Northern soul

This chart is based on the monthly listeners metric for all artists tagged with the genre northern soul by Spotify. It may contain some errors or some data may not be up to date. You can check the artist profile to update data if necessary.

#	Artist	Monthly Listeners	Followers
1	Marvin Gaye	21,272,237	5,618,191
2	Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons	6,388,850	681,592
3	Four Tops	6,221,073	1,181,216
4	The Supremes	5,292,392	1,758,006
5	The Isley Brothers	3,775,095	1,917,814
6	The Spinners	3,327,145	971,891
7	Gladys Knight & The Pips	2,300,228	1,343,083
8	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	2,212,015	1,231,532
9	Jackie Wilson	2,088,202	466,911
10	The Trammps	1,745,963	273,241
11	Wilson Pickett	1,601,149	641,021
12	Bobby Hebb	1,490,921	43,148
13	The Contours	1,484,255	134,434
14	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	1,386,669	473,925
15	Ike & Tina Turner	1,258,181	329,639
16	The Marvelettes	1,129,212	365,163
17	Mary Wells	1,047,806	318,882
18	William Bell	1,034,160	73,988
19	Dobie Gray	957,249	49,878
20	The Chosen Few	837,586	297
21	Edwin Starr	787,270	166,126
22	Barbara Lynn	780,813	57,242
23	Barrett Strong	654,167	31,182
24	Jimmy Ruffin	627,387	201,363
25	The Impressions	624,302	281,032
26	Diana Ross & The Supremes	546,110	88,358
27	Al Wilson	415,271	22,331
28	Doris Troy	413,097	17,118
29	Little Anthony & The Imperials	380,446	112,966
30	Kim Weston	333,919	33,041
31	Esther Phillips	314,828	61,466
32	The Originals	309,844	110,318
33	Ramsey Lewis	300,663	106,361
34	Gene Chandler	294,911	88,938
35	James & Bobby Purify	291,969	29,886
36	Sugar Pie DeSanto	239,298	26,409
37	Gloria Jones	205,260	14,597
38	Eddie Holman	191,413	34,798
39	David Ruffin	190,928	235,260
40	The Pioneers	186,799	35,376
41	Archie Bell & The Drells	173,161	105,384
42	The Exciters	163,768	22,941
43	The Dells	162,376	288,102
44	Frank Wilson	141,659	21,572
45	The Flirtations	137,429	8,712
46	Joe Tex	133,108	19,643
47	Sam Dees	125,051	6,094
48	Drizabone	123,964	11,611
49	Donnie Elbert	120,729	16,900
50	Nolan Porter	118,031	10,835
51	Big Maybelle	117,077	40,267
52	The Tams	103,474	18,606
53	Shirley Ellis	103,467	13,310
54	Joanie Sommers	98,316	5,723
55	Clyde McPhatter	97,975	37,315
56	The Marketts	96,258	12,240
57	Barbara Acklin	94,888	10,404
58	Dave & Ansell Collins	92,990	5,922
59	Timi Yuro	85,478	28,875
60	The Sapphires	84,739	6,022
61	R. Dean Taylor	83,518	10,119
62	Roddie Joy	82,587	1,325
63	Z.Z. Hill	78,791	88,614
64	The Orlons	75,180	27,033
65	Gene McDaniels	74,509	5,860
66	The Mar-Keys	71,591	30,897
67	The Castaways	69,823	6,424
68	Linda Jones	69,722	27,751
69	Billy Joe Royal	67,825	33,627
70	Curtis Lee	65,143	8,615
71	Brenda Holloway	60,049	45,671
72	Just Brothers	58,090	2,876
73	Johnny Moore	56,329	754
74	The Foggy Mountain Boys	52,367	5,479
75	Gloria Lynne	52,160	6,587
76	Denise LaSalle	49,535	82,493
77	Jackie Shane	47,417	19,904
78	Dee Clark	46,475	16,559
79	Major Lance	44,777	30,268
80	Maxine Brown	44,120	17,864
