Artists similar to

The Originals

group · US · active since 1966

Motown group

motownsoul

In short

The artists most similar to The Originals are The Temptations, The Miracles, The Supremes, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and Gladys Knight & the Pips, from the same motown and soul circle.

Closest to The Originals

1 The TemptationsMotown soul vocal group

2 The Miraclesaka Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

3 The Supremes60s/70s Motown singing group

4 Jr. Walker & The All Stars

5 Gladys Knight & the Pips

6 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

More similar artists

7 The Marvelettes

8 Edwin Starr

9 Tammi Terrell

10 The SpinnersUS R&B/soul group, aka The Detroit Spinners

11 Jimmy Ruffin

12 Mary WellsMotown singer

13 Brenda Holloway

14 Kim Weston

15 The ElginsMotown group

16 David Ruffinsoul singer, member of The Temptations

17 The Velvelettes60s US girl group, Motown

18 The Contours60s soul

19 Frederic Earl ‘Shorty’ Longsoul singer, musician, songwriter and producer

20 The Monitors1960s US vocal group from Detroit

21 Chris Clark1960s Motown white soul diva

22 The Chi‐Lites

23 The Delfonics

24 Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers

25 SyreetaUS singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s

26 Jackie Wilsonsoul singer

27 Eddie HollandMotown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team

28 Smokey Robinson

29 The Undisputed Truth

30 Gene Chandler

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 Originals?

The artists most similar to The Originals are The Temptations, The Miracles, The Supremes, Jr. Walker & The All Stars and Gladys Knight & the Pips, from the same motown 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 Originals?

With Digs you create a "Like The Originals" Dig: a short session of Bandcamp tracks with the same sound, from independent artists.

What genre is The Originals?

The Originals is usually associated with motown and soul (group · US · active since 1966), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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