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The Knack
📷 James No from Seattle, WA · CC BY 2.0

Artists similar to

The Knack

group · US · active since 1978

Los Angeles power pop band “My Sharona”

rocknew wavepower popclassic rockpop rock

In short

The artists most similar to The Knack are The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, Van Halen and Dire Straits, from the same rock, new wave and power pop circle.

Closest to The Knack

1 The PoliceBritish rock band
2 Fleetwood Mac
3 BlondieUS rock band Bandcamp ↗
4 Van HalenAmerican hard rock band
5 Dire Straits
6 Supertramp

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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 Knack?

The artists most similar to The Knack are The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, Van Halen and Dire Straits, from the same rock, new wave and power pop 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 Knack?

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

What genre is The Knack?

The Knack is usually associated with rock, new wave, power pop and classic rock (group · US · active since 1978), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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