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
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Back To Black (Deluxe Edition)
2006
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1998
La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album
2021
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2004
If I Ain't Got You (Remixes)
2004
Loving Vincent (Original Soundtrack Album)
2017
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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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48
725159
2
49
611585
3
53
837166
4
71
2424217
5
58
1642737
6
57
585001
7
46
540381
8
56
927758
9
55
1297980
10
66
321038
11
71
3759411
12
48
858881
13
46
599180
14
58
1542662
15
58
1123579
16
45
425186
17
57
1750513
18
46
517528
19
52
657705
20
61
2044721
21
49
670958
22
47
629487
23
39
333261
24
63
1908082
25
39
249296
26
38
438655
27
49
480261
28
54
881535
29
40
331910
30
73
2798409
31
76
6691965
32
46
425632
33
46
303664
34
79
11486089
35
40
227583
36
63
605576
37
67
1445597
38
68
2853408
39
38
273105
40
74
5259014
41
66
285367
42
56
579869
43
63
1584733
44
70
3311085
45
56
929184
46
65
776001
47
66
1398446
48
69
2819649
49
72
1649064
50
77
8581125
51
85
13425303
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76
2490190
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54
209381
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44
279654
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60
1196583
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38
173592
57
59
751760
58
67
1379037
59
50
545676
60
71
1803133
61
71
874609
62
46
14571
63
69
291527
64
58
441686
65
56
1063364
66
64
527859
67
41
183490
68
64
281823
69
38
130520
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60
27163
71
55
83036
72
59
652604
73
54
252958
74
52
177733
75
49
271607
76
41
158267
77
54
31361
78
42
93371
79
50
435977
80
51
184969
81
38
51221
82
48
201000
83
42
66668
84
46
28694
85
47
176126
86
46
25995
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45
182785
88
43
63880
89
38
144858
90
43
52867
91
43
80700
92
41
43277
93
39
108498
94
37
79109
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39
164260
96
41
83637
97
40
166273
98
39
54909
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38
43084
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37
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