Neo soul is a genre of music that blends elements of soul, R&B, and hip-hop with a modern twist. It often features smooth vocals, live instrumentation, and socially conscious lyrics that explore themes of love, identity, and spirituality. The genre emerged in the 1990s as a response to the commercialization of mainstream R&B and has since been embraced by a diverse audience. Its artists are known for their unique sound and ability to connect with listeners on a deep emotional level.
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Popular neo soul Songs
Back To Black (Deluxe Edition)
2006
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album
2021
La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2004
If I Ain't Got You (Remixes)
2004
Loving Vincent (Original Soundtrack Album)
2017
Sex Therapy: The Session
2009
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List of neo soul artists
Here is a list of neo soul artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the neo soul genre. You can find out what neo soul genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
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47
720996
2
71
2400771
3
58
1637279
4
56
923717
5
56
582004
6
52
832344
7
44
536631
8
55
1289389
9
65
318450
10
70
3720094
11
48
855595
12
58
1117258
13
58
1534765
14
46
595834
15
57
1742962
16
45
423369
17
52
654987
18
46
515513
19
61
2035655
20
48
667309
21
47
626741
22
63
1899254
23
39
331378
24
39
248391
25
37
436450
26
49
477995
27
54
878193
28
40
330481
29
73
2767329
30
75
6619726
31
78
11347426
32
45
302145
33
45
423440
34
40
225741
35
62
600490
36
68
2837696
37
66
1440778
38
37
272223
39
73
5220015
40
65
281312
41
70
3293100
42
56
576821
43
62
1575373
44
55
926325
45
64
770829
46
66
1389979
47
69
2801569
48
71
1639026
49
75
8497459
50
84
13152289
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76
2482088
52
53
208010
53
44
278894
54
60
1191865
55
38
172867
56
59
749935
57
66
1368081
58
50
543989
59
71
869891
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70
1787816
61
69
290208
62
58
438946
63
64
523730
64
44
14239
65
55
1059765
66
40
182949
67
63
280777
68
37
129436
69
56
82746
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27148
71
59
649729
72
49
268582
73
41
157919
74
51
177073
75
53
240964
76
54
31256
77
42
92714
78
50
434927
79
50
184445
80
37
51069
81
47
199568
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41
66208
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45
28403
84
45
25688
85
46
175242
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44
182270
87
42
63677
88
42
79963
89
41
43108
90
37
144423
91
36
78905
92
38
108116
93
39
163569
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40
83420
95
40
165488
96
39
51532
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38
54779
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37
54020
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37
42841
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36
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neo soul playlist created by Chosic
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