The Top 25 Doo-Wop Groups of All Time

Doo-Wop: Top 25 Acts

Doo-wop emerged in the 1950s as an integral force in the shaping of early rock and roll. The genre was marked by vocal groups, predominantly male and black. More than a dozen lists were aggregated to come up with this DMDB list of the top 25 doo-wop groups of all time. See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre. 1. The Platters 2. The Drifters 3. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 4. The Coasters 5. The Flamingos 6. The Clovers 7. The Orioles 8. The Spaniels 9. The Dominoes 10. The Del-Vikings 11. Dion & the Belmonts 12. The Moonglows 13. The Five Satins 14. The Cadillacs 15. The Harptones 16. The Crests 17. Little Anthony & the Imperials 18. The Five Royales 19. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 20. The Cleftones 21. The Dells 22. The Skyliners 23. The Four Seasons 24. The Penguins 25. The Diamonds Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre Dave’s Music Database: The Top 100 Doo-Wop Songs of All Time First posted 3/5/2026.

Top 100 R&B Acts of All Time

R&B: Top 100 Acts

These are the top 100 R&B acts of all time, based on an aggregate of 60 lists, R&B related awards, and R&B chart performance. See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre. 1. Stevie Wonder 2. Aretha Franklin 3. Marvin Gaye 4. Luther Vandross 5. Michael Jackson 6. Ray Charles 7. James Brown 8. Whitney Houston 9. Al Green 10. Sam Cooke 11. Smokey Robinson 12. Prince 13. Mariah Carey 14. R. Kelly 15. Mary J. Blige 16. Gladys Knight & The Pips 17. The Temptations 18. Barry White 19. Etta James 20. Patti LaBelle 21. Chaka Khan/Rufus 22. Usher 23. Janet Jackson 24. The Supremes 25. Otis Redding 26. Beyoncé 27. Earth, Wind & Fire 28. The Isley Brothers 29. Curtis Mayfield 30. The O’Jays 31. Diana Ross 32. The Jackson 5/The Jacksons 33. Boyz II Men 34. Lionel Richie 35. Alicia Keys 36. Teddy Pendergrass 37. Four Tops 38. Dionne Warwick 39. Jackie Wilson 40. Destiny’s Child 41. TLC 42. Anita Baker 43. En Vogue 44. Kool & the Gang 45. The Drifters 46. The Miracles 47. Spinners 48. Tina Turner 49. Babyface 50. Sly & the Family Stone 51. Donny Hathaway 52. New Edition 53. Isaac Hayes 54. Ruth Brown 55. Aaliyah 56. Fats Domino 57. Donna Summer 58. Sade 59. The Commodores 60. The Pointer Sisters 61. Rick James 62. Keith Sweat 63. Bill Withers 64. Louis Jordan 65. Bobby Womack 66. Little Richard 67. Maxwell 68. Erykah Badu 69. Parliament/Funkadelic 70. D’Angelo 71. The Impressions 72. Martha & the Vandellas 73. Wilson Pickett 74. The Dells 75. Rihanna 76. Chris Brown 77. Jill Scott 78. Roberta Flack 79. Ne-Yo 80. Toni Braxton 81. Chuck Berry 82. Bobby Brown 83. Nat “King” Cole 84. Ashford & Simpson 85. B.B. King 86. The Chi-Lites 87. Natalie Cole 88. Brandy 89. Dinah Washington 90. Sisters with Voices (SWV) 91. Bobby “Blue” Bland 92. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 93. Tony! Toni! Toné! 94. The Weeknd 95. Frank Ocean 96. John Legend 97. SZA 98. Chic 99. Joe 100. Keyshia Cole Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre First posted 1/22/2012; last updated 3/5/2026.