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Genre: motown

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Parent Genre: R&B

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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Popular motown Songs


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Most popular motown albums

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Up-Tight Everything's Alright
1966
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What's Going On
1971
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Touch Me In The Morning
1973
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Light Of Worlds
1974
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Christmas Album
1970
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Love Actually Soundtrack
2003
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Scream
2017
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International (Expanded Edition)
1975
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Soul Agenda
1989
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Sleigh Ride
2020
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Twist & Shout
2005
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Supremes A Go Go
1966
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Natural Man / Classic Lou
2001
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The Collection
2002
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Why Can't We Be Friends?
1975
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Fats Domino Swings
1959

motown music by decade

Explore motown history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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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 44 323638
2 61 564418
3 48 369832
4 51 232603
5 42 477473
6 50 461261
7 59 905123
8 46 269911
9 42 212569
10 42 216191
11 52 440940
12 48 442883
13 45 325674
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 52 281471
29 54 1052698
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 176154
42 47 454774
43 55 449635
44 66 2432926
45 50 345119
46 48 516790
47 48 158010
48 52 303536
49 48 223902
50 46 190730
51 42 228204
52 67 2860791
53 52 302602
54 48 194736
55 36 164258
56 37 70775
57 44 71699
58 43 51476
59 53 236665
60 36 52851
61 34 16065
62 41 104625
63 49 292946
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 110472
74 57 1781878
75 39 103529
76 43 15769
77 45 28042
78 23 23854
79 62 590768
80 42 31543
81 61 285628
82 15 6314
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 1896
92 23 3724
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

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