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Genre: rhythm and blues

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Parent Genre: blues

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Rhythm and blues is a genre of music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s. It combines elements of jazz, blues, and gospel music, with a focus on strong rhythms and soulful vocals. The genre gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, with artists often incorporating electric guitars and drums into their sound. Rhythm and blues music often deals with themes of love, heartbreak, and social issues. It has influenced many other genres, including rock and roll, soul, and funk.


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List of rhythm and blues artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 40 85753
2 40 102869
3 46 212059
4 37 24499
5 38 45464
6 37 16793
7 37 30843
8 41 20866
9 41 15469
10 41 45639
11 28 32496
12 33 67151
13 37 68044
14 36 49658
15 28 22205
16 40 73167
17 34 20467
18 33 34584
19 30 43807
20 30 83435
21 28 9163
22 33 35594
23 25 14063
24 25 6870
25 44 35703
26 36 20060
27 34 34220
28 24 15787
29 29 24916
30 29 13209
31 32 15471
32 29 5165
33 28 17024
34 23 15773
35 45 391359
36 27 8810
37 22 4165
38 26 10839
39 25 5583
40 25 3035
41 25 7530
42 25 4991
43 25 8215
44 23 15588
45 21 7348
46 23 13508
47 22 16109
48 22 15693
49 22 5799
50 22 2435
51 21 2285
52 21 5826
53 38 83939
54 38 48652
55 47 38435
56 40 50494
57 39 14952
58 42 27668
59 39 44089
60 27 16627
61 31 16910
62 27 22547
63 25 8219
64 34 46178
65 37 21620
66 23 12876
67 40 54292
68 35 30003
69 39 12801
70 31 13527
71 33 17336
72 39 176940
73 21 5070
74 32 3475
75 31 37942
76 21 6286
77 24 20236
78 26 5568
79 21 9401
80 25 9205
81 28 8699
82 35 42198
83 35 7268
84 36 11808
85 34 7794
86 23 9273
87 35 3025
88 22 8072
89 25 12116
90 26 7122
91 31 12507
92 27 6061
93 29 9231
94 28 1467
95 28 2967
96 25 4324
97 23 1644
98 24 2090
99 23 3085
100 23 9268

rhythm and blues playlist created by Chosic

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