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1
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Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Funk Rock
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
100
7
reviews
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2
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Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
September 28, 1976
Soul
,
Smooth Soul
Critic Score
100
5
reviews
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3
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Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
August 3, 1973
Soul
,
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
98
5
reviews
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4
.
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
May 21, 1971
Soul
,
Smooth Soul
Critic Score
97
7
reviews
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5
.
Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30, 1982
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
R&B
Critic Score
96
5
reviews
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iTunes
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6
.
SAULT - Earth
November 1, 2022
Neo-Soul
,
Gospel
Critic Score
94
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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7
.
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
August 25, 1998
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
R&B
,
Hip Hop
Critic Score
93
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
8
.
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
92
31
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
9
.
Various Artists - Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
January 28, 2022
Soul
Critic Score
91
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
91
42
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
11
.
SAULT - Untitled (Rise)
September 18, 2020
Neo-Soul
,
Funk
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Psychedelic Soul
,
Afrobeat
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
90
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me
July 23, 2002
Soul
,
Southern Soul
,
Deep Soul
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
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13
.
Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
90
38
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
,
Jazz Rap
Critic Score
90
35
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I
September 30, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Soul
,
Pop Soul
Critic Score
89
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
SAULT - 11
November 1, 2022
Neo-Soul
,
Funk
,
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
89
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
88
35
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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18
.
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
July 3, 1995
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Macy Gray - Ruby
September 21, 2018
Soul
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
July 29, 2022
Dance-Pop
,
House
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
88
31
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
88
30
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)
June 19, 2020
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
88
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
December 12, 2022
Conscious Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
87
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather
November 8, 2011
Soul
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Durand Jones - Wait Til I Get Over
May 5, 2023
Soul
,
R&B
,
Blues
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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