The DeuxDuel R&B / Soul lineup

216 songs · 109 artists · 1961–2024 · listed A–Z, not ranked

R&B / Soul: the full R&B / Soul genre, every era.

What this list is

DeuxDuel draws from 216 songs when it builds a R&B / Soul matchup. Two of them appear side by side, you play a 30-second preview of each, and you pick the one you would rather hear. Every track here is a real Apple Music catalogue song, hand-picked for this category — not pulled from a streaming chart — and voting needs no music subscription.

The order below is alphabetical by artist. It is not a ranking and does not imply one.

No ranking is published for R&B / Soul yet. DeuxDuel only publishes a chart once a category has real head-to-head evidence behind it, so this page shows the lineup and nothing more. How the ranking works.

Every song in R&B / Soul

Cupid
112 · 1998
PRBLMS
6LACK · 2016
Are You That Somebody?
Aaliyah · 1998
Are You That Somebody?
Aaliyah · 1998
At Your Best (You Are Love)
Aaliyah · 1994
One In A Million
Aaliyah · 1996
Lonely
Akon · 2004
Nite and Day
Al B. Sure! · 1988
Let's Stay Together
Al Green · 1971
Fallin'
Alicia Keys · 2001
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys · 2003
Like You'll Never See Me Again
Alicia Keys · 2007
No One
Alicia Keys · 2007
Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)
Alicia Keys · 2009
My Boo
Alicia Keys & USHER · 2004
Wish I Didn't Miss You
Angie Stone · 2001
Sweet Love
Anita Baker · 1986
Charlene
Anthony Hamilton · 2003
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Respect
Aretha Franklin · 1967
Foolish
Ashanti · 2002
Do Me!
Bell Biv DeVoe · 1990
Poison
Bell Biv DeVoe · 1990
7/11
Beyoncé · 2014
Baby Boy (feat. Sean Paul)
Beyoncé · 2003
Best Thing I Never Had
Beyoncé · 2011
BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé · 2022
Check On It (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug)
Beyoncé · 2005
Countdown
Beyoncé · 2011
Crazy in Love (feat. JAŸ-Z)
Beyoncé · 2003
CUFF IT
Beyoncé · 2022
Daddy Lessons
Beyoncé · 2016
Diva
Beyoncé · 2008
Drunk in Love (feat. JAŸ-Z)
Beyoncé · 2013
Formation
Beyoncé · 2016
Halo
Beyoncé · 2008
If I Were a Boy
Beyoncé · 2008
Irreplaceable
Beyoncé · 2006
Love On Top
Beyoncé · 2011
Me, Myself and I
Beyoncé · 2003
Mine (feat. Drake)
Beyoncé · 2013
Naughty Girl
Beyoncé · 2003
Partition
Beyoncé · 2013
Pretty Hurts
Beyoncé · 2013
Run the World (Girls)
Beyoncé · 2011
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé · 2008
Sweet Dreams
Beyoncé · 2008
TEXAS HOLD 'EM
Beyoncé · 2024
XO
Beyoncé · 2013
Soul Sista
Bilal · 2001
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers · 1971
Lean On Me
Bill Withers · 1972
No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)
Blackstreet · 1996
Every Little Step
Bobby Brown · 1988
My Prerogative
Bobby Brown · 1988
End of the Road
Boyz II Men · 1991
I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men · 1995
Motownphilly
Boyz II Men · 1991
I Wanna Be Down
Brandy · 1994
The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica · 1998
Trust
Brent Faiyaz · 2018
If You Love Me
Brownstone · 1995
That's What I Like
Bruno Mars · 2016
Don't
Bryson Tiller · 2015
Exchange
Bryson Tiller · 2015
Run It! (feat. Juelz Santana)
Chris Brown · 2005
With You
Chris Brown · 2007
1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott)
Ciara · 2004
Goodies (feat. Petey Pablo)
Ciara · 2004
I Wanna Sex You Up
Color Me Badd · 1991
Move on Up
Curtis Mayfield · 1990
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo · 1995
Lady
D'Angelo · 1995
Untitled (How Does It Feel)
D'Angelo · 2000
Best Part (feat. H.E.R.)
Daniel Caesar · 2017
Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)
Daniel Caesar · 2016
Cater 2 U
Destiny's Child · 2004
Jumpin', Jumpin'
Destiny's Child · 1999
Say My Name
Destiny's Child · 1999
In My Bed
Dru Hill · 1996
Find a Way
Dwele · 2003
September
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1978
Don't Let Go (Love)
En Vogue · 1996
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
En Vogue · 1992
Bag Lady
Erykah Badu · 2000
On & On
Erykah Badu · 1996
Window Seat
Erykah Badu · 2010
Soon as I Get Home
Faith Evans · 1995
Say Yes
Floetry · 2002
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Four Tops · 1965
Pink + White
Frank Ocean · 2016
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean · 2012
Pony
Ginuwine · 1996
HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY
GIVĒON · 2020
Midnight Train to Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips · 1973
Groove Me
Guy · 1988
Best Part (feat. Daniel Caesar)
H.E.R. · 2017
Focus
H.E.R. · 2016
Now That We Found Love (feat. Aaron Hall)
Heavy D & The Boyz · 1991
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)