81	Chris Farlowe	43,491	12,376
82	Marie Knight	41,859	1,267
83	April Stevens	41,784	4,678
84	Jasmine Kara	40,945	19,751
85	Evie Sands	40,808	4,477
86	Timothy Wilson	40,583	1,682
87	Jane McDonald	38,814	14,136
88	The Fuzz	37,846	8,726
89	The Superbs	37,826	7,171
90	The Brothers Of Soul	37,786	17,463
91	Sonny Thompson	37,700	724
92	Gill Scott	37,493	2,155
93	Chuck Jackson	37,400	21,304
94	Len Barry	37,304	3,236
95	The Newbeats	36,512	2,603
96	Lou Ragland	35,816	2,239
97	Darrell Banks	35,167	10,756
98	The Jive Five	33,408	17,062
99	Jay & The Techniques	33,163	2,917
100	J.J. Jackson	33,046	2,839
101	Chuck Wood	32,320	1,483
102	The Monitors	32,063	24,302
103	Ivory Joe Hunter	31,502	6,096
104	Virgil Henry	31,175	262
105	Lorraine Ellison	31,113	4,740
106	The Outsiders	31,009	3,388
107	Little Ann	30,911	6,695
108	Garnet Mimms	30,815	3,662
109	The High Numbers	29,666	6,060
110	Robert Knight	29,251	1,660
111	Spiral Starecase	28,797	1,091
112	Charles Sheffield	28,649	2,038
113	The Rivingtons	27,324	2,926
114	Ronnie Dyson	27,232	5,157
115	Stone Foundation	26,501	12,173
116	Dean Parrish	26,200	4,166
117	The Showmen	25,489	3,074
118	Tami Lynn	25,329	3,062
119	The Valentines	24,959	3,544
120	Amen Corner	24,948	22,050
121	Sly Stone	24,502	18,349
122	Danny White	24,463	694
123	The Tempos	24,292	719
124	Mitty Collier	24,114	10,274
125	Bunny Sigler	23,747	4,315
126	The Valentinos	23,747	2,808
127	Rita & The Tiaras	23,416	1,475
128	Marv Johnson	23,364	21,714
129	Honey Cone	23,168	10,526
130	Shorty Long	23,076	13,066
131	Martha Reeves	23,014	2,521
132	Cliff Nobles	22,155	2,467
133	Danny Williams	21,937	5,645
134	The M.V.P.'s	21,475	1,042
135	Burning Bush	21,387	2,341
136	Billy Butler	21,333	6,417
137	Don Ray	20,445	1,514
138	Frank Popp Ensemble	20,443	3,159
139	The Nu'Rons	20,224	2,321
140	Richard Berry	20,217	5,451
141	Jimmy Radcliffe	20,121	6,553
142	Barbara Randolph	19,794	4,424
143	The Vibrations	19,706	6,976
144	Limmie & Family Cookin'	19,478	601
145	The Prophets	19,367	905
146	Otis Brown	18,657	1,948
147	Secret Affair	18,416	12,299
148	The Epitome Of Sound	18,379	1,332
149	The Showstoppers	17,781	1,011
150	The Merseybeats	17,501	47,681
151	Jackie Ross	17,399	4,959
152	Andre Williams	17,122	8,452
153	The Mark-Keys	16,819	847
154	Yvonne Baker	16,617	857
155	Carol Jiani	16,545	5,241
156	Don Thomas	16,393	729
157	Mike Berry	16,211	4,647
158	Earl Van Dyke	16,206	5,196
159	Tobi Legend	16,074	1,156
160	Lee Rogers	16,054	372
161	Lou Johnson	15,874	3,353
162	Soul Clan	15,289	887
163	Carolyn Crawford	15,216	7,799
164	The Radiants	15,049	2,292
165	Laura Greene	14,970	507
166	Timebox	14,100	1,780
167	Ronnie McNeir	14,085	3,656
168	Sandi Sheldon	14,081	490
169	The Astors	13,819	8,650
170	Voices Of East Harlem	13,630	3,609
171	The Masqueraders	13,453	7,102
172	The Futures	13,452	3,990
173	The "5" Royales	13,315	7,914
174	Eddie Holland	13,267	21,478
175	The Montclairs	13,240	12,604
176	The Fame Gang	12,867	2,334
177	The Honey Sweets	12,863	136
178	The Modern Ballroom Dance Band	12,665	3,621
