16 artists like Smokey Robinson
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 18 Smokey Robinson songs (averaging 32/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and runs hotter overall (42/100). 36 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (38/100), with the same romantic register running through 18 measured songs.
62 measured songs that keep the same energetic register — runs hotter overall (42/100).
Shares the same energetic register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 54 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 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.
35 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (37/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 32 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (30/100), with the same warm register running through 19 measured songs.
22 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — runs hotter overall (45/100).
Shares the same emotional register and runs hotter overall (49/100). 18 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 energetic register — runs hotter overall (43/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (37/100). 37 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Smokey Robinson?
The closest matches we measure are Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Ariana Grande. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 18 measured Smokey Robinson songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Marvin Gaye: “What's Going On” (88% feel-match); Diana Ross: “Last Time I Saw Him” (87% feel-match); Ariana Grande: “POV” (86% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Smokey Robinson centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Smokey Robinson overall?
Across 18 measured songs, Smokey Robinson averages 32/100 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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