R&B dates back long before there was a music chart for it. Rhythm & Blues of the 1940s greatly influenced the rock and roll of the fifties. By the 1960s the popularity of Motown and artists discovered by Ahmet Ertegun for Atlantic Records fueled the soulful sounds of social change. Artists such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding had a huge impact on bringing r&b to the masses. Here are various r&b lists: 1960s-1970s R&B Dance 1970s R&B Dance 1980s R&B Dance 1980s Rap and Hip Hop 1990s R&B Dance 1990s Rap and Hip Hop 2000s R&B Ballads 2000s R&B Dance 2000s Rap and Hip Hop © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |