Alternative R&B is a genre that blends traditional R&B with elements of electronic, hip-hop, and indie music. It often features soulful vocals, experimental production, and introspective lyrics that explore themes of love, identity, and social issues. The genre is known for its unique sound and diverse range of influences, which can include jazz, funk, and neo-soul. Alternative R&B artists often push the boundaries of traditional R&B, incorporating unconventional sounds and styles to create a fresh and innovative sound.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 79 | 3 | 54 | 69 | 11 | 33 | 128 | 5004424 | |
2 | 75 | 61 | 79 | 58 | 5 | 38 | 112 | 1218350 | |
3 | 72 | 0 | 61 | 57 | 32 | 63 | 110 | 2471859 | |
4 | 70 | 3 | 74 | 50 | 41 | 53 | 111 | 1171298 | |
5 | 69 | 0 | 77 | 59 | 19 | 46 | 116 | 255173 | |
6 | 68 | 2 | 68 | 49 | 43 | 52 | 104 | 804383 | |
7 | 67 | 4 | 61 | 60 | 21 | 50 | 129 | 1338531 | |
8 | 67 | 1 | 63 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 111 | 537747 | |
9 | 67 | 1 | 66 | 56 | 27 | 43 | 116 | 2594883 | |
10 | 67 | 2 | 66 | 53 | 36 | 52 | 114 | 698823 | |
11 | 67 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 28 | 47 | 100 | 2659786 | |
12 | 66 | 24 | 71 | 47 | 63 | 47 | 125 | 172113 | |
13 | 66 | 8 | 67 | 50 | 23 | 48 | 123 | 539979 | |
14 | 65 | 1 | 74 | 63 | 20 | 58 | 125 | 842664 | |
15 | 65 | 0 | 79 | 75 | 12 | 58 | 131 | 1017321 | |
16 | 65 | 4 | 57 | 46 | 50 | 41 | 120 | 1010287 | |
17 | 64 | 0 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 50 | 108 | 885919 | |
18 | 64 | 2 | 72 | 48 | 29 | 51 | 117 | 652319 | |
19 | 63 | 1 | 65 | 55 | 24 | 47 | 123 | 843843 | |
20 | 63 | 0 | 78 | 70 | 24 | 52 | 119 | 593835 | |
21 | 63 | 1 | 58 | 35 | 72 | 36 | 123 | 607834 | |
22 | 63 | 1 | 70 | 56 | 19 | 45 | 114 | 682637 | |
23 | 62 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 116 | 1143060 | |
24 | 62 | 4 | 61 | 66 | 36 | 51 | 117 | 756474 | |
25 | 62 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 24 | 37 | 121 | 212726 | |
26 | 62 | 18 | 57 | 44 | 55 | 37 | 110 | 51149 | |
27 | 61 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 46 | 110 | 1690613 | |
28 | 61 | 16 | 67 | 55 | 24 | 45 | 121 | 773647 | |
29 | 61 | 3 | 72 | 60 | 33 | 55 | 116 | 417868 | |
30 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 58 | 22 | 68 | 120 | 248822 | |
31 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 50 | 38 | 111 | 837012 | |
32 | 61 | 19 | 65 | 53 | 28 | 54 | 112 | 1279822 | |
33 | 61 | 1 | 74 | 63 | 14 | 56 | 123 | 184082 | |
34 | 60 | 7 | 69 | 63 | 23 | 51 | 124 | 588098 | |
35 | 60 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 59 | 37 | 111 | 198820 | |
36 | 60 | 2 | 53 | 61 | 31 | 47 | 111 | 428008 | |
37 | 60 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 26 | 49 | 110 | 1975843 | |
38 | 60 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 19 | 44 | 133 | 1382598 | |
39 | 59 | 5 | 78 | 44 | 52 | 47 | 121 | 446598 | |
40 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 46 | 121 | 388489 | |
41 | 59 | 15 | 53 | 36 | 64 | 40 | 117 | 386424 | |
42 | 59 | 0 | 68 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 107 | 580557 | |
43 | 59 | 6 | 53 | 35 | 67 | 23 | 114 | 227163 | |
44 | 59 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 13 | 49 | 99 | 738522 | |
