The 70 Best Soul Songs of 2019
(December 26, 2019) It is always fun at the end of each year to celebrate the best of that year. And 2019 had a lot of great music. And so we’ve gathered our music critics to each pick their favorites, which we’ve assembled below in our list of the 70 Best Soul Songs of 2019.
The toughest part of this is limiting the choices, but here are the selections from our staff, listed alphabetically. We also have a Spotify playlist below so that you can listen to the list.
You can’t go wrong with any of these. Congratulations to the artists involved!
ADE feat. Fatman Scoop – Something Sweet
Allen Stone – Look Outside
Althea Rene – Life on Mars
Amber Mark – What If
Anderson.Paak feat. Smokey Robinson – Make It Better
Angie Stone and Reel People – Don’t Stop the Music
Ascendant – Gotta Get Up
Bashiri Asad – So Amazing
Ben L’Oncle Soul – Next To You (Acoustic)
Mike Blankenship feat. Sy Smith – I Can’t Help It
Brand New Heavies – Getaway
Brandon Williams feat. Eric Roberson – Don’t Give Up On Love
Brandy and Daniel Caesar – Love Again
Brian Owens & The Royal Five – Carry You
Bryan Andrew Wilson – Only You
Chaka Khan – Hello Happiness
Cool Million – Stronger
Daryl Anders Agapesoul – Kite
Eric Roberson – Leave It In
Fantasia – Enough
Frank McComb and Eric Roberson – High
Gene Moore – We Won’t Be Moved
Hannah Williams & the Affirmations – I Can’t Let This Slip Away
Incognito feat. Maysa and Phil Perry – For the Love of You
J Brown – Sunrise Sunset
Jacob Collier feat Daniel Caesar – Time Alone With You
Jam and Lewis – Til I Found You
James Biscuit Rouse – Igazi Panzi
Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant – Perfect
Jon B and Donell Jones – Understand
Judith Hill – Upside
Juewett Bostick feat. Denise Stewart – Sound and Rhythm
Junior featuring Luciano – Mama Used to Say
Kirk Whalum – Get Your Wings Up
Kygo feat. Whitney Houston – Higher Love
L. Spencer Smith feat Avery Sunshine – Hooked
Lasperanza – Under the Moon and Over the Sky
Lenny Harold – More
Lizzo – Juice (Breakbot Mix)
Lucky Daye – Ready for Love
Mamas Gun feat. Kwon Jin Ah – “Say You’ll Be Mine”
Mary J. Blige feat Nas – Thriving
Maysa – You Are Not Alone
Michael Kiwanuka – You Ain’t the Problem
Miles Davis feat. Lalah Hathaway – So Emotional
Morgan James – I Don’t Mind Waking Up
Nao Yoshioka – Got Me
Nygel Robinson – One More Chance
Phonte feat. Lalah Hathaway – Ego
PJ Morton feat. JoJo – Say So
PJ Morton featuring Le’Andria Johnson and Mary Mary – All In His Plan
Rahsaan Patterson – Sent From Heaven
Randy Muller feat. Angela Johnson – Joy in the Rain
Raphael Saadiq – Something Keeps Calling Me
Rissi Palmer – Soul Message
Robert Glasper feat. Ledisi – Don’t Turn Back Now
Simply Red – Thinking of You
Snoh Aalegra – I Want You Around
Southern Avenue feat. William Bell – We’ve Got The Music
Stokley – She
Such – Before Dark
Tahirah Memory – All The While
The Family Stand – Naima
The Hamiltones – Pieces
The O’Jays – I Got You
Tiana Major9 and EarthGang – Collide
Tony Momrelle and Maysa – We Had Searched For Heaven
Tyrone Hendrix, Jarrod Lawson, Farnell Newton – The Battle
Usher feat. Ella Mai – Don’t Waste My Time
Vintage Trouble – Do Me Right
Vivian Sessoms – People
Von B and D.L. Wilson – She’s Unbelievable
Yola – Faraway Look
Zo! feat. Carmen Rodgers – On The Four
