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The greatest r&b artists of all time

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

No. 1

Beyoncé

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop
9.517
Why this number?
The full board
2 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 6.332
3 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 4.899
4 Alicia Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · contemporary r&b 4.661
5 Kirk Franklin United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · gospel 3.970
6 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 3.569
7 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 2.873
8 Amy Winehouse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 2.865
9 Aaliyah United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 2.609
10 Marvin Gaye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939–1984 · soul 2.558
11 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 2.489
12 Ms. Lauryn Hill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · r&b 2.250
13 Toni Braxton United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · pop 1.937
14 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 1.680
15 Childish Gambino United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hip hop 1.546
16 Frank Ocean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 1.303
17 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 1.242
18 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 1.112
19 Destiny’s Child United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990–2006 · contemporary r&b 1.100
20 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.972
21 Bill Withers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2020 · soul 0.840
22 The Revolution United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–1986 · funk 0.828
23 Gary Clark Jr. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · blues rock 0.760
24 Yolanda Adams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · gospel 0.719
25 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 0.667
26 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.601
27 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 0.579
28 Lionel Richie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop 0.571
29 P!nk United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · pop 0.561
30 Sade United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 0.542
31 Janet Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · pop 0.525
32 Missy Elliott United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · hip hop 0.514
33 Justin Timberlake United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 0.484
34 Halsey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · pop 0.445
35 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 0.430
36 *NSYNC United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · pop 0.428
37 Jazmine Sullivan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 0.425
38 Tina Turner Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 0.422
39 Curtis Mayfield United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–1999 · soul 0.400
40 Tricky United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 0.388
41 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 0.361
42 Al Green United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1946– · soul 0.354
43 Erykah Badu United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · neo soul 0.348
44 Nujabes Japan flagJapan · 1974–2010 · hip hop 0.326
45 Terence Trent D’Arby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · funk 0.323
46 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 0.300
47 Aretha Franklin United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2018 · soul 0.292
48 Harry Styles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · pop 0.283