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The greatest smooth soul artists of all time

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

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No. 1

Sade

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul
5.502
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The full board
2 Marvin Gaye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939–1984 · soul 3.220
3 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 2.199
4 Al Green United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1946– · soul 0.708
5 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 0.576
6 Lionel Richie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop 0.429
7 Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 0.388
8 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 0.323
9 D’Angelo United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–2025 · neo soul 0.300
10 Bill Withers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2020 · soul 0.280
11 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.100