16 artists like Josh Groban
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 1 Josh Groban songs (averaging 22/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (60/100). 20 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (38/100), with the same melancholy register running through 141 measured songs.
110 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (50/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (38/100). 95 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (48/100), with the same melancholy register running through 89 measured songs.
89 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (41/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (51/100), with the same melancholy register running through 80 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (43/100). 71 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (45/100), with the same intimate register running through 65 measured songs.
64 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (35/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (56/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 64 measured songs.
63 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — runs hotter overall (41/100).
Shares the same intimate register and runs hotter overall (42/100). 62 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Josh Groban?
The closest matches we measure are Emerson Lake and Palmer, Taylor Swift, Kanye West. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 1 measured Josh Groban songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Emerson Lake and Palmer: “Lucky Man” (89% feel-match); Taylor Swift: “Everything Has Changed” (94% feel-match); Kanye West: “Street Lights” (91% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Josh Groban centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Josh Groban overall?
Across 1 measured songs, Josh Groban averages 22/100 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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