The Roots Music Report's
Top Soul Song Chart
for the Year of 2022

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name
1Take My BreathThe Weeknd
2Not Gonna Get MeAlex Lucero and The Live Again Band
3Hear My DearTedeschi Trucks Band
4FREEDOMJon Batiste
5Essence (feat. Tems)WizKid
6I Hate USZA
7You Want My Love (feat. Lucky Daye)Earth, Wind & Fire
8I Just DoGuordan Banks
9PressureAri Lennox
10SummertimeSatya
11LOST YOUSnoh Aalegra
12Starting NowBrandy
13Playing with My EmotionsTedeschi Trucks Band
14The Last DanceSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
15Good Morning GorgeousMary J. Blige
16OFFMaxwell
17Not Another Love SongElla Mai
18PillsSelah Sue
19PatienceAGNEZ MO
20Love Just Hates MeTaylor
21Brighter DaysEmeli Sandé
22You're the OneLeela James
23I DeserveTank
24SteamLeon Bridges
25ComplicatedLeela James
26Stuck on YouKem
27Can't Let It ShowTank
28Closer (feat. H.E.R.)Saweetie
29IN YOUR EYESSnoh Aalegra
30Pantone 17 13 30Yuna
31DamageH.E.R.
32FairNormani
33Hrs & HrsMuni Long
34RootsCautious Clay
35No Plans for Love (with Ne-Yo & Kent Jones)D-Nice
36Somewhat Loved (There You Go Breakin' My Heart) [feat. Mariah Carey]Jam & Lewis
37SituationRuth B.
38LALA (Unlocked) [feat. Swae Lee]Alicia Keys
39BeautifulRobin Thicke
40That's Where It's atThe California Honeydrops
41Poison (feat. the Weeknd)Aaliyah
42All I WantSuCh
43I AmLaura Rain and the Caesars
44Soul Sweet SongTedeschi Trucks Band
45Ready to LoveEmeli Sandé
46New NormalKhalid
47What ifNe-Yo
48All This LoveTrey Songz
49MotorbikeLeon Bridges
50I Don't Wanna Be in LoveKeyshia Cole
51Don't Love MeNe-Yo
52Garden of EdenKalu & The Electric Joint
53NumbMarshmello
54Hate Our LoveQueen Naija
55We're All Going DownCass Clayton
56Come on inLady Wray
57No Stoppin' Us (feat. K-Ci Hailey)Charlie Wilson
58Bad HabitsUsher
59Real Thing (feat. Tori Kelly)Pink Sweat$
60GoCat Burns
61Make a MoveYuna
62I Am the MoonTedeschi Trucks Band
63Love and Hate in a Different TimeGabriels
64MinotaurSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
65Live out Your LoveKem
66Diamond in the RoughLaura Rain and the Caesars
67SomehowTedeschi Trucks Band
68WE ARE (feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Craig Adams, Braedon Gautier, Brennan Gautier & Autumn Rowe)Jon Batiste
69Where Are My Friends?Tedeschi Trucks Band
70Rock SteadyAretha Franklin
71Fall inTedeschi Trucks Band
72Lovely DayBill Withers
73RespectAretha Franklin
74GravityTedeschi Trucks Band
75Here with Me (feat. Anderson .Paak)Mary J. Blige
76FireBrandi & the Alexanders
77Leaving HerePM Warson
78Yes We WillTedeschi Trucks Band
79TELL the TRUTHJon Batiste
80Use MeBill Withers
81Another DayTedeschi Trucks Band
82I Can FlyLaura Rain and the Caesars
83Alien CoastSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
84Different State of MindLaura Rain and the Caesars
85Same LoveLedisi
86The WeightAretha Franklin
87Working on MeThe Allergies
88Groove MeLisa Love
89I Need Never Get OldNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
90Circles 'Round the SunTedeschi Trucks Band
91I NEED YOUJon Batiste
92Hot SummerPrince
93I Can Feel You SmilingTedeschi Trucks Band
94Little BirdieIzo Fitzroy
95Take Me As I AmTedeschi Trucks Band
96Blinding LightsThe Weeknd
97Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.)Jazmine Sullivan
98CRYJon Batiste
99Pack LiteQueen Naija
100Rock Me BabyOtis Redding
101Let Them KnockSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
102Nobody's BabySharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
103One of a Kind (Love Affair)The Spinners
104Going to the Party (feat. Lyrics Born)The Allergies
105Bad Luck SoulKing Biscuit Boy
106Why I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin
107Tell MamaKaz Hawkins
108I'll Be AroundThe Spinners
