I’ve already put y’all on to the 50 best albums of 2022, but I’m not through yet! Let’s talk about these R&B hits!
As I mentioned in the Albums of the Year post, I wasn’t thrilled with many R&B projects this year. There were lots of solid albums, yeah, but few GREAT ones.
And you know me – I only associate with greatness, playa.
That doesn’t mean that we didn’t get great R&B songs on those same albums, though. While there was no absolute standout, there were dozens and dozens of great tracks from veteran hitmakers and newcomers alike.
Like we always do at this time, we’re gonna share them with you.
You should know how it goes by know:
I teamed up with my boys Tom and Kyle of YouKnowIGotSoul.com to nominate our picks for the best songs of the year. We combined our individual lists, ranked them, and put them all together into one big list.
Below you’ll find the best of the best.
Take a moment to check out our selections for the Top 100 R&B Songs of 2022. Click song title to listen, courtesy of the YKIGS gang. Enjoy, and I hope you find something new to love.
1) K Michelle – Scooch
2) Ne-Yo – Handle Me Gently
3) Eric Roberson – All I Want (featuring Kenny Green & Intro)
4) Lucky Daye – Ego
5) Lucky Daye – Guess
6) Sidibe – Tellin’ U
7) Joyce Wrice – Iced Tea (featuring Kaytranada)
8) Beyonce – Plastic Off The Sofa
9) Beyonce – Virgo’s Groove
10) Isley Brothers – Make Me Say It Again Girl (featuring Beyonce)
11) Jade Novah – Trip
12) Lucky Daye – Cherry Forest
13) Coco Jones – Double Back
14) Sidibe – Help Yourself
15) India Shawn – Same Floor
16) Durand Bernarr – Intermission
17) Ari Lennox – POF
18) Craig David – Obvious (featuring Muni Long)
19) Ari Lennox – Boy Bye (featuring Lucky Daye)
20) Babyface – Keeps On Fallin (featuring Ella Mai)
21) Raheem DeVaughn – If I Don’t
22) DVSN – What’s Up (featuring Jagged Edge)
23) Ne-Yo – After Party
24) Ari Lennox – Mean Mug
25) Louis York – Strawberry Skies
26) Coco Jones – ICU
27) Ella Mai – DFMU
28) India Shawn – Exchange
29) Muni Long – Plot Twist
30) Alex Vaughn – Do You Ever
31) Chris Brown – WE (Warm Embrace)
32) DVSN – Touch It
33) Babyface – Liquor (featuring Ari Lennox)
34) Flo – Feature Me
35) Mikhala Jene – Human Nature
36) DIXSON – Cherry Sorbet (featuring Sevyn Streeter)
37) Lady Wray – Joy & Pain
38) Lucky Daye – Over
39) Shindellas – BBQs & Body Rolls
40) Lady Wray – Through It All
41) Alex Isley – Such a Thing (featuring Jack Dine)
42) Usher – Nice & Slow (Ryan Carr Remake)
43) Joyce Wrice – Looking For Ya
44) Silk Sonic – Love’s Train
45) Kem – Stuck On You
46) Teedra Moses – 90’s Kinda Love (featuring The Colleagues)
47) PJ Morton – On My Way (featuring El DeBarge)
48) Coco Jones – Headline
49) Durand Bernarr – Lil Bit (featuring Metta)
50) Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
51) Moonchild – Tell Him (featuring Lalah Hathaway)
52) LAYA – Crazy Down
53) Danny Boy – This Song
54) Beyonce – Church Girl
55) Kem – Right On Time (featuring Rick Ross)
56) Amber Mark – What It Is
57) Lucky Daye – Too Much (featuring Mark Ronson)
58) Ella Mai – Break My Heart
59) Shelea – Final Say
60) Charlie Wilson – No Stoppin Us
61) Ciara – Better Thangs (featuring Summer Walker)
62) Flo – Cardboard Box
63) Kang – Honey in the Clouds
64) Babyface – Don’t Even Think About it (featuring Baby Tate)
65) Babyface – Say Less (featuring Tiana Major9)
66) Kiana Lede – Irresponsible
67) Bee Boy Soul – Back 2 Love (featuring Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn & Dwele)
68) Chris Brown – Hate Me Tomorrow
69) Jazmine Sullivan – Roster
70) Chris Brown – Inner Peace (featuring Anderson .Paak)
71) Boney James – Coastin (featuring Lalah Hathaway)
72) DVSN – Don’t Take Your Love
73) Queen Naija – Hate Our Love (featuring Big Sean)
74) J. Brown – My Queen
75) Jawan X Tiffany – Patience
76) SYD – CYBAH (featuring Lucky Daye)
77) GoGo Morrow – In The Way
78) Tank – Slow (featuring J. Valentine)
79) Thuy – Playing Tricks
80) Kenyon Dixon – Love On Replay (featuring Tiffany Gouche)
81) J. Holiday – Drip
82) The Isley Brothers – Great Escape
83) Mahalia – In the Club
84) John Legend – Dope
85) Nivea – Virginia
86) Noel Gourdin – Get To You
87) Vivian Green – Spread The Love
88) Shade Jenifer – The Two Of Us
89) Men at Large – Arcade
90) Mary J. Blige – Enough
91) Breland – Alone In The Ranch
92) Mary J. Blige – Love Without The Heartbreak
93) Aaries – Better Days
94) Mashonda – Positive Distraction
95) Chloe – For the Night (featuring Latto)
96) Nai-Ge – Rewind
97) Craig David – G Love (featuring Nippa)
98) Lyfe Jennings – Till you Gone
99) Sir – Nothing Even Matters
100) RL, Willie Taylor & Q. Parker – Fireworks
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