2023 Adult R&B Year-End Rankdown (Winner Revealed!)

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #47

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{Movement}Fire : 29 ⬆️
Mayman : 36
singingrulebritannia : 37
beyoncelover : 37
wrip : 42
jtd Thee Stallion : 39
Soulsista : 41
.indulgecountry : 42
wheatsquares33 : 38
samo🦕 : 42
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 44
emerald : 42
Leo ✔ : 39
BB🌕 : 40
• Господин Умљеновић • : 42
Kanenrá:ke : 43
wavey. : 43
#LisaRinna : 46
Troublemaker : 46
HamedM1 💔 : 47

Highest Rank: #11
Lowest Rank: #48
SD: 18th-Lowest

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47. Sentury - "Say That"

Points: 315
Avg: 36
St. Dev: 10.41 (18th-Lowest)

Fire : 11
Leo ✔ : 19
wheatsquares33 : 19

jtd Thee Stallion : 26
Kanenrá:ke : 27
emerald : 30

beyoncelover : 33
singingrulebritannia : 36
.indulgecountry : 37
Soulsista : 37
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 38

SHOOTER : 42
wavey. : 42
wrip : 42
#LisaRinna : 43
Troublemaker : 44
• Господин Умљеновић • : 44
samo🦕 : 45
Mayman : 46
HamedM1 💔 : 47
BB🌕 : 48

Manipulating the strong bass of R&B, the cool tones of jazz, and the explosive animation of Pop, Sentury has taken music to another level. The members of Sentury have come together for one purpose, and that is to please the ear with their unique harmonies and captivate audiences with an unforgettable and dignified performance. Their stage presence has magnified audiences from coast to coast. The energy of Sentury is a signature within itself and everything they offer is something each and every individual can appreciate. Music is a gift for the ear and the soul so allow CJ, Leo, AJ, and Rico to upgrade you to the next Sentury! ~ Sentury's bio

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #46

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{Movement}Fire : 19 ⬆️
Mayman : 30
singingrulebritannia : 36
beyoncelover : 33
wrip : 35
jtd Thee Stallion : 41
Soulsista : 46
.indulgecountry : 46
wheatsquares33 : 47
samo🦕 : 47
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 46
emerald : 45
Leo ✔ : 46
BB🌕 : 47
• Господин Умљеновић • : 48
Kanenrá:ke : 46
wavey. : 47
#LisaRinna : 47
Troublemaker : 45
HamedM1 💔 : 46

Highest Rank: #4
Lowest Rank: #50 (x2)
SD: 7th-Highest

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46. Tank feat. Chris Brown - "See Through Love"

Points: 323
Avg: 35.62
St. Dev: 14.73 (7th-Highest)

Fire : 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 6

beyoncelover : 13
Kanenrá:ke : 19

Troublemaker : 22
#LisaRinna : 25

• Господин Умљеновић • : 35
.indulgecountry : 38
SHOOTER : 38
wavey. : 38

Leo ✔ : 42
emerald : 42
wheatsquares33 : 44
singingrulebritannia : 45
BB🌕 : 46
wrip : 46
Mayman : 47
HamedM1 💔 : 49
samo🦕 : 49
jtd Thee Stallion : 50
Soulsista : 50

See Through Love became Tank's eighth #1 on Adult R&B and helped him become the first male R&B artist to earn four #1s from a single album (R&B Money). Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album holds the same record by a female artist.

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Isley Brothers are legends no doubting that....but this was kind of forgettable to me.

on the flip side of the coin, Sentury had a vibe to them that was interesting to me. Not sure it'll stick with me long term but I had to appreciate that flicker of interest.

[Kanenrá:ke]

I have to believe that Tank got tanked because of CB on the track? Because this was so very nice and smooth. I tend to forget how much I like him, need to dig into his discography someday.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #45

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{Movement}Fire : 48 ⬆️
Mayman : 48
singingrulebritannia : 48
beyoncelover : 49
wrip : 47
jtd Thee Stallion : 48
Soulsista : 47
.indulgecountry : 48
wheatsquares33 : 46
samo🦕 : 46
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 47
emerald : 47
Leo ✔ : 44
BB🌕 : 45
• Господин Умљеновић • : 45
Kanenrá:ke : 42
wavey. : 42
#LisaRinna : 45
Troublemaker : 47
HamedM1 💔 : 45

Highest Rank: #8
Lowest Rank: #49 (x2)
SD: 25th-Highest

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Feb 7, 2024 22:39:57 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

I have to believe that Tank got tanked because of CB on the track? Because this was so very nice and smooth. I tend to forget how much I like him, need to dig into his discography someday.