45 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250447 | |
46 | 59 | 7 | 69 | 45 | 31 | 47 | 112 | 74447 | |
47 | 58 | 0 | 73 | 61 | 12 | 59 | 121 | 226706 | |
48 | 58 | 46 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 51 | 135 | 142380 | |
49 | 58 | 5 | 64 | 57 | 24 | 44 | 109 | 394140 | |
50 | 58 | 0 | 71 | 60 | 13 | 51 | 113 | 132750 | |
51 | 57 | 0 | 58 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 112 | 476364 | |
52 | 57 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 61 | 29 | 126 | 248925 | |
53 | 57 | 4 | 66 | 64 | 4 | 44 | 126 | 202252 | |
54 | 57 | 0 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 50 | 112 | 135119 | |
55 | 57 | 3 | 57 | 29 | 71 | 35 | 102 | 147680 | |
56 | 57 | 2 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 40 | 104 | 620856 | |
57 | 57 | 3 | 59 | 37 | 65 | 42 | 95 | 49731 | |
58 | 57 | 2 | 54 | 41 | 58 | 37 | 118 | 889518 | |
59 | 56 | 6 | 56 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 115 | 381675 | |
60 | 56 | 13 | 72 | 50 | 13 | 57 | 121 | 268652 | |
61 | 56 | 1 | 67 | 58 | 20 | 54 | 108 | 183111 | |
62 | 56 | 3 | 67 | 41 | 52 | 39 | 108 | 472662 | |
63 | 56 | 4 | 62 | 59 | 22 | 47 | 110 | 139204 | |
64 | 56 | 5 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 42 | 109 | 552785 | |
65 | 56 | 3 | 67 | 56 | 28 | 44 | 111 | 306198 | |
66 | 55 | 2 | 70 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 108 | 156640 | |
67 | 55 | 1 | 64 | 54 | 16 | 56 | 97 | 284867 | |
68 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 106 | 68521 | |
69 | 55 | 5 | 69 | 55 | 39 | 55 | 119 | 136541 | |
70 | 55 | 6 | 68 | 60 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 108808 | |
71 | 54 | 6 | 64 | 61 | 13 | 37 | 121 | 217822 | |
72 | 54 | 3 | 55 | 42 | 54 | 43 | 113 | 97754 | |
73 | 54 | 20 | 68 | 47 | 27 | 40 | 117 | 379557 | |
74 | 54 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 23 | 53 | 111 | 174821 | |
75 | 54 | 41 | 73 | 60 | 20 | 43 | 133 | 187410 | |
76 | 54 | 3 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 102 | 664833 | |
77 | 54 | 1 | 69 | 57 | 25 | 55 | 116 | 146604 | |
78 | 54 | 0 | 55 | 51 | 63 | 34 | 103 | 77323 | |
79 | 54 | 1 | 70 | 43 | 51 | 44 | 111 | 211837 | |
80 | 53 | 1 | 63 | 60 | 17 | 38 | 109 | 65146 | |
81 | 53 | 85 | 70 | 74 | 20 | 57 | 110 | 39047 | |
82 | 53 | 28 | 79 | 76 | 31 | 38 | 134 | 81549 | |
83 | 53 | 1 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 120 | 114752 | |
84 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 54 | 30 | 120 | 106350 | |
85 | 53 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 34 | 28 | 112 | 324834 | |
86 | 53 | 1 | 73 | 42 | 45 | 37 | 109 | 399489 | |
87 | 52 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 57 | 45 | 115 | 81584 | |
88 | 52 | 8 | 67 | 55 | 37 | 51 | 115 | 95769 | |
89 | 52 | 5 | 72 | 53 | 32 | 47 | 119 | 223518 | |
90 | 52 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 7 | 45 | 108 | 171733 | |
91 | 52 | 3 | 71 | 54 | 33 | 59 | 103 | 148926 | |
92 | 52 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 48 | 58 | 116 | 43441 | |
93 | 52 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 47 | 40 | 119 | 87930 | |
94 | 51 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 70 | 39 | 100 | 94434 | |