179	Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles	12,527	954
180	Willie Tee	12,409	2,848
181	Ronnie Walker	12,352	1,360
182	Al Kent	12,014	2,635
183	The Casualeers	11,646	775
184	Jimmy Burns	11,614	6,813
185	Debbie Taylor	11,462	1,280
186	The Blue Notes	11,448	1,111
187	The Gems	11,348	543
188	The Embers	11,288	335
189	Inez & Charlie Foxx	11,238	1,492
190	Connie Laverne	11,203	620
191	Ruby Andrews	10,914	3,457
192	Johnny Summers	10,890	412
193	Bull Moose Jackson	10,870	5,177
194	The Brothers	10,781	384
195	The Quik	10,445	682
196	Ronnie Jones	10,404	1,594
197	Jimmy James	10,353	1,858
198	Lee Andrews	10,315	2,326
199	Wynder K. Frog	10,306	913
200	Bobby McClure	10,280	705
201	Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon	10,241	1,022
202	The Soulful Strings	10,229	843
203	Harold Melvin	10,127	6,567
204	Chris Clark	9,999	2,827
205	Benny Troy	9,951	569
206	Gloria Scott	9,816	3,847
207	Ron Holden	9,714	891
208	Clarence Murray	9,708	703
209	Larry Williams & Johnny Watson	9,642	390
210	Willie Hightower	9,340	3,273
211	J.J. Barnes	9,295	7,562
212	Freddie Chavez	9,284	555
213	The Incredibles	9,201	2,625
214	Walter Jackson	9,108	6,683
215	Dana Valery	9,013	740
216	The Royal Five	9,009	852
217	John Edwards	8,803	1,281
218	Darrow Fletcher	8,769	2,098
219	The Styles	8,756	1,580
220	Tony Clarke	8,749	348
221	Bobby Paris	8,646	2,013
222	Yvonne Carroll	8,646	933
223	The Carstairs	8,640	1,254
224	Eloise Laws	8,400	1,916
225	Skip Mahoney	8,355	1,661
226	Jan Bradley	8,304	986
227	The Blossoms	8,282	9,213
228	The Invitations	8,208	2,946
229	Jackie Trent	8,116	1,544
230	Lou Pride	8,050	827
231	The Esquires	8,045	1,671
232	The Checkmates Ltd.	8,013	559
233	Anna King	7,971	641
234	The Fantastic Four	7,922	7,652
235	Don Gardner	7,910	1,048
236	Lorna Bennett	7,896	866
237	The Sensations	7,884	553
238	Buddy Ace	7,464	1,415
239	Volcanos	7,336	135
240	Davie Jones and the King Bees	7,333	1,180
241	Jackie Lee	7,281	2,928
242	Lorraine Chandler	7,221	2,013
243	The Artistics	7,220	7,153
244	Homer Banks	7,210	1,732
245	Billie Davis	7,210	1,931
246	Honey and the Bees	7,206	995
247	Ellie Greenwich	7,078	1,554
248	Jimmy Ricks	7,030	889
249	The Imperial Cs	6,974	186
250	Lee Rogers	6,969	40
251	The Formations	6,925	600
252	Bobby Parker	6,755	1,799
253	The Javells	6,731	42
254	The Commands	6,649	1,585
255	Alexander Patton	6,588	249
256	Roy Redmond	6,572	474
257	Gerri Grainger	6,571	94
258	Barbara McNair	6,518	15,873
259	Holland-Dozier	6,494	1,229
260	The Eptones	6,483	678
261	Otis Blackwell	6,430	4,776
262	The Attack	6,318	3,991
263	Lee "Shot" Williams	6,175	10,250
264	Jerry Fuller	6,091	538
265	Jimmy Lewis	6,060	1,779
266	Ruby Winters	6,057	1,143
267	Jean Wells	6,052	1,612
268	Electric Groove Machine	6,040	291
269	Moses Smith	5,997	521
270	The Harvey Averne Dozen	5,997	691
271	The Sa-Shays	5,952	1,281
272	Fleur De Lys	5,945	7,098
273	Bobby Sheen	5,909	4,261
274	The Fantastics	5,828	541
275	The Bronzettes	5,796	49
276	Lula Reed	5,757	1,774
277	Matthew Moore	5,731	228
