Traditional soul music is a genre that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by its emotive vocals, gospel-inspired harmonies, and a strong emphasis on rhythm and blues. It often features a horn section and a driving beat, with lyrics that explore themes of love, heartbreak, and social justice. This genre has continued to evolve over the years, with contemporary artists drawing inspiration from its rich history.
Here you can see the popularity of Traditional Soul genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
162 releases
Explore traditional soul history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of traditional soul artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the traditional soul genre. You can find out what traditional soul genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 16596 | |
| 2 | 44 | 28221 | |
| 3 | 42 | 24196 | |
| 4 | 43 | 24330 | |
| 5 | 42 | 33951 | |
| 6 | 38 | 29516 | |
| 7 | 36 | 10823 | |
| 8 | 30 | 11506 | |
| 9 | 28 | 8276 | |
| 10 | 26 | 5088 | |
| 11 | 27 | 742 | |
| 12 | 26 | 3873 | |
| 13 | 26 | 5256 | |
| 14 | 25 | 6488 | |
| 15 | 25 | 6880 | |
| 16 | 23 | 3969 | |
| 17 | 24 | 3321 | |
| 18 | 24 | 4583 | |
| 19 | 24 | 7382 | |
| 20 | 23 | 2026 | |
| 21 | 21 | 5704 | |
| 22 | 17 | 2815 | |
| 23 | 16 | 3619 | |
| 24 | 19 | 2205 | |
| 25 | 18 | 1781 | |
| 26 | 18 | 1164 | |
| 27 | 18 | 1202 | |
| 28 | 18 | 2076 | |
| 29 | 13 | 211 | |
| 30 | 17 | 2205 | |
| 31 | 11 | 923 | |
| 32 | 11 | 705 | |
| 33 | 13 | 1362 | |
| 34 | 15 | 481 | |
| 35 | 9 | 1088 | |
| 36 | 13 | 648 | |
| 37 | 13 | 1904 | |
| 38 | 12 | 1660 | |
| 39 | 13 | 484 | |
| 40 | 12 | 2363 | |
| 41 | 11 | 609 | |
| 42 | 11 | 273 | |
| 43 | 11 | 1367 | |
| 44 | 10 | 447 | |
| 45 | 10 | 527 | |
| 46 | 3 | 299 | |
| 47 | 10 | 1856 | |
| 48 | 5 | 1125 | |
| 49 | 8 | 410 | |
| 50 | 8 | 387 | |
| 51 | 8 | 405 | |
| 52 | 7 | 360 | |
| 53 | 7 | 279 | |
| 54 | 7 | 486 | |
| 55 | 6 | 415 | |
| 56 | 1 | 162 | |
| 57 | 5 | 355 | |
| 58 | 4 | 396 | |
| 59 | 4 | 337 | |
| 60 | 3 | 284 | |
| 61 | 3 | 76 | |
| 62 | 3 | 236 | |
| 63 | 3 | 442 | |
| 64 | 2 | 73 | |
| 65 | 1 | 132 | |
| 66 | 1 | 120 | |
| 67 | 1 | 383 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular traditional soul music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
