R&B is a genre of music that blends elements of soul, funk, and pop. It is characterized by smooth vocals, melodic hooks, and a strong emphasis on rhythm and groove. R&B artists often sing about love, relationships, and personal experiences, using their voices to convey emotion and vulnerability. The genre has evolved over time, incorporating electronic and hip-hop influences, but remains rooted in its soulful origins.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
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1 | 92 | 4 | 61 | 53 | 38 | 40 | 113 | 12264179 | |
2 | 88 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 11 | 46 | 116 | 19329979 | |
3 | 87 | 2 | 58 | 63 | 17 | 43 | 121 | 34603581 | |
4 | 82 | 1 | 55 | 39 | 54 | 35 | 112 | 3770683 | |
5 | 82 | 4 | 69 | 69 | 24 | 60 | 117 | 27308224 | |
6 | 81 | 0 | 70 | 49 | 19 | 45 | 113 | 4624690 | |
7 | 81 | 2 | 60 | 58 | 21 | 35 | 115 | 4643886 | |
8 | 80 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 17 | 39 | 120 | 5518770 | |
9 | 80 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 52 | 28 | 114 | 5015298 | |
10 | 79 | 0 | 66 | 64 | 28 | 55 | 120 | 7984753 | |
11 | 79 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 53 | 35 | 113 | 2948634 | |
12 | 79 | 1 | 68 | 60 | 17 | 55 | 114 | 10508757 | |
13 | 79 | 0 | 62 | 53 | 26 | 42 | 122 | 6964686 | |
14 | 78 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 115 | 10737234 | |
15 | 78 | 1 | 58 | 51 | 22 | 30 | 114 | 5180010 | |
16 | 77 | 0 | 67 | 63 | 19 | 37 | 114 | 10818217 | |
17 | 77 | 2 | 49 | 44 | 55 | 33 | 116 | 6475665 | |
18 | 77 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 11 | 37 | 123 | 4351715 | |
19 | 76 | 3 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 31 | 111 | 4216830 | |
20 | 75 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 110 | 6372698 | |
21 | 74 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 35 | 48 | 112 | 6323347 | |
22 | 74 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 30 | 44 | 110 | 6891067 | |
23 | 72 | 3 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 113 | 3126567 | |
24 | 72 | 0 | 61 | 57 | 32 | 63 | 110 | 2461546 | |
25 | 72 | 4 | 82 | 66 | 21 | 61 | 115 | 2217276 | |
26 | 72 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 32 | 50 | 107 | 2706473 | |
27 | 71 | 1 | 63 | 53 | 30 | 40 | 119 | 758603 | |
28 | 71 | 1 | 67 | 66 | 18 | 58 | 112 | 6380913 | |
29 | 71 | 1 | 70 | 64 | 13 | 44 | 119 | 6151791 | |
30 | 71 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 28 | 36 | 113 | 4991398 | |
31 | 71 | 0 | 69 | 63 | 18 | 58 | 113 | 3534787 | |
32 | 70 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 19 | 39 | 118 | 7264545 | |
33 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 29 | 55 | 115 | 4088112 | |
34 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 31 | 46 | 122 | 1094936 | |
35 | 69 | 3 | 73 | 64 | 8 | 64 | 121 | 3545513 | |
36 | 68 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 13 | 64 | 110 | 1234396 | |
37 | 68 | 0 | 63 | 76 | 18 | 76 | 152 | 2401447 | |
38 | 68 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 46 | 25 | 113 | 629802 | |
39 | 68 | 0 | 57 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 114 | 349106 | |
40 | 68 | 1 | 61 | 69 | 12 | 51 | 110 | 3427913 | |
41 | 67 | 0 | 58 | 62 | 20 | 40 | 125 | 3495977 | |
42 | 67 | 0 | 66 | 75 | 18 | 64 | 121 | 1912912 | |
43 | 67 | 4 | 61 | 60 | 21 | 50 | 129 | 1335087 | |
44 | 67 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 23 | 44 | 109 | 2457469 | |
