Soul · Albums
Top soul albums
The top-rated soul album on Riffiter is What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.
1,300 soul albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 47 of 1,300 soul albums, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1956 to 2026.
02 Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
★ 4.6 · 4
03 Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Amy Winehouse · 2011
★ 5.0 · 2
04 Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield · 1972
★ 5.0 · 2
05 21
Adele · 2011
★ 4.4 · 5
06 Ctrl
SZA · 2017
★ 4.4 · 4
07 The Ultimate Collection
Whitney Houston · 2007
★ 5.0 · 1
08 Live at the Apollo, 1962
James Brown · 1963
★ 4.5 · 2
09 A Seat at the Table
Solange · 2016
★ 4.3 · 3
10 30
Adele · 2021
★ 4.1 · 4
11 19
Adele · 2008
★ 4.2 · 3
12 Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka · 2016
★ 4.3 · 2
13 Hits
Seal · 2009
★ 4.5 · 1
14 Juslisen
Musiq Soulchild · 2002
★ 4.5 · 1
15 25
Adele · 2015
★ 4.0 · 4
16 At Last!
Etta James · 1961
★ 4.0 · 2
17 Home Again
Michael Kiwanuka · 2012
★ 4.0 · 1
18 The Heat
Toni Braxton · 2000
★ 4.0 · 1
19 Anastacia
Anastacia · 2004
★ 4.0 · 1
20 Still Bill
Bill Withers · 1972
★ 4.0 · 1
21 Baduizm
Erykah Badu · 1997
★ 3.8 · 3
22 The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston · 1992
★ 3.8 · 2
23 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston · 2012
★ 3.8 · 2
24 Frank
Amy Winehouse · 2003
★ 3.8 · 2
25 The Very Best of Otis Redding
Otis Redding · 1992
★ 3.5 · 1
26 Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu · 2000
★ 3.5 · 1
27 Best 1991-2004
Seal · 2004
★ 3.5 · 1
28 Secrets
Toni Braxton · 1996
★ 3.5 · 1
29 St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley · 2006
★ 3.5 · 1
30 My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston · 1998
★ 3.5 · 1
31 Medusa
Annie Lennox · 1995
★ 3.5 · 1
32 Diana
Diana Ross · 1980
★ 3.7 · 3
33 Can't Get Enough
Barry White · 1974
★ 3.6 · 4
34 The Thrill of It All
Sam Smith · 2017
★ 3.5 · 2
35 Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka · 2019
★ 3.0 · 1
36 Soul 2
Seal · 2011
★ 3.0 · 1
37 The Essential Bill Withers
Bill Withers · 2013
★ 3.0 · 1
38 Nostalgia
Annie Lennox · 2014
★ 3.0 · 1
39 Onmyradio
Musiq Soulchild · 2008
★ 3.0 · 1
40 Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band · 2011
★ 3.0 · 1
41 Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton · 1993
★ 2.5 · 1
42 Worldwide Underground
Erykah Badu · 2003
★ 2.5 · 1
43 In The Lonely Hour
Sam Smith · 2014
★ 3.2 · 3
44 All Directions
The Temptations · 1972
★ 3.3 · 4
45 Ultimate Collection
Anastacia · 2015
★ 2.0 · 1
46 Pulse
Toni Braxton · 2010
★ 2.0 · 1
47 Whitney
Whitney Houston · 1987
★ 1.5 · 1
48 The Ultimate Collection
Sade · 2011
49 The Best of Sade
Sade · 1994
50 Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke · 2013
51 Writing's on the Wall
Sam Smith · 2015
52 Jungle
Jungle · 2014
53 Soldier of Love
Sade · 2010
54 Stay With Me
Sam Smith · 2014
55 Lift Your Spirit
Aloe Blacc · 2013
56 The Definitive Collection
Lionel Richie · 2003
57 Back to Front
Lionel Richie · 1992
58 Love Goes
Sam Smith · 2020
59 Our Version of Events
Emeli Sandé · 2012
60 Blood
Lianne La Havas · 2015
61 Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe · 2018
62 Love Deluxe
Sade · 1992
63 Love, Marriage & Divorce
Toni Braxton · 2014
64 7
Seal · 2015
65 Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Whitney Houston · 2014
66 Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae · 2006
67 The Electric Lady
Janelle Monáe · 2013
68 The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe · 2010
69 Bring Me Home - Live 2011
Sade · 2012
70 Diamond Life
Sade · 1984
71 For Ever
Jungle · 2018
72 Drunk
Thundercat · 2017
73 When I Get Home
Solange · 2019
74 Hello
Adele · 2015
75 Skyfall
Adele · 2012
76 Face Your Fear
Curtis Harding · 2017
77 Coming Home
Leon Bridges · 2015
78 Volcano
Jungle · 2023
79 Just As I Am
Bill Withers · 1971
80 New Amerykah, Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
Erykah Badu · 2010
81 Rockferry
Duffy · 2008
82 The Annie Lennox Collection
Annie Lennox · 2009
83 Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston · 1985
84 Cheers to the Fall
Andra Day · 2015
85 The Sea
Corinne Bailey Rae · 2010
86 Picture Book
Simply Red · 1985
87 Acoustic Soul
India.Arie · 2001
88 Curtis
Curtis Mayfield · 1970
89 The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley · 2008
90 Rapture
Anita Baker · 1986
91 Woman
Jill Scott · 2015
92 Greatest Hits
Lighthouse Family · 2002
93 Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie · 1983
94 Promise
Sade · 1985
95 The Ultimate Collection
Barry White · 1999
96 All-Time Greatest Hits
Barry White · 1994
97 I'm Not the Only One
Sam Smith · 2014
98 Standards
Seal · 2017
99 6: Commitment
Seal · 2010
100 Live Paris
Ben l'Oncle Soul · 2011
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