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Explore Soul albums, classic releases, hidden gems and influential records. This page helps music lovers discover albums connected by genre, sound and musical history.
Down to Earth
Stevie Wonder
November 16, 1966
Aretha Live at Fillmore West
Aretha Franklin
May 19, 1971
I Look to You
Whitney Houston
August 28, 2009
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
July 13, 1987
Marvin Gaye Live!
Marvin Gaye
June 19, 1974
Blue (Simply Red album)
Simply Red
May 19, 1998
Dear Science
TV on the Radio
September 16, 2008
The Jacksons Live!
The Jacksons
November 11, 1981
Seal IV
Seal
September 9, 2003
Real Love
Lisa Stansfield
November 11, 1991
Patience (George Michael album)
George Michael
March 15, 2004
Nutbush City Limits album
Ike & Tina Turner
November 10, 1973
Despicable Me 3 (soundtrack)
Pharrell Williams
June 23, 2017
Children of the World
Bee Gees
September 13, 1976
Only the Strong Survive
Bruce Springsteen
November 11, 2022
Slow Dancer
Boz Scaggs
March 27, 1974
Live at Carnegie Hall (Bill Withers album)
Bill Withers
April 21, 1973
Amy soundtrack
Amy Winehouse
October 30, 2015
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence And The Machine
May 29, 2015
Small Faces
Small Faces
May 6, 1966
Late Night Tales
Fatboy Slim
October 15, 2007
Dynamite (Jamiroquai album)
Jamiroquai
June 15, 2005
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
July 14, 1999
Grits & Soul
James Brown
August 13, 1964
Right Now!
Little Richard
September 10, 1974
The Collection (Michael Jackson album)
Michael Jackson
June 29, 2009
Higher Plane
Al Green
July 31, 1981
Lotusflow3r
Prince
March 24, 2009
Moving Violation
The Jackson 5
May 15, 1975
Songs of Mass Destruction
Annie Lennox
October 1, 2007
The Need of Love
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 25, 1971
Smile
Laura Nyro
February 7, 1976
Right On (The Supremes album)
The Supremes
April 26, 1970
Punch the Clock
Elvis Costello
August 5, 1983
Funkadelic
Funkadelic
February 24, 1970
Under the Streetlight
Boyz II Men
October 20, 2017
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Bruno Mars
November 12, 2021
The Knowledge
Squeeze
October 13, 2017
Turn Blue (album)
The Black Keys
May 12, 2014
Hat Full of Stars
Cyndi Lauper
May 21, 1993
Black Love
The Afghan Whigs
March 12, 1996
Talking Book
Macy Gray
October 30, 2012
The Gift
The Jam
March 12, 1982
Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones
March 3, 1967
18 Greatest Hits
Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 album
June 1, 1983
This Is Me... Then
Jennifer Lopez
November 25, 2002
Life
Boy George and Culture Club
October 26, 2018
The Cost of Loving
The Style Council
February 7, 1987
Joe Cocker!
