The Roots Music Report's
Top Soul Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Float | The Altons |
| 2 | I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time | Thundercat |
| 3 | Human Mind | Mavis Staples |
| 4 | Love Me Not | Ravyn Lenae |
| 5 | Worthy | Mavis Staples |
| 6 | Cut & Rewind | Say She She |
| 7 | Disco Life | Say She She |
| 8 | Diamonds and Gold | Lew Apollo |
| 9 | COLOGNE | Grace Sorensen |
| 10 | Julia | Boomershack |
| 11 | In Green We Dream | Parlor Greens |
| 12 | Ain't Worth It (Extended Version) | Tomar and the Fcs |
| 13 | Sushi and Coca-Cola | St. Paul & The Broken Bones |
| 14 | Illusions | Jalen Ngonda |
| 15 | Feel the Commotion | The Commotions |
| 16 | Can You Ge to That | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 17 | Break in the Road | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 18 | Live for You | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 19 | Think | Aretha Franklin |
| 20 | Coast to Coast | Mattie Schell |
| 21 | Lucid Girl | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 22 | Today I Sing the Blues | Aretha Franklin |
| 23 | Bad Luck Soul | King Biscuit Boy |
| 24 | Come to Mamma | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 25 | Lovely Day | Bill Withers |
| 26 | Ordinary Lives | Lee Fields |
| 27 | LONELY AVENUE (feat. Randy Newman) | Jon Batiste |
| 28 | Two Jobs | Lee Fields |
| 29 | Rock Steady | Aretha Franklin |
| 30 | Tramp | Otis Redding |
| 31 | Show You Love | The Altons |
| 32 | (Feels Like) Things Are Comin' Our Way | Charles Wigg Walker |
| 33 | Just Kissed My Baby | Jon Cleary |
| 34 | Bin a Lil' Minit | Jon Cleary |
| 35 | Stuck in the Mud | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 36 | Downtown | Dzirae Gold |
| 37 | Laredo | Leon Bridges |
| 38 | I Should Have Let You Be | Lee Fields |
| 39 | One and the Same | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 40 | Respect | Aretha Franklin |
| 41 | Chicago | Mavis Staples |
| 42 | Dreams | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 43 | Get a Hold of Yourself | Kelly Finnigan |
| 44 | Panther City | Leon Bridges |
| 45 | Losing Side of Love | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 46 | Forever | Lee Fields |
| 47 | Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| 48 | Rivertown Trip | Mattie Schell |
| 49 | I'm Still in Love with You | Al Green |
| 50 | If You Do | Dzirae Gold |
| 51 | Drink | Dzirae Gold |
| 52 | I Say a Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin |
| 53 | Hard Times | Mavis Staples |
| 54 | Somebody Knew | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 55 | Everything Means Nothing | Mattie Schell |
| 56 | Get Low Down | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 57 | Like Fire Dub | L.A.B. |
| 58 | Pickle for a Tickle | Jon Cleary |
| 59 | S.O.B. | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 60 | Ooh Na Nay | Cha Wa |
| 61 | That's What I Love | Leon Bridges |
| 62 | Lottie Mo | Jon Cleary |
| 63 | His Love Ain't Real | Kelly Finnigan |
| 64 | Love (Your Pain Goes Deep) | Kelly Finnigan |
| 65 | Till I Hear It from You | The James Hunter Six |
| 66 | Whatever It Takes | The James Hunter Six |
| 67 | He Called Me Baby | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 68 | Let It Go | Kelela |
| 69 | Baby Will You Let Me Dub | L.A.B. |
| 70 | Do It Like That | The California Honeydrops |
| 71 | Nothin but a Man | The California Honeydrops |
| 72 | Chain of Fools | Aretha Franklin |
| 73 | Chic Mystique | Chic |
| 74 | Rock Bottom | Kid Andersen & Lisa "Little Baby" Andersen |
| 75 | Like You Mean It | The California Honeydrops |
| 76 | Mellow out | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 77 | Boy King Dub | L.A.B. |
| 78 | Garbage Man | Randall Bramblett |
| 79 | Hot Summer | Prince |
| 80 | Running Dub | L.A.B. |
| 81 | Unputdownable | Jon Cleary |
| 82 | Think | Joan Osborne |
| 83 | Fessa Longhair Boogaloo | Jon Cleary |
| 84 | Chosen Few | Kelly Finnigan |
| 85 | I'm So Glad I Found You, Baby | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 86 | Sometime | Mavis Staples |
| 87 | When You Love Somebody | Leela James |
| 88 | The Crossing | Menahan Street Band |
| 89 | Welcome 2 America | Prince |
| 90 | I Can Change Your Mind | The James Hunter Six |
| 91 | St. James Infirmary | Allen Toussaint |
| 92 | If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be) | Leon Bridges |
| 93 | Hurricane Heart | Marc Broussard |
| 94 | Chicken Switch | The James Hunter Six |
| 95 | Why Oh Why Dub | L.A.B. |
| 96 | Serendipity | Charles Wigg Walker |
| 97 | Thank You | Mattie Schell |
| 98 | PETRICHOR | Jon Batiste |
| 99 | Brighter (feat. Stella Angelico) | Cookin' On 3 Burners |
| 100 | My Joy | Leela James |
| 101 | Hawg for You | Otis Redding |