45 | 67 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 28 | 48 | 100 | 2654603 | |
46 | 67 | 1 | 66 | 56 | 27 | 43 | 116 | 2591898 | |
47 | 67 | 1 | 63 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 111 | 535321 | |
48 | 67 | 2 | 69 | 61 | 26 | 63 | 118 | 3840781 | |
49 | 66 | 0 | 59 | 76 | 13 | 58 | 111 | 258584 | |
50 | 66 | 0 | 71 | 55 | 18 | 63 | 107 | 2435479 | |
51 | 66 | 0 | 65 | 58 | 21 | 48 | 114 | 3150666 | |
52 | 66 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 30 | 42 | 107 | 2773888 | |
53 | 66 | 7 | 72 | 72 | 20 | 61 | 113 | 3581237 | |
54 | 65 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 62 | 115 | 706853 | |
55 | 65 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 10 | 59 | 116 | 2776255 | |
56 | 65 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 11 | 48 | 120 | 2162879 | |
57 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 21 | 51 | 118 | 1071933 | |
58 | 65 | 0 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 43 | 110 | 1516974 | |
59 | 65 | 0 | 71 | 53 | 17 | 42 | 115 | 595281 | |
60 | 65 | 0 | 62 | 57 | 25 | 54 | 112 | 3266417 | |
61 | 65 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 11 | 63 | 96 | 1599064 | |
62 | 65 | 6 | 79 | 68 | 13 | 65 | 110 | 736272 | |
63 | 64 | 1 | 67 | 61 | 21 | 52 | 113 | 3745387 | |
64 | 64 | 3 | 72 | 49 | 36 | 61 | 118 | 1936275 | |
65 | 64 | 1 | 59 | 52 | 36 | 48 | 118 | 294068 | |
66 | 64 | 3 | 62 | 56 | 26 | 48 | 112 | 1498217 | |
67 | 64 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 22 | 56 | 112 | 1718868 | |
68 | 64 | 4 | 68 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 120 | 1234861 | |
69 | 63 | 0 | 62 | 58 | 24 | 35 | 127 | 1567102 | |
70 | 63 | 3 | 56 | 45 | 58 | 30 | 113 | 1562933 | |
71 | 63 | 3 | 73 | 61 | 18 | 63 | 108 | 1448846 | |
72 | 63 | 1 | 56 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 115 | 2263107 | |
73 | 63 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 29 | 48 | 122 | 1949555 | |
74 | 63 | 0 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 71 | 105 | 202481 | |
75 | 63 | 0 | 77 | 57 | 18 | 62 | 91 | 719346 | |
76 | 62 | 0 | 67 | 66 | 12 | 52 | 111 | 1316795 | |
77 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 19 | 50 | 104 | 307291 | |
78 | 62 | 0 | 70 | 58 | 23 | 59 | 111 | 2001925 | |
79 | 62 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 14 | 55 | 121 | 2427720 | |
80 | 62 | 0 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 122 | 2529143 | |
81 | 62 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 32 | 46 | 120 | 800497 | |
82 | 61 | 1 | 66 | 58 | 19 | 54 | 114 | 1775233 | |
83 | 61 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 46 | 110 | 1685582 | |
84 | 61 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 26 | 49 | 110 | 1970661 | |
85 | 61 | 3 | 65 | 56 | 27 | 43 | 123 | 1524380 | |
86 | 61 | 1 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 42 | 124 | 2741258 | |
87 | 61 | 0 | 68 | 49 | 39 | 46 | 113 | 569425 | |
88 | 61 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 12 | 59 | 113 | 1048089 | |
89 | 60 | 4 | 66 | 45 | 20 | 34 | 125 | 1168688 | |
90 | 60 | 0 | 76 | 51 | 27 | 43 | 119 | 1158258 | |
91 | 60 | 0 | 68 | 62 | 13 | 51 | 119 | 1526262 | |
92 | 60 | 4 | 78 | 69 | 11 | 68 | 108 | 1325106 | |
93 | 60 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 52 | 108 | 1089705 | |
94 | 60 | 0 | 77 | 54 | 24 | 60 | 118 | 53982 | |
95 | 59 | 0 | 67 | 65 | 12 | 54 | 92 | 737491 | |
