Smooth soul music is a subgenre of soul music that features a mellow and polished sound. It is characterized by its use of smooth vocals, melodic instrumentation, and a relaxed tempo. The genre often incorporates elements of jazz, R&B, and funk. The lyrics typically focus on love, relationships, and personal experiences. Smooth soul music is popular among adult contemporary listeners and has been influential in the development of neo-soul.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 41 | 1 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 52 | 112 | 61842 | |
2 | 41 | 0 | 68 | 58 | 29 | 56 | 110 | 209726 | |
3 | 41 | 5 | 71 | 54 | 19 | 62 | 99 | 166271 | |
4 | 40 | 0 | 70 | 55 | 17 | 68 | 112 | 76880 | |
5 | 39 | 0 | 58 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 115 | 80009 | |
6 | 38 | 0 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 50 | 108 | 140055 | |
7 | 37 | 2 | 66 | 59 | 35 | 67 | 94 | 25477 | |
8 | 36 | 2 | 67 | 65 | 18 | 69 | 108 | 17181 | |
9 | 35 | 0 | 58 | 59 | 15 | 34 | 80 | 26506 | |
10 | 35 | 4 | 66 | 57 | 25 | 64 | 115 | 27393 | |
11 | 33 | 0 | 79 | 55 | 27 | 65 | 100 | 28728 | |
12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11887 | |
13 | 30 | 0 | 67 | 71 | 38 | 75 | 124 | 1751 | |
14 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 55 | 33 | 53 | 105 | 11325 | |
15 | 29 | 0 | 74 | 61 | 16 | 71 | 95 | 14839 | |
16 | 29 | 3 | 59 | 62 | 39 | 50 | 101 | 8673 | |
17 | 28 | 3 | 67 | 61 | 24 | 68 | 109 | 49066 | |
18 | 28 | 15 | 70 | 35 | 47 | 42 | 109 | 5480 | |
19 | 28 | 8 | 75 | 59 | 15 | 71 | 115 | 9295 | |
20 | 28 | 0 | 63 | 56 | 35 | 53 | 111 | 4418 | |
21 | 28 | 0 | 68 | 66 | 24 | 65 | 88 | 1230 | |
22 | 28 | 0 | 74 | 53 | 17 | 76 | 108 | 9993 | |
23 | 25 | 0 | 65 | 63 | 21 | 72 | 94 | 8616 | |
24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4959 | |
25 | 24 | 0 | 75 | 78 | 15 | 81 | 105 | 4482 | |
26 | 23 | 0 | 74 | 46 | 40 | 67 | 118 | 4490 | |
27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 687 | |
28 | 23 | 0 | 74 | 57 | 22 | 73 | 109 | 6695 | |
29 | 20 | 0 | 69 | 72 | 0 | 63 | 100 | 4002 | |
30 | 20 | 13 | 77 | 65 | 6 | 75 | 105 | 6112 | |
31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 806 | |
32 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 63 | 29 | 79 | 96 | 3902 | |
33 | 13 | 0 | 80 | 64 | 20 | 81 | 104 | 1242 | |
34 | 12 | 29 | 64 | 79 | 13 | 58 | 128 | 6184 | |
35 | 11 | 0 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 61 | 100 | 3526 | |
36 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 74 | 44 | 84 | 156 | 2137 | |
37 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 63 | 43 | 100 | 1956 | |
38 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 73 | 15 | 78 | 109 | 1225 | |
39 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 74 | 116 | 952 | |
40 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 71 | 11 | 72 | 96 | 2434 | |
41 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 93 | 107 | 4053 | |
42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 | |
43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2419 | |
44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 | |
45 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 72 | 45 | 90 | 79 | 858 | |
46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2106 | |
47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1184 | |
48 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 76 | 9 | 90 | 107 | 1915 | |
49 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 42 | 87 | 428 | |
50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2640 | |
51 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 75 | 2 | 40 | 87 | 2734 | |
52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1722 | |
53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 806 | |
54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2705 | |
55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6629 | |
56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1898 | |
57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | |
58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 |