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The greatest contemporary r&b artists of all time

74 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Rihanna

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop
16.314
Why this number?
The full board
2 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 14.114
3 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 13.723
4 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 12.770
5 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 9.292
6 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 8.637
7 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 7.651
8 Frank Ocean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 7.190
9 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 7.071
10 Drake Canada flagCanada · 1986– · hip hop 6.533
11 Aaliyah United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 5.885
12 Alicia Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · contemporary r&b 5.774