
40. Delbert McClinton
48 0 70 63 37 69 109 46,601
41. C.W. Stoneking
48 42 59 37 93 68 127 48,893
42. Dave Van Ronk
48 5 53 21 87 43 121 40,193
43. John Mayall
47 33 61 55 47 60 110 174,295
44. Lead Belly
47 1 64 31 92 66 124 134,737
45. Otis Rush
47 11 54 55 50 61 130 130,660
46. Al Kooper
47 16 50 55 27 65 108 40,376
47. Luther Allison
47 4 49 63 23 62 138 50,743
48. Professor Longhair
47 4 57 63 56 88 140 36,815
49. Walter Trout
47 31 36 69 16 43 151 83,520
50. Mississippi John Hurt
47 6 59 24 82 56 114 96,980
51. Odetta
47 0 58 28 71 62 123 50,068
52. Joanne Shaw Taylor
47 24 49 68 11 49 137 61,935
53. Eric Bibb
46 2 58 27 76 54 112 42,846
54. Big Mama Thornton
46 3 50 44 49 61 130 107,411
55. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
46 1 59 52 51 72 123 72,045
56. Savoy Brown
46 40 53 59 27 56 126 88,882
57. Willie Dixon
46 16 62 28 62 62 113 108,392
58. Roy Buchanan
46 51 42 47 35 54 129 110,155
59. Junior Wells
46 4 67 52 39 74 124 93,436
60. Tab Benoit
46 11 62 49 26 60 118 54,938
61. Bessie Smith
46 3 59 10 99 45 92 113,979
62. Jimmie Vaughan
45 1 66 62 28 80 126 91,978
63. Charlie Musselwhite
45 15 58 40 49 52 113 36,087
64. Otis Taylor
45 41 58 45 61 48 114 44,866
65. Mike Bloomfield
45 17 42 50 24 52 105 60,267
66. Earl Hooker
45 47 55 49 46 72 115 34,746
67. Sonny Landreth
45 17 52 78 17 70 138 39,817
68. Koko Taylor
45 0 57 56 23 68 129 83,349
69. Junior Kimbrough
44 28 55 54 74 51 148 46,021
70. Hound Dog Taylor
44 12 57 62 14 82 131 34,073
71. Shemekia Copeland
44 1 63 49 34 41 112 24,115
72. Jimmy Reed
43 12 63 44 59 69 117 103,413
73. Albert Cummings
43 5 48 77 16 68 112 32,883
74. Son Seals
43 1 52 51 21 78 140 19,552
75. Big Joe Turner
43 1 58 53 76 80 132 31,533
76. Johnny "Guitar" Watson
43 0 72 51 32 55 99 36,377
77. Bobby Rush
43 1 72 57 43 74 126 19,207
78. Ronnie Earl
43 53 50 51 49 36 113 19,743
79. Magic Sam
43 13 54 51 65 78 98 50,072
80. Slim Harpo
43 7 60 64 59 76 123 37,096
81. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
43 1 57 34 79 63 125 83,378
82. Champion Jack Dupree
43 4 64 30 77 70 109 22,945
83. Elizabeth Cotten
42 58 44 23 97 69 110 36,002
84. The Robert Cray Band
42 2 70 59 34 68 108 71,355
85. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
42 2 50 65 43 78 126 68,684
86. Son House
42 10 64 27 83 54 112 116,303
87. Wynonie Harris
41 0 59 57 66 86 142 11,865
88. Snooks Eaglin
41 16 71 22 81 54 108 16,497
89. John Hammond
41 6 67 50 45 75 110 26,445
90. Blind Willie Johnson
41 3 56 20 98 47 137 78,195
91. Lucky Peterson
41 18 59 55 25 53 117 24,374
92. Tinsley Ellis
41 15 55 57 42 57 135 29,420
93. The Vaughan Brothers
41 28 71 69 12 79 132 115,137
94. James Cotton
40 1 51 65 48 57 138 54,205
95. Joe Louis Walker
40 12 57 69 29 69 127 31,649
96. Lonnie Mack
39 34 50 64 23 67 113 16,814
97. Jimmy Rogers
39 4 57 49 77 67 131 45,069
98. Lowell Fulson
39 0 57 45 55 73 137 17,284
99. Bernard Allison
39 5 61 66 18 68 115 25,223
100. Otis Spann
39 27 51 39 60 57 125 39,139