Vocal jazz is a genre of music that features smooth and soulful singing over a backdrop of jazz instrumentation. It is characterized by its improvisational nature, with singers often adding their own unique twists to the melody. The genre has a rich history, with roots in African American culture and the blues. Its most notable performers are known for their distinctive voices and ability to convey emotion through their music.
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Here is a list of vocal jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the vocal jazz genre. You can find out what vocal jazz 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 | 65 | 1871245 | |
| 2 | 67 | 2442904 | |
| 3 | 70 | 2851102 | |
| 4 | 69 | 2210232 | |
| 5 | 74 | 3084529 | |
| 6 | 49 | 526346 | |
| 7 | 62 | 963900 | |
| 8 | 56 | 503554 | |
| 9 | 70 | 1641115 | |
| 10 | 51 | 373409 | |
| 11 | 69 | 2819649 | |
| 12 | 68 | 1639108 | |
| 13 | 61 | 915536 | |
| 14 | 68 | 455022 | |
| 15 | 63 | 612740 | |
| 16 | 70 | 3311085 | |
| 17 | 62 | 2505023 | |
| 18 | 62 | 350394 | |
| 19 | 62 | 1080812 | |
| 20 | 61 | 545412 | |
| 21 | 44 | 376122 | |
| 22 | 61 | 914762 | |
| 23 | 68 | 2228746 | |
| 24 | 65 | 433539 | |
| 25 | 58 | 632919 | |
| 26 | 47 | 179376 | |
| 27 | 71 | 2206261 | |
| 28 | 58 | 436969 | |
| 29 | 58 | 869799 | |
| 30 | 62 | 675139 | |
| 31 | 55 | 445704 | |
| 32 | 47 | 106152 | |
| 33 | 49 | 179200 | |
| 34 | 58 | 438715 | |
| 35 | 60 | 686819 | |
| 36 | 59 | 275910 | |
| 37 | 50 | 514893 | |
| 38 | 69 | 1596474 | |
| 39 | 43 | 127152 | |
| 40 | 48 | 108617 | |
| 41 | 64 | 1627752 | |
| 42 | 65 | 1115775 | |
| 43 | 46 | 132347 | |
| 44 | 55 | 271602 | |
| 45 | 45 | 113706 | |
| 46 | 53 | 82737 | |
| 47 | 52 | 608846 | |
| 48 | 55 | 637280 | |
| 49 | 58 | 471278 | |
| 50 | 48 | 252076 | |
| 51 | 40 | 44068 | |
| 52 | 62 | 2119009 | |
| 53 | 49 | 420767 | |
| 54 | 46 | 34793 | |
| 55 | 62 | 272646 | |
| 56 | 45 | 10873 | |
| 57 | 44 | 50193 | |
| 58 | 34 | 50423 | |
| 59 | 41 | 18390 | |
| 60 | 41 | 75140 | |
| 61 | 41 | 82917 | |
| 62 | 71 | 260052 | |
| 63 | 40 | 32799 | |
| 64 | 40 | 75737 | |
| 65 | 39 | 71450 | |
| 66 | 38 | 83439 | |
| 67 | 49 | 219848 | |
| 68 | 55 | 419432 | |
| 69 | 34 | 12654 | |
| 70 | 34 | 50638 | |
| 71 | 34 | 38262 | |
| 72 | 34 | 16927 | |
| 73 | 33 | 24823 | |
| 74 | 32 | 32455 | |
| 75 | 31 | 33045 | |
| 76 | 31 | 25630 | |
| 77 | 49 | 180015 | |
| 78 | 28 | 21772 | |
| 79 | 47 | 87799 | |
| 80 | 46 | 73849 | |
| 81 | 51 | 34408 | |
| 82 | 36 | 57813 | |
| 83 | 52 | 216077 | |
| 84 | 52 | 76007 | |
| 85 | 38 | 16563 | |
| 86 | 51 | 144728 | |
| 87 | 34 | 45451 | |
| 88 | 46 | 69263 | |
| 89 | 44 | 88822 | |
| 90 | 44 | 66590 | |
| 91 | 44 | 28456 | |
| 92 | 43 | 71670 | |
| 93 | 42 | 42990 | |
| 94 | 38 | 33316 | |
| 95 | 38 | 51176 | |
| 96 | 34 | 15466 | |
| 97 | 33 | 31520 | |
| 98 | 33 | 4438 | |
| 99 | 31 | 15089 | |
| 100 | 29 | 11916 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular vocal jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
