r&b playlist created by Chosic

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Similar Genres to r&b

Discover more related genres to r&b genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

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Top artists of r&b genre

Rihanna
Chris Brown
Beyoncé
Ty Dolla $ign
Michael Jackson
Usher
John Legend
Jhené Aiko
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List of r&b artists

Here is a list of r&b artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the r&b genre. You can find out what r&b genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

                                                                                                                                                                                                       
namepopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1. Rihanna
92 0 65 57 18 48 131 41,427,414
2. Chris Brown
91 0 73 60 10 51 105 13,213,904
3. Beyoncé
89 0 64 65 21 57 114 26,360,280
4. Ty Dolla $ign
89 0 72 64 13 37 113 3,692,233
5. Michael Jackson
86 10 85 76 16 69 116 17,624,571
6. Usher
85 0 75 66 14 60 117 8,485,720
7. John Legend
84 0 46 59 45 42 131 5,505,412
8. Jhené Aiko
84 0 62 53 45 46 111 4,246,219
9. Alicia Keys
83 0 55 48 50 32 93 8,415,593
10. Ne-Yo
83 0 67 64 29 63 124 5,891,658
11. Miguel
82 0 60 58 23 46 107 3,274,230
12. H.E.R.
82 0 56 52 32 28 104 3,477,295
13. Jeremih
82 0 67 56 30 46 123 4,846,440
14. Mariah Carey
82 0 49 67 32 42 135 6,380,536
15. T-Pain
82 0 66 56 9 51 117 3,125,782
16. Kehlani
82 0 63 57 32 46 125 4,390,929
17. Summer Walker
82 0 67 42 49 28 117 2,090,626
18. Wale
78 0 64 68 29 49 116 2,990,977
19. Trey Songz
78 0 70 60 28 40 103 5,639,028
20. Diddy
77 0 79 67 19 72 109 1,085,107
21. Missy Elliott
76 2 79 68 16 56 114 1,577,290
22. Ella Mai
76 0 56 56 28 33 108 3,396,271
23. Destiny's Child
76 0 71 68 15 64 110 4,490,602
24. Ciara
76 0 75 64 8 53 122 4,849,669
25. Ms. Lauryn Hill
76 0 64 62 18 67 104 1,743,745
26. Mary J. Blige
75 0 67 65 21 66 117 2,591,811
27. Aloe Blacc
75 0 63 63 16 58 113 635,584
28. Normani
75 0 67 63 23 46 122 1,117,566
29. Ashanti
75 0 65 58 35 59 105 2,035,766
30. Jacquees
74 0 70 59 11 44 124 1,855,780
31. Tinashe
74 0 81 62 19 51 113 1,930,104
32. Jazmine Sullivan
74 0 55 54 42 48 98 1,272,683
33. Fabolous
73 0 62 64 30 54 134 1,799,103
34. Kiana Ledé
72 0 66 50 44 48 109 856,503
35. Chloe x Halle
72 1 70 61 7 43 107 936,091
36. DaniLeigh
72 0 78 48 29 43 105 661,641
37. Craig David
72 0 64 76 22 69 119 655,927
38. Ari Lennox
72 1 70 52 18 45 127 401,053
39. Janelle Monáe
72 0 71 52 4 43 129 1,045,691
40. TLC
72 7 70 62 7 61 124 2,512,460
41. Kelly Rowland
72 0 66 75 6 55 120 2,573,022
42. Mahalia
71 1 66 53 51 57 118 530,448
43. Estelle
71 0 65 70 9 57 108 213,723
44. Janet Jackson
71 6 71 62 26 53 111 2,399,026
45. Plies
71 0 75 61 6 54 118 1,283,353
46. Keyshia Cole
71 0 63 66 16 47 108 2,378,379
47. Kelis
71 5 80 79 6 77 124 393,544
48. Keri Hilson
71 0 59 76 10 53 137 1,412,488
49. Mario
71 0 61 56 21 48 126 2,145,639
50. Jamie Foxx
71 0 67 61 23 49 142 770,207
51. Boyz II Men
71 0 59 46 39 45 112 2,032,867
52. Erykah Badu
71 6 70 41 34 48 106 2,034,493
53. Snoh Aalegra
71 2 68 49 30 45 126 531,081
54. Eric Bellinger
71 0 59 65 14 48 106 639,726
55. Queen Naija
70 0 65 64 27 50 134 1,775,991
56. Eve
70 0 76 77 17 70 111 836,999
57. Robin Thicke
70 1 67 47 40 57 126 1,688,886
58. Brandy
70 0 66 53 38 54 102 2,032,370
59. dvsn
70 9 64 42 18 38 123 906,105
60. Emeli Sandé
70 0 55 55 36 33 111 1,999,088
61. Joe
69 0 67 56 19 47 98 1,184,560
62. Toni Braxton
69 0 64 63 21 49 111 2,507,482
63. Ginuwine
69 0 70 51 18 65 109 1,781,733
64. Teyana Taylor
69 1 54 57 43 51 108 1,055,511
65. Pia Mia
69 0 65 63 14 46 110 1,414,651
66. 112
69 0 73 55 11 73 129 786,947
67. Lloyd
69 0 63 69 12 53 131 1,578,591
68. Victoria Monét
69 1 65 56 35 51 123 307,390
69. SAYGRACE
69 0 65 70 24 56 125 160,168
70. Mase
69 0 72 69 12 69 116 511,497
71. Faith Evans
69 0 68 58 15 52 110 979,789
72. Monica
68 0 67 51 15 54 129 1,714,838
73. August Alsina
68 0 56 63 6 39 121 2,094,390
74. Jordin Sparks
68 0 53 67 23 40 134 1,685,760
75. The-Dream
68 0 66 55 18 32 98 913,599
76. JoJo
68 0 57 61 26 48 122 1,770,948
77. Lil' Kim
68 0 78 66 12 69 97 1,043,035
78. Luther Vandross
68 0 57 40 51 29 110 1,671,233
79. Solange
68 9 74 56 36 40 112 1,349,997
80. Mýa
67 0 70 65 18 57 105 913,495
81. Remy Ma
67 0 60 78 7 50 125 528,897
82. Tamia
67 0 66 54 19 44 134 999,921
83. Blackstreet
67 0 70 59 24 53 98 547,722
84. LL Cool J
67 7 74 57 15 59 116 1,077,644
85. Jagged Edge
67 0 69 59 35 67 114 1,416,909
86. Omarion
67 0 73 62 18 64 116 1,968,082
87. Brian McKnight
66 0 58 37 38 32 121 998,719
88. Dwele
66 0 67 51 29 49 101 212,997
89. Nao
66 1 62 55 36 44 102 451,979
90. Frankie J
66 0 61 57 26 50 109 403,597
91. Lauren Jauregui
66 0 62 55 16 37 123 924,310
92. Sammie
66 0 70 53 36 45 117 389,323
93. Sinead Harnett
66 0 61 47 36 34 106 300,523
94. SWV
66 4 70 59 15 61 108 1,241,361
95. SoMo
66 1 62 62 17 44 126 635,018
96. Jennifer Hudson
65 0 51 53 34 35 109 1,251,379
97. Andra Day
65 0 48 52 40 35 111 327,383
98. Aaliyah
65 1 68 57 26 68 106 2,511,871
99. Sevyn Streeter
65 0 68 65 14 48 106 939,408
100. Bow Wow
65 0 75 65 9 62 110 919,297