Soul
Soul fuses gospel fervor with rhythm and blues groove, foregrounding expressive, melismatic vocals. Motown and Stax defined its 1960s golden age, and its DNA runs directly into funk, disco, contemporary R&B, and hip-hop sampling.
Soul on Riffiter: 28,236 albums, 841 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1944 to 2026, from 855 artists including Adele, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse.
Key artists
Albums
![BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/13864/1200.jpg)
BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
Beyoncé · 2014
★ 4.0 · 269
21
Adele · 2011
★ 4.0 · 268
25
Adele · 2015
★ 4.0 · 260
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
★ 4.0 · 256
4
Beyoncé · 2011
★ 4.0 · 250
19
Adele · 2008
★ 4.0 · 250
30
Adele · 2021
★ 4.1 · 232
Blonde
Frank Ocean · 2016
★ 4.6 · 66
RENAISSANCE
Beyoncé · 2022
★ 4.3 · 50
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston · 2012
★ 4.0 · 39
Lemonade
Beyoncé · 2016
★ 4.2 · 37
Dangerously in Love
Beyoncé · 2003
★ 4.2 · 33
![BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/13864/1200.avif)
FAQ
- Who is the most popular soul artist?
- The most popular soul artist on Riffiter is Adele, rated by 1,071 listeners.
- What is the best soul album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best soul album on Riffiter is Blonde by Frank Ocean (4.6/5 from 66 ratings). See the full best soul albums ranking.
- How many soul albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 28,236 albums, 841 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5. Browse them all on the soul albums page.
- When was soul's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for soul on Riffiter is the 2010s. Its catalogue here spans 1944 to 2026.
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