Fado is a traditional Portuguese music genre that is characterized by its melancholic and emotional melodies. It is often sung by a solo performer accompanied by a guitarra portuguesa and a classical guitar. The lyrics of fado songs typically focus on themes of love, loss, and longing. Fado has gained popularity in recent years, with modern artists incorporating elements of pop and jazz into their music.
Explore fado history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of fado artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the fado genre. You can find out what fado 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 | 41 | 143212 | |
| 2 | 34 | 52324 | |
| 3 | 24 | 16845 | |
| 4 | 34 | 54192 | |
| 5 | 45 | 129283 | |
| 6 | 33 | 39152 | |
| 7 | 31 | 31635 | |
| 8 | 19 | 5355 | |
| 9 | 28 | 9656 | |
| 10 | 28 | 9345 | |
| 11 | 37 | 66615 | |
| 12 | 37 | 59038 | |
| 13 | 28 | 21905 | |
| 14 | 36 | 50980 | |
| 15 | 35 | 64514 | |
| 16 | 27 | 26840 | |
| 17 | 59 | 1266676 | |
| 18 | 35 | 56004 | |
| 19 | 23 | 13739 | |
| 20 | 22 | 5134 | |
| 21 | 23 | 8811 | |
| 22 | 31 | 34691 | |
| 23 | 48 | 284286 | |
| 24 | 30 | 27517 | |
| 25 | 16 | 4378 | |
| 26 | 28 | 11381 | |
| 27 | 23 | 5122 | |
| 28 | 45 | 164072 | |
| 29 | 24 | 19323 | |
| 30 | 40 | 126964 | |
| 31 | 20 | 6111 | |
| 32 | 47 | 99355 | |
| 33 | 37 | 74295 | |
| 34 | 44 | 69239 | |
| 35 | 32 | 27521 | |
| 36 | 29 | 17514 | |
| 37 | 29 | 43852 | |
| 38 | 29 | 40595 | |
| 39 | 28 | 27095 | |
| 40 | 29 | 2075 | |
| 41 | 38 | 14117 | |
| 42 | 29 | 28955 | |
| 43 | 22 | 19272 | |
| 44 | 36 | 108649 | |
| 45 | 20 | 2100 | |
| 46 | 35 | 17480 | |
| 47 | 25 | 15824 | |
| 48 | 24 | 1970 | |
| 49 | 32 | 29860 | |
| 50 | 32 | 18115 | |
| 51 | 31 | 10709 | |
| 52 | 23 | 5092 | |
| 53 | 29 | 11819 | |
| 54 | 15 | 2311 | |
| 55 | 19 | 4374 | |
| 56 | 20 | 758 | |
| 57 | 29 | 1628 | |
| 58 | 20 | 4385 | |
| 59 | 20 | 4408 | |
| 60 | 15 | 4778 | |
| 61 | 28 | 50 | |
| 62 | 28 | 53 | |
| 63 | 27 | 1286 | |
| 64 | 26 | 4124 | |
| 65 | 18 | 7700 | |
| 66 | 17 | 2777 | |
| 67 | 21 | 6423 | |
| 68 | 25 | 25935 | |
| 69 | 16 | 3035 | |
| 70 | 23 | 185 | |
| 71 | 14 | 1760 | |
| 72 | 17 | 6982 | |
| 73 | 22 | 287 | |
| 74 | 22 | 1263 | |
| 75 | 22 | 9067 | |
| 76 | 22 | 2723 | |
| 77 | 21 | 3076 | |
| 78 | 21 | 4377 | |
| 79 | 21 | 2337 | |
| 80 | 21 | 7284 | |
| 81 | 20 | 3018 | |
| 82 | 18 | 1378 | |
| 83 | 18 | 13428 | |
| 84 | 20 | 137 | |
| 85 | 20 | 2940 | |
| 86 | 19 | 3444 | |
| 87 | 19 | 977 | |
| 88 | 18 | 808 | |
| 89 | 18 | 11583 | |
| 90 | 17 | 892 | |
| 91 | 17 | 3401 | |
| 92 | 17 | 2984 | |
| 93 | 17 | 5024 | |
| 94 | 15 | 2017 | |
| 95 | 15 | 4306 | |
| 96 | 15 | 1006 | |
| 97 | 15 | 1953 | |
| 98 | 15 | 2773 | |
| 99 | 14 | 773 | |
| 100 | 14 | 604 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular fado music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
