betterArtists by sound
Every artist here has at least five songs in the catalogue, so every name below opens a station with something to play. Grouped by the sound their catalogue mostly sits in.
Rock and Roll 615 artists
Vintage rock 'n' roll and its sources — swing, country, blues and jazz. 50s/60s recordings where the band plays live in a room.
- Van Morrison 914
- The Rolling Stones 834
- The Kinks 651
- Darío Gómez 648
- Chicago 573
- The Hollies 455
- Eric Clapton 422
- The Beatles 421
- Jenni Rivera 410
- Kenny G 384
- Stan Getz 357
- The Band 349
- Luis Alberto Posada 302
- The Animals 292
- The Guess Who 263
- Kidsongs 235
- Herman's Hermits 222
- Led Zeppelin 196
- Bobby Rydell 168
- Chubby Checker 167
- Sam Cooke 167
- Porter Wagoner 130
- Ariel Pink 125
- Creedence Clearwater Revival 125
- Ray Charles 99
- The Orlons 99
- Elvis Presley 97
- Los Legendarios 97
- Aretha Franklin 93
- Dexys Midnight Runners 92
- Dee Dee Sharp 87
- Bob Dylan 85
- Mano Negra 76
- J.J. Cale 68
- Gerry & The Pacemakers 65
- The Beach Boys 65
Global Beats 778 artists
Rhythm-section-forward song from anywhere: reggaeton, corridos, sertanejo, French rap, reggae, funk and disco. The bass and percussion lead, the harmony follows.
- Los Tucanes De Tijuana 1192
- Joan Sebastian 895
- Los Tigres Del Norte 716
- Cardenales De Nuevo León 617
- J Alvarez 553
- Los Dareyes De La Sierra 460
- El Andariego 434
- Los Angeles Azules 430
- La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De René Camacho 405
- Nadson O Ferinha 404
- Sorriso Maroto 369
- Matheus & Kauan 352
- Wesley Safadão 349
- Diomedes Diaz 341
- Dilsinho 325
- Natanzinho Lima 314
- Bob Marley & The Wailers 312
- Zé Neto & Cristiano 305
- Wisin & Yandel 303
- Calibre 50 302
- Léo Santana 300
- Kool & The Gang 298
- Ivete Sangalo 288
- UB40 288
- Galy Galiano 280
- Toque Dez 273
- Grupo Marca Registrada 272
- Carín León 265
- Grupo Niche 264
- Grupo Menos É Mais 257
- Lenin Ramírez 250
- naps 249
- Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 248
- Churo Diaz 248
- Silvestre Dangond 245
- Luis R Conriquez 240
Hip-Hop / R&B 1542 artists
Contemporary pop and hip-hop production — programmed drums, vocal front and centre.
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again 650
- French Montana 592
- Wiz Khalifa 512
- Future 505
- Mariah Carey 380
- Young Thug 360
- Snoop Dogg 342
- La Fouine 335
- Eminem 326
- Chris Brown 318
- Lil Wayne 313
- RAF Camora 308
- Cypress Hill 304
- Lil Durk 304
- B.o.B 298
- Drake 268
- GIMS 263
- Jelly Roll 258
- Kontra K 249
- Franglish 245
- Luis Fonsi 242
- Kodak Black 241
- BTS 231
- Ariana Grande 230
- Soprano 228
- JAŸ-Z 223
- Lil Baby 223
- Ufo361 220
- Souldia 217
- Kalash 215
- Luciano 215
- Nicki Minaj 214
- Lacrim 209
- Kaaris 207
- OutKast 206
- Rick Ross 204
Singer/Songwriter 1593 artists
Acoustic and voice-led songs: guitar, piano, close vocals, room to breathe.