Hi-Five · 1990
Brown Skin (#2)
India.Arie · 2002
Video
India.Arie · 2001
I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1966
Blame It (feat. T-Pain)
Jamie Foxx · 2008
Rhythm Nation
Janet Jackson · 1989
The Worst
Jhené Aiko · 2013
A Long Walk
Jill Scott · 2000
Golden
Jill Scott · 2004
Come & Talk to Me
Jodeci · 2005
Forever My Lady
Jodeci · 1991
Stutter
Joe · 2000
Ordinary People
John Legend · 2004
Rub You the Right Way
Johnny Gill · 2009
Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy)
Jorja Smith · 2019
All My Life
K-Ci & JoJo · 1997
Gangsta
Kehlani · 2016
Honey
Kehlani · 2017
I Want Her
Keith Sweat · 1987
Make It Last Forever (feat. Jacci McGhee)
Keith Sweat · 1987
Love
Keyshia Cole · 2005
Location
Khalid · 2016
Talk (feat. Disclosure)
Khalid · 2019
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill · 1998
Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill · 1998
Roll Some Mo
Lucky Daye · 2018
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross · 1981
I Try
Macy Gray · 1999
Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey · 1995
Honey
Mariah Carey · 1997
We Belong Together
Mariah Carey · 2005
How Do I Breathe
Mario · 2007
Let Me Love You
Mario · 2004
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye · 1973
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye · 1971
Be Happy
Mary J. Blige · 1994
Family Affair
Mary J. Blige · 2001
Real Love
Mary J. Blige · 1992
Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
Maxwell · 1997
Pretty Wings
Maxwell · 2009
Adorn
Miguel · 2012
Sure Thing
Miguel · 2010
Just Friends (Sunny)
Musiq Soulchild · 2000
Love
Musiq Soulchild · 2000
Sexy Love
Ne-Yo · 2006
So Sick
Ne-Yo · 2005
If It Isn't Love
New Edition · 1988
Too Close
Next · 1997
Ice Box
Omarion · 2006
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · 1968
Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding · 1966
Sensitivity
Ralph Tresvant · 1990
Pon de Replay
Rihanna · 2005
No Ordinary Love
Sade · 1992
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke · 1964
Cupid
Sam Cooke · 1961
The Tracks of My Tears
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles · 1965
I Want You Around
Snoh Aalegra · 2019
Cranes in the Sky
Solange · 2016
Isn't She Lovely
Stevie Wonder · 1976
Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder · 1976
Superstition
Stevie Wonder · 1972
Girls Need Love
Summer Walker · 2018
Playing Games
Summer Walker · 2019
Right Here (Human Nature Duet) [Demolition Dub Mix]
SWV · 1992
Weak
SWV · 1992
Good Days
SZA · 2020
The Weekend
SZA · 2017
Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') [feat. Yung Joc]
T-Pain · 2007
You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve)
The Roots, Erykah Badu & Tariq Trotter · 1999
You Can't Hurry Love
The Supremes · 1966
My Girl
The Temptations · 1964
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
The Temptations · 1972
After Hours
The Weeknd · 2020
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd · 2019
Call Out My Name
The Weeknd · 2018
Can't Feel My Face
The Weeknd · 2015
Die For You
The Weeknd · 2016
Earned It
The Weeknd · 2014
Heartless
The Weeknd · 2019
I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
The Weeknd · 2016
In Your Eyes
The Weeknd · 2020
Is There Someone Else?
The Weeknd · 2022
Less Than Zero
The Weeknd · 2022
Often
The Weeknd · 2014
Out of Time
The Weeknd · 2022
Party Monster
The Weeknd · 2016
Reminder
The Weeknd · 2016
Sacrifice
The Weeknd · 2022
Save Your Tears
The Weeknd · 2020
Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
The Weeknd · 2016
Stargirl Interlude (feat. Lana Del Rey)
The Weeknd · 2016
Take My Breath
The Weeknd · 2021
The Hills
The Weeknd · 2015
Wicked Games
The Weeknd · 2011
Pray For Me
The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar · 2018
Popular (feat. Playboi Carti)
The Weeknd & Madonna · 2023
Shawty Is a 10
The-Dream · 2007
Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
TLC · 1991
Creep
TLC · 1994
No Scrubs
TLC · 1999
No Scrubs
TLC · 1999
Red Light Special
TLC · 1994
Waterfalls
TLC · 1994
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton · 1996
Feels Good
Tony! Toni! Toné! · 1990
Can't You See (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)
Total · 1995
Can't Help But Wait
Trey Songz · 2007
Burn
USHER · 2004
Confessions Part II
USHER · 2004
Love In This Club (feat. Young Jeezy)
USHER · 2008
Nice & Slow
USHER · 1997
U Got It Bad
USHER · 2001
Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
USHER · 2004
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston · 1992
Rump Shaker
Wreckx-n-Effect · 1992
Just Kickin' It
Xscape · 1993

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