16 artists like Bill Withers
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 20 Bill Withers songs (averaging 36/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (35/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same joyful register running through 62 measured songs.
54 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (48/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (35/100). 39 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (43/100), with the same calm register running through 38 measured songs.
36 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (42/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (50/100), with the same melancholy register running through 110 measured songs.
71 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (43/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (50/100). 57 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (42/100), with the same joyful register running through 49 measured songs.
47 measured songs that keep the same warm register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 41 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (37/100), with the same melancholy register running through 37 measured songs.
35 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (37/100).
Shares the same joyful register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Bill Withers?
The closest matches we measure are Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 20 measured Bill Withers songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Ed Sheeran: “U.N.I.” (85% feel-match); Ariana Grande: “hate that i made you love me” (85% feel-match); Michael Jackson: “Don't Walk Away” (84% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Bill Withers centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Bill Withers overall?
Across 20 measured songs, Bill Withers averages 36/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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