I must say most of his albums are pretty strong. He panders with the singles at times but he's a very talented man!

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Feb 7, 2024 22:40:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Feb 7, 2024 22:39:57 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

I have to believe that Tank got tanked because of CB on the track? Because this was so very nice and smooth. I tend to forget how much I like him, need to dig into his discography someday.

I must say most of his albums are pretty strong. He panders with the singles at times but he's a very talented man!

If I were to buy one album to start with is there a standout one?

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45. Alvin Garrett - "'Til I Get Back to You"

Points: 326
Avg: 35.48
St. Dev: 11.34 (25th-Highest)

Leo ✔ : 8

Kanenrá:ke : 14

beyoncelover : 22
• Господин Умљеновић • : 25
emerald : 29
Soulsista : 29
wheatsquares33 : 29

BB🌕 : 34
HamedM1 💔 : 34
singingrulebritannia : 37
jtd Thee Stallion : 39
Fire : 39

.indulgecountry : 40
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 42
samo🦕 : 44
wrip : 44
Mayman : 45
#LisaRinna : 46
Troublemaker : 47
SHOOTER : 49
wavey. : 49

Alvin Garrett is a singer/songwriter from Birmingham, AL who has written and arranged songs for Joe, Kelly Rowland, Fantasia, Johnny Gill, Ruben Studdard, Noel Gourdin, Jordan Knight, Deitrick Hadden, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, and many others - earning a Grammy nomination, Soul Train Award, Dove Award, and a Stellar Award for his work.

'Til I Get Back to You is his first top-20 hit on Adult R&B; his new album, SFTY, is out now.

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Feb 7, 2024 22:43:23 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Feb 7, 2024 22:40:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

I must say most of his albums are pretty strong. He panders with the singles at times but he's a very talented man!

If I were to buy one album to start with is there a standout one?

Sex, Love & Pain (and the sequel) are his best to me. Start there.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #44

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{Movement}Fire : 33 ⬆️
Mayman : 39
singingrulebritannia : 40
beyoncelover : 49
wrip : 43
jtd Thee Stallion : 37
Soulsista : 35
.indulgecountry : 35
wheatsquares33 : 36
samo🦕 : 34
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 34
emerald : 33
Leo ✔ : 34
BB🌕 : 34
• Господин Умљеновић • : 37
Kanenrá:ke : 38
wavey. : 39
#LisaRinna : 41
Troublemaker : 43
HamedM1 💔 : 44

Highest Rank: #15
Lowest Rank: #49
SD: 25th-Lowest

[Kanenrá:ke]

Feb 7, 2024 22:46:17 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Dang this was a great discovery. :(

Feb 7, 2024 22:47:05 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Feb 7, 2024 22:43:23 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

If I were to buy one album to start with is there a standout one?

Sex, Love & Pain (and the sequel) are his best to me. Start there.

Yes sir!

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44. MAJOR. - "Baby Will You Love Me"

Points: 333
Avg: 35.14
St. Dev: 11.05 (25th-Lowest)

Fire : 15

jtd Thee Stallion : 20
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 20

Soulsista : 21
Leo ✔ : 23
.indulgecountry : 25
samo🦕 : 26
beyoncelover : 27

wheatsquares33 : 38
Troublemaker : 39
Mayman : 39

emerald : 40
singingrulebritannia : 42
wrip : 43
HamedM1 💔 : 44
Kanenrá:ke : 44
wavey. : 44
BB🌕 : 45
SHOOTER : 47
• Господин Умљеновић • : 47
#LisaRinna : 49

It took six years but MAJOR. finally earned a second hit on the Adult R&B chart. His 2017 single, Why I Love You, peaked at #5 and is certified Platinum.