Joe Cocker
November 25, 1969
Harps and Angels
Randy Newman
August 5, 2008
Purpose
Justin Bieber
November 13, 2015
Look at the Fool
Tim Buckley
September 13, 1974
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
September 15, 1965
Venice
Anderson .Paak
October 28, 2014
My Truth
Robyn
May 17, 1999
Pastel Blues
Nina Simone
October 1, 1965
Black and Blue
The Rolling Stones
April 23, 1976
I Am Not a Dog on a Chain
Morrissey
March 20, 2020
Tribute to Uncle Ray
Little Stevie Wonder
October 28, 1962
Get in Touch with Yourself
Swing Out Sister
June 13, 1992
Let It Rain
Tracy Chapman
October 15, 2002
Janis (1993 album)
Janis Joplin
November 23, 1993
Both Sides of the Gun
Ben Harper
March 21, 2006
Guilty Pleasures
Barbra Streisand
September 20, 2005
The Woman in Red
Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick
August 28, 1984
B.B. King & Friends: 80
B. B. King
September 13, 2005
All the Best
Tina Turner
November 1, 2004
Going Back
Phil Collins
September 13, 2010
The Raw & the Cooked
Fine Young Cannibals
February 6, 1989
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
March 9, 1993
Gorgeous George
Edwyn Collins
July 1, 1994
Extra Texture (Read All About It)
George Harrison
September 22, 1975
Small Talk
Sly And The Family Stone
July 6, 1974
The Woodstock Experience
Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone
June 30, 2009
The Affectionate Punch
The Associates
August 1, 1980
Idlewild (Outkast album)
Outkast
August 22, 2006
Big Thing
Blue Zone
June 13, 1988
Together
Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations
September 23, 1969
Tanx
T. Rex
March 16, 1973
Nine Lives
Steve Winwood
April 29, 2008
Black Tie White Noise
David Bowie
April 5, 1993
Be Yourself Tonight
Eurythmics
April 29, 1985
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
February 28, 1966
United
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
August 29, 1967
An Innocent Man
Billy Joel
August 8, 1983
Nazz III
Nazz
May 7, 1971
Beautiful Life (Rick Astley album)
Rick Astley
July 13, 2018
Soulbook
Rod Stewart
October 17, 2009
Man of the Woods
Justin Timberlake
February 2, 2018
Wild Honey
The Beach Boys
December 18, 1967
Burn to Shine
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
September 21, 1999
Taxi
Bryan Ferry
March 10, 1993
From Elvis in Memphis
Elvis Presley
June 2, 1969
Personal Jesus
Nina Hagen
July 16, 2010
Between Two Fires
Paul Young
October 20, 1986
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
Lauryn Hill
May 7, 2002
Mirror Image
Blood, Sweat & Tears
July 20, 1974
In Square Circle
Stevie Wonder
September 13, 1985
Aretha Now
Aretha Franklin
June 14, 1968
Soul '69
Aretha Franklin
January 17, 1969
The Preacher's Wife (soundtrack)
Whitney Houston
November 26, 1996
Faith (George Michael album)
George Michael
October 30, 1987
Mr. Natural
Bee Gees
May 5, 1974
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
October 27, 1972
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
October 27, 2006
River Deep – Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner
September 29, 1966
Live at the London Palladium
Marvin Gaye
March 15, 1977
Deeper
Lisa Stansfield
April 6, 2018
Goin' Places
The Jacksons
October 18, 1977
Meet the Temptations
The Temptations
April 13, 1964
Spirits Having Flown
Bee Gees
February 5, 1979
In Our Lifetime
Marvin Gaye
January 15, 1981
Sings the Great Diva Classics
Aretha Franklin
October 17, 2014
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Stevie Wonder
May 21, 1963
Time (Simply Red album)
Simply Red
May 26, 2023
I Can't Stop
Al Green
November 17, 2003
Frank
Amy Winehouse
October 20, 2003
Skywriter
The Jackson 5
March 29, 1973
Making Music
Bill Withers
December 18, 1975
The Sphinx
Terence Trent D'Arby
March 15, 2011
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
December 12, 1969
I Want You
Marvin Gaye
March 16, 1976
Up-Tight
Stevie Wonder
May 4, 1966
Spirit
Earth, Wind & Fire
September 28, 1976
Angel in the Dark
Laura Nyro
March 20, 2001
Invincible
Michael Jackson
October 30, 2001
Batman (album)
Prince
June 20, 1989
I Am (Earth, Wind & Fire album)
Earth, Wind & Fire
June 5, 1979
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
November 13, 2012
Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 14, 1981
Reality
James Brown
December 19, 1974
Vibrator
Terence Trent D'Arby
April 5, 1995
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
August 28, 1973
Seal 6: Commitment
Seal
September 17, 2010
Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
Laura Nyro
November 25, 1970
Scream
Michael Jackson
September 29, 2017
