The Roots Music Report's
Top Soul Song Chart
for the Year of 2021

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1MotorbikeLeon Bridges
2I NEED YOUJon Batiste
3Blinding LightsThe Weeknd
4Take My BreathThe Weeknd
5DamageH.E.R.
6RootsCautious Clay
7ComplicatedLeela James
8Lil BitNelly
9I Don't Wanna Be in LoveKeyshia Cole
10Can't Let It ShowTank
11Bad HabitsUsher
12SummertimeSatya
13SituationRuth B.
14Dying in the SubtletyCautious Clay
15BeautifulRobin Thicke
16Save Your TearsThe Weeknd
17Pack LiteQueen Naija
18Back Home (feat. Summer Walker)Trey Songz
19Born TiredJhené Aiko
20Same LoveLedisi
21No Plans for Love (with Ne-Yo & Kent Jones)D-Nice
22I Just DoGuordan Banks
23All This LoveTrey Songz
24Live out Your LoveKem
25Not Another Love SongElla Mai
26Butterflies Pt. 2Queen Naija
27Starting NowBrandy
28Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.)Jazmine Sullivan
29Anything for YouLedisi
30BorderlineBrandy
31Give a Little LoveThe Freedom Affair
32One I GotCharlie Wilson
33SteamLeon Bridges
34Be the OneRuff Endz
35Mystery Lady (feat. Don Toliver) [ChopNotSlop Remix]Masego
36Dance Like Nobody's WatchingYuna
37You Want My Love (feat. Lucky Daye)Earth, Wind & Fire
38Born 2 DiePrince
39Deep EndFousheé
40In Your EyesThe Weeknd
41The Last DanceSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
42U 2 LuvNe-Yo
43New NormalKhalid
44B.S. (feat. H.E.R.)Jhené Aiko
45ShadeAlex Lucero & Live Again
46Essence (feat. Tems)WizKid
47LOST YOUSnoh Aalegra
48Secret Garden (feat. Sisqó, Shawn Stockman & Raheem DeVaughn)Omar Wilson
49InvisibleYuna
50Take Care of You (feat. Syd)Charlotte Day Wilson
51My WayAloe Blacc
52Take Me Away (feat. EARTHGANG)Sinead Harnett
53Don't Blame It on Love (feat. Pink Sweat$)Yuna
54Cabin FeverJaden
55Walk with MeJoss Stone
56WhoaSnoh Aalegra
57Somewhat Loved (There You Go Breakin' My Heart) [feat. Mariah Carey]Jam & Lewis
58All I WantSuCh
59Where is Our Love Song (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)Stevie Wonder
60Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin)Leon Bridges
61Can't FightLianne La Havas
62FREEDOMJon Batiste
63LALA (Unlocked) [feat. Swae Lee]Alicia Keys
64Between Us (feat. Snoh Aalegra)dvsn
65Crazy Kind of Love (From "True to the Game 2")Tamar Braxton
66What ifNe-Yo
67Love and Hate in a Different TimeGabriels
68Temperature RisingTory Lanez
69DownfallKalu & The Electric Joint
70Strange LoveCautious Clay
71Say SoDoja Cat
72Chain of FoolsAretha Franklin
73Lovely DayBill Withers
74Baby Mama (feat. Chance the Rapper)Brandy
75Wake Up Love (feat. Iman)Teyana Taylor
76I Need Never Get OldNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
77Use MeBill Withers
78Strange FruitBettye LaVette
79Stand UpJoshua Henry
80Little BirdieIzo Fitzroy
81WE ARE (feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Craig Adams, Braedon Gautier, Brennan Gautier & Autumn Rowe)Jon Batiste
82OFFMaxwell
83AgreeableCautious Clay
84I Hold No GrudgeBettye LaVette
85Rise AgainLaura Rain and the Caesars
86TELL the TRUTHJon Batiste
87RespectAretha Franklin
88Rock SteadyAretha Franklin
89The WeightAretha Franklin
90(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural WomanAretha Franklin
91Turntables (from the Amazon Original Movie "All In: the Fight for Democracy")Janelle Monae
92At LastKaz Hawkins
93RollingMichael Kiwanuka
94Coming HomeLeon Bridges
95Let Them KnockSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
96I'll Still Be TrueSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
97I Say a Little PrayerAretha Franklin
98Nobody's BabySharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
99Rock Me BabyOtis Redding
100Bittersweet (Full Length)Lianne La Havas
101Better off DeadBill Withers
102Spirit in the DarkAretha Franklin
103Playing GamesSummer Walker
104100 Days, 100 NightsSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
105Rescue MeSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
