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The greatest soul artists of all time

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

No. 1

Stevie Wonder

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul
20.654
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49 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.326
50 Terence Trent D’Arby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · funk 0.323
51 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.301
52 Mild High Club United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2013– · jazz rock 0.295
53 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 0.289
54 Lionel Richie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop 0.286
55 Toni Braxton United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · pop 0.284
56 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 0.246
57 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 0.243
58 Donna Summer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948–2012 · disco 0.242
59 Toto United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 0.234
60 Steve Winwood United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · blues 0.212
61 Bonobo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976– · electronic 0.175
62 Simply Red United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · blue-eyed soul 0.158