Digs Open the app
The Contours
📷 The Contours · Public domain

Artists similar to

The Contours

group · US · active since 1959

60s soul

doo-wopmotownr&bsoul

In short

The artists most similar to The Contours are The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and The Marvelettes, from the same doo-wop, motown and r&b circle.

Closest to The Contours

1 The Supremes60s/70s Motown singing group
2 The TemptationsMotown soul vocal group
3 The Miraclesaka Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
4 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
5 The Marvelettes
6 Mary WellsMotown singer

More similar artists

7 The Velvelettes60s US girl group, Motown
8 Jr. Walker & The All Stars
9 Kim Weston
10 Edwin Starr
11 Gladys Knight & the Pips
12 Jimmy Ruffin
13 Jackie Wilsonsoul singer
14 Brenda Holloway
15 Tammi Terrell
17 The ElginsMotown group
18 The SpinnersUS R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners
19 Eddie HollandMotown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team
20 Barrett Strong
21 Wilson Pickett
22 The OriginalsMotown group
23 Al GreenUS soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer
24 Frank WilsonMotown singer/songwriter
25 Etta James Bandcamp ↗
26 Frederic Earl ‘Shorty’ Longsoul singer, musician, songwriter and producer
27 Chris Clark1960s Motown white soul diva
29 Marv Johnson
30 David Ruffinsoul singer, member of The Temptations

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to The Contours?

The artists most similar to The Contours are The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and The Marvelettes, from the same doo-wop, motown and r&b circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Contours?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Etta James have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Contours" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Contours?

The Contours is usually associated with doo-wop, motown, r&b and soul (group · US · active since 1959), according to MusicBrainz genres.

Explore more

Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.