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The Coasters
The Coasters
American band
1
Billy Griffin
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
2
The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
3
Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
4
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
5
Blue Magic
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
6
The Dramatics
The Dramatics
American rhythm and blues group
7
The Miracles
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
8
Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers
American singer
9
Damon Harris
Damon Harris
American musician
10
Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor
American soul musician
11
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites
band
12
The Contours
The Contours
American band
13
The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
14
The Originals
The Originals
band
15
H-Town
H-Town
American R&B vocal group
16
Mtume
Mtume
17
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
American band
18
The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
19
The Famous Flames
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
20
Nolan Strong & The Diablos
Nolan Strong & The Diablos
American, Detroit-based, R&B and doo-wop vocal group
21
Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
22
The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
23
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Little Anthony and the Imperials
rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York
24
The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
25
Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
26
Ray, Goodman & Brown
Ray, Goodman & Brown
band
27
One Way
One Way
American rhythm and blues band
28
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin
American guitarist and songwriter
29
King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
30
The Delfonics
The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
31
Lakeisha Babe Heart
Lakeisha Babe Heart
Quartet from Oakland California
32
Willie Hutch
Willie Hutch
American musician
33
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
34
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
American singer and producer
35
The Spinners
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
36
The Parliaments
The Parliaments
American band
37
Al Johnson
Al Johnson
American recording artist; singer
38
Rose Royce
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
39
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
American vocal group
40
Otis Clay
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
41
Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
42
The Stylistics
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
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The Hollywood Flames
The Hollywood Flames
American R&B vocal group
44
Sade
Sade
British band
45
Warren Moore
Warren Moore
American singer-songwriter and record producer
46
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
band
The Persuaders
New York City-based R&B vocal group

The Persuaders

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New York City-based R&B vocal group
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The Persuaders are a New York City-based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971.