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A popular, up-and-coming male singer-songwriter in Western pop music

Regardless of race—white, Black, or otherwise—era, or place of origin, don’t you find male singers in Western music incredibly captivating?

One of the unique joys of Western music is hearing distinctive vocal styles—tones and phrasing that Japanese singers could almost never produce—brimming with individuality.

So this time, we’ve put together a wide-ranging selection of popular male singer-songwriters from Western music, mixing both classic and contemporary artists.

There may still be plenty of artists you haven’t discovered yet.

Be sure to give them a listen!

Playlist

A popular, up-and-coming male singer-songwriter in Western pop music
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1eastI’m Not The Only OneSam Smith
I'm Not The Only OneSam Smithplay_arrow
Sam Smith’s moving music and LGBTQ+ activism
2eastInstant KarmaJohn Lennon
Instant KarmaJohn Lennonplay_arrow
John Lennon's innovative musical activities and his commitment to peace
3eastSpace OddityDavid Bowie
Space OddityDavid Bowieplay_arrow
David Bowie's musical innovation and influence
4eastBad DayDaniel Powter
Bad DayDaniel Powterplay_arrow
Daniel Powter delivers an inspiring vocal performance at the piano
5eastMove On UpCurtis Mayfield
Move On UpCurtis Mayfieldplay_arrow
Curtis Mayfield, a master of soul
6eastWalk on the Wild SideLou Reed
Walk on the Wild SideLou Reedplay_arrow
Lou Reed, an eccentric genius of the rock revolution
7eastA Song For YouLeon Russell
A Song For YouLeon Russellplay_arrow
Leon Russell, legendary musician
8eastAnd i love herKurt Cobain
And i love herKurt Cobainplay_arrow
Kurt Cobain has a solo album
9eastWhat’s Going OnMarvin Gaye
What's Going OnMarvin Gayeplay_arrow
Marvin Gaye, the king of soul
10eastShipbuildingRobert Wyatt
ShipbuildingRobert Wyattplay_arrow
Robert Wyatt overcame adversity and continued making music.
11eastSuperstitionStevie Wonder
SuperstitionStevie Wonderplay_arrow
The life and achievements of Stevie Wonder
12eastOne Kind Of LoveBrian Wilson
One Kind Of LoveBrian Wilsonplay_arrow
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ revolutionary
13eastBrown SugarD’Angelo
Brown SugarD'Angeloplay_arrow
D’Angelo, a talented singer influenced by a wide range of genres
14eastHeart of GoldNeil Young
Heart of GoldNeil Youngplay_arrow
Neil Young's musical life and impact on society
15eastI Know What You Did Last SummerShawn Mendes
I Know What You Did Last SummerShawn Mendesplay_arrow
Notable songs composed by Shawn Mendes
16eastOne Call AwayCharlie Puth
One Call AwayCharlie Puthplay_arrow
A romantic love song by Charlie Puth
17eastWhere It’s AtBeck
Where It's AtBeckplay_arrow
Beck’s impact is huge. A fresh breeze in rock.
18eastAin’t No SunshineBill Withers
Ain't No SunshineBill Withersplay_arrow
Bill Withers, beloved around the world for his soul-stirring classics
19eastOliver’s ArmyElvis Costello & The Attractions
Oliver's ArmyElvis Costello & The Attractionsplay_arrow
The appeal of Elvis Costello
20eastStill Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simon
Still Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simonplay_arrow
Paul Simon, leading the music scene for half a century
21eastJust The Way You AreBruno Mars
Just The Way You AreBruno Marsplay_arrow
Bruno Mars’s romantic R&B pop
22eastPhotographEd Sheeran
PhotographEd Sheeranplay_arrow
Ed Sheeran’s long-distance love song
23eastHope For The FuturePaul McCartney
