Best Soul Albums

11 artists on TakeRank are tagged soul on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 58 of their albums. Thriller by Michael Jackson leads right now, ahead of Bad by Michael Jackson and RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

11

Artists

58

Albums voted on

Top Soul albums

  1. 1
    Thriller

    Thriller

    Michael Jackson (1982)

    1295

    47 votes

  2. 2
    Bad

    Bad

    Michael Jackson (1987)

    1196

    46 votes

  3. 3
    RENAISSANCE

    RENAISSANCE

    Beyoncé (2022)

    1166

    105 votes

  4. 4
    Off the Wall

    Off the Wall

    Michael Jackson (1979)

    1145

    43 votes

  5. 5
    Lemonade

    Lemonade

    Beyoncé (2016)

    1108

    100 votes

  6. 6
    Harry’s House

    Harry’s House

    Harry Styles (2022)

    1107

    16 votes

  7. 7
    Dangerous

    Dangerous

    Michael Jackson (1991)

    1097

    43 votes

  8. 8
    21

    21

    Adele (2011)

    1096

    12 votes

  9. 9
    Nightflight to Venus

    Nightflight to Venus

    Boney M. (1978)

    1090

    9 votes

  10. 10
    24K Magic

    24K Magic

    Bruno Mars (2016)

    1083

    6 votes

  11. 11
    Love Deluxe

    Love Deluxe

    Sade (1992)

    1075

    5 votes

  12. 12
    Boonoonoonoos

    Boonoonoonoos

    Boney M. (1981)

    1071

    9 votes

  13. 13
    Oceans of Fantasy

    Oceans of Fantasy

    Boney M. (1979)

    1064

    9 votes

  14. 14
    BEYONCÉ

    BEYONCÉ

    Beyoncé (2013)

    1054

    101 votes

  15. 15
    In the Lonely Hour

    In the Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith (2014)

    1045

    3 votes

  16. 16
    Invincible

    Invincible

    Michael Jackson (2001)

    1043

    39 votes

  17. 17
    Promise

    Promise

    Sade (1985)

    1043

    5 votes

  18. 18
    Sonder Son

    Sonder Son

    Brent Faiyaz (2017)

    1028

    4 votes

  19. 19
    Hozier

    Hozier

    Hozier (2014)

    1026

    4 votes

  20. 20
    30

    30

    Adele (2021)

    1025

    12 votes

Top Soul songs

  1. 1
    Bad

    Smooth Criminal

    Michael Jackson - Bad

    1092

    1 vote

  2. 2
    RENAISSANCE

    HEATED

    Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

    1079

    0 votes

  3. 3
    Lemonade

    ALL NIGHT

    Beyoncé - Lemonade

    1078

    0 votes

  4. 4
    BEYONCÉ

    Partition

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1064

    0 votes

  5. 5
    BEYONCÉ

    Partition

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1064

    0 votes

  6. 6
    RENAISSANCE

    AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM

    Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

    1048

    0 votes

  7. 7
    Icon

    butterflies.

    Brent Faiyaz - Icon

    1048

    0 votes

  8. 8
    Lemonade

    Formation

    Beyoncé - Lemonade

    1048

    0 votes

  9. 9
    Bad

    Speed Demon

    Michael Jackson - Bad

    1048

    2 votes

  10. 10
    Thriller

    P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

    Michael Jackson - Thriller

    1047

    1 vote

  11. 11
    Bad

    Leave Me Alone

    Michael Jackson - Bad

    1035

    2 votes

  12. 12
    Icon

    four seasons.

    Brent Faiyaz - Icon

    1033

    1 vote

  13. 13
    Dangerous

    Remember the Time

    Michael Jackson - Dangerous

    1033

    1 vote

  14. 14
    BEYONCÉ

    Drunk in Love

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  15. 15
    BEYONCÉ

    Blow

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  16. 16
    BEYONCÉ

    ***Flawless

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  17. 17
    BEYONCÉ

    Blow

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  18. 18
    BEYONCÉ

    No Angel

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  19. 19
    BEYONCÉ

    Haunted

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

  20. 20
    BEYONCÉ

    Mine

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1032

    0 votes

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