| 102 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke |
| 103 | Here I Am (Come and Take Me) | Al Green |
| 104 | Music | Leela James |
| 105 | Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Bill Withers |
| 106 | Day Dreaming | Aretha Franklin |
| 107 | Price I'll Pay | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 108 | Sea Gets Hotter | Durand Jones & The Indications |
| 109 | The House That Jack Built | Aretha Franklin |
| 110 | Compared to What | Maceo Parker |
| 111 | You Send Me | Aretha Franklin |
| 112 | No Roots Dub | L.A.B. |
| 113 | Waiting on the Right Time | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 114 | That's What My Heart Needs | Otis Redding |
| 115 | We Got to Have Peace | Curtis Mayfield |
| 116 | Super Hero | Laura Rain and the Caesars |
| 117 | My Heart is Drowning | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 118 | Hold on | The California Honeydrops |
| 119 | Shine Delight | The California Honeydrops |
| 120 | PINNACLE | Jon Batiste |
| 121 | Get 2 Know | Liv Warfield |
| 122 | Don't Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
| 123 | Driptorch | Parlor Greens |
| 124 | Promises | India.Arie |
| 125 | Love and Happiness | Al Green |
| 126 | Ghetto | Leela James |
| 127 | Raven | Kelela |
| 128 | Jusagroove | Chic |
| 129 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King |
| 130 | I Hold No Grudge | Bettye LaVette |
| 131 | Change | Mavis Staples |
| 132 | Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do | Sierra Green & The Giants |
| 133 | In the Mirror | Thee Sacred Souls |
| 134 | Have You Been Making out O.K. | Al Green |
| 135 | West Memphis | Parlor Greens |
| 136 | Perdóname | The Altons |
| 137 | Del Cielo Te Cuido | The Altons |
| 138 | Feets | The California Honeydrops |
| 139 | Wind Howling | The California Honeydrops |
| 140 | LEAN on MY LOVE (feat. Andra Day) | Jon Batiste |
| 141 | Satisfied Mind | Mavis Staples |
| 142 | Everybody Needs Love | Mavis Staples |
| 143 | Contact | Kelela |
| 144 | Same Page, Different Book | Prince |
| 145 | In My Head | India.Arie |
| 146 | It's Okay | Dzirae Gold |
| 147 | Look It Here | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 148 | I NEED YOU | Jon Batiste |
| 149 | FREEDOM | Jon Batiste |
| 150 | Howling at Nothing | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 151 | Take Me to the River | Al Green |
| 152 | I Am the Moon | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| 153 | Doin' That Thing to Me | Chic |
| 154 | I've Got to Use My Imagination | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| 155 | Part of My Life | India.Arie |
| 156 | Business As Usual | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
| 157 | Stare | Liv Warfield |
| 158 | Better Man | Leon Bridges |
| 159 | Check the Record | Prince |
| 160 | Smooth Sailin' | Leon Bridges |
| 161 | Can't Help Myself | The James Hunter Six |
| 162 | I've Got an Itch | Dzirae Gold |
| 163 | Can't Have It All | Leon Bridges |
| 164 | Hard Times | Mattie Schell |
| 165 | Anniversary | Mattie Schell |
| 166 | Is the Party Really Over? | Mattie Schell |
| 167 | And So It Goes | Mattie Schell |
| 168 | Redwood Highway | The California Honeydrops |
| 169 | Morning in America | Durand Jones & The Indications |
| 170 | Count Me out | Kelly Finnigan |
| 171 | We Got to Have Peace | Mavis Staples |
| 172 | Astral Plane | Say She She |
| 173 | Without a Heart | Lee Fields |
| 174 | One Tribe | Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints |
| 175 | Bring It on Home to Me | Sam Cooke |
| 176 | Maybe They'll Take Your Picture | Liv Warfield |
| 177 | Spirit in the Dark | Aretha Franklin |
| 178 | You Send Me | Sam Cooke |
| 179 | Twistin' the Night Away | Sam Cooke |
| 180 | Respect | Otis Redding |
| 181 | Working on Me | The Allergies |
| 182 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges |
| 183 | Let Them Knock | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 184 | Video | India.Arie |
| 185 | Mighty Love | The Spinners |
| 186 | You're All I Need to Get by | Aretha Franklin |
| 187 | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) | Otis Redding |
| 188 | How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 189 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) | Al Green |
| 190 | Ghetto Child | The Spinners |
| 191 | One of a Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| 192 | Dyna-Mite | Jon Cleary |
| 193 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King |
| 194 | Minotaur | St. Paul & The Broken Bones |
| 195 | Don't Speak | Leela James |
| 196 | The Beat | The Allergies |
| 197 | That's How | G&D |
| 198 | La La La Love Me | Monophonics |
| 199 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Al Green |
| 200 | Last One Standing | Monophonics |
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