Songs Similar to Stand By Me by Ben E. King
Album: Stand By Me · Soul & Jazz · Romantic
“Stand By Me” is a soul & jazz track by Ben E. King from the album Stand By Me. On SongSimilar it sits in our Soul & Jazz collection and is tagged romantic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 119 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Can't Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley (100% match). The list also pulls in The Ronettes, Frankie Valli, The Temptations and The Righteous Brothers — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Ben E. King's. By genre, the list is mostly pop (8 of 20 tracks), with r&b and rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Stand By Me”
What songs are similar to Stand By Me?
On our list, the closest matches are “Can't Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley, “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes and “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Stand By Me sound like?
Based on listening data, “Stand By Me” sits closest to Elvis Presley, The Ronettes, Frankie Valli and The Temptations. Fans of Ben E. King play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Stand By Me Soul & Jazz?
We file “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King under Soul & Jazz. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Stand By Me?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Stand By Me” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.