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Rolling Stone List

The Century’s Top 50 R&B Masterpieces

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    Woman

    Raheem DeVaughn

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    Makin’ Good Love

    Avant

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    Roll Some Mo

    Lucky Daye

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    Brown Skin

    India.Arie

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    Incomplete

    Sisqo

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    Tears Dry on Their Own

    Amy Winehouse

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    I Wanna Know

    Joe

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    Put That Woman First

    Jaheim

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    How You Gonna Act Like That

    Tyrese

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    Love

    Musiq Soulchild

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    Bag Lady

    Erykah Badu

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    Please Don’t Go

    Tank

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    Closer

    Goapele

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    Slow Down

    Bobby Valentino

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    No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)

    3LW

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    Peaches and Cream

    112

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    Boo’d Up

    Ella Mai

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    Find a Way

    Dwele

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    Tightrope

    Janelle Monáe

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    Buy U a Drank

    T-Pain

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    Goodies

    Ciara feat. Petey Pablo

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    Every Kind of Way

    H.E.R.

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    The Worst

    Jhené Aiko

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    Just a Friend

    Mario

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    Happy

    Ashanti

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    Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)

    Mya

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    Love

    Keyshia Cole

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    So Gone

    Monica

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    4Ever

    Lil’ Mo feat. Fabolous

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    Stranger in My House

    Tamia

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    Say Yes

    Floetry

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    A Long Walk

    Jill Scott

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    Be Here

    Raphael Saadiq feat. D’Angelo

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    Oops (Oh My)

    Tweet feat. Missy Elliott

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    Really Love

    D’Angelo and the Vanguard

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    Redbone

    Childish Gambino

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    Let’s Get Married

    Jagged Edge

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    So Sick

    Ne-Yo

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    Soul Sista

    Bilal

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    American Boy

    Estelle feat. Kanye West

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    I Want You Around

    Snoh Aalegra

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    The Point of It All

    Anthony Hamilton

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    I Wish

    Carl Thomas

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    Differences

    Ginuwine

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    When I See U

    Fantasia

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    1 Thing

    Amerie

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    Leave the Door Open

    Silk Sonic

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    Yo! (Excuse Me Miss)

    Chris Brown

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    1 + 1

    Beyoncé

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    Pick Up Your Feelings

    Jazmine Sullivan

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    U Don’t Have to Call

    Usher

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    You Don’t Know My Name

    Alicia Keys

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    All for You

    Janet Jackson

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    Cater 2 U

    Destiny’s Child

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    You Rock My World

    Michael Jackson

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    Snooze

    SZA

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    He Wasn’t Man Enough

    Toni Braxton

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    Pretty Wings

    Maxwell

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    Rock the Boat

    Aaliyah

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    Love on Top

    Beyoncé

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    Best Part

    Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.

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    Frontin

    Pharrell Williams feat Jay-Z

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    Adorn

    Miguel

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    Full Moon

    Brandy

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    Ordinary People

    John Legend

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    Fallin’

    Alicia Keys

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    Thinkin Bout You

    Frank Ocean

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    We Belong Together

    Mariah Carey

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    Be Without You

    Mary J Blige

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    Dangerously in Love 2

    Beyoncé

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    Untitled (How Does It Feel)

    D’Angelo

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    Confessions Part II

    Usher

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    Hurt You

    Babyface and Toni Braxton

Rolling Stone Magazine’s latest ranking, ‘The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century,’ has certainly stirred up some conversation. It seems their selections are more about sparking debate than providing an accurate reflection of the genre’s best.

As a passionate R&B enthusiast, I find myself in disagreement with their choices. It’s clear that their list misses several key tracks that define the essence of 21st-century R&B.

Realizing the need for a more representative compilation, I’ve curated ‘The Century’s Top 50 R&B Masterpieces.’ This list, although shorter, is packed with songs that truly define the genre’s evolution and impact over the past two decades. It’s time to dive into a collection that resonates with the true spirit of R&B in the 21st century.

Feel free to vote for the songs you feel are gems.


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