[Kanenrá:ke]

I actually like the production and melody, but the chorus annoys me. Enough to get it tanked to my bottom 10.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #43

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{Movement}Fire : 42 ⬇️
Mayman : 44
singingrulebritannia : 46
beyoncelover : 41
wrip : 39
jtd Thee Stallion : 43
Soulsista : 42
.indulgecountry : 43
wheatsquares33 : 44
samo🦕 : 45
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 45
emerald : 46
Leo ✔ : 47
BB🌕 : 46
• Господин Умљеновић • : 44
Kanenrá:ke : 45
wavey. : 45
#LisaRinna : 42
Troublemaker : 44
HamedM1 💔 : 43

Highest Rank: #14
Lowest Rank: #48
SD: 17th-Lowest

[Kanenrá:ke]

I'm heading to sleep, glad to be here for the start, hope I can time it right to be here for more of the reveals!

Also this next song (if I'm reading the gif clue right) is robbed, deserved better.

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43. J. Brown - "My Whole Heart"

Points: 335
Avg: 35.05
St. Dev: 10.38 (15th-Lowest)

beyoncelover : 14
• Господин Умљеновић • : 15
#LisaRinna : 19

Kanenrá:ke : 23
Soulsista : 24
wrip : 29

BB🌕 : 33
.indulgecountry : 36
Fire : 36
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 37
HamedM1 💔 : 39
samo🦕 : 39
SHOOTER : 40

Troublemaker : 41
wheatsquares33 : 42
Mayman : 43
wavey. : 43
singingrulebritannia : 44
jtd Thee Stallion : 44
Leo ✔ : 47
emerald : 48

Despite not having a big constituency on Pulse, in real life, My Whole Heart became J. Brown's sixth top-10 hit on Adult R&B and his first to hit #1.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #42

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{Movement}Fire : 45 ⬇️
Mayman : 46
singingrulebritannia : 43
beyoncelover : 43
wrip : 38
jtd Thee Stallion : 42
Soulsista : 38
.indulgecountry : 40
wheatsquares33 : 42
samo🦕 : 41
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 40
emerald : 44
Leo ✔ : 45
BB🌕 : 44
• Господин Умљеновић • : 45
Kanenrá:ke : 44
wavey. : 44
#LisaRinna : 44
Troublemaker : 41
HamedM1 💔 : 42

Highest Rank: #9
Lowest Rank: #49
SD: 23rd-Highest

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42. Danny Boy - "This Song"

Points: 344
Avg: 34.62
St. Dev: 11.45 (23rd-Highest)

Kanenrá:ke : 9

Soulsista : 19
Troublemaker : 20
wrip : 20

beyoncelover : 23
samo🦕 : 27

BB🌕 : 30
singingrulebritannia : 33
#LisaRinna : 34
.indulgecountry : 35
Fire : 35
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 35

SHOOTER : 41
jtd Thee Stallion : 43
• Господин Умљеновић • : 43
wheatsquares33 : 43
HamedM1 💔 : 46
wavey. : 46
Leo ✔ : 48
Mayman : 48
emerald : 49

27 years after his failed stint with Death Row, Danny Boy finally earned a top-10 hit with This Song, the first single from his sophomore album - Black Heart - out now.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #41

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{Movement}Fire : 47 ⬇️
Mayman : 45
singingrulebritannia : 39
beyoncelover : 42
wrip : 40
jtd Thee Stallion : 45
Soulsista : 43
.indulgecountry : 38
wheatsquares33 : 39
samo🦕 : 40
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 41
emerald : 36
Leo ✔ : 42
BB🌕 : 41
• Господин Умљеновић • : 41
Kanenrá:ke : 40
wavey. : 40
#LisaRinna : 39
Troublemaker : 40
HamedM1 💔 : 41

Highest Rank: #15
Lowest Rank: #49
SD: 11th-Lowest

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41. Tanya Nolan feat. Raheem DeVaughn - "Pace Yourself"

Points: 349
Avg: 34.38
St. Dev: 9.83 (11th-Lowest)

.indulgecountry : 15
singingrulebritannia : 17
Soulsista : 20

• Господин Умљеновић • : 24
emerald : 26
Kanenrá:ke : 28
#LisaRinna : 29

wrip : 31
samo🦕 : 33
BB🌕 : 36
beyoncelover : 38
Fire : 38
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 39
wheatsquares33 : 40

