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blue-eyed soul artists

44 published blue-eyed soul artists, led by Adele, David Bowie and Bee Gees.

At a glance

44 published blue-eyed soul artists; 596 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists5 tier 1 · 19 tier 2 · 20 tier 3
44
Release groups
4,053
Studio albums
633
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
596
Timeline events
963
Monthly listenerssum across artists
365.2M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
440M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
40.1 years
Full biographies
41
Biography words
200,478

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (11 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s2
1960s8
1970s6
1980s11
1990s5
2000s6
2010s4
2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most blue-eyed soul artists. United Kingdom leads with 19.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with blue-eyed soul. The most shared is pop music, with 28 artists in both.

Covers from blue-eyed soul

596 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Tom Jones has the most release groups (299); Charlie Rich the longest career (65 years); Adele the most awards (40).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Tom Jones299
David Bowie298
Bee Gees290
Sting288
Lou Reed234

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Charlie Rich65
Bee Gees63
Carole King63
Dusty Springfield62
Lonnie Mack62

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Adele40
David Bowie26
Sting26
Ronnie Milsap22
John Mayer21

Most famous blue-eyed soul artists

Adele

Adele

United Kingdom · Person · born 1988

rock music, pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, blue-eyed soul

59.5M listeners · 136 wikis

David Bowie

David Bowie

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

rock music, pop music, hard rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, soul, pop rock, electronic music, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, new wave, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic pop, ambient music, avant-garde jazz, rapping

20.3M listeners · 136 wikis

Bee Gees

Bee Gees

United Kingdom · Group · 1958–2003

rock music, pop music, soul, disco, rhythm and blues, pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul

34.3M listeners · 72 wikis

George Michael

George Michael

United Kingdom · Person · born 1963

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, pop rock, dance music, dance-pop, adult contemporary music, jazz, soft rock, synth-pop, blue-eyed soul, post-disco

23.7M listeners · 105 wikis

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

United Kingdom · Person · born 1983

contemporary R&B, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, reggae, blue-eyed soul, neo soul

23.3M listeners · 130 wikis

Sting

Sting

United Kingdom · Person · born 1951

rock music, pop music, jazz, new wave, reggae, blue-eyed soul, new age music

14.7M listeners · 96 wikis

John Mayer

John Mayer

United States · Person · born 1977

rock music, pop music, blues rock, folk rock, soul, country music, blues, pop rock, country rock, folk music, soft rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, indie rock, acoustic music

14.9M listeners · 61 wikis

Eurythmics

Eurythmics

United Kingdom · Group · 1980–1999

new wave, blue-eyed soul

16.5M listeners · 49 wikis

Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz

United States · Person · born 1977

pop music, funk, pop rock, jazz, alternative rock, reggae, blue-eyed soul, surf music, alternative hip-hop

18.8M listeners · 51 wikis

Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi

United Kingdom · Person · born 1996

pop music, pop rock, soft rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul

25.6M listeners · 44 wikis

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall & John Oates

United States · Group · 1972–2024

pop rock, blue-eyed soul

26.3M listeners · 34 wikis

Rick Astley

Rick Astley

United Kingdom · Person · born 1966

soul, disco, dance music, dance-pop, blue-eyed soul

8.6M listeners · 62 wikis

More blue-eyed soul artists

Showing 1–32 of 32 artists

Wham!

Wham!

