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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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! |