278	Earl Van Dyke and The Motown Brass	5,636	407
279	Bobby Marchan	5,602	2,230
280	Larry Saunders	5,536	550
281	Nosmo King	5,491	251
282	The Tonettes	5,488	1,712
283	Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon	5,395	250
284	Reuben Bell	5,363	507
285	Tamiko Jones	5,345	1,146
286	Winfield Parker	5,308	770
287	The Perfections	5,090	229
288	Sandra Wright	4,974	1,155
289	Rose Batiste	4,973	696
290	The Uniques	4,969	577
291	The Ringleaders	4,941	239
292	Little Jerry Williams	4,931	458
293	Earl Jackson	4,891	322
294	Richard Temple	4,890	441
295	Herbert Hunter	4,887	600
296	Edd Henry	4,868	317
297	The Cavaliers	4,858	1,595
298	Shotgun	4,853	1,490
299	The Jades	4,818	774
300	Mike Vickers	4,757	1,196
301	Eddie Parker	4,751	721
302	The Vows	4,724	329
303	Bernie Williams	4,702	2,782
304	The Nite-Liters	4,681	1,793
305	The Chords	4,604	2,733
306	Billy Hawks	4,600	481
307	Four Below Zero	4,590	294
308	The Dynamic Three	4,578	379
309	The Pointer Sisters	4,529	40
310	The Velvets	4,507	5,435
311	The Imaginations	4,477	172
312	The Volcanos	4,470	8,570
313	The Pentagons	4,426	767
314	Top Shelf	4,422	770
315	Mickey Hawks	4,366	1,259
316	Cross Section	4,298	258
317	The La La La's	4,298	310
318	Paper Dolls	4,295	940
319	The Parliaments	4,291	2,745
320	The Conchords	4,269	173
321	The Knight Brothers	4,240	422
322	The Lollipops	4,232	1,753
323	The Chapells	4,194	876
324	Nancy Ames	4,151	494
325	Barbara Stant	4,139	740
326	Barbara Stephens	4,109	4,443
327	Peppermint Harris	4,066	913
328	The Merton Parkas	4,038	5,123
329	The Kevin Fingier Collective	4,037	2,252
330	The LaSalles	3,986	392
331	The Kittens	3,976	356
332	Ann Cole	3,944	1,880
333	Joe Hunter	3,927	177
334	Junior Campbell	3,911	512
335	Cynthia	3,836	57
336	The Inspirations	3,809	46
337	The M&M's	3,803	450
338	Herb Johnson	3,769	355
339	The Presidents	3,762	1,146
340	The Chosen Few	3,741	882
341	Thelma Jones	3,719	945
342	The Tempests	3,716	436
343	Clydie King	3,709	1,415
344	The Hesitations	3,627	674
345	The Crow	3,590	3,101
346	Bessie Banks	3,572	867
347	The Pepper Pots	3,570	7,222
348	Ray Pollard	3,497	586
349	The Prisoners	3,486	5,472
350	Bob Kuban & The In-Men	3,459	429
351	Beverly Ann	3,441	160
352	Gino Parks	3,427	2,857
353	Peggy Scott	3,378	582
354	The San Remo Golden Strings	3,370	293
355	Manny Corchado & His Orchestra	3,365	664
356	Tommy Hunt	3,340	1,146
357	Bobby Taylor	3,336	1,883
358	Fred Hughes	3,331	619
359	Lee David	3,151	270
360	Alex Brown	3,110	127
361	Blinky	3,102	983
362	The John Schroeder Orchestra	3,076	305
363	Lew Kirton	3,031	1,246
364	The Volumes	3,014	1,125
365	Carol Fran	3,000	1,127
366	Nolan Chance	3,000	307
367	Bobby Hutton	2,997	618
368	Lollipops	2,961	966
369	The Apollas	2,957	1,409
370	Kenny Gamble	2,946	658
371	Pat Lundy	2,935	746
372	Mike Post Coalition	2,861	89
373	Georgie Fame & The Harry South Big Band	2,837	360
374	Al King	2,793	163
375	Mamie Galore	2,782	496
376	Al Matthews	2,778	225
377	Laura Dowling	2,776	108
378	Elvin Spencer	2,765	464
379	Tiny Topsy	2,744	824