United Kingdom · Group · 1981–1986

pop music, new wave, blue-eyed soul

13.8M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 2

Van Morrison

Van Morrison

United Kingdom · Person · born 1945

rock music, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, Celtic music

10.5M listeners · 53 wikis · Tier 3

Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

United Kingdom · Person · born 1939

pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, blue-eyed soul

6.1M listeners · 50 wikis · Tier 2

Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke

United States · Person · born 1977

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, rhythm and blues, blue-eyed soul

7.4M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2

Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet

United Kingdom · Group · 1979–2019

new wave, blue-eyed soul

10.2M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 2

Simply Red

Simply Red

United Kingdom · Group · 1984–present

pop music, soul, pop rock, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, sophisti-pop

9.7M listeners · 38 wikis · Tier 3

The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

United States · Group · 1970–present

rock music, pop music, soft rock, blue-eyed soul

10.5M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 3

Emilia

Bulgaria · Person · born 1982

traditional folk music, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, chalga

10.7M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Anastacia

Anastacia

United States · Person · born 1968

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, pop rock, dance-pop, blue-eyed soul

106 wikis · Tier 2

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

United States · Person · born 1942

rock music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, proto-punk, noise rock, spoken word, drone music

79 wikis · Tier 2

Nikolai Noskov

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis · Tier 2

Carole King

Carole King

United States · Person · born 1942

pop music, folk rock, adult contemporary music, soft rock, easy listening, blue-eyed soul, Brill Building

59 wikis · Tier 2

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

United Kingdom · Person · born 1940

pop music, country music, rhythm and blues, blues, blue-eyed soul

65 wikis · Tier 2

Tiziano Ferro

Tiziano Ferro

Italy · Person · born 1980

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, rhythm and blues, pop rock, hip-hop, Latin pop, blue-eyed soul

47 wikis · Tier 3

Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

rock music, blues rock, psychedelic rock, blues, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, classical music

37 wikis · Tier 3

The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers

United States · Group · 1962–2003

pop music, blue-eyed soul

33 wikis · Tier 2

Vince Gill

Vince Gill

United States · Person · born 1957

country music, country pop, blue-eyed soul, bluegrass music, Southern rock

25 wikis · Tier 3

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

United States · Person · born 1952

pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, blue-eyed soul, yacht rock

22 wikis · Tier 2

Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

United States · Person · born 1948

pop music, hard rock, rock and roll, soul, pop rock, progressive rock, blue-eyed soul, proto-punk

27 wikis · Tier 3

Ronnie Milsap

Ronnie Milsap

United States · Person · born 1943

pop music, country music, blue-eyed soul, doo-wop

22 wikis · Tier 3

Nikka Costa

Nikka Costa

United States · Person · born 1972

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, blue-eyed soul

21 wikis · Tier 3

Desi Slava

Bulgaria · Person · born 1979

pop music, electronic dance music, blue-eyed soul, chalga, Bulgarian folk music

21 wikis · Tier 3

Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack

United States · Person · born 1941

blues rock, rockabilly, country music, gospel music, blues, blue-eyed soul, bluegrass music

18 wikis · Tier 3

Charlie Rich

Charlie Rich

United States · Person · born 1932

pop music, rockabilly, country music, gospel music, blues, jazz, country pop, blue-eyed soul, Northern soul, Nashville sound

18 wikis · Tier 3

Average White Band

Average White Band

United Kingdom · Group · 1972–present

blue-eyed soul

18 wikis · Tier 3

Scriptonite

Scriptonite

Kazakhstan · Person · born 1990

rhythm and blues, hip-hop, rap rock, trap music, blue-eyed soul, alternative hip-hop, trip hop

15 wikis · Tier 3

Neffa

Neffa

Italy · Person · born 1967

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary music, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, world music

14 wikis · Tier 3

Nick Jonas & the Administration

United States · Group · 2009–present

pop music, blue-eyed soul

13 wikis · Tier 2

Fiki

Fiki

Bulgaria · Person · born 1995

pop music, soul, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, chalga

10 wikis · Tier 3

Junior Campbell

Junior Campbell

United Kingdom · Person · born 1947

blue-eyed soul

7 wikis · Tier 3

Julie Crochetière

Julie Crochetière

Canada · Person · born 1980

jazz, blue-eyed soul

4 wikis · Tier 3

Hue and Cry

Hue and Cry

United Kingdom · Group · 1983–present

blue-eyed soul

4 wikis · Tier 3

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