ballad artists
34 published ballad artists, led by Dolly Parton, Luis Fonsi and Roberto Carlos.
At a glance
34 published ballad artists; 480 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 11 tier 2 · 22 tier 3
- 34
- Release groups
- 2,100
- Studio albums
- 541
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 480
- Timeline events
- 739
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 66.2M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 120M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 35.7 years
- Full biographies
- 22
- Biography words
- 114,562
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (8 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most ballad artists. South Korea leads with 10.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with ballad. The most shared is pop music, with 9 artists in both.
Covers from ballad
480 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables
Dolly Parton · 2024
Rockstar
Dolly Parton · 2023
Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton · 2022
A Holly Dolly Christmas
Dolly Parton · 2020
I Believe in You
Dolly Parton · 2017
Pure & Simple
Dolly Parton · 2016
Trio: Farther Along
Dolly Parton · 2016
Blue Smoke
Dolly Parton · 2014
Better Day
Dolly Parton · 2011
Backwoods Barbie
Dolly Parton · 2008
Those Were the Days
Dolly Parton · 2005
For God and Country
Dolly Parton · 2003
Leaders
Dolly Parton has the most release groups (300); Billie Holiday the longest career (76 years); Dolly Parton the most awards (56).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | 300 |
| Charles Aznavour | 299 |
| Billie Holiday | 294 |
| Salvatore Adamo | 197 |
| Joan Baez | 159 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Billie Holiday | 76 |
| Charles Aznavour | 72 |
| Dolly Parton | 66 |
| Joan Baez | 66 |
| Roberto Carlos | 66 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | 56 |
| Charles Aznavour | 31 |
| Luis Fonsi | 24 |
| Joan Baez | 24 |
| Billie Holiday | 24 |
Most famous ballad artists
Dolly Parton
United States · Person · born 1946
pop music, country music, gospel music, folk music, country pop, ballad, bluegrass music
25.3M listeners · 122 wikis
Luis Fonsi
United States · Person · born 1978
pop music, reggaeton, Latin pop, ballad
24.7M listeners · 56 wikis
Roberto Carlos
Brazil · Person · born 1941
rock music, ballad, música popular brasileira
6.1M listeners · 32 wikis
Stray Kids
South Korea · Group · 2017–present
rock music, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, electropop, ballad, J-pop, K-pop, noise music
10.1M listeners · 55 wikis
Joan Baez
United States · Person · born 1941
traditional folk music, country music, folk music, ballad, Afro-Cuban jazz
103 wikis
Billie Holiday
United States · Person · born 1915
blues, jazz, vocal jazz, swing, ballad, jazz blues
91 wikis
Charles Aznavour
France · Person · born 1924
pop music, jazz, chanson, ballad, world music, popular music, middle of the road
98 wikis
IU
South Korea · Person · born 1993
ballad, K-pop
69 wikis
Kim Jong-hyun
South Korea · Person · born 1990
contemporary R&B, dance-pop, ballad, K-pop
50 wikis
Im Yoon-ah
South Korea · Person · born 1990
pop music, dance-pop, ballad, K-pop
48 wikis
Byun Baek-hyun
South Korea · Person · born 1992
pop music, contemporary R&B, ballad, sentimental ballad, K-pop
45 wikis
André Claveau
France · Person · born 1911
ballad
43 wikis
More ballad artists
Showing 1–22 of 22 artists
Salvatore Adamo
Italy · Person · born 1943
chanson, ballad, variety
41 wikis · Tier 3
Jean-Claude Pascal
France · Person · born 1927
ballad
39 wikis · Tier 2
Facundo Cabral
Argentina · Person · born 1937
folk rock, ballad, bard song
38 wikis · Tier 2
Annie Cordy
Belgium · Person · born 1928
samba, chanson, ballad, tango, variety show
32 wikis · Tier 2
Chen
South Korea · Person · born 1992
contemporary R&B, rhythm and blues, ballad, K-pop
30 wikis · Tier 3
Jo Yu-ri
South Korea · Person · born 2001
dance-pop, ballad, K-pop
27 wikis · Tier 3
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Soviet Union · Person · born 1949
ballad
24 wikis · Tier 3
Gitte Hænning
Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1946
ballad
20 wikis · Tier 3
Bibi
South Korea · Person · born 1998
contemporary R&B, soul, hip-hop, ballad, K-pop
19 wikis · Tier 3
José Luis Rodríguez
Venezuela · Person · born 1943
ballad
16 wikis · Tier 3
Corina Smith
Venezuela · Person · born 1991
dance-pop, reggaeton, teen pop, Latin pop, ballad, Latin trap
16 wikis · Tier 3
Iwan Fals
Indonesia · Person · born 1961
pop music, traditional folk music, country music, folk music, ballad, protest song
14 wikis · Tier 3
Betty Mars
France · Person · born 1944
ballad
14 wikis · Tier 3
Morissette
Philippines · Person · born 1996
pop music, contemporary R&B, ballad, original Pilipino music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Kim Yun-a
South Korea · Person · born 1974
ballad
12 wikis · Tier 3
Renée Claude
Canada · Person · born 1939
ballad
11 wikis · Tier 3
Daniel Lévi
France · Person · born 1961
pop music, soul, jazz, ballad, variety
8 wikis · Tier 3
Parc Jae-jung
South Korea · Person · born 1995
ballad
7 wikis · Tier 3
Hanako Oku
Japan · Person · born 1978
ballad, J-pop
7 wikis · Tier 3
Luc De Larochellière
Canada · Person · born 1966
ballad
6 wikis · Tier 3
Margret Nikolova
Bulgaria · Person · born 1928
pop music, ballad, romance
6 wikis · Tier 3
Rey Valera
Philippines · Person · born 1954
ballad, Manila sound
4 wikis · Tier 3