Hope For The FuturePaul McCartneyplay_arrow
The solo works of the Beatles members were overshadowed.
24eastThe HillsThe Weeknd
The HillsThe Weekndplay_arrow
Hit songs by The Weeknd
25eastSayJohn Mayer
SayJohn Mayerplay_arrow
John Mayer's beautiful guitar and singing voice
26eastGraceJeff Buckley
GraceJeff Buckleyplay_arrow
An immortal classic by a legendary singer-songwriter
27eastLove YourselfJustin Bieber
Love YourselfJustin Bieberplay_arrow
A song criticizing Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend
28eastJealousNick jonas
JealousNick jonasplay_arrow
A song that expresses Nick Jonas’s feelings of jealousy
29eastOrdinaryAlex Warren
OrdinaryAlex Warrenplay_arrow
A young singer-songwriter trending on TikTok
30eastBeautiful ThingsBenson Boone
Beautiful ThingsBenson Booneplay_arrow
Benson Boone, great success from TikTok
31eastLast NightMorgan Wallen
Last NightMorgan Wallenplay_arrow
Morgan Wallen: A popular country singer
32eastBad HabitSteve Lacy
Bad HabitSteve Lacyplay_arrow
Steve Lacy's genre-blending
33eastSoft Spotkeshi
Soft Spotkeshiplay_arrow
Keshi is a lo-fi hip-hop singer-songwriter.
34eastback to friendssombr
back to friendssombrplay_arrow
Sombar is an indie rock singer-songwriter
35eastTwo FingersJake Bugg
Two FingersJake Buggplay_arrow
Jake Bugg’s distinctive voice and luster
36eastPick MeAlec Benjamin
Pick MeAlec Benjaminplay_arrow
The Appeal and Success of Alec Benjamin’s Pop-Folk Music
37eastWhen You Come Back To Me AgainGarth Brooks
When You Come Back To Me AgainGarth Brooksplay_arrow
A classic by Garth Brooks used as a movie theme song
38eastInvisibleHunter Hayes
InvisibleHunter Hayesplay_arrow
A song about Hunter Hayes’s experiences with bullying
39eastCrazy For This GirlEvan&Jaron
Crazy For This GirlEvan&Jaronplay_arrow
Evan and Jaron's Love Song
40eastGMFJohn Grant
GMFJohn Grantplay_arrow
John Grant's GMF is the best song
41eastThese PeopleRichard Ashcroft
These PeopleRichard Ashcroftplay_arrow
A singer-songwriter who represents the United Kingdom
42eastStay With Me BabySteve Marriott
Stay With Me BabySteve Marriottplay_arrow
Introduction to Steve Marriott's solo works
43eastLet Her GoPassenger
Let Her GoPassengerplay_arrow
The importance of love you don’t realize until you lose it
44eastAttentionCharlie Puth
AttentionCharlie Puthplay_arrow
Charlie Puth’s music career and talent
45eastSomeone You LovedLewis Capaldi
Someone You LovedLewis Capaldiplay_arrow
Lewis Capaldi's captivating singing voice and music
46eastStay With MeSam Smith
Stay With MeSam Smithplay_arrow
Sam Smith captivates the world with an emotional singing voice
47eastStitchesShawn Mendes
StitchesShawn Mendesplay_arrow
Shawn Mendes is a singer who became a global star from videos.
48eastAll Of MeJohn Legend
All Of MeJohn Legendplay_arrow
John Legend's love song
49eastEyes Wide ShutAlfie Templeman
Eyes Wide ShutAlfie Templemanplay_arrow
Alfie Templeman, a young and talented musician
50eastHoney, I’m GoodAndy Grammer
Honey, I'm GoodAndy Grammerplay_arrow
American country singer
51eastThe FearBen Howard
The FearBen Howardplay_arrow
Ben Howard sings about the uncertainty and fear of life
52eastKnockin’ On Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan
Knockin' On Heaven's DoorBob Dylanplay_arrow
Bob Dylan is the king of Western music.
53eastVoices in My HeadBob Mould
Voices in My HeadBob Mouldplay_arrow
Bob Mould has thrived as a singer-songwriter after his time in legendary bands.
54eastForget YouCeeLo Green
Forget YouCeeLo Greenplay_arrow
