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Genre: singer-songwriter

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Singer-songwriter music is a genre characterized by introspective and personal lyrics, often accompanied by acoustic guitar or piano. The songs are usually written and performed by the same artist, and often touch on themes of love, heartbreak, and self-reflection. The genre has a long history, dating back to the 1960s, and has produced some of the most iconic and influential musicians of all time. Today, singer-songwriters continue to captivate audiences with their heartfelt and authentic music.

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Parent Genre: Folk/Acoustic

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Instruments used

Piano, Flute, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Harmonica

Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Singer-songwriter genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 1196
2024 162
2023 407
2022 192
2021 201
2020 234
2010s 1634
2019 191
2018 193
2017 201
2016 134
2015 146
2014 170
2013 144
2012 152
2011 151
2010 152
2000s 1371
2009 164
2008 138
2007 144
2006 137
2005 151
2004 155
2003 144
2002 116
2001 118
2000 104
1990s 944
1999 106
1998 93
1997 96
1996 92
1995 102
1994 104
1993 100
1992 109
1991 69
1990 73
1980s 728
1989 78
1988 74
1987 70
1986 74
1985 74
1984 60
1983 66
1982 85
1981 66
1980 81
1970s 1125
1979 84
1978 108
1977 107
1976 108
1975 106
1974 125
1973 123
1972 124
1971 119
1970 121
1960s 436
1969 87
1968 93
1967 76
1966 60
1965 50
1964 29
1963 22
1962 12
1961 4
1960 3
1950s 12
1959 1
1958 5
1957 1
1956 2
1954 1
1953 1
1951 1
7446 releases

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singer-songwriter music by decade

Explore singer-songwriter history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of singer-songwriter artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 64 1683077
2 66 1760846
3 59 1233782
4 59 1037709
5 69 2597076
6 59 1372387
7 68 1888990
8 61 1371827
9 70 2542448
10 65 2406766
11 58 726544
12 66 1122003
13 69 2382067
14 63 1236060
15 69 2769035
16 59 1236495
17 64 1805182
18 75 3304831
19 69 2692235
20 65 1644893
21 64 1799185
22 57 866377
23 71 2658631
24 70 2863707
25 61 1525552
26 68 3101766
27 61 1622124
28 73 6039129
29 79 6376440
30 71 1490347
31 77 2544520
32 63 932065
33 71 1986180
34 59 1064113
35 68 2684027
36 64 1605682
37 65 1017272
38 65 1192793
39 70 3052943
40 59 1041199
41 59 1908222
42 68 1133350
43 63 1648828
44 57 1037099
45 64 2424395
46 68 2095512
47 73 4686342
48 64 1617574
49 66 2643493
50 74 6653872
51 58 1210484
52 62 990266
53 59 745509
54 71 2294510
55 69 2927216
56 57 822000
57 62 525055
58 58 414680
59 58 1349771
60 58 714405
61 79 6614310
62 65 1882364
63 59 493703
64 62 1098760
65 57 420500
66 73 1587221
67 63 1514205
68 60 298367
69 61 386635
70 63 805137
71 72 2184875
72 67 1577237
73 65 1387735
74 73 2325680
75 72 1844936
76 68 1222772
77 60 1124023
78 63 849836
79 58 510531
80 72 2106675
81 66 3467143
82 69 1518720
83 66 634345
84 59 572171
85 71 862797
86 62 767920
87 57 681932
88 69 2931107
89 68 1462467
90 58 807820
91 60 1400075
92 67 1178618
93 64 1284809
94 79 6064905
95 57 765411
96 58 1164302
97 61 346082
98 60 512059
99 59 1108630
100 62 236478

singer-songwriter playlist created by Chosic

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