The Similarities Engine

Albums similar to What’s Going On

Ask lots of people what their five favorite albums are, and if Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On is on their list, these other records tend to be there too. Music recommendations from real people, not AI.

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  1. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life1976Spotify
  2. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew1970Spotify
  3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly2015Spotify
  4. Parliament - Mothership Connection1975Spotify
  5. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks1968Spotify
  6. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds1966Spotify
  7. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions1973Spotify
  8. Prince - Purple Rain1987Spotify
  9. David Bowie - Low1977Spotify
  10. Madvillain - Madvillainy2002Spotify
  11. Tricky - Maxinquaye1995Spotify
  12. The Beatles - Abbey Road1969Spotify
  13. Joy Division - Closer1980Spotify
  14. Prince - Sign “☮︎” the Times1987Spotify
  15. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas1990Spotify
  16. Nas - Illmatic1994Spotify
  17. Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro2004Spotify
  18. Crywolf - Cataclasm (Deluxe Twin Disc Edition)2015Spotify
  19. Djo - Decide2022Spotify
  20. Felt - The Splendour of Fear1984Spotify
  21. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Greatest Hits1993Spotify
  22. Jah Shaka - Jah Shaka meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio1984Spotify
  23. James Blake - The Colour in Anything2016Spotify
  24. Joe Pass - Virtuoso1974Spotify
  25. Laura Nyro - Eli & the 13Th Confession1987Spotify
  26. Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree2005Spotify
  27. Ravi Shankar - In San Francisco1993Spotify
  28. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness’ First Finale1974Spotify
  29. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club1997Spotify
  30. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 30002021Spotify

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The above list shows albums similar to What’s Going On.

If you are looking for artists similar to Marvin Gaye, or music like theirs, you can discover them here. Nobody wrote these recommendations and no algorithm guessed at them: every album above is one that a real person put on their list of five favorite albums, alongside What’s Going On.

Albums on this list with a page here: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life, Miles Davis - Bitches Brew, Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly, Parliament - Mothership Connection, Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, Stevie Wonder - Innervisions, Prince - Purple Rain