This is part of our series, The Best of the Best Music of 2017.
Modern R&B is at the intersection of contemporary pop, hip-hop, and electronic styles of music. Perhaps what truly defines Modern R&B in 2017 is the powerful vocal in spacey soundscapes that can vascilate between bold intensity and breezy indifference.
For the Modern R&B list, we selected 150 songs covering over 9 hours.
- SZA, Calvin Harris - "The Weekend" (Funk Wav Remix)
- SZA, Travis Scott - "Love Galore"
- SZA - "Broken Clocks"
- SZA - "Drew Barrymore"
- Drake - "Blem"
- Drake - "Teenage Fever"
- Drake - "Fake Love"
- Drake, Sampha - "4422"
- Mary J. Blige - "U + Me (Love Lesson)"
- Mary J. Blige, KAYTRANADA, BADBADNOTGOOD - "Telling The Truth"
- Miguel, Travis Scott - "Sky Walker"
- Miguel - "Pineapple Skies"
- Miguel, J. Cole, Salaam Remi - "Come Through and Chill"
- Khalid - "Location"
- Khalid - "Saved"
- Jhene Aiko - "While We're Young"
- Jhene Aiko - "When We Love"
- Jhene Aiko - "Newer Balance - "Freestyle"
- Jhene Aiko - "You Are Here"
- Jhene Aiko, Swae Lee - "Sativa"
- 6LACK, Jhene Aiko - "First Fuck"
- Syd, 6LACK - "Over"
- Syd - "All About Me"
- Syd - "On the Road"
- Kingdom, Syd - "Nothin"
- Kingdom, SZA - "What Is Love"
- XXXTENTACION - "Jocelyn Flores"
- XXXTENTACION, Trippie Redd - "Fuck Love"
- XXXTENTACION - "Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares"
- Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
- Kali Uchis featuring Jorja Smith - "Tyrant"
- Jorja Smith - "Teenage Fantasy"
- Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis - "Get You"
- Daniel Caesar featuring H.E.R. - "Best Part"
- H.E.R. - "Focus"
- Ella Mai - "Boo'd Up"
- Ella Mai - "Breakfast In Bed"
- Ella Mai - "Nobody Else"
- Ella Mai - "My Way"
- Ella Mai - "Makes Me Wonder"
- Ella Mai - "Anymore"
- Bryson Tiller - "Run Me Dry"
- Rag'n'Bone Man - "Human"
- Rag'n'Bone Man - "Skin"
- Gabriel Garzón-Montano - "My Balloon"
- Gabriel Garzón-Montano - "Crawl"
- Gabriel Garzón-Montano - "The Game"
- Rhye - "Summer Days"
- Rhye - "Please"
- Kelela - "LMK"
- Kelela - "Waitin"
- Ledisi - "High"
- Ty Dolla $ign featuring Lil Wayne, The-Dream - "Love U Better"
- Future - "Incredible"
- T-Pain, Tiffany Evans - "Textin' My Ex"
- Sampha - "Blood on Me"
- Sampha - "Plastic 100°C"
- Smino - "Wild Irish Roses"
- Bootsy Collins featuring Big Daddy Kane, Musiq Soulchild - "Hot Saucer"
- Van Hunt - "Turn My TV On"
- Moses Sumney - "Quarrel"
- Moses Sumney - "Indulge Me"
- Sam Smith - "Pray"
- Brasstracks - "Those Who Know"
- Thundercat featuring Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins - "Show You the Way"
- Amber Coffman - "Nobody Knows"
- Amber Coffman - "Miss You"
- Amber Coffman - "All to Myself"
- Kevin Garrett - "Little Bit of You"
- Kevin Garrett - "Pulling Me Under"
- Yung Lean - "Red Bottom Sky"
- blackbear - "do re mi"
- Jeremy Zucker, blackbear - "talk is overrated"
- Son Little - "Blue Magic (Waikiki)"
- Kllo - "Dissolve"
- YEBBA - "Evergreen"
- Duckwrth - "MICHUUL."
- Duckwrth - "BOY"
- RAY BLK - "Doing Me"
- RAY BLK - "Patience (Freestyle)"
- Snoop Dogg, October London - "Go On"
- Jamila Woods - "HEAVN"
- Jamila Woods - "Stellar"
- Willow - "Warm Honey"
- FKJ featuring ((( O ))) - "Vibin' Out with ((( O )))"
- FKJ - "Skyline"
- FKJ - "Blessed"
- Mahalia - "Sober"
- Mahalia - "No Pressure"
- Mahalia, Buddy - "Hold On"
- Tei Shi - "Baby"
- Mr Jukes - "Somebody New"
- Niia - "Hurt You First"
- Niia featuring Jazmine Sullivan - "Sideline"
- Niia - "Nobody"
- Snoh Aalegra - "You Got Me"
- Snoh Aalegra - "Out Of Your Way"
- Snoh Aalegra - "Fool For You"
- Smino - "blkswn"
- Smino - "Netflix & Dusse"
- Marco McKinnis - "How I Feel"
- Mac Ayres - "Easy"
- Mac Ayres, Declan Miers - "Calvin's Joint"
- Brent Faiyaz - "Gang Over Luv"
- Brent Faiyaz - "Talk 2 U"
- Allan Rayman - "25.22"
- Allan Rayman - "13"
- Winston Surfshirt - "Be About You"
- Winston Surfshirt - "Ali D"
- Winston Surfshirt - "Ease Bruisily"
- JMSN - "Patiently"
- Little Dragon, Faith Evans - "Peace Of Mind"
- Kehlani - "Keep On"
- Kehlani - "Personal"
- Kehlani - "Undercover"
- Aminé, Kehlani - "Heebiejeebies - "Bonus"
- Dounia - "Menace"
- Dounia - "East Coast Hiding"
- Dounia - "So Cool"
- Dounia - "Shyne"
- Col3trane - "Malibu Sleep"
- BROCKHAMPTON - "WASTE"
- PARTYNEXTDOOR - "Freak In You"
- PnB Rock - "Feelins"
- PnB Rock, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - "Lovin' (feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)"
- Sabrina Claudio, 6LACK - "Belong to You (feat. 6LACK)"
- Sabrina Claudio - "Confidently Lost"
- Trey Schafer - "Fallin'"
- DaniLeigh, Kes - "All I Know"
- Jacob Banks - "Mercy"
- Jacob Banks - "Unholy War"
- Jacob Banks - "Photograph"
- BANKS - "Underdog"
- dvsn - "Mood"
- dvsn - "Think About Me"
- SiR featuring Masego - "Ooh Nah Nah"
- Masego, FKJ - "Tadow"
- Masego - "Navajo"
- Dave B. - "Scrolling"
- Dave B. - "Kandi"
- Dave B. - "Sweetest Thing"
- Trinidad Cardona - "Jennifer"
- Winston Surfshirt - "Same Same"
- Winston Surfshirt - "On a Lock"
- Matt Martians - "Spend the Night / If You Were My GF"
- NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge - "Livvin" (Remix)
- NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge - "Lyk Dis" (Remix)
- NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge - "Kutless" (Remix)
- Jamie Isaac, Solomon Faye - "Find the Words" (Remix)
- Khalid, Lil Wayne, Kehlani - "Location" (Remix)
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Here a big timeline of music genres we put together to help categorize all these tracks:
