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Best R&B artists of all time — Yourlist

|RankingsBest R&B artists of all time

Best R&B artists of all time

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The R&B artists pantheon — turn it up and vote.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Whitney Houston▲ Rising
Peak era: 1980s
added by IJRin 6 rankings
76
Mariah Carey▲ Rising
Peak era: 1990s
added by IJRin 4 rankings
52
Destiny's Child▲ Rising
Peak era: 1990s
added by IJR
37
TLC▲ Rising
Peak era: 1990s
added by IJR
20
Beyoncé▲ Rising
Peak era: 2000s
added by IJRin 6 rankings
9
Usher▲ Rising
Peak era: 2000s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
4
Rihanna▼ Falling
Peak era: 2000s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-8
The Weeknd▼ Falling
Peak era: 2010s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-16
Alicia Keys▼ Falling
Peak era: 2000s
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-17
SZA▼ Falling
Peak era: 2020s
added by IJR
-34

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CCaleb Lindqvist3d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
AAisha TanakaJul 28, 2026
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
JJames Okafor12h
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.