R&B and Soul Bands/Groups
These are the best known soul and R&B bands/groups that enjoyed great success mostly during the 1960’s through the 1980’s.
RANK | ARTISTS | RANK | ARTISTS |
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1 | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 47 | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters |
2 | The Temptations | 48 | The Chi-Lites |
3 | The Supremes | 49 | Sister Sledge |
4 | The Platters | 50 | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose |
5 | Four Tops | 51 | Archie Bell & The Drells |
6 | The 5th Dimension | 52 | The Intruders |
7 | Commodores | 53 | Ike & Tina Turner |
8 | The Jackson 5 | 54 | B.T. Express |
9 | Kool & The Gang | 55 | The Cookies |
10 | James Brown and The Famous Flames | 56 | Hi-Five |
11 | The Spinners | 57 | Honey Cone |
12 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 58 | The Manhattans |
13 | The Pointer Sisters | 59 | Klymaxx |
14 | The Stylistics | 60 | Shalamar |
15 | The Isley Brothers | 61 | The Miracles |
16 | The Drifters | 62 | Ruby & The Romantics |
17 | Martha and The Vandellas | 63 | Ray, Goodman & Brown |
18 | The Coasters | 64 | The Main Ingredient |
19 | The Shirelles | 65 | Tavares |
20 | Little Anthony and The Imperials | 66 | Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony |
21 | Chic | 67 | Labelle |
22 | Rufus | 68 | Bloodstone |
23 | The Staple Singers | 69 | The Undisputed Truth |
24 | Boyz II Men | 70 | The Three Degrees |
25 | The O'Jays | 71 | Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. |
26 | The Ronettes | 72 | MFSB |
27 | The Marvelettes | 73 | The Contours |
28 | En Vogue | 74 | Shirley & Lee |
29 | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 75 | The Bar-Kays |
30 | The Impressions | 76 | The Dixie Cups |
31 | TLC | 77 | The Blackbyrds |
32 | Hot Chocolate | 78 | Dyke and The Blazers |
33 | The Delfonics | 79 | The Emotions |
34 | Sam & Dave | 80 | The Bobbettes |
35 | The Brothers Johnson | 81 | The Flirtations |
36 | Atlantic Starr | 82 | Five Stairsteps |
37 | New Edition | 83 | The Ad-Libs |
38 | The Gap Band | 84 | Blue Magic |
39 | Rose Royce | 85 | The Trammps |
40 | The Whispers | 86 | McFadden & Whitehead |
41 | Booker T. & The M.G.'s | 87 | The S.O.S. Band |
42 | The Friends of Distinction | 88 | The Winstons |
43 | Peaches & Herb | 89 | Chairmen of The Board |
44 | The Orlons | 90 | Cameo |
45 | Tower of Power | 91 | James & Bobby Purify |
46 | The Dramatics | 92 | Tony! Toni! Tone! |