Rhythm and Blues is one of the most popular genres of music. There are many 'soulful' songs that fall into the category of best R&B songs of all time. Top R&B songs have the ability to make you step on the dance floor and into the mood of love with that someone special. The original best R&B songs of all time had a mix of Jazz, gospel music and blues music incorporated in them. Today, there are many other tones like funk, hip-hop, and alternative music merged into the top R&B songs of all time. The following is a list of best R&B songs ever that will get the tempo of your mood to a high note.
Good R&B Songs of All Time
The following tables contain a list of songs that are the best from the R&B genre. You may not agree with few of the songs mentioned. It is okay, as I find them interesting. If you feel I have forgotten to mention some of the most mentionable songs, please do list them in the comment box at the end of the article. So, here I begin with my top favorite R&B songs.
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- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
- "Ain't no mountain high enough" - Diana Ross
- "Don't Leave me this way" - Thelma Houston
- "Dancin' in the Streets" - Martha & the Vandelas ?
- "Three times a lady" - The Commodores
- "Ain't Nobody" - Chaka Khan
- "I'll Be Missing you" - P Diddy and Faith Evans
- "Yeah!" - Usher
- "Un-break my heart" -Toni Braxton
- "I will always love you" - Whitney Houston
- "Black or white" - Michael Jackson
- "I believe I can fly" - R.Kelly
- "I swear" - All-4-One
- "The boy is mine" - Brandy and Monica
- "No scrubs" - TLC
- "Ice ice baby" - Vanilla Ice
- "The way you make me feel" - Michael Jackson
- "What's love got to do with it" - Tina Turner
- "When doves cry" - Prince
- "Endless Love" - Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
- "My Girl" - The Temptations
- "What I'd Say" - Ray Charles
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| Best R&B Love Songs of All Time |
- "Like You'll Never See Me Again" - Alicia Keys
- "Love" - Musiq Soulchild
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" - Toni Braxton
- "Don't Let Go (Love)"- En Vogue
- "Love U 4 Life" - Jodeci
- "I Love Your Smile" - Shanice
- "And Our Feelings" - Babyface
- "If I Never Get To Heaven" - Javier
- "My First Love" - Avant & Ketara Wyatt
- "I Wanna Love You" - Donell Jones
- "Cupid" - 112
- "I'll Be There" - Jackson 5
- "The Love We Had Stays On My Mind" - Dru Hill
- Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw
- "I Care About You" - Milestone
- "Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Don't Leave Me - Blackstreet
- "Someone To Love" - Jon B. & Babyface
- "One Last Cry" - Brian McKnight
- "Everytime I Close My Eyes" - Babyface & Mariah Carey
- "Lately" - Stevie Wonder
- "I Got You(I Feel Good)" - James Brown
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Few Good Songs of the Hip Hop and R&B Genre
Those looking for some Hip Hop songs in the R&B genre can enjoy the songs mentioned in the following table.
| Best R&B Hip Hop Songs of All Time |
- "All I Need (To Get By)" - Method Man & Mary J. Blige
- "You Got Me" - The Roots, Erykah Badu & Eve
- "Can't Knock the Hustle" - Jay-Z & Mary J Blige
- "The Seed (2.0)" - The Roots feat. Cody ChesnuTT
- "The Way You Move" - OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown
- "All That I Got is You" - Ghostface & Mary J. Blige
- "Breakdown" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Mariah Carey
- "Been Through the Storm" - Busta Rhymes & Stevie Wonder
- "We Need a Resolution" - Aaliyah feat. Timbaland
- "Been Through the Storm" - Busta Rhymes & Stevie Wonder
- "Oh" - Ciara feat. Ludacris
- "The Streets of New York" - Rakim, Nas & Alicia Keys
- "Pocketbook (remix)" - Me'Shell Ndegeocello feat. Redman
- "Gold Digger" - Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
- "Start from Scratch" - The Game & Marsha (of Floetry)
- "Hey Lover" - Boyz II Men & LL Cool J
- "I Don't Wanna Know" - Mario Winans feat. Diddy
- "Déjà Vu" - Beyonce feat. Jay-Z
- "Sincerity" - Mary J. Blige feat. DMX and Nas
- "Fast Lane" - Bilal feat. Jadakiss and Dr. Dre
- "I Like That" - Houston feat. I-20, Nate Dogg and Chingy
- "Always" - Atlantic Starr
- "I'll Make Love To You" - Boyz 2 Men
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These were some of the best R&B songs of all time. You can groove and get the party going with these top R&B songs of all time. I sign off humming my favorite, "Un-break my heart, say you love me again..."
