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Joan Armatrading
pop, rock, american, folk176.7m all-time streams (1 Nov '25)
Joan Armatrading's entry onto the U.K. charts in 1976 heralded the arrival of a distinctive artist whose uncompromising attitude would propel her throughout a career of remarkable consistency that has traversed multiple genres from rock to jazz and blues.
Initially coming out of the folk-oriented singer/songwriter scene of the early '70s, she enjoyed a period of mainstream success on the back of her Glyn Johns-produced hit "Love and Affection." Reinventing herself in the early '80s as a hard-edged new wave and pop act, she remained a chart staple with rock hits like "Me Myself I" and "Drop the Pilot." Her increasing self-reliance as a producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist eventually led to yet another career resurgence in the 21st century as she delivered albums like 2007's Grammy-nominated Into the Blues and 2024's How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean out of her home studio.
Initially coming out of the folk-oriented singer/songwriter scene of the early '70s, she enjoyed a period of mainstream success on the back of her Glyn Johns-produced hit "Love and Affection." Reinventing herself in the early '80s as a hard-edged new wave and pop act, she remained a chart staple with rock hits like "Me Myself I" and "Drop the Pilot." Her increasing self-reliance as a producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist eventually led to yet another career resurgence in the 21st century as she delivered albums like 2007's Grammy-nominated Into the Blues and 2024's How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean out of her home studio.