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The Friends of Distinction
📷 RCA Records · Public domain

Artists similar to

The Friends of Distinction

group · US · active since 1968

r&bsoul

In short

The artists most similar to The Friends of Distinction are The Temptations, The Supremes, Sly & the Family Stone, The Spinners and The Miracles, from the same r&b and soul circle.

Closest to The Friends of Distinction

1 The TemptationsMotown soul vocal group
2 The Supremes60s/70s Motown singing group
3 Sly & the Family Stone
4 The SpinnersUS R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners
5 The Miraclesaka Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
6 The Isley Brothers

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7 The O’Jays Bandcamp ↗
8 Bill Withers
9 Gene Chandler
10 Earth, Wind & Fire
11 The OriginalsMotown group
12 Freda Payne
13 Chairmen of the Board
14 The Delfonics
15 The RascalsUS soul & rock group, formerly known as The Young Rascals
16 Edwin Starr
17 The Main Ingredient
18 Gladys Knight & the Pips
19 The ZombiesBritish band
20 The AssociationUS sunshine pop group
21 Neil Diamond
22 The 5th Dimension1960’s group
23 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
24 Five Stairsteps
25 The BeatlesUK rock band, “The Fab Four”
26 Stevie Wonder
27 Al GreenUS soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer
28 The Beach BoysAmerican rock band
29 Marvin Gaye
30 Aretha Franklin

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 Friends of Distinction?

The artists most similar to The Friends of Distinction are The Temptations, The Supremes, Sly & the Family Stone, The Spinners and The Miracles, from the same r&b and soul 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 Friends of Distinction?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The O’Jays have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Friends of Distinction" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Friends of Distinction?

The Friends of Distinction is usually associated with r&b and soul (group · US · active since 1968), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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