96 | 59 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 25 | 49 | 119 | 1497161 | |
97 | 59 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 1407182 | |
98 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 27 | 46 | 106 | 268938 | |
99 | 59 | 0 | 76 | 37 | 52 | 69 | 135 | 426671 | |
100 | 59 | 6 | 68 | 76 | 13 | 60 | 120 | 895067 | |
101 | 58 | 1 | 69 | 58 | 20 | 53 | 111 | 941490 | |
102 | 58 | 3 | 66 | 52 | 26 | 43 | 113 | 1697280 | |
103 | 58 | 4 | 57 | 45 | 57 | 38 | 119 | 83252 | |
104 | 58 | 2 | 61 | 57 | 23 | 39 | 128 | 2128843 | |
105 | 58 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 15 | 68 | 102 | 815926 | |
106 | 58 | 7 | 64 | 49 | 32 | 51 | 111 | 1616165 | |
107 | 58 | 0 | 64 | 55 | 19 | 61 | 122 | 1921808 | |
108 | 58 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 25 | 46 | 126 | 907644 | |
109 | 58 | 0 | 80 | 75 | 6 | 72 | 117 | 897118 | |
110 | 57 | 0 | 70 | 58 | 19 | 56 | 102 | 1281744 | |
111 | 57 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 14 | 58 | 126 | 966951 | |
112 | 57 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 1770089 | |
113 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16908 | |
114 | 57 | 1 | 66 | 63 | 13 | 45 | 111 | 1341802 | |
115 | 57 | 0 | 58 | 56 | 45 | 46 | 116 | 176809 | |
116 | 57 | 2 | 57 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 123 | 675729 | |
117 | 57 | 1 | 70 | 57 | 28 | 65 | 107 | 1498300 | |
118 | 57 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 16 | 48 | 112 | 1944443 | |
119 | 57 | 1 | 70 | 73 | 6 | 67 | 110 | 1079246 | |
120 | 56 | 0 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 106 | 391464 | |
121 | 56 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 24 | 62 | 120 | 1859582 | |
122 | 56 | 3 | 76 | 55 | 11 | 67 | 113 | 1115437 | |
123 | 56 | 0 | 61 | 57 | 29 | 43 | 124 | 703131 | |
124 | 56 | 0 | 67 | 57 | 28 | 66 | 126 | 573398 | |
125 | 56 | 0 | 69 | 54 | 16 | 59 | 112 | 1132279 | |
126 | 56 | 0 | 69 | 47 | 29 | 50 | 118 | 863478 | |
127 | 56 | 3 | 71 | 53 | 19 | 61 | 98 | 474030 | |
128 | 56 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 26 | 48 | 114 | 1409117 | |
129 | 56 | 0 | 73 | 71 | 4 | 66 | 107 | 630527 | |
130 | 56 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 20 | 66 | 98 | 735227 | |
131 | 56 | 0 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 105 | 1176632 | |
132 | 56 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 50 | 107 | 2322600 | |
133 | 55 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 35 | 117 | 565841 | |
134 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 60 | 22 | 54 | 105 | 1350087 | |
135 | 55 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 53 | 34 | 125 | 1288425 | |
136 | 55 | 0 | 70 | 64 | 7 | 50 | 115 | 1566043 | |
137 | 55 | 0 | 68 | 54 | 29 | 67 | 95 | 846451 | |
138 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 51 | 115 | 738603 | |
139 | 55 | 0 | 71 | 58 | 21 | 66 | 124 | 1363510 | |
140 | 55 | 1 | 73 | 71 | 5 | 63 | 118 | 997304 | |
141 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 39 | 106 | 715741 | |
142 | 55 | 0 | 69 | 62 | 13 | 44 | 139 | 1544555 | |
143 | 55 | 0 | 83 | 68 | 5 | 58 | 113 | 1039712 | |
144 | 54 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 69 | 96 | 957523 | |
145 | 54 | 2 | 67 | 73 | 8 | 61 | 116 | 891384 | |
146 | 54 | 0 | 65 | 56 | 8 | 59 | 122 | 634058 | |
147 | 54 | 0 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 66 | 107 | 633719 | |