380	Andy Lewis	2,741	1,164
381	The Du-Ettes	2,725	513
382	The Lyrics	2,712	1,237
383	Carl Hall	2,707	561
384	The Yum Yums	2,698	3,405
385	The Entertainers	2,690	848
386	Lynne Randell	2,657	332
387	Brother to Brother	2,625	272
388	Tina Britt	2,547	406
389	Patti Labelle And The Bluebells	2,540	680
390	The Rocketeers	2,523	304
391	Noel McKoy	2,517	1,069
392	Inez Foxx	2,506	890
393	Charlie Whitehead	2,506	574
394	Dyson's Faces	2,491	426
395	The Reflections	2,483	654
396	Sandra Lynn	2,480	6,601
397	Micky Moonshine	2,477	132
398	Gwen Owens	2,472	159
399	Harvey Averne	2,454	825
400	Sag War Fare	2,436	198
401	Neale Lundgren	2,424	120
402	The Spitfires	2,423	7,231
403	Lonnie Youngblood	2,411	737
404	Charles Shefield	2,397	141
405	Makin' Time	2,389	2,806
406	New Street Adventure	2,386	3,324
407	Hattie Littles	2,379	9,696
408	The Sheppards	2,377	1,143
409	Nat Augustin	2,376	62
410	Brian Holland	2,372	790
411	J T Rhythm	2,360	231
412	Eddie Ray	2,357	1,092
413	Jeff Perry	2,323	283
414	Soulutions	2,316	1,822
415	Alfie Davison	2,304	107
416	Joe Jama	2,278	350
417	Act I	2,275	218
418	General Johnson	2,271	884
419	Squire	2,267	1,916
420	Percy Milem	2,233	395
421	Dolly Lyon	2,219	220
422	Gene Latter	2,211	236
423	Perk Badger	2,210	1,139
424	The Steelers	2,204	799
425	Spyder Turner	2,200	440
426	Men Of North Country	2,192	2,122
427	Susaye Greene	2,180	324
428	Leslie Uggams	2,179	2,189
429	Willie Kendrick	2,178	712
430	Phillip Mitchell	2,163	274
431	Sharon Tandy	2,159	1,003
432	Moment Of Truth	2,143	747
433	Percy Wiggins	2,136	116
434	Robert Moore	2,129	424
435	Frances Nero	2,113	847
436	The Vandellas	2,108	322
437	Bob Relf	2,095	43
438	towana	2,083	510
439	The Metros	2,079	2,954
440	Mel Hueston	2,048	50
441	The Mynah Birds	2,046	3,622
442	Joey Heatherton	2,045	486
443	Barbara Pennington	2,027	586
444	The Minits	2,027	456
445	Dan Greer	2,026	304
446	Velvet Hammer	2,020	195
447	Barbara Banks	2,016	129
448	100 Proof Aged In Soul	2,006	745
449	Holly St. James	2,003	130
450	Morris Chestnut	1,996	588
451	The Purple Hearts	1,985	4,588
452	Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers	1,978	5,719
453	DILLIARD AND JOHNSON	1,953	22
454	The Andantes	1,947	321
455	The Wanderers	1,944	765
456	BILL BRANDON	1,940	1,534
457	Ben Aiken	1,939	358
458	Ruth Davis	1,925	117
459	Soul Brothers Syndicate	1,912	203
460	Bo Kirkland	1,907	253
461	Roscoe Robinson	1,902	628
462	The Mob	1,882	232
463	Rick Sheppard	1,860	211
464	The Heathens	1,825	2,185
465	Eddie & Ernie	1,817	653
466	Bill Harris	1,803	576
467	Jerry Townes	1,782	412
468	Bobby Wilson	1,776	593
469	Ronnie Love	1,775	249
470	Herman Rundberg	1,765	213
471	Patti & The Emblems	1,764	146
472	Sidney Barnes	1,749	338
473	The Packers	1,746	173
474	Danny Woods	1,743	210
475	The Stovall Sisters	1,737	1,024
476	The Spellbinders	1,714	5,539
477	The Agents	1,702	1,905
478	Barbara Perry	1,691	441
479	Don Downing	1,691	485
480	The Northern Soul Orchestra	1,689	3,217
481	Bobby Garrett	1,684	1,003
482	Nick Corbin	1,656	1,239
