popular music artists

52 published popular music artists, led by Arash, Ricchi e Poveri and The Ronettes.

At a glance

52 published popular music artists; 412 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists1 tier 1 · 10 tier 2 · 41 tier 3: 52
Release groups: 1,910
Studio albums: 493
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 412
Timeline events: 672
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 40.9M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 38.7 years
Full biographies: 36
Biography words: 98,282

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (8 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1920s	1
1930s	2
1950s	4
1960s	5
1970s	8
1980s	1
1990s	7
2000s	3
2010s	6
2020s	1

14 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most popular music artists. United States leads with 8.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with popular music. The most shared is pop music, with 8 artists in both.

Covers from popular music

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

SUPERMAN
Arash · 2014
Donya
Arash · 2008
Arash
Arash · 2005
Reunion
Ricchi e Poveri · 2021
Perdutamente amore
Ricchi e Poveri · 2012
Cocco bello Africa
Ricchi e Poveri · 2006
Una Domenica con te
Ricchi e Poveri · 2004
Parla col cuore
Ricchi e Poveri · 1999
Pubblicità
Ricchi e Poveri · 1987
Dimmi quando
Ricchi e Poveri · 1985
Voulez‐vous danser
Ricchi e Poveri · 1983
Mamma Maria
Ricchi e Poveri · 1982

Leaders

Vera Lynn has the most release groups (300); Hoagy Carmichael the longest career (97 years); Charles Aznavour the most awards (31).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Vera Lynn	300
Charles Aznavour	299
Johnny Jordaan	137
John Farnham	130
Mercedes Sosa	105

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Hoagy Carmichael	97
Vera Lynn	86
Harry Warren	81
Charles Aznavour	72
Clyde McPhatter	67

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Charles Aznavour	31
Benny Andersson	16
Vera Lynn	7
Mercedes Sosa	5
Clyde McPhatter	4

Most famous popular music artists

Arash

Iran · Person · born 1977

pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, folk-pop, popular music, Iranian pop

13.5M listeners · 56 wikis

Ricchi e Poveri

Italy · Group · 1967–present

disco, pop rock, popular music

8M listeners · 48 wikis

The Ronettes

United States · Group · 1959–1966

rhythm and blues, popular music

12.1M listeners · 36 wikis

The Wanted

United Kingdom · Group · 2009–present

popular music

7.3M listeners · 37 wikis

Charles Aznavour

France · Person · born 1924

pop music, jazz, chanson, ballad, world music, popular music, middle of the road

98 wikis

Benny Andersson

Sweden · Person · born 1946

rock music, pop music, popular music

62 wikis

Vera Lynn

United Kingdom · Person · born 1917

popular music

55 wikis

Mercedes Sosa

Argentina · Person · born 1935

traditional folk music, folk music, popular music, trova

53 wikis

Boyzone

Ireland · Group · 1993–2019

pop music, popular music

48 wikis

Andrew Ridgeley

United Kingdom · Person · born 1963

rock music, pop music, popular music

32 wikis

FKA twigs

United Kingdom · Person · born 1988

pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music, alternative rock, trip hop, alternative music, popular music

39 wikis

Cody Simpson

Australia · Person · born 1997

popular music

39 wikis

More popular music artists

Showing 1–40 of 40 artists

Hoagy Carmichael

United States · Person · born 1899

jazz, popular music, musical film

37 wikis · Tier 2

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Japan · Person · born 1920

popular music

30 wikis · Tier 2

İbrahim Tatlıses

Turkey · Person · born 1952

popular music

30 wikis · Tier 3

Clyde McPhatter

United States · Person · born 1932

soul, rhythm and blues, popular music

21 wikis · Tier 2

Laila Mourad

Egypt · Person · born 1918

popular music

25 wikis · Tier 3

Harry Warren

United States · Person · born 1893

popular music

23 wikis · Tier 3

John Farnham

Australia · Person · born 1949

pop rock, adult contemporary music, soft rock, popular music

23 wikis · Tier 3

Keren Ann

Israel · Person · born 1974

popular music, vocal music

23 wikis · Tier 3

David Bedford

United Kingdom · Person · born 1937

popular music

20 wikis · Tier 3

Bruno Pelletier

Canada · Person · born 1962

popular music

20 wikis · Tier 3

Raisa

Indonesia · Person · born 1990

popular music

18 wikis · Tier 3

Lee Soo-young

South Korea · Person · born 1979

popular music

17 wikis · Tier 3

Yoshino Kimura

United Kingdom · Person · born 1976

popular music

15 wikis · Tier 3

Ginette Reno

Canada · Person · born 1946

popular music

15 wikis · Tier 3

Paulinho da Costa

Brazil · Person · born 1948

contemporary R&B, popular music

15 wikis · Tier 3

Milton Ager

United States · Person · born 1893

popular music

14 wikis · Tier 3

Walter Kollo

German Reich · Person · born 1878

opera, popular music, operetta

13 wikis · Tier 3

Gary Valenciano

Philippines · Person · born 1964

popular music

13 wikis · Tier 3

Ros Serey Sothea

Cambodia · Person · born 1948

popular music

13 wikis · Tier 3

DinDin

South Korea · Person · born 1991

popular music

12 wikis · Tier 3

Kwon Jin-ah

South Korea · Person · born 1997

popular music

11 wikis · Tier 3

FO&O

Sweden · Group · 2013–2017

pop music, popular music

11 wikis · Tier 3

Pasha Hristova

Bulgaria · Person · born 1946

popular music

10 wikis · Tier 3

Johnny Jordaan

Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1924

popular music

9 wikis · Tier 3

Nematollah Aghasi

Pahlavi dynasty · Person · born 1939

pop music, popular music, Persian traditional music, koche bazari

9 wikis · Tier 3

Jack Jersey

Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1941

country music, soft rock, popular music, Dutch-language music

8 wikis · Tier 3

Ryōko Moriyama

Japan · Person · born 1948

popular music

8 wikis · Tier 3

Jonathan Butler

South Africa · Person · born 1961

soul, popular music

8 wikis · Tier 3

Peter Matz

United States · Person · born 1928

popular music

7 wikis · Tier 3

Jesse Harris

United States · Person · born 1969

popular music

7 wikis · Tier 3

Thomas Holm

Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1978

popular music

7 wikis · Tier 3

Anneth Delliecia

Indonesia · Person · born 2005

popular music

6 wikis · Tier 3

Rami Khalifé

Lebanon · Person · born 1981

contemporary classical music, electronica, popular music

5 wikis · Tier 3

Miu Sakamoto

Japan · Person · born 1980

popular music

5 wikis · Tier 3

Samingad

Taiwan · Person · born 1977

popular music

5 wikis · Tier 3

Nathalie Simard

Canada · Person · born 1969

popular music

4 wikis · Tier 3

Alex Gardner

United Kingdom · Person · born 1991

popular music

4 wikis · Tier 3

Eito

Japan · Person · born 1997

popular music

2 wikis · Tier 3

Saho Terao

Japan · Person · born 1981

popular music

2 wikis · Tier 3

Mo Sabri

United States · Person · born 2010

popular music

1 wikis · Tier 3

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