Memphis soul is a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by its combination of gospel, R&B, and blues influences. It features a distinctive sound with a strong emphasis on horns, driving rhythms, and soulful vocals. Memphis soul music often deals with themes of love, heartbreak, and social issues, and has been credited with helping to shape the sound of modern popular music.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 71 | 0 | 57 | 46 | 53 | 58 | 115 | 3146661 | |
2 | 70 | 0 | 62 | 38 | 48 | 66 | 127 | 2094380 | |
3 | 67 | 2 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 71 | 112 | 2718220 | |
4 | 65 | 6 | 66 | 41 | 34 | 64 | 112 | 1805860 | |
5 | 58 | 1 | 68 | 43 | 36 | 70 | 120 | 307415 | |
6 | 57 | 2 | 66 | 55 | 24 | 83 | 121 | 588032 | |
7 | 56 | 74 | 68 | 39 | 48 | 63 | 117 | 270747 | |
8 | 53 | 4 | 67 | 57 | 35 | 74 | 107 | 322105 | |
9 | 53 | 1 | 73 | 43 | 33 | 75 | 119 | 105267 | |
10 | 51 | 19 | 66 | 47 | 30 | 73 | 117 | 414252 | |
11 | 51 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 15 | 67 | 118 | 644675 | |
12 | 51 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 70 | 125 | 350838 | |
13 | 46 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 35 | 80 | 111 | 50473 | |
14 | 45 | 0 | 68 | 55 | 28 | 70 | 112 | 202236 | |
15 | 44 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 56 | 57 | 124 | 66037 | |
16 | 43 | 28 | 78 | 67 | 15 | 89 | 121 | 265440 | |
17 | 43 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 50 | 65 | 122 | 64381 | |
18 | 43 | 10 | 69 | 60 | 33 | 79 | 116 | 44875 | |
19 | 41 | 4 | 66 | 74 | 50 | 86 | 152 | 2584 | |
20 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 52 | 39 | 67 | 120 | 48571 | |
21 | 38 | 0 | 58 | 44 | 37 | 60 | 129 | 41490 | |
22 | 38 | 1 | 60 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 146 | 27232 | |
23 | 36 | 1 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 71 | 117 | 9842 | |
24 | 35 | 5 | 76 | 57 | 31 | 80 | 113 | 75929 | |
25 | 34 | 8 | 70 | 61 | 65 | 80 | 115 | 24172 | |
26 | 32 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 70 | 148 | 42880 | |
27 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 43 | 87 | 122 | 15265 | |
28 | 32 | 68 | 77 | 48 | 46 | 88 | 119 | 28108 | |
29 | 31 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 25 | 68 | 128 | 38482 | |
30 | 30 | 4 | 65 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 125 | 12609 | |
31 | 30 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 71 | 57 | 99 | 6830 | |
32 | 30 | 0 | 57 | 38 | 76 | 59 | 142 | 3700 | |
33 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 37 | 55 | 71 | 112 | 21262 | |
34 | 29 | 1 | 67 | 31 | 58 | 50 | 109 | 12545 | |
35 | 28 | 37 | 73 | 78 | 44 | 88 | 124 | 9441 | |
36 | 26 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 69 | 154 | 28329 | |
37 | 26 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 12 | 77 | 125 | 27474 | |
38 | 25 | 10 | 48 | 53 | 67 | 51 | 78 | 1829 | |
39 | 24 | 43 | 60 | 42 | 31 | 83 | 147 | 547 | |
40 | 24 | 18 | 68 | 25 | 98 | 37 | 104 | 6616 | |
41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | |
42 | 22 | 1 | 73 | 37 | 52 | 87 | 162 | 8052 | |
43 | 21 | 4 | 51 | 53 | 32 | 70 | 134 | 4166 | |
44 | 21 | 3 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 72 | 130 | 6914 | |
45 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 45 | 27 | 80 | 111 | 2145 | |
46 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 38 | 26 | 45 | 70 | 10521 | |
47 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 37 | 62 | 44 | 136 | 7447 | |
48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6036 | |
49 | 17 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 23 | 65 | 136 | 5575 | |
50 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 21 | 72 | 131 | 4283 | |
51 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 41 | 61 | 83 | 93 | 8502 | |
52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2612 | |
53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | |
54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2411 | |
55 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 66 | 58 | 89 | 93 | 232 | |
56 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 31 | 67 | 40 | 182 | 4461 | |
57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | |
58 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 41 | 77 | 96 | 125 | 790 | |
59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1674 | |
60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1435 | |
61 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 100 | 3810 | |
62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 815 | |
63 | 6 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 6 | 92 | 154 | 193 | |
64 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 66 | 71 | 98 | 238 | |
65 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 59 | 154 | 440 | |
66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | |
67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | |
68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | |
69 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 25 | 84 | 55 | 78 | 309 | |
70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | |
71 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 49 | 29 | 68 | 121 | 384 | |
72 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 63 | 3 | 91 | 132 | 232 | |
73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1514 | |
74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | |
75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 692 | |
77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | |
79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 561 | |
80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 452 | |
81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |
82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1302 | |
83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 690 | |
84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 565 | |
85 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 35 | 84 | 52 | 90 | 127 | |
86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | |
87 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 62 | 1 | 96 | 135 | 179 | |
88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1109 | |
89 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 75 | 44 | 181 | 641 | |
90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | |
91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 | |
92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | |
93 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 73 | 79 | |
94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |