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Spotify tops its list of the 100 best R&B jams of the streaming era
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 24: EJ (left) and Daniel Caesar perform on stage at the 2018 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Spotify is shaking up the tables and sparking heated debates with its latest music rating list.
Enlargement CLASSICS Spotifyits first-ever program celebrating catalog music launched last February, the music streaming giant named it one of the 100 best R&B songs of the streaming era.
Spotify defines the “streaming era” in its criteria as the period from 2015 to the present, including songs released on or after January 1, 2015. Although the list comes from the hottest streaming platform, the selection here has been made based on streaming volume. Instead, Spotify’s U.S. editorial team, together with its creative director, Urban Music chief Carl Chery, created the list based on “quality, influence, play value, influence and cultural significance,” in response to an official source blog.
R&B specifically has evolved into a unique sound from the early aughts through the 2010s, and much more so with the advent of music and streaming in the 2020s. As such, this list includes a variety of sound profiles and influences falling under the R&B umbrella, with many entries from artists equivalent to Beyoncé, The Internet, Jazmine Sullivan, Steve Lacy, Summer Walker, Masego, Lucky Daye, Brent Faiyaz, SZA, Jhene Aiko and Frank Ocean, amongst others. Below you will find a list of the twenty hottest R&B songs of the streaming era on Spotify:
20. Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
19. Summer Walker – “Girls Need Love”
18. Miguel ft. J. Cole – “Come Through and Chill”
17. SZA – “Good Days”
16. Beyoncé – “Formation”
15. The Weeknd – “Die for You”
14. Daniel Caesar – “Get You”
13. Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
12. SZA – “Weekend”
11. Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
10. Chris Brown ft. Drake – “No Guidance”
9. Jazmine Sullivan – “Raise Your Feelings”
8. Rihanna – “I Needed Me”
7. Summer Wanderer – “Session 32”
6. Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”
5. Bryson Tiller – “No”
4. Beyoncé – “CUFF IT”
3. Daniel Cezar and SHE – “The Best Part”
2. Frank Ocean – “Pink + White”
1. SZA – “Nap”
Did your favorite make the top ten? Check out the rest of the list below and hearken to your favorites (and items you could not know) on the list HERE. Let the debates begin…
100. Mahalia featuring Ella Mai – “What You Did”
99. Libianca – “People”
98. Lucky Daye featuring Alex Isley, Masego and Jack Dine – “Good & Plenty (Remix)”
97. PJ Morton ft. JoJo – “Say So”
96. Kali Uchis – “Moonlight”
95. SiR – “D’Evils”
94. Sampha – “(Nobody Knows Me) Like a Piano”
93. Ravyn Lenae and Steve Lacy – “Skin Tight”
92. Yebba – “Distance”
91. Tiana Major9 feet EARTHGANG – “Collide”
90. Thundercat – “They’re Changing”
89. Kelela “LMK”
88. Oxlade – “KU LO SA”
87. Kehlani feat. Blessings – “I Hate the Club”
86. Janelle Monae – “They Only Have 42 Eyes”
85. Snoh Aalegra – “I Want You Around”
84. Ro James – “Permission”
83. Ty Dolla $ign featuring Musiq Soulchild, Tish Hyman and 6LACK – “Your Turn”
82. Blessings feat. FKJ – “Tadów”
81. Jacquees – “BED”
80. Khalid – “Location”
79. Erykah Badu ft. André 3000 – “Hello”
78. Brent Faiyaz – “WALKING DEAD”
77. Solange – “Stay Flo”
76. Steve Lacy ft. Fousheé – “Sunshine”
75. Nao – “Bad Blood”
74. Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
73. Jazmine Sullivan – “Let It Burn”
72. SHE – “Damage”
71. Chris Brown ft. Wizkid – “Call Me Every Day”
70. DVSN – “Too Deep”
69. Chloe x Halle – “Do It”
68. Snoh Aalegra – “TO 4 LOVE”
67. Internet – “Special Case”
66. 6NONE – “PRBLMS”
65. Pink Sweat$ – “Honesty”
64. Jorja Smith – “Blue Lights”
63. Bryson Tiller – “Fix My Wrongs”
62. Cleo Sol – “When I’m in Your Arms”
61. Jhene Aiko – “When We’re Young”
60. Tyla – “Water”
59. Kehlani ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Nights Like This”
58. Bruno Mars – “Finesia”
57. Jeremih – “yes”
56. Brent Faiyaz – “Hazy”
55. SHE featuring Bryson Tiller – “Could Have Been”
54. The Weeknd – “I Deserved It”
53. Chris Brown – “Under the Influence”
52. Giveon – “How I Want You”
51. Teyana Taylor – “You’ll Love Me”
50. Jazmine Sullivan – “Lost”
49. Steve Lacy – “Dark Red”
48. Ari Lennox – “Shea Butter Baby”
47. SiR – “John Redcorn”
46. Coco Jones – “ICU”
45. Tems – “higher”
44. Summer Walker ft. SZA – “No Love”
43. Miguel featuring Travis Scott – “Sky Walker”
42. Daniel Cezar – “Japanese Denim”
41. Lucky Daye – “The End”
40. Anderson .Paak – “Am I Wrong” (Prod. Pomo)
39. Brent Faiyaz – “Trust”
38. PARTYNEXTDOOR featuring Drake – “Come and See Me”
37. Muni Long – “Hours and Hours”
36. Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
35. SHE – “Focus”
34. Beyoncé – “GROOVE PANNY”
33. Frank Ocean – “Chanel”
32. Victoria Monet – “About My Mother”
31. Rihanna – “Love in the Brain”
30. SZA – “Broken Clocks”
29. Tems – “Free Mind”
28. Solange ft. Sampha – “Don’t Touch My Hair”
27. Internet ft. KAYTRANADA – “Girl”
26. Summer Walker featuring Bryson Tiller – “Playing Games”
25. Jené Aiko ft. Swae Lee – “Sativa”
24. Beyoncé – “Sofa Plastic”
23. Bryson Tiller – “The Exchange”
22. SZA featuring Travis Scott – “Love Galore”
21. Wizkid ft. Tems – “Essence”
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Jennifer Hudson makes her holiday debut with a track that mixes powerful vocals and heartfelt melodies. CeCe Winans brings a spiritual touch and Coco Jones adds her unique talent. Celebrating her thirtieth anniversary, Mariah Carey returns to the zeitgeist, and the reissue of Boyz II Men offers the right, cozy soundtrack.
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CeCe Winans – “Joyful, Joyful: The Christmas Album”
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Anthony Evans – “The Greatest Gift”
Anthony Evans delivers The Greatest Gifta Christmas album that mixes soulful melodies with inspiring messages, perfect for raising your holiday spirit.
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Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas (thirtieth Anniversary Edition)
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Boyz II Men – “Christmas Interpretations” (reissue)
Classic Boyz II Men Christmas Album, Christmas interpretationsreceives a reissue that brings harmonious renditions of holiday favorites back to the fore for a brand new generation to enjoy.
Jonathan McReynolds – “Red and Green”
Offered by contemporary gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds Red and Greena vacation album that mixes traditional Christmas carols with modern gospel influences, providing a fresh tackle the music of the season.
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