The Roots Music Report's
Top Soul Song Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motorbike | Leon Bridges |
| 2 | I NEED YOU | Jon Batiste |
| 3 | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd |
| 4 | Take My Breath | The Weeknd |
| 5 | Damage | H.E.R. |
| 6 | Roots | Cautious Clay |
| 7 | Complicated | Leela James |
| 8 | Lil Bit | Nelly |
| 9 | I Don't Wanna Be in Love | Keyshia Cole |
| 10 | Can't Let It Show | Tank |
| 11 | Bad Habits | Usher |
| 12 | Summertime | Satya |
| 13 | Situation | Ruth B. |
| 14 | Dying in the Subtlety | Cautious Clay |
| 15 | Beautiful | Robin Thicke |
| 16 | Save Your Tears | The Weeknd |
| 17 | Pack Lite | Queen Naija |
| 18 | Back Home (feat. Summer Walker) | Trey Songz |
| 19 | Born Tired | Jhené Aiko |
| 20 | Same Love | Ledisi |
| 21 | No Plans for Love (with Ne-Yo & Kent Jones) | D-Nice |
| 22 | I Just Do | Guordan Banks |
| 23 | All This Love | Trey Songz |
| 24 | Live out Your Love | Kem |
| 25 | So Done | Alicia Keys |
| 26 | Not Another Love Song | Ella Mai |
| 27 | Butterflies Pt. 2 | Queen Naija |
| 28 | Starting Now | Brandy |
| 29 | Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.) | Jazmine Sullivan |
| 30 | Anything for You | Ledisi |
| 31 | Borderline | Brandy |
| 32 | Give a Little Love | The Freedom Affair |
| 33 | One I Got | Charlie Wilson |
| 34 | Steam | Leon Bridges |
| 35 | Be the One | Ruff Endz |
| 36 | Mystery Lady (feat. Don Toliver) [ChopNotSlop Remix] | Masego |
| 37 | Dance Like Nobody's Watching | Yuna |
| 38 | You Want My Love (feat. Lucky Daye) | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 39 | Born 2 Die | Prince |
| 40 | Deep End | Fousheé |
| 41 | In Your Eyes | The Weeknd |
| 42 | The Last Dance | St. Paul & The Broken Bones |
| 43 | U 2 Luv | Ne-Yo |
| 44 | New Normal | Khalid |
| 45 | B.S. (feat. H.E.R.) | Jhené Aiko |
| 46 | Shade | Alex Lucero & Live Again |
| 47 | Essence (feat. Tems) | WizKid |
| 48 | LOST YOU | Snoh Aalegra |
| 49 | Secret Garden (feat. Sisqó, Shawn Stockman & Raheem DeVaughn) | Omar Wilson |
| 50 | Invisible | Yuna |
| 51 | Take Care of You (feat. Syd) | Charlotte Day Wilson |
| 52 | My Way | Aloe Blacc |
| 53 | Take Me Away (feat. EARTHGANG) | Sinead Harnett |
| 54 | Don't Blame It on Love (feat. Pink Sweat$) | Yuna |
| 55 | Cabin Fever | Jaden |
| 56 | Walk with Me | Joss Stone |
| 57 | Whoa | Snoh Aalegra |
| 58 | Somewhat Loved (There You Go Breakin' My Heart) [feat. Mariah Carey] | Jam & Lewis |
| 59 | All I Want | SuCh |
| 60 | Where is Our Love Song (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) | Stevie Wonder |
| 61 | Sweeter (feat. Terrace Martin) | Leon Bridges |
| 62 | Can't Fight | Lianne La Havas |
| 63 | You Will Be Found | Sam Smith |
| 64 | FREEDOM | Jon Batiste |
| 65 | LALA (Unlocked) [feat. Swae Lee] | Alicia Keys |
| 66 | Between Us (feat. Snoh Aalegra) | dvsn |
| 67 | Crazy Kind of Love (From "True to the Game 2") | Tamar Braxton |
| 68 | What if | Ne-Yo |
| 69 | Love and Hate in a Different Time | Gabriels |
| 70 | Temperature Rising | Tory Lanez |
| 71 | Downfall | Kalu & The Electric Joint |
| 72 | Strange Love | Cautious Clay |
| 73 | Say So | Doja Cat |
| 74 | Chain of Fools | Aretha Franklin |
| 75 | Lovely Day | Bill Withers |
| 76 | Baby Mama (feat. Chance the Rapper) | Brandy |
| 77 | Wake Up Love (feat. Iman) | Teyana Taylor |
| 78 | I Need Never Get Old | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 79 | Use Me | Bill Withers |
| 80 | Strange Fruit | Bettye LaVette |
| 81 | Stand Up | Joshua Henry |
| 82 | Little Birdie | Izo Fitzroy |
| 83 | WE ARE (feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Craig Adams, Braedon Gautier, Brennan Gautier & Autumn Rowe) | Jon Batiste |
| 84 | OFF | Maxwell |
| 85 | Best of Me | Alicia Keys |
| 86 | Agreeable | Cautious Clay |
| 87 | I Hold No Grudge | Bettye LaVette |
| 88 | Sunday Morning | Cliff Beach |
| 89 | Rise Again | Laura Rain and the Caesars |
| 90 | TELL the TRUTH | Jon Batiste |
| 91 | Respect | Aretha Franklin |
| 92 | Rock Steady | Aretha Franklin |
| 93 | The Weight | Aretha Franklin |
| 94 | (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin |
| 95 | Turntables (from the Amazon Original Movie "All In: the Fight for Democracy") | Janelle Monae |
| 96 | At Last | Kaz Hawkins |
| 97 | Rolling | Michael Kiwanuka |
| 98 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges |
| 99 | Let Them Knock | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 100 | I'll Still Be True | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 101 | I Say a Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin |
| 102 | Nobody's Baby | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 103 | Rock Me Baby | Otis Redding |
| 104 | Bittersweet (Full Length) | Lianne La Havas |
| 105 | Better off Dead | Bill Withers |
| 106 | Spirit in the Dark | Aretha Franklin |
| 107 | Playing Games | Summer Walker |