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
October 5, 1993
Come Together
Ike & Tina Turner
April 24, 1970
Seal
Seal
May 20, 1991
Signed, Sealed & Delivered
Stevie Wonder
August 7, 1970
Twenty (Boyz II Men album)
Boyz II Men
October 12, 2011
Anthology
Michael Jackson
November 14, 1986
Call Me (Al Green album)
Al Green
April 20, 1973
Soul
Seal
November 10, 2008
Your Heart's in Good Hands
Al Green
June 6, 1995
Hell
James Brown
June 28, 1974
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
Stevie Wonder
May 4, 1982
More Hits by The Supremes
The Supremes
July 23, 1965
Prince (album)
Prince
October 19, 1979
The Definitive Collection (Stevie Wonder album)
Stevie Wonder
October 21, 2002
Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Pharrell Williams
July 9, 2010
Diana & Marvin
Marvin Gaye
October 26, 1973
Throwback, Vol. 1
Boyz II Men
August 24, 2004
A Song for You
The Temptations
January 16, 1975
At This Moment
Tom Jones
January 3, 1989
Face Up
Lisa Stansfield
June 20, 2001
Soul Survivor (Al Green album)
Al Green
July 26, 1987
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Michael Jackson
October 26, 2009
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone
June 23, 1967
Stripped
Macy Gray
September 9, 2016
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Fatboy Slim
November 6, 2000
The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
Stevie Wonder
September 12, 1962
I'll Rise Again
Al Green
May 8, 1983
One
Bee Gees
April 17, 1989
Gettin' Ready
The Temptations
June 15, 1966
Diva
Annie Lennox
April 6, 1992
Sefronia
Tim Buckley
September 15, 1973
Hit n Run Phase Two
Prince
December 12, 2015
Nigor Mortis
Terence Trent D'Arby
May 20, 2009
The Best of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
August 28, 1975
Have a Good Time
Al Green
November 18, 1976
Immortal
Michael Jackson
November 18, 2011
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
September 28, 1976
Al Green Is Love
Al Green
August 6, 1975
Parade (Prince album)
Prince
March 31, 1986
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Whitney Houston
November 10, 2014
Affection
Lisa Stansfield
November 20, 1989
I Was Made to Love Her
Stevie Wonder
August 28, 1967
Green Is Blues
Al Green
April 15, 1969
In Concert
Janis Joplin
April 24, 1972
The Explosive Little Richard
Little Richard
January 15, 1967
Big
Macy Gray
March 21, 2007
The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
The Temptations
April 29, 1968
For Once in My Life
Stevie Wonder
December 6, 1968
20Ten
Prince
July 10, 2010
Triumph
The Jacksons
September 26, 1980
I Hear a Symphony
The Supremes
February 18, 1966
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday
James Brown
November 26, 1965
Out of Sight
James Brown
September 25, 1964
The Temptations Christmas Card
The Temptations
October 30, 1970
With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album)
Joe Cocker
April 23, 1969
Soul 2
Seal
November 4, 2011
Love Symbol
Prince
October 13, 1992
Men and Women
Simply Red
March 9, 1987
Everything's OK
Al Green
March 14, 2005
Nostalgia
Annie Lennox
September 30, 2014
Love Is Reality
Al Green
July 12, 1992
Love
Boyz II Men
November 24, 2009
Lifetime Friend
Little Richard
December 8, 1986
7 (album)
Seal
November 6, 2015
Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars
December 7, 2012
Gratitude
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 11, 1975
Tina Live
Tina Turner
September 28, 2009
Stevie at the Beach
Stevie Wonder
June 23, 1964
Third Album
The Jackson 5
September 8, 1970
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
The Temptations
November 8, 1968
The Temptin' Temptations
The Temptations
November 1, 1965
Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album)
Tina Turner
April 22, 1996
Mama Said
Lenny Kravitz
April 2, 1991
Love Songs
Tina Turner
February 3, 2014
On How Life Is
Macy Gray
July 1, 1999
The Living Return
Swing Out Sister
August 10, 1994
Evolution
Boyz II Men
September 23, 1997
Live in Europe (Otis Redding album)
Otis Redding
July 10, 1967
So Damn Happy
Aretha Franklin
September 16, 2003
Menagerie
Bill Withers
October 29, 1977
High Energy (The Supremes album)
The Supremes
April 1, 1976
Precious Lord
Al Green
February 7, 1982
Naked & Warm
Bill Withers
December 26, 1976
Trouble in Paradise
Randy Newman
January 17, 1983
Full of Fire
Al Green
February 28, 1976
The Trouble with Being Myself
Macy Gray
April 28, 2003
The Soul Album
Otis Redding
April 20, 1966
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
Janis Joplin
June 10, 1973
Dark Matter
Randy Newman
August 4, 2017
