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The greatest pop soul artists of all time

37 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Adele

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · pop
12.233
Why this number?
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2 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 5.482
3 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 4.573
4 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 4.383
5 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 4.289
6 Aaliyah United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 2.609
7 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 2.237
8 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 1.700
9 Amy Winehouse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 1.659
10 Sade United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 1.553
11 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.547
12 Phil Collins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 1.221
13 Hozier Ireland flagIreland · 1990– · rock 1.116
14 Dusty Springfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1939–1999 · blue-eyed soul 1.016
15 Gnarls Barkley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · hip hop 0.933
16 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 0.880
17 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 0.793
18 Christina Aguilera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · pop 0.780
19 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.738
20 Simply Red United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · blue-eyed soul 0.632
21 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.601
22 Tina Turner Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 0.492
23 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 0.445
24 Lionel Richie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop 0.429