148 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 41 | 59 | 126 | 912573 | |
149 | 53 | 0 | 90 | 56 | 24 | 56 | 116 | 141418 | |
150 | 53 | 0 | 71 | 65 | 15 | 48 | 128 | 657294 | |
151 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579152 | |
152 | 52 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 9 | 69 | 105 | 514646 | |
153 | 52 | 4 | 70 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 111 | 802535 | |
154 | 52 | 3 | 79 | 59 | 11 | 66 | 98 | 305253 | |
155 | 52 | 0 | 72 | 43 | 19 | 48 | 113 | 1482916 | |
156 | 52 | 0 | 66 | 59 | 15 | 37 | 113 | 278171 | |
157 | 52 | 0 | 76 | 75 | 17 | 68 | 121 | 1318320 | |
158 | 52 | 1 | 63 | 57 | 27 | 33 | 119 | 35860 | |
159 | 52 | 0 | 70 | 63 | 11 | 65 | 106 | 774150 | |
160 | 52 | 0 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 59 | 107 | 1176764 | |
161 | 51 | 0 | 60 | 59 | 24 | 54 | 109 | 1542850 | |
162 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 51 | 34 | 52 | 107 | 642005 | |
163 | 50 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 21 | 43 | 114 | 636447 | |
164 | 50 | 1 | 66 | 56 | 12 | 50 | 113 | 708591 | |
165 | 50 | 1 | 63 | 66 | 22 | 46 | 117 | 775327 | |
166 | 49 | 6 | 70 | 57 | 5 | 67 | 109 | 686696 | |
167 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 57 | 22 | 36 | 120 | 1679331 | |
168 | 49 | 2 | 65 | 62 | 18 | 56 | 117 | 961168 | |
169 | 49 | 4 | 70 | 56 | 12 | 74 | 95 | 178373 | |
170 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 23 | 48 | 111 | 970666 | |
171 | 49 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 25 | 63 | 126 | 578933 | |
172 | 48 | 0 | 62 | 56 | 15 | 50 | 103 | 695862 | |
173 | 48 | 0 | 66 | 54 | 14 | 49 | 123 | 989786 | |
174 | 48 | 2 | 72 | 62 | 26 | 77 | 116 | 539244 | |
175 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 52 | 124 | 380782 | |
176 | 48 | 0 | 61 | 64 | 23 | 64 | 116 | 844738 | |
177 | 48 | 0 | 68 | 47 | 33 | 61 | 123 | 690130 | |
178 | 48 | 0 | 59 | 38 | 44 | 47 | 129 | 740988 | |
179 | 47 | 0 | 58 | 57 | 30 | 45 | 112 | 503960 | |
180 | 47 | 1 | 64 | 50 | 44 | 51 | 111 | 576380 | |
181 | 47 | 0 | 58 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 104 | 409026 | |
182 | 47 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 63 | 104 | 557707 | |
183 | 47 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 15 | 54 | 112 | 397768 | |
184 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 45 | 29 | 50 | 118 | 1129284 | |
185 | 47 | 0 | 64 | 65 | 7 | 46 | 114 | 1232987 | |
186 | 47 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 31 | 42 | 120 | 1135561 | |
187 | 47 | 4 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 63 | 129 | 266714 | |
188 | 47 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 19 | 53 | 104 | 822033 | |
189 | 47 | 0 | 67 | 68 | 7 | 49 | 120 | 498108 | |
190 | 47 | 0 | 64 | 61 | 16 | 56 | 118 | 613885 | |
191 | 46 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 15 | 57 | 120 | 619312 | |
192 | 46 | 0 | 56 | 63 | 16 | 45 | 118 | 558779 | |
193 | 46 | 0 | 71 | 51 | 22 | 62 | 117 | 703545 | |
194 | 46 | 0 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 62 | 117 | 467053 | |
195 | 46 | 2 | 67 | 51 | 14 | 57 | 114 | 546632 | |
196 | 46 | 0 | 66 | 53 | 22 | 52 | 120 | 831173 | |
197 | 46 | 1 | 66 | 57 | 34 | 35 | 115 | 271621 | |
198 | 45 | 1 | 71 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 117 | 409884 | |
199 | 45 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 29 | 40 | 117 | 671583 | |
200 | 45 | 0 | 71 | 56 | 19 | 52 | 116 | 882544 |