The Top 100 R&B Songs of 2015 — Presented by Soul In Stereo & YouKnowIGotSoul.com
2015 was a great year for R&B.
If you need proof, you’ve come to the right place.
Every year, I team with my soul brothers from YouKnowIGotSoul.com to review and rank the best of the year of R&B. This year, we were joined by Barry Barz from Up Close and RnB in creating the most diverse list of music the genre has to offer.
To determine the rankings, each of us selected 50 of the year’s most notable tracks, including singles and album cuts. We combined those lists, removed the duplicates, ranked all the songs based on quality and impact and then trimmed the fat.
The results are the best in all facets of R&B — soul, funk, experimental, hip-hop, they’re all covered.
From now until year’s end, we’ll roll out the best songs on Twitter — follow @etbowser and @YKIGS to keep up. You can also search for the #Top100RnB hashtag for the latest. We’ll also have a running list of songs right here.
Critics who complain that R&B is dead just aren’t listening to the right songs. These 100 selections prove that the genre is still alive and well.
100. Brian McKnight, “Uh Oh Feeling”
99. Tank featuring Wale, “You Don’t Know”
98. Bradd Marquis, “Free”
97. Justine Skye, “Don’t Worry”
96. Sevyn, “Shoulda Been There”
95. Angie Stone, “Magnet”
94. Jill Scott, “You Don’t Know”
93. Elijah Blake, “Pinot”
92. Tyrese, “I Still Do”
91. Jazmine Sullivan, “Silver Lining”
90. Raheem DeVaughn, “When You Love Somebody”
89. Hi-Five, “Different Kiss”
88. Tamar Braxton, “Must Be Good to You”
87. SWV, “Aint No Man”
86. Purple Wonda Love, “You Can Change”
85. Rico Love, “Days Go By”
84. Janelle Monae, “Yoga”
83. Rico Love, “Amsterdam”
82. John Michael, “The Corner”
81. Kenny Lattimore, “Love Me Back”
80. LeToya Luckett featuring TI, “Don’t Make Me Wait”
79. Lion Babe, “Jungle Lady”
78. Case, “Think About Us”
77. Louis York, “Good Drinks, Dumb Jokes”
76. Lion Babe featuring Pharrell, “Wonder Woman”
75. Janet Jackson, “Dream Maker”
74. Lyfe Jennings, “Hashtag”
73. Julian King, “No Strings”
72. Case, “Shook Up”
71. Raheem DeVaughn, “Temperature’s Rising”
70. R. Kelly, “Wake Up Everybody”
69. Netta Brielle, “I Just Wanna Be Loved”
68. Janet Jackson, “Dammn Baby”
67. Chris Brown, “Back to Sleep”
66. Tamar Braxton, “Circles”
65. Tinashe, “Wanderer”
64. Tink, “H20”
63. Teyana Taylor, “Your Wish”
62. Babyface, “We’ve Got Love”
61. Teedra Moses, “Only U”
60. Vivian Green, “The One That Got Away”
59. Jill Scott, “Fools Gold”
58. Sevyn Streeter, “Love In Competition”
57. Case, “Juggle”
56. Adrian Marcel, “Liar”
55. Julian King, “Unforgettable”
54. Alessia Cara, “Here”
53. Omarion, “Deeper”
52. Charlie Wilson, “Things You Do”
51. Tamia, “No Lie”
50. Jordin Sparks, “Tell Him That I Love Him”
49. JMSN, “Addicted”
48. John Michael, “Fill Your Glass”
47. Kyndall, “Still Down”
46. Jodeci, “Every Moment”
45. Adrian Marcel, “Timeless”
44. Jill Scott, “Can’t Wait”
43. Ro James, “Permission”
42. Ciara, “I Bet”
41. Angie Stone, “2 Bad Habits”
40. Case, “Timeless”
39. Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson, “Peaches N Cream”
38. Justine Skye featuring Vic Mensa, “I’m Yours”
37. Jazmine Sullivan, “Brand New”
36. Lipstick Gypsy, “Infatuation”
35. Tyrese, “Leave”
34. Kehlani, “Down For You”
33. Raheem DeVaughn, “All I Know”
32. Miguel, “Waves”
31. Ne-Yo, “Religious”
30. Ne-Yo featuring TI, “One More”
29. Monifah, “One Moment”
28. KeKe Wyatt, “Sexy Song”
27. Erykah Badu featuring Andre 3000, “Hello”
26. Tamia, “Lipstick”
25. Lyfe Jennings, “Pretty Is”
24. Miguel featuring Kurupt, “NWA”
23. Ne-Yo, “Make It Easy”
22. Mack Wildz, “Love In The 90z”
21. Sevyn featuring Chris Brown, “Don’t Kill the Fun”
20. Tink, “Million”
19. Tyrese, “Shame”
18. Teedra Moses, featuring Rick Ross, “Cognac & Conversation”
17. Estelle, “Gotcha Love”
16. Ne-Yo, “Good Morning”
15, Tamia, “Stuck With Me”
14. Janet Jackson, “No Sleeep”
13. Ne-Yo, “Take You There”
12. Ne-Yo, “Congratulations”
11. Avant, “Superstar”
10. Monica featuring Lil Wayne, “Just Right For Me”
9. Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Stevie Wonder, “California Roll”
8. Tay Beckham, “Excuses”
7. Jordin Sparks, “They Don’t Give”
6. Tamia, “Special”
5. Jazmine Sullivan, “Let It Burn”
4. Teedra Moses featuring Anthony Hamilton, “That One”
3. Robin Thicke, “Morning Sun”
2. Miguel, “Coffee”
1. Jazmine Sullivan, “Mascara”
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