It’s that time of year again! As 2019 draws to a close, it’s a great time to reflect back on the year that was in R&B and present our annual Top 100 Best R&B Songs of the year list.

Once again, YouKnowIGotSoul.com has collaborated with our friend Edd Bowser at SoulInStereo.com to present a list of the best R&B songs we’ve heard this year. We also collaborate with Edd in our weekly SoulBack R&B Podcast so make sure you check those episodes out if you haven’t yet.

This list is a culmination of votes tallied by Tom and Kyle of YouKnowIGotSoul, and Edd of SoulInStereo. Each of us nominated what we felt were the best songs we heard over the course of the year, and then debated which deserved to be included in the list. We all agree that the list you’ll find below came out fairly.

Among the three of us, we all listened to every R&B project we could get our hands on this year, including the majority of singles sent our way. We take great pride in these lists and want to ensure our rankings are as accurate as possible.

Feel free to click any of the songs below to be directed to our original post where you can hear the song. Enjoy!

100) Chaka Khan – Hello Happiness

99) Sammie – Playlist

98) Eric Roberson – Leave It In

97) Deja Blue – Color You

96) Leah Jenea – Gold Ring

95) YK Oriris – Sexual

94) Heather Victoria – Sunbeams (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)

93) Summer Walker – Come Thru (featuring Usher)

92) Lyfe Jennings – Life This

91) Jacquees – Fact or Fiction

90) Layton Greene – Never Knew

89) Tao Soprano – What Ever Happened to Love

88) Kehlani – Butterfly

87) Tinashe – Story Of Us

86) Chante Moore – Fresh Love

85) Daron Jones – Pleasure

84) Calvin Richardson – Love You Tonight

83) Yuna – Castaway

82) DJ Mustard – Surface (featuring Ella Mai & Ty Dolla $ign)

81) Ciara – Trust Myself

80) Devon Culture – Fears

79) Ari Lennox – Shea Butter Baby (featuring J. Cole)

78) Gallant – Hips

77) Kehlani – Morning Glory

76) Raphael Saadiq – Something Keeps Calling

75) Tinashe – Save Room For Us

74) Lyfe Jennings – Look at Them Now

73) Elle Varner – Pour Me (featuring Wale)

72) Brian McKnight – Neva Get Enuf of U

71) Justine Skye – Maybe

70) LeToya Luckett – Feeling

69) Bria Jhane – Back Bone

68) Johnta Austin – Love Culture

67) Angie Stone – Gonna Have to Be You (featuring Jaheim)

66) Jordin Sparks & Elijah Blake – 90’s R&B

65) Gabrielle Lynn – Who Do You Love

64) Jacquees – Risk It All (featuring Tory Lanez)

63) Alicia Keys – Show Me Love (featuring Miguel)

62) Kissie Lee – All the Way In (featuring Keke Wyatt)

61) Sir – That’s Why I Love You (featuring Sabrina Claudio)

60) Jon B. – Priceless

59) Victoria Monet – Ass Like That

58) Rahsaan Patterson – Break It Down

57) Fabich – Can’t Even Be

56) Teyana Taylor – How Do You Want It? (featuring King Combs)

55) Louis York – No Regrets (featuring The Shindellas)

54) Amber Mark – Mixer

53) Raheem DeVaughn – KING

52) Chris Brown – Back to Love

51) Daron Jones – Summertime

50) Montell Jordan – When I’m Around You (featuring Lecrae)

49) Montell Jordan – Can’t Go to Bed Mad

48) Ro James – Last Time

47) Johnta Austin – Love Angel

46) Robin Thicke – That’s What Love Can Do

45) The Amours – All the Time

44) Chris Brown – Come Together (featuring H.E.R.)

43) JoJo – Sabotage

42) Chris Brown – Sorry Enough

41) Adrian Marcel – Slow Burn

40) Monica – Commitment

39) Ari Lennox – New Apartment

38) Shay Lia – Dangerous

37) Lucky Daye – Fly

36) Tinashe – Know Better

35) Snoh Aalegra – Love Like That

34) Queen Naija – Away From You

33) Arin Ray – Change (featuring Kehlani)

32) PJ Morton – Say So (featuring JoJo)

31) K. Michelle – The Rain

30) Raheem DeVaughn – Just Right

29) Anna Moore – Never Too Far

28) Lucky Daye – Real Games

27) Nicole Bus – Rain

26) Lucky Daye – Karma

25) Snoh Aalegra – Whoa

24) Lucky Daye – Call

23) Nicole Bus – You

22) Johnny Gill – Bed on Fire

21) Ari Lennox – BMO

20) Lion Babe – Get Into the Party Life

19) Lipstick Gypsy – Dammit (STRPD)

18) Kevin Ross – Thing Called Love

17) Lion Babe – Never Before

16) Lipstick Gypsy – Remind Me

15) Kelly Rowland – Don’t You Worry

14) VanJess – Addicted 2 (Keep Cool Remix)

13) The Bonfyre – Automatic

12) BJ the Chicago Kid – Feel the Vibe (featuring Anderson Paak)

11) Jung Key – My Girl (featuring Musiq Soulchild)

10) Snoh Aalegra – I Want You Around

9) Rahsaan Patterson – Sent From Heaven

8) Gallant – Sleep On It

7) Daniel Caesar – Love Again (featuring Brandy)

6) Robin Thicke – When You Love Somebody

5) H.E.R. – Racks (featuring YBN Cordae)

4) Fantasia – Enough

3) Louis York – Don’t You Forget

2) Usher – Don’t Waste My Time (featuring Ella Mai)

1) Jon B. – Understand (featuring Donell Jones)

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Honorable Mention

Syleena Johnson – Woman

Lumi Trice – Same Way (featuring Musiq Soulchild)

Talea – RFY

The Hamiltones – Pieces

Tank – Do You (featuring Keith Sweat & Candice Boyd)

Ricardo Williams – Come Over (featuring Teedra Moses)