109JuneLauren Frihauf & Ben Suyat
110Love and HappinessMarc Broussard
111It Ain't Easy (Remastered)Bettye LaVette
112At LastKaz Hawkins
113MusicLeela James
114PushermanCurtis Mayfield
115Ghetto ChildThe Spinners
116Move on BabyThe Allergies
117ChancesMonophonics
118D'GaryTedeschi Trucks Band
119Knock on WoodOtis Redding
120Let It BeAretha Franklin
121100 Days, 100 NightsSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
122The WalkMayer Hawthorne
123Save Your TearsThe Weeknd
124Mellow outNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
125Mighty LoveThe Spinners
126Chain of FoolsAretha Franklin
127That's How Strong My Love isOtis Redding
128Same Page, Different BookPrince
129Bring It on Home to MeSam Cooke
130RiverfrontLeo Nocentelli
131MorrisonLauren Frihauf & Ben Suyat
132Eleanor RigbyAretha Franklin
133InnocenceTomar and the Fcs
134Last Night in the RainTedeschi Trucks Band
135Hold That LineTedeschi Trucks Band
136Stranger to My HappinessSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
137Border Song (Holy Moses)Aretha Franklin
138Here I Am BabySharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
139The CrossingMenahan Street Band
140Move on UpCurtis Mayfield
141Sage MotelMonophonics
142Jungle BoogieKool & The Gang
143Love You BetterMonophonics
144I'll Still Be TrueSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
145Spirit in the DarkAretha Franklin
146Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)Otis Redding
147The BeatThe Allergies
148So Long SaviorTedeschi Trucks Band
149Take Your TimeTomar and the Fcs
150I Say a Little PrayerAretha Franklin
151Look It HereNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
152You Gotta MoveSam Cooke
153Cross the TrackMaceo Parker
154One and Only OneChic
155Don't Play That SongAretha Franklin
156You Send MeSam Cooke
157BeyondLeon Bridges
158Dyna-MiteJon Cleary
159Could It Be I'm Falling in LoveThe Spinners
160Turntables (from the Amazon Original Movie "All In: the Fight for Democracy")Janelle Monae
161GuiltyYaSi
162Focus on Me (Unplugged)Adiel Mitchell
163Snooze for an HourDzirae Gold
164Through It AllLady Wray
165Good TimesAretha Franklin
166Ain't That SomethingTedeschi Trucks Band
167WarpaintMonophonics
168Business As UsualJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
169Love and UnityThe Burroughs
170The Thrill is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)Aretha Franklin
171You're All I Need to Get byAretha Franklin
172Keep on LookingSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
173Enough is EnoughTomar and the Fcs
174Green GardenLaura Mvula
175When You Love SomebodyLeela James
176Utility Man (feat. Andy Cooper)The Allergies
177Let Me Love You BabyMike Farris
178Part of MeTedeschi Trucks Band
179Can't Feel My FaceThe Weeknd
180Two JobsLee Fields
181JoyBettye LaVette
182Right Place Wrong TimeMaceo Parker
183Midnight Train to GeorgiaGladys Knight & The Pips
184Mr. One UpJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
185Beautiful PeopleJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
186(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural WomanAretha Franklin
187ThinkAretha Franklin
188Something You Can FeelChic
189Take Me with USharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
190Sweet RedemptionHazel Miller
191Rescue MeSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
192I Still Got ItLee Fields
193Funny How Time Slips AwayAl Green
194Bad Bad NewsLeon Bridges
195EdwinLauren Frihauf & Ben Suyat
196Tin Man LoveSt. Paul & The Broken Bones
197Check the RecordPrince
198HarmonyJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
199EvolutionJosh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
200Mean Old WorldSam Cooke
 

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