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Genre
vintage hollywood
Parent Genre: easy listening

Vintage Hollywood music is a genre that emerged during the golden age of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. It is characterized by upbeat and catchy tunes that were often accompanied by elaborate dance routines. The music was performed by some of the most iconic actors and actresses of the time, who were known for their singing and dancing abilities. The genre is synonymous with glamour, sophistication, and timeless elegance, and continues to be celebrated today for its enduring appeal.


Top artists of vintage hollywood genre

Fred Astaire
Marilyn Monroe
Gene Kelly
Audrey Hepburn
Debbie Reynolds
Chaim Topol
Maurice Chevalier
Sophia Loren
Marlene Dietrich
Mickey Rooney
Betty Hutton
Donald O'Connor
Shirley Jones
Ann-Margret
Deborah Kerr
Rita Hayworth
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vintage hollywood music timeline

Explore vintage hollywood history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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Similar Genres to vintage hollywood

Discover more related genres to vintage hollywood genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

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Enjoy this playlist of popular vintage hollywood music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of vintage hollywood artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Fred Astaire
44 12 63 25 91 58 114 138247
2
Marilyn Monroe
43 8 47 29 90 44 108 216008
3
Gene Kelly
43 9 34 27 85 39 110 88071
4
Audrey Hepburn
39 2 32 6 94 14 80 62812
5
Debbie Reynolds
38 0 43 35 79 47 111 44958
6
Chaim Topol
37 0 0 0 0 0 0 804
7
Maurice Chevalier
37 1 62 29 94 71 116 20872
8
Sophia Loren
37 6 39 31 90 34 120 9233
9
Marlene Dietrich
36 9 38 15 90 32 103 53637
10
Mickey Rooney
35 0 69 25 91 68 123 2224
11
Betty Hutton
33 0 60 27 92 65 121 18512
12
Donald O'Connor
33 0 63 63 74 78 128 1856
13
Shirley Jones
32 0 23 19 95 17 116 7780
14
Ann-Margret
32 0 48 41 80 55 104 7471
15
Deborah Kerr
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1930
16
Rita Hayworth
26 56 36 33 96 43 98 23763
17
Shirley Temple
25 21 63 31 94 73 116 8411
18
Howard Keel
25 1 53 23 87 56 135 9764
19
Jane Russell
23 81 38 1 99 28 72 6649
20
Bob Hope
22 3 48 25 96 40 115 6567
21
Jane Powell
20 0 45 14 92 37 118 7604
22
Kay Thompson
19 0 55 35 85 65 146 504
23
Peter Lawford
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 613
24
Ann Miller
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4725
25
Dick Powell
14 1 55 24 97 58 102 2492
26
Kathryn Grayson
14 2 39 15 89 20 83 4813
27
Betty Grable
14 0 49 21 99 60 146 5337
28
Jeanette MacDonald
14 0 30 30 94 14 94 2434
29
Dorothy Lamour
14 4 38 25 92 46 105 1518
30
James Cagney
14 0 47 65 99 58 121 1059
31
Deanna Durbin
12 3 32 27 93 45 105 4021
32
Mae West
12 5 60 22 92 57 101 8282
33
Alice Faye
11 2 36 12 80 35 99 2985
34
Barbara Ruick
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 958
35
Ginger Rogers
10 22 48 16 99 57 146 7977
36
Ava Gardner
9 0 30 3 99 17 165 2494
37
Frances Langford
9 0 42 9 98 37 77 878
38
Jane Froman
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1050
39
Louis Jourdan
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 263
40
Bette Davis
6 0 39 16 90 20 127 1864
41
Anita Ellis
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 587
42
Leslie Caron
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 724
43
June Allyson
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 926
44
Joan Crawford
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1119
45
Virginia Bruce
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
46
Gloria DeHaven
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 384
47
Ann Sothern
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 335
48
Ann Blyth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 521
49
Dolores Del Rio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 319
50
Gloria Swanson
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 362
51
Bebe Daniels
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118