Minimalism is a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by the use of repetitive patterns and simple harmonic structures. It often features electronic instruments and a focus on texture and atmosphere rather than melody or lyrics. The genre has been influential in the development of ambient music and has been associated with a number of notable composers and performers.
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Here is a list of minimalism artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the minimalism genre. You can find out what minimalism 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 | 38 | 61407 | |
| 2 | 60 | 622599 | |
| 3 | 35 | 79634 | |
| 4 | 58 | 96962 | |
| 5 | 26 | 17880 | |
| 6 | 51 | 208364 | |
| 7 | 24 | 30834 | |
| 8 | 44 | 226877 | |
| 9 | 61 | 730402 | |
| 10 | 45 | 106481 | |
| 11 | 52 | 255737 | |
| 12 | 32 | 35345 | |
| 13 | 40 | 54474 | |
| 14 | 21 | 1714 | |
| 15 | 12 | 6664 | |
| 16 | 15 | 17690 | |
| 17 | 41 | 13550 | |
| 18 | 26 | 31676 | |
| 19 | 37 | 41726 | |
| 20 | 37 | 49435 | |
| 21 | 14 | 1161 | |
| 22 | 33 | 24381 | |
| 23 | 46 | 131090 | |
| 24 | 3 | 596 | |
| 25 | 10 | 1233 | |
| 26 | 27 | 9132 | |
| 27 | 10 | 2243 | |
| 28 | 20 | 16370 | |
| 29 | 23 | 569 | |
| 30 | 36 | 18356 | |
| 31 | 2 | 1422 | |
| 32 | 12 | 4097 | |
| 33 | 18 | 245 | |
| 34 | 1 | 19 | |
| 35 | 15 | 504 | |
| 36 | 15 | 1053 | |
| 37 | 9 | 1682 | |
| 38 | 14 | 1083 | |
| 39 | 7 | 749 | |
| 40 | 11 | 4463 | |
| 41 | 15 | 21820 | |
| 42 | 4 | 883 | |
| 43 | 9 | 7277 | |
| 44 | 4 | 620 | |
| 45 | 3 | 607 | |
| 46 | 3 | 1193 | |
| 47 | 3 | 1295 | |
| 48 | 31 | 9134 | |
| 49 | 26 | 1951 | |
| 50 | 17 | 23562 | |
| 51 | 1 | 424 | |
| 52 | 1 | 332 | |
| 53 | 1 | 290 | |
| 54 | 1 | 150 | |
| 55 | 28 | 6942 | |
| 56 | 23 | 1562 | |
| 57 | 12 | 7123 | |
| 58 | 3 | 638 | |
| 59 | 29 | 8326 | |
| 60 | 11 | 508 | |
| 61 | 21 | 3758 | |
| 62 | 2 | 1962 | |
| 63 | 20 | 1491 | |
| 64 | 16 | 2314 | |
| 65 | 17 | 3221 | |
| 66 | 20 | 3286 | |
| 67 | 3 | 655 | |
| 68 | 4 | 4493 | |
| 69 | 17 | 1270 | |
| 70 | 15 | 1604 | |
| 71 | 15 | 4500 | |
| 72 | 1 | 491 | |
| 73 | 5 | 2273 | |
| 74 | 1 | 68 | |
| 75 | 6 | 717 | |
| 76 | 5 | 113 | |
| 77 | 5 | 236 | |
| 78 | 1 | 134 | |
| 79 | 1 | 811 | |
| 80 | 1 | 290 | |
| 81 | 2 | 139 | |
| 82 | 1 | 47 | |
| 83 | 1 | 180 | |
| 84 | 1 | 311 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular minimalism music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
