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The top-rated soul album on Riffiter is What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, rated 4.9/5 by 5 listeners.

1,438 soul albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 108 of 1,438 soul albums, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1956 to 2026.

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  1. What's Going On cover01What's Going OnMarvin Gaye · 1971★ 4.9 · 5
  2. Super Fly cover

    02 Super Fly

    Curtis Mayfield · 1972

    ★ 5.0 · 3
  3. Ctrl cover

    03 Ctrl

    SZA · 2017

    ★ 4.6 · 6
  4. Back to Black cover

    04 Back to Black

    Amy Winehouse · 2006

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  5. A Seat at the Table cover

    05 A Seat at the Table

    Solange · 2016

    ★ 4.5 · 5
  6. Lioness: Hidden Treasures cover

    06 Lioness: Hidden Treasures

    Amy Winehouse · 2011

    ★ 5.0 · 2
  7. 21 cover

    07 21

    Adele · 2011

    ★ 4.4 · 5
  8. Mama's Gun cover

    08 Mama's Gun

    Erykah Badu · 2000

    ★ 4.3 · 6
  9. Live at the Apollo, 1962 cover

    09 Live at the Apollo, 1962

    James Brown · 1963

    ★ 4.3 · 3
  10. The Ultimate Collection cover

    10 The Ultimate Collection

    Whitney Houston · 2007

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  11. 30 cover

    11 30

    Adele · 2021

    ★ 4.1 · 4
  12. 19 cover

    12 19

    Adele · 2008

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  13. Love & Hate cover

    13 Love & Hate

    Michael Kiwanuka · 2016

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  14. That's the Way Love Is cover

    14 That's the Way Love Is

    Marvin Gaye · 1970

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  15. Hits cover

    15 Hits

    Seal · 2009

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  16. When I Get Home cover

    16 When I Get Home

    Solange · 2019

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  17. Juslisen cover

    17 Juslisen

    Musiq Soulchild · 2002

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  18. Take Me Higher cover

    18 Take Me Higher

    Diana Ross · 1995

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  19. Puzzle People cover

    19 Puzzle People

    The Temptations · 1969

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  20. Half the City cover

    20 Half the City

    St. Paul & The Broken Bones · 2014

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  21. The Greatest Hits cover

    21 The Greatest Hits

    Dionne Warwick · 2009

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  22. Hurry Up This Way Again cover

    22 Hurry Up This Way Again

    The Stylistics · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  23. Meet The Temptations cover

    23 Meet The Temptations

    The Temptations · 1964

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  24. Rocks the House cover

    24 Rocks the House

    Etta James · 1964

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  25. Never Say You Can't Survive cover

    25 Never Say You Can't Survive

    Curtis Mayfield · 1977

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  26. Take It to the Streets cover

    26 Take It to the Streets

    Curtis Mayfield · 1990

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  27. 25 cover

    27 25

    Adele · 2015

    ★ 4.0 · 4
  28. At Last! cover

    28 At Last!

    Etta James · 1961

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  29. Everything Is Everything cover

    29 Everything Is Everything

    Diana Ross · 1970

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  30. Star Time cover

    30 Star Time

    James Brown · 1991

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  31. Shea Butter Baby cover

    31 Shea Butter Baby

    Ari Lennox · 2019

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  32. Home Again cover

    32 Home Again

    Michael Kiwanuka · 2012

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  33. The Heat cover

    33 The Heat

    Toni Braxton · 2000

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  34. Anastacia cover

    34 Anastacia

    Anastacia · 2004

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  35. Still Bill cover

    35 Still Bill

    Bill Withers · 1972

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  36. Stand by Your Man cover

    36 Stand by Your Man

    Candi Staton · 1971

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  37. The Wicked Pickett cover

    37 The Wicked Pickett

    Wilson Pickett · 1967

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  38. Mighty Love cover

    38 Mighty Love

    The Spinners · 1974

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  39. Wish It Would Rain cover

    39 Wish It Would Rain

    The Temptations · 1968

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  40. Come Together cover

    40 Come Together

    Ike & Tina Turner · 1970

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  41. River Deep - Mountain High cover

    41 River Deep - Mountain High

    Ike & Tina Turner · 1966

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  42. Winner in You cover

    42 Winner in You

    Patti LaBelle · 1986

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  43. The Trouble With Being Myself cover

    43 The Trouble With Being Myself

    Macy Gray · 2003

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  44. A Beautiful World cover

    44 A Beautiful World

    Robin Thicke · 2003

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  45. Seal cover

    45 Seal

    Seal · 1991

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  46. Flame cover

    46 Flame

    Patti LaBelle · 2007

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  47. Happy Love cover

    47 Happy Love

    Natalie Cole · 1981

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  48. Baduizm cover

    48 Baduizm

    Erykah Badu · 1997

    ★ 3.8 · 3
  49. Encouraging Words cover

    49 Encouraging Words

    Billy Preston · 2026

    ★ 3.8 · 3
  50. Transitions cover

    50 Transitions

    Freddie Jackson · 2006

    ★ 3.8 · 3
  51. The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album cover