106ADULTHOOD (feat. Hot 8 Brass Band)Jon Batiste
107Stranger to My HappinessSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
108Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
109Knock on WoodOtis Redding
110You're All I Need to Get byAretha Franklin
111Do Right Woman, Do Right ManAretha Franklin
112Love and UnityThe Burroughs
113I'll Be AroundThe Spinners
114Same Page, Different BookPrince
115Rock SteadyMaceo Parker
116Yes We Can CanMaceo Parker
117I Had Some Money (But I Spent It)Nick Waterhouse
118Up All NightKhalid
119Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)Otis Redding
120PushermanCurtis Mayfield
121Why I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin
122Move on UpCurtis Mayfield
123Keep on LookingSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
124Let It BeAretha Franklin
125Border Song (Holy Moses)Aretha Franklin
126Lonely Town, Lonely StreetBill Withers
127Ghetto ChildThe Spinners
128Who is He (And What is He to You)?Bill Withers
129CRYJon Batiste
130Sunday LiesJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
131You Gotta MoveSam Cooke
132ThinkAretha Franklin
133Look It HereNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
134Here I Am BabySharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
135None for YouLola Young
136One of a Kind (Love Affair)The Spinners
137Eleanor RigbyAretha Franklin
138The Rubberband ManThe Spinners
139Working on MeThe Allergies
140The Thrill is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)Aretha Franklin
141Hot SummerPrince
142Cross the TrackMaceo Parker
143Hold MeJoshua Henry
144BittersweetLianne La Havas
145Mighty LoveThe Spinners
146Like I Want YouGiveon
147Fluff (feat. DUCKWRTH & Christian Scott ATunde Adjuah)Tank and the Bangas
148Ring the BellsJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
149Sweet RedemptionHazel Miller
150Take Me with USharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
151Enough is EnoughTomar and the Fcs
152Today I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin
153HustlerJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
154Take Your TimeTomar and the Fcs
155Bad Luck SoulKing Biscuit Boy
156Last One StandingMonophonics
157Romance in the DarkBettye LaVette
158AtlasThe Dip
159Check the RecordPrince
160Howling at NothingNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
161Don't Worry (feat. Ink)Leon Bridges
162It's Only UsMonophonics
163SecurityKaz Hawkins
164Mellow outNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
165InnocenceTomar and the Fcs
166Lois LangAcantha Lang
167Whatever Happened to Our Love?Acantha Lang
168Midnight Train to GeorgiaGladys Knight & The Pips
169GuiltyYaSi
170RiverfrontLeo Nocentelli
171ChancesMonophonics
172SHOW ME the WAY (feat. Zadie Smith)Jon Batiste
173Just Kissed My BabyMaceo Parker
174I AmLaura Rain and the Caesars
175This Land is Your LandSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
176Something's Got a Hold on MeKaz Hawkins
177Utility Man (feat. Andy Cooper)The Allergies
178ChangingJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
179Run for Your LifeMonophonics
180All Good ThingsJon Cleary
181AlgorhythmChildish Gambino
182WhisperJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
183S.O.B.Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
184VideoIndia.Arie
185Moaning BluesHazel Miller
186Chakra KhanThe Grand Alliance
187MercyKayla Marque
188Blues for the WeepersBettye LaVette
189The WalkMayer Hawthorne
190Call Me (Come Back Home)Al Green
191Who Told You ThatMavis Staples
192Morning in AmericaDurand Jones & The Indications
193Tell MamaKaz Hawkins
194JoyBettye LaVette
195Miss PitifulKaz Hawkins
19621st Century Gypsy Singing Lover ManJon Cleary
197Day by DayMonophonics
198Run Like the RiverVintage Trouble
199Bad Bad NewsLeon Bridges
200Move on BabyThe Allergies
 

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