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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Piano, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Horn Section, Organ, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Popular motown Songs
Up-Tight Everything's Alright
1966
Touch Me In The Morning
1973
Love Actually Soundtrack
2003
International (Expanded Edition)
1975
Natural Man / Classic Lou
2001
Why Can't We Be Friends?
1975
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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.
# name popularity followers
1
44
323844
2
61
564418
3
48
369832
4
51
232603
5
50
461261
6
42
477473
7
59
905123
8
46
269911
9
42
216191
10
42
212569
11
52
441095
12
48
442883
13
45
325917
14
42
280318
15
52
837743
16
50
616677
17
56
1260114
18
40
304931
19
53
1239480
20
32
142021
21
52
387643
22
47
392808
23
39
226048
24
40
240174
25
52
625601
26
57
1339735
27
64
1099726
28
54
1052698
29
52
281471
30
50
204515
31
51
459134
32
33
163716
33
61
1788196
34
65
1826989
35
59
1194810
36
73
5220015
37
63
1656762
38
58
437722
39
65
1763320
40
57
1181630
41
67
176200
42
47
454774
43
55
449635
44
66
2432926
45
50
345119
46
48
158010
47
48
516790
48
52
303536
49
48
223902
50
46
190730
51
42
228204
52
67
2860791
53
52
302602
54
48
194795
55
36
164258
56
37
70792
57
44
71699
58
43
51476
59
53
236665
60
36
52851
61
34
16065
62
50
293246
63
41
104625
64
75
6324910
65
36
53691
66
27
16726
67
65
1494298
68
42
104844
69
43
75131
70
62
1025282
71
49
84708
72
50
291514
73
45
110505
74
57
1781878
75
39
103529
76
43
15769
77
45
28042
78
23
23854
79
62
590768
80
42
31543
81
15
6314
82
61
285628
83
29
44596
84
54
537201
85
51
126550
86
38
142905
87
26
7181
88
32
27614
89
21
21317
90
29
2732
91
23
3724
92
23
1896
93
22
2239
94
20
12533
95
18
21146
96
15
2606
97
15
7779
98
16
1279
99
15
710
100
13
399
motown playlist created by Chosic
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