    51 The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album

    Whitney Houston · 1992

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  52. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston cover

    52 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

    Whitney Houston · 2012

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  53. Frank cover

    53 Frank

    Amy Winehouse · 2003

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  54. From the Heart cover

    54 From the Heart

    Etta James · 2009

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  55. Diana cover

    55 Diana

    Diana Ross · 1980

    ★ 3.7 · 3
  56. The Very Best of Otis Redding cover

    56 The Very Best of Otis Redding

    Otis Redding · 1992

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  57. Best 1991-2004 cover

    57 Best 1991-2004

    Seal · 2004

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  58. Secrets cover

    58 Secrets

    Toni Braxton · 1996

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  59. St. Elsewhere cover

    59 St. Elsewhere

    Gnarls Barkley · 2006

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  60. My Love Is Your Love cover

    60 My Love Is Your Love

    Whitney Houston · 1998

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  61. Medusa cover

    61 Medusa

    Annie Lennox · 1995

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  62. Cloud Nine cover

    62 Cloud Nine

    The Temptations · 1969

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  63. My Friends & Me cover

    63 My Friends & Me

    Dionne Warwick · 2006

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  64. Shine Through cover

    64 Shine Through

    Aloe Blacc · 2006

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  65. Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud cover

    65 Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud

    James Brown · 1969

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  66. The Morning After cover

    66 The Morning After

    Deborah Cox · 2002

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  67. An Evening With Diana Ross cover

    67 An Evening With Diana Ross

    Diana Ross · 1977

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  68. Ross cover

    68 Ross

    Diana Ross · 1983

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  69. Workin' Overtime cover

    69 Workin' Overtime

    Diana Ross · 1989

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  70. Hello Broadway cover

    70 Hello Broadway

    Marvin Gaye · 1964

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  71. Soulstar cover

    71 Soulstar

    Musiq Soulchild · 2003

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  72. Snowfall on the Sahara cover

    72 Snowfall on the Sahara

    Natalie Cole · 1999

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  73. Can't Get Enough cover

    73 Can't Get Enough

    Barry White · 1974

    ★ 3.6 · 4
  74. The Thrill of It All cover

    74 The Thrill of It All

    Sam Smith · 2017

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  75. Toast to the Ladies cover

    75 Toast to the Ladies

    The Whispers · 1995

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  76. Kiwanuka cover

    76 Kiwanuka

    Michael Kiwanuka · 2019

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  77. Soul 2 cover

    77 Soul 2

    Seal · 2011

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  78. The Essential Bill Withers cover

    78 The Essential Bill Withers

    Bill Withers · 2013

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  79. Nostalgia cover

    79 Nostalgia

    Annie Lennox · 2014

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  80. Onmyradio cover

    80 Onmyradio

    Musiq Soulchild · 2008

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  81. Revelator cover

    81 Revelator

    Tedeschi Trucks Band · 2011

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  82. Silk Electric cover

    82 Silk Electric

    Diana Ross · 1982

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  83. Spanish Harlem cover

    83 Spanish Harlem

    Ben E. King · 1961

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  84. Watch Out! cover

    84 Watch Out!

    Patrice Rushen · 1986

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  85. I Am the Moon: II. Ascension cover

    85 I Am the Moon: II. Ascension

    Tedeschi Trucks Band · 2022

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  86. The New Lee Dorsey cover

    86 The New Lee Dorsey

    Lee Dorsey · 1966

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  87. It's Alright With Me cover

    87 It's Alright With Me

    Patti LaBelle · 2011

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  88. The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones cover

    88 The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones

    Quincy Jones · 1984

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  89. Unforgettable: With Love cover

    89 Unforgettable: With Love

    Natalie Cole · 1991

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  90. Timeless Journey cover

    90 Timeless Journey

    Patti LaBelle · 2004

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  91. Hot Pants cover

    91 Hot Pants

    James Brown · 1971

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  92. I Got the Feelin' cover

    92 I Got the Feelin'

    James Brown · 1968

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  93. 100% Free cover

    93 100% Free

    Donell Jones · 2021

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  94. Toni Braxton cover

    94 Toni Braxton

    Toni Braxton · 1993

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  95. Worldwide Underground cover

    95 Worldwide Underground

    Erykah Badu · 2003

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  96. In a Special Way cover

    96 In a Special Way

    DeBarge · 1983

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  97. It's Christmas cover

    97 It's Christmas

    Ledisi · 2008

    ★ 3.0 · 2
  98. In The Lonely Hour cover

    98 In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith · 2014

    ★ 3.2 · 3
  99. All Directions cover

    99 All Directions

    The Temptations · 1972

    ★ 3.3 · 4
  100. Ultimate Collection cover

    100 Ultimate Collection

    Anastacia · 2015

    ★ 2.0 · 1

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