95 | 51 | 0 | 89 | 55 | 11 | 58 | 117 | 87683 | |
96 | 51 | 1 | 66 | 58 | 29 | 58 | 120 | 56482 | |
97 | 51 | 6 | 59 | 47 | 41 | 47 | 113 | 195345 | |
98 | 51 | 0 | 57 | 62 | 20 | 58 | 94 | 237550 | |
99 | 51 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 28 | 32 | 110 | 98364 | |
100 | 51 | 1 | 57 | 49 | 18 | 37 | 118 | 151751 | |
101 | 50 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 56 | 25 | 109 | 136704 | |
102 | 50 | 0 | 72 | 47 | 9 | 47 | 120 | 42080 | |
103 | 50 | 5 | 73 | 65 | 34 | 49 | 110 | 251271 | |
104 | 50 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 77 | 20 | 116 | 333082 | |
105 | 50 | 23 | 56 | 55 | 30 | 55 | 120 | 59249 | |
106 | 50 | 6 | 58 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 99 | 41929 | |
107 | 50 | 0 | 59 | 65 | 27 | 47 | 112 | 168874 | |
108 | 50 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 46 | 122 | 53083 | |
109 | 50 | 4 | 60 | 61 | 30 | 52 | 112 | 203229 | |
110 | 50 | 10 | 61 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 122 | 58783 | |
111 | 49 | 9 | 63 | 59 | 29 | 41 | 114 | 266848 | |
112 | 49 | 2 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 63 | 112 | 80725 | |
113 | 49 | 3 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 113 | 60515 | |
114 | 49 | 2 | 69 | 58 | 24 | 43 | 115 | 404894 | |
115 | 49 | 10 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 110 | 386442 | |
116 | 49 | 21 | 61 | 56 | 37 | 48 | 109 | 86849 | |
117 | 49 | 4 | 66 | 60 | 15 | 41 | 122 | 40163 | |
118 | 49 | 5 | 70 | 54 | 25 | 43 | 115 | 160085 | |
119 | 49 | 1 | 65 | 43 | 63 | 46 | 117 | 34725 | |
120 | 49 | 2 | 77 | 62 | 13 | 54 | 127 | 254431 | |
121 | 49 | 0 | 72 | 52 | 22 | 40 | 119 | 184087 | |
122 | 48 | 6 | 70 | 61 | 18 | 52 | 115 | 36488 | |
123 | 48 | 12 | 46 | 61 | 30 | 45 | 114 | 56359 | |
124 | 48 | 2 | 76 | 64 | 20 | 62 | 105 | 121398 | |
125 | 48 | 15 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 53 | 106 | 83082 | |
126 | 48 | 9 | 64 | 52 | 32 | 45 | 115 | 175190 | |
127 | 48 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 54 | 114 | 25290 | |
128 | 48 | 0 | 64 | 54 | 16 | 51 | 98 | 64294 | |
129 | 47 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 105 | 37916 | |
130 | 47 | 36 | 54 | 57 | 42 | 34 | 115 | 162818 | |
131 | 47 | 5 | 62 | 65 | 14 | 41 | 119 | 151553 | |
132 | 47 | 1 | 56 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 110 | 60900 | |
133 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 72 | 4 | 56 | 144 | 188540 | |
134 | 47 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 69 | 28 | 98 | 55683 | |
135 | 47 | 5 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 48 | 98 | 85461 | |
136 | 47 | 3 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 105 | 75686 | |
137 | 47 | 7 | 67 | 65 | 14 | 50 | 112 | 206686 | |
138 | 47 | 1 | 64 | 58 | 31 | 53 | 109 | 203687 | |
139 | 46 | 0 | 84 | 72 | 9 | 71 | 115 | 372797 | |
140 | 46 | 1 | 66 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 119 | 249488 | |
141 | 46 | 21 | 60 | 37 | 69 | 22 | 118 | 68384 | |
142 | 46 | 3 | 72 | 50 | 18 | 43 | 127 | 48258 | |
143 | 46 | 1 | 76 | 58 | 37 | 47 | 116 | 202157 | |
144 | 46 | 11 | 60 | 34 | 55 | 38 | 121 | 106934 | |
145 | 45 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 42 | 45 | 113 | 143405 | |
146 | 45 | 0 | 70 | 60 | 28 | 54 | 115 | 167407 | |
