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Genre: motown

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Motown music is a genre that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by its soulful sound, catchy melodies, and upbeat rhythms. It is known for its distinctive use of horns, strings, and background vocals. Motown music often deals with themes of love, heartbreak, and social issues. It has been influential in shaping the sound of popular music and has produced some of the most iconic songs in music history.


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List of motown artists

Here is a list of motown artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the motown genre. You can find out what motown genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 40 322033
2 59 569477
3 47 369342
4 49 227986
5 40 471066
6 58 893115
7 47 460728
8 42 266415
9 40 211465
10 39 213940
11 50 429283
12 46 444155
13 43 324201
14 38 305051
15 40 279235
16 50 832352
17 32 162637
18 48 605246
19 55 1240844
20 51 1221118
21 49 376283
22 30 140998
23 44 389774
24 37 227066
25 50 631681
26 39 238550
27 55 1319799
28 61 1089340
29 49 456902
30 49 197511
31 50 278284
32 62 1800425
33 58 1185597
34 59 1785651
35 41 226498
36 72 5211197
37 52 1046594
38 63 1688896
39 54 429381
40 54 1176334
41 45 451072
42 64 2396708
43 65 173233
44 53 446927
45 45 510127
46 48 343239
47 57 693704
48 46 157535
49 49 303398
50 46 223149
51 44 191292
52 51 296094
53 62 1650332
54 46 188584
55 33 163379
56 36 68301
57 50 210984
58 47 290122
59 34 15803
60 72 6307718
61 37 104780
62 65 2845353
63 68 1447834
64 27 16598
65 33 52954
66 59 1009265
67 40 102651
68 49 283036
69 43 107397
70 40 73025
71 47 83823
72 55 1763300
73 41 72003
74 37 102557
75 34 51517
76 42 14409
77 66 265359
78 22 24032
79 42 27668
80 41 31785
81 59 570866
82 52 523324
83 26 44914
84 47 126779
85 44 79291
86 36 142431
87 35 18650
88 26 7115
89 30 27002
90 19 21614
91 25 2483
92 23 3558
93 21 2211
94 21 1760
95 19 4099
96 17 12657
97 16 21612
98 15 710
99 14 1240
100 14 1816

motown playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular motown music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.