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Top artists of swing genre

Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Bobby Darin
Duke Ellington
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
Peggy Lee
Louis Prima
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List of swing artists

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                       
namepopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1. Louis Armstrong
76 0 51 19 75 40 104 2,223,641
2. Ella Fitzgerald
75 0 55 24 87 58 122 1,885,527
3. Count Basie
68 15 57 32 69 59 110 272,481
4. Bobby Darin
65 0 52 50 63 62 131 349,041
5. Duke Ellington
65 23 51 23 65 37 97 680,453
6. Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
65 0 49 46 72 54 125 779,221
7. Peggy Lee
64 0 52 21 78 46 109 293,496
8. Louis Prima
64 0 62 55 60 84 123 132,919
9. Julie London
63 0 44 18 91 31 102 264,280
10. Dinah Washington
62 0 40 25 81 38 107 329,191
11. Oscar Peterson
62 73 52 12 93 35 93 171,894
12. The Ink Spots
61 8 50 12 98 34 89 169,967
13. Glenn Miller
61 35 57 22 93 56 106 362,944
14. The Andrews Sisters
60 0 67 24 81 71 142 143,732
15. Django Reinhardt
60 86 67 38 95 73 125 296,419
16. Sarah Vaughan
59 0 44 26 87 36 105 467,599
17. Charlie Parker
58 28 52 42 78 67 126 443,945
18. Harry James
58 31 41 25 85 43 109 56,200
19. Dizzy Gillespie
57 32 61 47 62 58 125 329,215
20. Benny Goodman
57 55 59 33 87 57 147 282,237
21. Mel Tormé
56 0 47 28 75 52 110 123,578
22. Blossom Dearie
56 1 57 17 89 44 118 88,206
23. Ben Webster
56 27 54 14 90 37 109 64,280
24. Lester Young
55 80 64 11 97 45 99 104,443
25. Erroll Garner
55 86 50 29 89 42 118 65,455
26. Teddy Wilson
55 72 59 21 93 55 116 21,076
27. Dexter Gordon
54 19 48 32 75 46 95 151,588
28. The Puppini Sisters
54 0 59 53 51 66 128 54,540
29. Sidney Bechet
54 78 54 33 82 61 112 90,247
30. Coleman Hawkins
54 54 57 17 91 43 96 96,443
31. Imelda May
53 8 54 56 33 53 145 132,042
32. Clifford Brown
53 41 54 35 73 54 112 94,827
33. Gerry Mulligan
52 46 50 14 89 39 104 70,931
34. Jo Stafford
52 0 34 16 96 33 91 53,089
35. The Pied Pipers
52 14 49 22 83 43 111 13,401
36. Fred Astaire
52 23 65 25 91 63 109 100,245
37. Rosemary Clooney
52 0 53 29 89 51 126 94,618
38. Tommy Dorsey
52 21 47 21 93 44 114 81,860
39. Artie Shaw
51 40 56 24 93 43 121 67,926
40. Art Tatum
51 77 44 23 98 46 103 114,190
41. The Mills Brothers
51 8 61 15 93 52 118 61,513
42. Fats Waller
51 25 63 26 91 56 111 93,100
43. Nat King Cole Trio
50 4 53 12 86 31 113 107,515
44. The Modern Jazz Quartet
50 10 54 22 78 38 109 83,010
45. Al Bowlly
50 27 44 22 94 52 110 21,452
46. Kay Starr
49 9 68 40 71 73 127 31,901
47. Tape Five
48 4 74 83 16 87 126 57,440
48. Bud Powell
48 55 47 45 77 67 113 74,871
49. Cab Calloway
48 1 63 35 89 69 121 99,905
50. The Brian Setzer Orchestra
48 1 50 74 35 71 117 65,846
51. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
48 0 62 70 24 70 120 102,735
52. Brian Setzer
47 4 47 79 27 72 145 65,302
53. Benny Carter
47 38 58 34 76 71 131 17,468
54. The Hot Sardines
47 13 60 27 81 43 119 30,374
55. Johnny Mercer
47 6 62 30 73 75 125 24,601
56. Squirrel Nut Zippers
46 25 54 66 37 72 141 69,165
57. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
46 3 68 34 76 70 134 9,642
58. Chick Webb
46 55 59 44 89 77 158 16,559
59. Margaret Whiting
45 0 47 16 87 46 98 16,079
60. Johnny Hodges
45 19 61 15 79 38 106 23,795
61. Lionel Hampton
45 21 66 38 66 77 130 46,318
62. Anita O'Day
44 0 65 28 74 54 108 60,982
63. Benny Goodman Sextet
44 43 67 23 92 64 124 22,700
64. Glenn Miller Orchestra
44 13 49 26 66 55 116 83,112
65. Dinah Shore
43 1 50 16 92 47 109 53,826
66. Hoagy Carmichael
43 11 62 14 90 38 95 15,548
67. Louis Jordan
42 0 65 44 74 69 121 27,716
68. Count Basie Orchestra
42 35 53 37 52 48 120 35,854
69. Roy Eldridge
41 10 59 25 79 58 102 18,581
70. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
41 55 63 62 43 53 136 30,922
71. Joe Williams
41 9 67 34 73 62 120 37,229
72. Helen Forrest
41 11 51 17 91 42 105 11,756
73. Billy Eckstine
40 12 31 21 92 25 116 28,410
74. Mildred Bailey
40 1 65 20 95 49 108 10,558
75. Royal Crown Revue
40 1 58 70 13 58 136 25,867
76. Billy May
39 48 56 30 56 56 122 6,005
77. Hot Sugar Band
39 31 66 42 76 64 138 8,372
78. Jelly Roll Morton
39 56 56 32 92 71 123 30,082
79. Tex Beneke
39 8 43 31 84 57 123 6,835
80. Gene Austin
39 42 51 18 99 47 116 6,022
81. Cherry Poppin' Daddies
39 0 57 82 11 74 132 38,178
82. Benny Goodman Quartet
39 64 70 27 95 67 119 34,659
83. Gene Krupa
38 60 59 30 74 58 118 33,536
84. Al Jolson
38 31 45 34 75 65 118 19,284
85. Jay McShann
38 27 61 27 82 58 126 4,851
86. Bix Beiderbecke
38 79 65 33 99 78 129 23,316
87. Dutch Swing College Band
37 66 58 43 56 75 121 8,691
88. Slim Gaillard
37 13 73 40 83 71 132 9,507
89. Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
37 38 55 19 89 56 143 2,466
90. The Boswell Sisters
37 8 66 22 94 68 104 15,523
91. Jimmy Dorsey
37 3 51 25 90 51 110 35,041
92. Earl Hines
37 64 61 30 90 63 110 19,583
93. The Speakeasies' Swing Band!
37 0 64 51 64 57 140 19,712
94. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
37 6 45 15 88 37 104 20,481
95. Illinois Jacquet
37 33 59 25 82 52 111 8,916
96. Jack Teagarden
36 60 56 32 91 64 115 13,310
97. Ella Mae Morse
36 0 70 31 72 76 123 5,026
98. Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
36 18 73 29 77 70 130 2,378
99. Woody Herman & His Orchestra
36 13 58 30 81 61 117 10,398
100. Dick Haymes
36 18 40 20 94 34 107 10,892