147 | 45 | 1 | 63 | 58 | 33 | 55 | 99 | 67981 | |
148 | 45 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 69 | 30 | 116 | 76922 | |
149 | 45 | 0 | 56 | 63 | 16 | 45 | 118 | 560669 | |
150 | 45 | 4 | 69 | 60 | 32 | 55 | 107 | 75184 | |
151 | 45 | 11 | 67 | 54 | 37 | 59 | 113 | 154967 | |
152 | 45 | 1 | 63 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 120 | 227280 | |
153 | 45 | 7 | 74 | 76 | 8 | 53 | 119 | 38188 | |
154 | 45 | 5 | 64 | 60 | 26 | 55 | 114 | 23317 | |
155 | 45 | 1 | 58 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 102 | 26237 | |
156 | 44 | 6 | 51 | 53 | 36 | 46 | 116 | 31528 | |
157 | 44 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 60 | 31 | 121 | 200790 | |
158 | 44 | 9 | 69 | 70 | 20 | 69 | 120 | 62785 | |
159 | 44 | 8 | 68 | 51 | 27 | 54 | 143 | 51433 | |
160 | 44 | 0 | 68 | 51 | 43 | 52 | 120 | 196553 | |
161 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 77 | 19 | 107 | 130861 | |
162 | 43 | 2 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 119 | 81342 | |
163 | 43 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 123 | 120276 | |
164 | 43 | 9 | 67 | 64 | 8 | 81 | 100 | 21494 | |
165 | 43 | 1 | 52 | 46 | 59 | 38 | 125 | 23975 | |
166 | 43 | 1 | 57 | 52 | 25 | 40 | 114 | 47712 | |
167 | 42 | 1 | 70 | 52 | 31 | 59 | 92 | 101852 | |
168 | 42 | 0 | 61 | 53 | 31 | 59 | 80 | 25575 | |
169 | 42 | 5 | 63 | 50 | 26 | 35 | 108 | 67914 | |
170 | 41 | 20 | 67 | 60 | 16 | 49 | 118 | 22247 | |
171 | 41 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 47 | 36 | 128 | 38628 | |
172 | 41 | 2 | 70 | 48 | 25 | 45 | 128 | 23681 | |
173 | 41 | 5 | 66 | 75 | 7 | 34 | 129 | 46794 | |
174 | 41 | 0 | 85 | 62 | 4 | 61 | 114 | 148073 | |
175 | 41 | 4 | 51 | 44 | 48 | 38 | 117 | 30836 | |
176 | 41 | 0 | 53 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 101 | 236925 | |
177 | 41 | 1 | 60 | 73 | 22 | 50 | 122 | 176767 | |
178 | 41 | 1 | 55 | 74 | 28 | 55 | 122 | 60572 | |
179 | 41 | 2 | 59 | 36 | 44 | 25 | 116 | 64446 | |
180 | 40 | 1 | 65 | 59 | 16 | 54 | 116 | 14121 | |
181 | 40 | 0 | 66 | 68 | 6 | 33 | 112 | 80962 | |
182 | 40 | 0 | 67 | 70 | 5 | 60 | 113 | 39437 | |
183 | 40 | 0 | 60 | 54 | 35 | 42 | 120 | 121242 | |
184 | 40 | 0 | 57 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 88 | 23584 | |
185 | 39 | 0 | 65 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 110 | 39783 | |
186 | 39 | 1 | 61 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 112 | 69199 | |
187 | 39 | 7 | 55 | 51 | 32 | 40 | 108 | 43079 | |
188 | 39 | 9 | 79 | 54 | 18 | 48 | 117 | 61590 | |
189 | 39 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 37 | 45 | 136 | 15127 | |
190 | 38 | 1 | 41 | 26 | 95 | 35 | 114 | 115885 | |
191 | 38 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 44 | 99 | 29353 | |
192 | 38 | 0 | 65 | 53 | 22 | 40 | 117 | 135714 | |
193 | 38 | 0 | 61 | 74 | 18 | 47 | 120 | 154572 | |
194 | 38 | 0 | 74 | 63 | 15 | 46 | 119 | 35488 | |
195 | 37 | 0 | 77 | 66 | 14 | 52 | 134 | 106109 | |
196 | 37 | 0 | 69 | 83 | 5 | 61 | 114 | 34701 | |
197 | 37 | 0 | 63 | 75 | 23 | 69 | 99 | 21926 | |
198 | 37 | 25 | 65 | 64 | 15 | 49 | 113 | 54679 | |
199 | 36 | 6 | 63 | 48 | 23 | 30 | 124 | 34606 | |
200 | 36 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 18 | 57 | 117 | 46991 |