King & Queen
Otis Redding
March 16, 1967
The King of Rock and Roll
Little Richard
October 25, 1971
Nested
Laura Nyro
June 18, 1978
The Essential Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
July 19, 2005
Bloodline Maintenance
Ben Harper
July 22, 2022
The Annie Lennox Collection
Annie Lennox
February 17, 2009
Losing Sleep
Edwyn Collins
September 13, 2010
Return to Zooathalon
Terence Trent D'Arby
March 1, 2013
The Remedy
Boyz II Men
October 25, 2006
He Is the Light
Al Green
August 5, 1985
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Janis Joplin
September 11, 1969
Christmas Interpretations
Boyz II Men
October 5, 1993
Walk the Dog and Light the Light
Laura Nyro
August 17, 1993
Seven
Lisa Stansfield
January 21, 2014
Circus
Lenny Kravitz
September 12, 1995
All Directions
The Temptations
July 27, 1972
Winter Is for Lovers
Ben Harper
October 23, 2020
Emergency on Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
June 14, 1993
Big Love (Simply Red album)
Simply Red
May 29, 2015
Bare
Annie Lennox
June 5, 2003
Pain in My Heart
Otis Redding
March 24, 1964
Hit n Run Phase One
Prince
September 7, 2015
Matters of the Heart (Tracy Chapman album)
Tracy Chapman
April 28, 1992
Al Green's Greatest Hits
Al Green
March 7, 1975
Masterpiece
The Temptations
February 21, 1973
It's Better to Travel
Swing Out Sister
May 11, 1987
Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
November 10, 2003
Lay It Down (Al Green album)
Al Green
May 27, 2008
Symphony or Damn
Terence Trent D'Arby
May 3, 1993
Oxnard
Anderson .Paak
November 16, 2018
Get Happy!!
Elvis Costello
February 15, 1980
System
Seal
November 12, 2007
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
January 31, 1972
Where You Live
Tracy Chapman
September 13, 2005
Trust in God
Al Green
July 3, 1984
The Rise of the Zugebrian Time Lords
Terence Trent D'Arby
October 9, 2015
There It Is
James Brown
June 9, 1972
The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland
The Supremes
January 23, 1967
The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
The Temptations
July 17, 1967
Covered
Macy Gray
March 26, 2012
The Jacksons
The Jacksons
November 5, 1976
Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio
April 11, 2011
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
March 21, 1997
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
The Supremes
November 8, 1968
Human Being
Seal
November 16, 1998
White Christmas
Al Green
December 31, 1983
The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding
June 15, 1968
Symphonica in Rosso – Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
Simply Red
November 23, 2018
Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology
Otis Redding
August 18, 1998
The Second Coming
Little Richard
September 25, 1972
Truth n' Time
Al Green
December 26, 1978
Livin' for You
Al Green
December 6, 1973
Blues on the Bayou
B. B. King
October 20, 1998
Amy Winehouse at the BBC
Amy Winehouse
November 13, 2012
The Id
Macy Gray
September 17, 2001
In the Name of Love
Earth, Wind & Fire
July 22, 1997
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)
James Brown
March 3, 1966
The Belle Album
Al Green
December 6, 1977
That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire
March 3, 1975
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
May 21, 1971
Completely Well
B. B. King
December 5, 1969
Looking Back
Stevie Wonder
November 30, 1977
Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow
T. Rex
March 1, 1974
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
March 3, 1971
Sky's the Limit
The Temptations
April 22, 1971
Hotter than July
Stevie Wonder
September 29, 1980
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Otis Redding
March 5, 1965
Get on the Good Foot
James Brown
November 20, 1972
Congregation
The Afghan Whigs
January 31, 1992
Michael
Michael Jackson
December 10, 2010
Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye
November 8, 1982
Solid Rock
The Temptations
January 11, 1972
The River in Reverse
Elvis Costello
June 6, 2006
Prometheus & Pandora
Terence Trent D'Arby
October 13, 2017
Bodyheat
James Brown
December 2, 1976
The Popcorn
James Brown
August 2, 1969
Where I'm Coming From
Stevie Wonder
April 9, 1971
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Amy Winehouse
December 2, 2011
Lungs
Florence And The Machine
July 3, 2009
The Temptations Sing Smokey
The Temptations
March 22, 1965
With a Song in My Heart
Stevie Wonder
December 28, 1963
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 23, 1978
The Way (Macy Gray album)
Macy Gray
October 7, 2014
I Know Nigo!
