South African R&B music is a genre that blends elements of soul, pop and hip-hop to create a smooth and melodic sound. It often features emotive lyrics that explore themes of love, heartbreak and self-discovery. The music is characterized by its use of electronic beats, smooth vocals and catchy hooks. It has gained popularity in recent years, with a number of talented artists emerging from the scene.
Here you can see the popularity of South African R&b genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
195 releases
Explore south african r&b history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of south african r&b artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the south african r&b genre. You can find out what south african r&b genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 801603 | |
| 2 | 42 | 117132 | |
| 3 | 41 | 36828 | |
| 4 | 49 | 928434 | |
| 5 | 45 | 25432 | |
| 6 | 36 | 31765 | |
| 7 | 37 | 35107 | |
| 8 | 26 | 8050 | |
| 9 | 33 | 14192 | |
| 10 | 30 | 52738 | |
| 11 | 23 | 4328 | |
| 12 | 29 | 5345 | |
| 13 | 16 | 6422 | |
| 14 | 24 | 44539 | |
| 15 | 28 | 2422 | |
| 16 | 28 | 17297 | |
| 17 | 14 | 7187 | |
| 18 | 26 | 15687 | |
| 19 | 25 | 4913 | |
| 20 | 23 | 4061 | |
| 21 | 25 | 450 | |
| 22 | 25 | 3419 | |
| 23 | 24 | 12715 | |
| 24 | 22 | 449 | |
| 25 | 13 | 7019 | |
| 26 | 21 | 8217 | |
| 27 | 18 | 1478 | |
| 28 | 18 | 8617 | |
| 29 | 18 | 9014 | |
| 30 | 17 | 376 | |
| 31 | 16 | 1076 | |
| 32 | 15 | 2048 | |
| 33 | 13 | 1499 | |
| 34 | 3 | 529 | |
| 35 | 11 | 428 | |
| 36 | 11 | 1056 | |
| 37 | 11 | 1463 | |
| 38 | 10 | 8192 | |
| 39 | 10 | 58 | |
| 40 | 10 | 1334 | |
| 41 | 10 | 559 | |
| 42 | 9 | 891 | |
| 43 | 8 | 3047 | |
| 44 | 8 | 1028 | |
| 45 | 8 | 849 | |
| 46 | 7 | 98 | |
| 47 | 6 | 817 | |
| 48 | 5 | 1461 | |
| 49 | 3 | 76 | |
| 50 | 2 | 236 | |
| 51 | 2 | 678 | |
| 52 | 2 | 262 | |
| 53 | 2 | 152 | |
| 54 | 1 | 58 | |
| 55 | 1 | 906 | |
| 56 | 1 | 123 | |
| 57 | 1 | 244 | |
| 58 | 1 | 2575 | |
| 59 | 1 | 814 | |
| 60 | 1 | 124 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular south african r&b music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