A song as a jab at the music industry
55eastLonely DancersConan Gray
Lonely DancersConan Grayplay_arrow
Conan Gray, a brilliant singer-songwriter who found success with melancholic pop
56eastYou Are Your Mother’s ChildConor Oberst
You Are Your Mother's ChildConor Oberstplay_arrow
Introduction of Bright Eyes’ vocalist
57eastLove Me BetterCorbyn Besson
Love Me BetterCorbyn Bessonplay_arrow
Corbyn Besson's solo debut
58eastHey Little BruiserEd Harcourt
Hey Little BruiserEd Harcourtplay_arrow
A drunk bard artist playing the piano
59eastChange The WorldEric Clapton
Change The WorldEric Claptonplay_arrow
Eric Clapton, the guitar god
60eastWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsGeorge Harrison
While My Guitar Gently WeepsGeorge Harrisonplay_arrow
A miraculous band of three talented Beatles
61eastIt Was Only DancingHar Mar Superstar
It Was Only DancingHar Mar Superstarplay_arrow
The gap between a singer-songwriter’s appearance and voice
62eastWhen I Was A BoyJeff Lynne’s ELO
When I Was A BoyJeff Lynne's ELOplay_arrow
A nostalgic classic by Jeff Lynne
63eastJust In LoveJoe Jonas
Just In LoveJoe Jonasplay_arrow
Joe Jonas sings about his love for his girlfriend
64eastHallelujahLeonard Cohen
HallelujahLeonard Cohenplay_arrow
Hallelujah is the most popular song in the United States.
65eastBig Girl (You Are Beautiful)MIKA
Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)MIKAplay_arrow
Mika creates a song praising fat women
66eastThe Death Of You And MeNoel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
The Death Of You And MeNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birdsplay_arrow
It's a quiet song, but the melody in the latter half is distinctive.
67eastTroublemakerOlly Murs
TroublemakerOlly Mursplay_arrow
The Olymars’ song of the girlfriend he can’t leave
68eastWhen Can I See You Again?Owl City
When Can I See You Again?Owl Cityplay_arrow
The Fun Theme Song of Owl City
69eastLeave Herd4vd
Leave Herd4vdplay_arrow
d4vd is a rising singer-songwriter from Texas
70eastMetal GuruMarc Bolan & T. Rex
Metal GuruMarc Bolan & T. Rexplay_arrow
Marc Bolan is an excellent singer-songwriter.
71eastOctopusSyd Barrett
OctopusSyd Barrettplay_arrow
Singer-songwriter, ruined by drugs but left behind divine masterpieces
72eastMmm YeahAustin Mahone
Mmm YeahAustin Mahoneplay_arrow
A song by a singer who became famous on YouTube
73east10 d E A T h b R E a s TBon Iver
10 d E A T h b R E a s TBon Iverplay_arrow
Justin Vernon's original/innovative compositions
74eastiYiYiCody Simpson
iYiYiCody Simpsonplay_arrow
Cody’s catchy collaboration song
75eastLazarettoJack White
LazarettoJack Whiteplay_arrow
Jack White is gaining new fans
76eastHold Back The RiverJames Bay
Hold Back The RiverJames Bayplay_arrow
James Bay became world-famous for folk rock.
77eastIn My HeadJason Derulo
In My HeadJason Deruloplay_arrow
A pop song about everyday life
78eastAlrightKeaton Henson
AlrightKeaton Hensonplay_arrow
Keaton Henson is the pinnacle of the new generation of artists
79eastBecause Of YouNe-Yo
Because Of YouNe-Yoplay_arrow
Ne-Yo’s R&B love dance song
80eastHula HoopOMI
Hula HoopOMIplay_arrow
Omi achieves a worldwide hit with Cheerleader
81eastPick It UpPaul Weller
Pick It UpPaul Wellerplay_arrow
Paul Weller is the greatest singer-songwriter.
82eastJust So You KnowJesse McCartney
Just So You KnowJesse McCartneyplay_arrow
A bittersweet song about unrequited love by Jesse McCartney
83eastHotline BlingDrake
Hotline BlingDrakeplay_arrow
Drake song, catchy R&B