The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Song Chart
for the Week of Oct 17, 2026
| TW | LW | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | Happiness Anytime | Leon Bridges | R&B |
| *NEW* | 2 | - | Enemies | Jordan Rakei | R&B |
| ▲ | 3 | - | Miss Mess | Brooklyn Funk Essentials | Funk |
| ▼ | 4 | 1 | Quiet Village | Danny Gatton | R&B |
| ▼ | 5 | 3 | Muthaship | Danny Gatton | R&B |
| ▼ | 6 | 2 | Fandingus | Danny Gatton | R&B |
| - | 7 | 7 | Think | Aretha Franklin | Soul |
| ▼ | 8 | 4 | Game on (feat. JT) | Little Simz | R&B |
| ▼ | 9 | 5 | Hummingbird | Leon Russell | R&B |
| ▲ | 10 | - | Only a Fool | The James Hunter Six | R&B |
| ▼ | 11 | 6 | Congo Square | Sonny Landreth | R&B |
| ▼ | 12 | 10 | Funky Mama | Danny Gatton | R&B |
| ▼ | 13 | 11 | In My Room | Danny Gatton | R&B |
| ▼ | 14 | 12 | Two Jobs | Lee Fields | Soul |
| ▼ | 15 | 13 | I Need Never Get Old | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Soul |
| ▼ | 16 | 14 | Tennessee Blues | Tracy Nelson | R&B |
| ▼ | 17 | 15 | Lovely Day | Bill Withers | Soul |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Working on Me | The Allergies | Soul |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | Ordinary Lives | Lee Fields | Soul |
| - | 20 | 20 | Mistakes | Lake Street Dive | R&B |
| - | 21 | 21 | Dyna-Mite | Jon Cleary | Soul |
| - | 22 | 22 | Unputdownable | Jon Cleary | Soul |
| - | 23 | 23 | This Joy | Resistance Revival Chorus | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 24 | - | Trouble Comes Calling | The James Hunter Six | Soul |
| ▼ | 25 | 24 | (I Know) I'm Losing You | The Temptations | Motown |
| ▼ | 26 | 25 | Blue Tarp Blues | Sonny Landreth | R&B |
| ▼ | 27 | 8 | Here and Now | The James Hunter Six | R&B |
| ▼ | 28 | 9 | Do Something | Alexis Evans | R&B |
| ▲ | 29 | - | Let Me out of This Love | The James Hunter Six | R&B |
| ▼ | 30 | 26 | Carolina Blues | Blues Traveler | R&B |
| ▼ | 31 | 27 | Run-Around | Blues Traveler | R&B |
| ▼ | 32 | 28 | Teardrops Will Fall | Ry Cooder | Soul |
| ▲ | 33 | - | Particular | The James Hunter Six | R&B |
| ▲ | 34 | - | Believe It when I See It | The James Hunter Six | R&B |
| ▼ | 35 | 29 | Hook | Blues Traveler | R&B |
| ▼ | 36 | 30 | La La La Love Me | Monophonics | Soul |
| ▼ | 37 | 31 | A Song for You | Ray Charles | Soul |
| ▼ | 38 | 32 | My Sweet Potato | Booker T. & The M.G.'s | R&B |
| ▼ | 39 | 34 | Canadian Rose | Blues Traveler | R&B |
| ▼ | 40 | 35 | Sometime | Mavis Staples | Soul |
| ▼ | 41 | 36 | Is It Any Wonder? | Durand Jones & The Indications | Soul |
| ▼ | 42 | 37 | Lucid Girl | Thee Sacred Souls | Soul |
| ▼ | 43 | 38 | Kids | Busty and the Bass | Soul |
| *NEW* | 44 | - | Everybody Needs Love | Mavis Staples | Soul |
| ▼ | 45 | 39 | Sad Situation | Tracy Nelson | R&B |
| ▼ | 46 | 41 | So What the Fuss | Stevie Wonder | R&B |
| ▼ | 47 | 42 | I'm So Glad I Found You, Baby | Thee Sacred Souls | Soul |
| ▼ | 48 | 43 | Life Will Be | Cleo Sol | R&B |
| *NEW* | 49 | - | Freedom | Kelly Finnigan | Soul |
| *NEW* | 50 | - | Your Love is Electric | Leon Bridges | R&B |
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