483	Tammi Lavette	1,635	274
484	Veda Brown	1,634	2,746
485	Rebecca Chandler	1,633	10
486	Margie Hendrix	1,628	492
487	The Satintones	1,611	4,119
488	Wade Flemons	1,601	462
489	Holly Maxwell	1,593	136
490	The Shakers	1,581	1,922
491	Ernie Marbray	1,569	47
492	The Bonnie Sisters	1,567	198
493	Diane Ward	1,560	320
494	Philly Devotions	1,558	522
495	Bill Moss	1,557	176
496	Cobra Kings	1,550	134
497	Tony Blackburn	1,549	362
498	The Barons	1,542	293
499	The Hipster Image	1,540	200
500	Tobi Lark	1,521	323
501	The Newday	1,512	263
502	Henrik Lars Wikstrom	1,498	58
503	The Muleskinners	1,489	173
504	Rodger Collins	1,457	296
505	Out of Sights	1,456	420
506	Freddie North	1,450	346
507	Hank Jacobs	1,446	208
508	The Mike Cotton Sound	1,435	160
509	Joe Hinton	1,428	469
510	Oscar Toney, Jr.	1,420	445
511	The Four J's	1,420	335
512	Wigan's Ovation	1,417	239
513	Frank Ballard	1,408	187
514	Seven Souls	1,404	160
515	Porgy	1,398	120
516	Gentleman June Gardner	1,391	391
517	The Marvellos	1,387	611
518	Willie Harper	1,378	180
519	The Mighty Cravers	1,373	63
520	Chris Bartley	1,360	68
521	Rita Wright	1,359	459
522	Chip Willis	1,359	21
523	Ila Vann	1,356	66
524	Sam Baker	1,353	1,152
525	The Charmaines	1,349	567
526	Maurice & Mac	1,326	412
527	Cliff Wagner	1,325	422
528	Bob Brady	1,300	79
529	Towanda Barnes	1,266	190
530	The Soulettes	1,261	788
531	The Del Reys	1,247	129
532	Eddie Wilson	1,231	104
533	Tee Fletcher	1,228	245
534	The Checkerboard Squares	1,227	302
535	James Walsh Gypsy Band	1,226	269
536	The Topics	1,224	418
537	Terry Timmons	1,219	318
538	The Teen Turbans	1,209	141
539	Dean Courtney	1,203	207
540	Sidney Joe Qualls	1,196	231
541	Tommy Hunt	1,157	63
542	Susan Rafey	1,150	195
543	Betty O'Brien	1,129	163
544	Mike Post Coalition	1,117	17
545	Casino Soul Orchestra	1,115	477
546	Gino Washington	1,099	2,592
547	The Van Dykes	1,094	345
548	Tito Jiménez	1,088	826
549	Ralph Graham	1,087	156
550	The Fascinations	1,075	826
551	Rosetta Hightower	1,075	487
552	Maureen Bailey	1,073	53
553	Rudolph Taylor	1,072	331
554	Ed Summers	1,069	150
555	The Sweet Things	1,069	40
556	Jerry Washington	1,068	159
557	Edward Hamilton	1,066	222
558	Oscar Wright	1,056	219
559	John E. Paul	1,055	57
560	Billy Harner	1,052	150
561	Leroy Taylor	1,047	36
562	Cindy Scott	1,044	880
563	Reparta & The Delrons	1,034	134
564	The Combinations	1,030	118
565	Chuck Higgins	1,022	380
566	Linda Carr	1,020	188
567	Jack Montgomery	1,018	317
568	Barry White & The Atlantics	1,018	119
569	The Tomangoes	1,010	528
570	Edward Hamilton & The Arabians	715	263
571	Patrinell Staten	689	118
572	Herb Ward	682	251
573	Mel Britt	644	160
574	Gerri Granger	592	97
575	Bob Relf	455	465
576	Tony Galla	445	245
577	Alexander Stewart	429	812
578	Vickie Baines	413	58
579	The Precisions	400	450
580	Tony Newman	269	79
581	Adrienne Poster	213	36
582	Truly Smith	162	64
583	Bobby Hanna	151	24
584	Sonny Childe	109	38
585	Jon Gunn	85	23
586	Stevie Kimble	58	11
587	Red Ben and the Missing Miles	38	238
588	Crisis Crayons	6	90
589	The Crystal Commitee	2	14