- HOYO-MiX 1482
- Peter Maffay 940
- Neil Young 817
- Don Williams 788
- Rod Stewart 734
- Max Richter 725
- Vicente Fernández 669
- Bruno & Marrone 641
- CoComelon 629
- Charles Aznavour 616
- Juan Gabriel 604
- Roland Kaiser 589
- Elton John 507
- Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano 495
- Ludovico Einaudi 471
- Joni Mitchell 465
- Amado Batista 464
- Fleetwood Mac 457
- Los Temerarios 440
- Alejandro Fernández 413
- Ani DiFranco 413
- Dolly Parton 405
- Helene Fischer 402
- Taylor Swift 385
- Luis Miguel 359
- Ludwig Göransson 349
- Dave Metzger 348
- Pink Floyd 334
- Toby Keith 314
- Kenny Chesney 313
- John Denver 310
- Céline Dion 285
- Gordon Lightfoot 281
- Roy Orbison 277
- Diana Krall 266
- Billy Joel 265
Hard Rock 628 artists
Loud guitars — punk, hardcore, metalcore, metal. Distortion is the instrument.
- Die Toten Hosen 498
- Def Leppard 404
- Green Day 376
- Linkin Park 281
- Scorpions 260
- Metallica 249
- Slipknot 210
- Bring Me The Horizon 200
- AC/DC 199
- Oasis 175
- Van Halen 173
- Ozzy Osbourne 169
- Papa Roach 167
- Dropkick Murphys 166
- Rammstein 163
- Avenged Sevenfold 161
- The Offspring 147
- Nickelback 133
- Electric Callboy 122
- Guns N' Roses 121
- Mötley Crüe 118
- The Faint 108
- Three Days Grace 105
- Warrant 102
- Zola Jesus 94
- Sum 41 87
- My Chemical Romance 80
- Skid Row 79
- System of A Down 77
- Ben Katzman's DeGreaser 71
- Piebald 69
- Aphex Twin 68
- Ramones 61
- Toxic Holocaust 60
- Immolation 59
- For Revenge 57
Rock/New Wave 1191 artists
Guitar bands from new wave onward: jangle, drive, studio rock.
- Johnny Hallyday 1030
- David Bowie 788
- Udo Lindenberg 704
- Bruce Springsteen 643
- Paul McCartney 614
- Queen 610
- The Who 503
- Rush 489
- Lynyrd Skynyrd 456
- The Cure 448
- Roxette 415
- Indochine 412
- New Order 396
- ZZ Top 369
- U2 350
- Talking Heads 346
- The Goo Goo Dolls 327
- Mana 296
- Foreigner 288
- Bryan Adams 271
- Rick Springfield 238
- Shania Twain 221
- Kansas 219
- Bon Jovi 218
- Zoé 218
- Eagles 188
- Django Django 180
- Journey 176
- Alanis Morissette 172
- Red Hot Chili Peppers 168
- Café Tacvba 167
- Jason Aldean 165
- Bright Eyes 162
- Cody Johnson 153
- The Killers 151
- Take That 147
Club/EDM 529 artists
Four-on-the-floor club production — builds, drops, synths, dance-pop.
- Madonna 454
- Kylie Minogue 448
- Tiësto 296
- ATB 251
- Bob Sinclar 225
- Rihanna 214
- Steve Aoki 208
- Gigi D'Agostino 207
- Diplo 196
- deadmau5 169
- Lady Gaga 164
- The Chemical Brothers 163
- Shygirl 154
- Demi Lovato 147
- Justice 135
- Vanessa Mai 135
- Ellie Goulding 124
- Tiga 118
- Paloma Faith 112
- Flo Rida 110
- Shingo Nakamura 105
- Calvin Harris 104
- Belanova 102
- David Guetta 102
- Chase & Status 97
- Pegboard Nerds 97
- Caribou 93
- Vintage & Morelli 89
- Ke$ha 87
- Koven 87
- Kygo 83
- Alan Walker 79
- Disclosure 77
- FiNCH 76
- Olly Murs 74
- Martin Solveig 73