Pharrell Williams
March 25, 2022
I'm Still in Love with You
Al Green
October 23, 1972
James Brown Plays the Real Thing
James Brown
June 8, 1967
Sign o' the Times
Prince
March 30, 1987
The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb
The Supremes
November 9, 1972
Home (Simply Red album)
Simply Red
March 24, 2003
The Rill Thing
Little Richard
August 10, 1970
Synkronized
Jamiroquai
June 8, 1999
Just as I Am (Bill Withers album)
Bill Withers
May 1, 1971
Maybe Tomorrow
The Jackson 5
April 12, 1971
Travelling Without Moving
Jamiroquai
August 28, 1996
Still Bill
Bill Withers
May 8, 1972
The Temptations Do The Temptations
The Temptations
August 16, 1976
Wings of Love
The Temptations
March 10, 1976
Ventura
Anderson .Paak
April 12, 2019
Lookin' Through the Windows
The Jackson 5
May 17, 1972
Rock Dust Light Star
Jamiroquai
November 1, 2010
Back on the Right Track
Sly And The Family Stone
October 9, 1979
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
August 3, 1973
A Time to Love
Stevie Wonder
September 27, 2005
The Moment
Lisa Stansfield
September 27, 2004
Our Bright Future
Tracy Chapman
November 11, 2008
II
Boyz II Men
August 30, 1994
Al Green Explores Your Mind
Al Green
October 29, 1974
Pandora's PlayHouse
Terence Trent D'Arby
March 15, 2021
From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis Presley
May 16, 1976
Eivets Rednow
Stevie Wonder
November 20, 1968
Al Green Gets Next to You
Al Green
March 28, 1971
Twenty Four Seven
Tina Turner
October 28, 1999
James Brown Sings Raw Soul
James Brown
March 8, 1967
50 (album)
Rick Astley
June 10, 2016
Nazz Nazz
Nazz
April 7, 1969
Aretha Arrives
Aretha Franklin
August 4, 1967
Aretha (1980 album)
Aretha Franklin
September 30, 1980
The Lord Will Make a Way
Al Green
January 16, 1980
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
August 13, 1962
Tina Live in Europe
Tina Turner
March 21, 1988
The Sellout
Macy Gray
June 22, 2010
Merry Christmas, Baby
Rod Stewart
October 30, 2012
Back Up Train
Al Green
March 21, 1967
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
December 15, 1978
Older (George Michael album)
George Michael
May 13, 1996
The Supremes (1975 album)
The Supremes
May 27, 1975
All 'n All
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 21, 1977
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs
James Brown
November 9, 1966
Diamond Dogs
David Bowie
May 24, 1974
Covered: Winter
Boyz II Men
December 22, 2010
1990
The Temptations
December 7, 1973
In the Groove
Marvin Gaye
August 26, 1968
Gonna Take a Miracle
Laura Nyro
November 17, 1971
Farewell Song
Janis Joplin
February 15, 1982
Puzzle People
The Temptations
September 23, 1969
Collide
Boyz II Men
October 21, 2014
Originals (Prince album)
Prince
June 7, 2019