| 108 | 100 Days, 100 Nights | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 109 | Rescue Me | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 110 | ADULTHOOD (feat. Hot 8 Brass Band) | Jon Batiste |
| 111 | Stranger to My Happiness | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 112 | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 113 | Knock on Wood | Otis Redding |
| 114 | You're All I Need to Get by | Aretha Franklin |
| 115 | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | Aretha Franklin |
| 116 | Love and Unity | The Burroughs |
| 117 | I'll Be Around | The Spinners |
| 118 | Sea of Love | Durand Jones & The Indications |
| 119 | Same Page, Different Book | Prince |
| 120 | Rock Steady | Maceo Parker |
| 121 | Yes We Can Can | Maceo Parker |
| 122 | I Had Some Money (But I Spent It) | Nick Waterhouse |
| 123 | Up All Night | Khalid |
| 124 | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) | Otis Redding |
| 125 | Pusherman | Curtis Mayfield |
| 126 | Why I Sing the Blues | Aretha Franklin |
| 127 | Move on Up | Curtis Mayfield |
| 128 | Keep on Looking | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 129 | Let It Be | Aretha Franklin |
| 130 | Love Man ( LP Version ) | Otis Redding |
| 131 | Border Song (Holy Moses) | Aretha Franklin |
| 132 | Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Bill Withers |
| 133 | Ghetto Child | The Spinners |
| 134 | Who is He (And What is He to You)? | Bill Withers |
| 135 | CRY | Jon Batiste |
| 136 | Sunday Lies | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
| 137 | Dr. Feelgood [Love is Serious Business] | Aretha Franklin |
| 138 | You Gotta Move | Sam Cooke |
| 139 | Think | Aretha Franklin |
| 140 | Look It Here | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 141 | Here I Am Baby | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 142 | None for You | Lola Young |
| 143 | One of a Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| 144 | Tell Mama | Etta James |
| 145 | Eleanor Rigby | Aretha Franklin |
| 146 | The Rubberband Man | The Spinners |
| 147 | High to Low | Brent Cowles |
| 148 | Working on Me | The Allergies |
| 149 | The Thrill is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss) | Aretha Franklin |
| 150 | Hot Summer | Prince |
| 151 | Cross the Track | Maceo Parker |
| 152 | Night Time is the Right Time | Aretha Franklin |
| 153 | Hold Me | Joshua Henry |
| 154 | Bittersweet | Lianne La Havas |
| 155 | You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin |
| 156 | Mighty Love | The Spinners |
| 157 | Like I Want You | Giveon |
| 158 | Fluff (feat. DUCKWRTH & Christian Scott ATunde Adjuah) | Tank and the Bangas |
| 159 | Ring the Bells | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
| 160 | Sweet Redemption | Hazel Miller |
| 161 | Take Me with U | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 162 | Enough is Enough | Tomar and the Fcs |
| 163 | Today I Sing the Blues | Aretha Franklin |
| 164 | Hustler | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
| 165 | Take Your Time | Tomar and the Fcs |
| 166 | Bad Luck Soul | King Biscuit Boy |
| 167 | Going Down Slow | Aretha Franklin |
| 168 | Last One Standing | Monophonics |
| 169 | Romance in the Dark | Bettye LaVette |
| 170 | A Change is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke |
| 171 | Atlas | The Dip |
| 172 | Check the Record | Prince |
| 173 | Howling at Nothing | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 174 | Love Will Work It out | Durand Jones & The Indications |
| 175 | Don't Worry (feat. Ink) | Leon Bridges |
| 176 | It's Only Us | Monophonics |
| 177 | Security | Kaz Hawkins |
| 178 | Mellow out | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats |
| 179 | Innocence | Tomar and the Fcs |
| 180 | Lois Lang | Acantha Lang |
| 181 | Whatever Happened to Our Love? | Acantha Lang |
| 182 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| 183 | Guilty | YaSi |
| 184 | Lady Divine | Dechen Hawk |
| 185 | Riverfront | Leo Nocentelli |
| 186 | Chances | Monophonics |
| 187 | SHOW ME the WAY (feat. Zadie Smith) | Jon Batiste |
| 188 | Just Kissed My Baby | Maceo Parker |
| 189 | I Am | Laura Rain and the Caesars |
| 190 | This Land is Your Land | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 191 | Something's Got a Hold on Me | Kaz Hawkins |
| 192 | Respect (Remastered Stereo Single/Album Version) | Otis Redding |
| 193 | Little Late | Busty and the Bass |
| 194 | Utility Man (feat. Andy Cooper) | The Allergies |
| 195 | Changing | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
| 196 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters |
| 197 | Run for Your Life | Monophonics |
| 198 | All Good Things | Jon Cleary |
| 199 | Algorhythm | Childish Gambino |
| 200 | Whisper | Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal |
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