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: 30,922 albums, 760 rated by the community, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1944 to 2027, from 916 artists including Adele, Beyoncé, SZA.
Key artists
Albums

SOS
SZA · 2022
★ 4.2 · 913
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
★ 4.2 · 794
Anti
Rihanna · 2016
★ 4.1 · 403![BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/13864/1200.jpg)
BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
Beyoncé · 2014
★ 4.0 · 352
I Am... World Tour
Beyoncé · 2010
★ 3.8 · 199
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder · 1976
★ 4.2 · 121
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Amy Winehouse · 2011
★ 4.2 · 107
Love in the Future
John Legend · 2013
★ 3.7 · 68
I AM...SASHA FIERCE - Platinum Edition
Beyoncé · 2009
★ 4.1 · 56
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston · 2012
★ 4.1 · 56
In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)
Sam Smith · 2015
★ 3.9 · 45
The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston · 1992
★ 4.0 · 44
FAQ
- Who is the most popular soul artist?
- The most popular soul artist on Riffiter is Adele, rated by 3,204 listeners.
- What is the best soul album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best soul album on Riffiter is What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (4.7/5 from 14 ratings). See the full best soul albums ranking.
- How many soul albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 30,922 albums, 760 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 2020s. Its catalogue here spans 1944 to 2027.
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