HamedM1 💔 : 41
wavey. : 41
Mayman : 42
SHOOTER : 43
Troublemaker : 46
Leo ✔ : 46
jtd Thee Stallion : 49

Tanya Nolan is a singer/songwriter from Texas who's been self-releasing music since 2019 and has four top-40 Adult R&B hits under her belt to date; Pace Yourself is her highest charting entry to date. When she isn't making and performing music, Tanya is busy planning the expansion of her Aww Better Childcare Center, mentoring younger artists, developing real estate, and spending time with her wife of eight years.

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2023 Adult R&B: Top-40

Always (Daniel Caesar)
As a matter of fact (Babyface)

Back to Love (Robert Glasper feat. SiR & Alex Isley)
Back to Your Place (October London)
Better Thangs (Ciara x Summer Walker)
Bloody Samaritan (Ayra Starr x Kelly Rowland)

CUFF IT (Beyoncé)
Café (Stokley feat. Wale)
Changed (Tamar Braxton)
Come for Me (Alicia Keys feat. Khalid & Lucky Daye)

Don't Think You Ever Loved Me (Tyrese feat. Lenny Kravitz)

Every Night (Macy Gray & The California Jet Club feat. Maino)

Free Mind (Tems)

GLU (Usher)
Good Morning (PJ Morton feat. Susan Carol)

I Need to Know (Ledisi)
I'm Baby (Ambré feat. Jvck James)
ICU (Coco Jones)

Jeopardy: Verbalize (Stokley feat. Snoop Dogg)

Kill Bill (SZA)

Last Night Was Good for My Soul (The Shindellas)
Letters (Monica)
Lift Me Up (Rihanna)
Lipstick Lover (Janelle Monáe)
Look My Way (Kevin Ross)
Love Takes Me Higher (Josh X)
Lucky (Avery*Sunshine)
Lucky (Kenyon Dixon)

Nothing Even Matters (SiR)
Nowhere But Up (Phony Ppl)

Right Back in It (Leela James)

S(EX) [Maeta]
Simple (Babyface x Coco Jones)
Skin Tight (Ravyn Lenae feat. Steve Lacy)
Smoke (Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye)
So Be It (Alex Vaughn)
Special (Lizzo feat. SZA)

Take a Dose (Kenny Lattimore)
The Day (After 7 feat. Stokley)

Waste My Time (Ari Lennox)

Any surprises thus far!?

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #40

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #39

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{Movement}Fire : 44 ⬇️
Mayman : 47
singingrulebritannia : 46
beyoncelover : 48
wrip : 47
jtd Thee Stallion : 47
Soulsista : 49
.indulgecountry : 47
wheatsquares33 : 48
samo🦕 : 48
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 48
emerald : 49
Leo ✔ : 49
BB🌕 : 48
• Господин Умљеновић • : 47
Kanenrá:ke : 47
wavey. : 46
#LisaRinna : 43
Troublemaker : 41
HamedM1 💔 : 39

Highest Rank: #17
Lowest Rank: #50 (x2)
SD: 9th-Lowest

Highest Rank: #17
Lowest Rank: #50 (x2)
SD: 7th-Lowest

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40. Kenny Lattimore - "Take a Dose"

Points: 350
Avg: 34.33
St. Dev: 9.80 (9th-Lowest)

• Господин Умљеновић • : 17
#LisaRinna : 18

Troublemaker : 24
Kanenrá:ke : 24
wavey. : 25
beyoncelover : 28
.indulgecountry : 28
Leo ✔ : 29
SHOOTER : 29

singingrulebritannia : 35
HamedM1 💔 : 36
wrip : 37
BB🌕 : 38
jtd Thee Stallion : 40
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 40

Soulsista : 41
samo🦕 : 42
emerald : 43
Fire : 47
Mayman : 50
wheatsquares33 : 50

26 years after his first, Kenny Lattimore earned a second #1 hit on Adult R&B with Take a Dose, the second single from his latest album Here to Stay. It is his seventh top-10 hit on the format to date.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #39

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{Movement}Fire : 28 ⬆️
Mayman : 34
singingrulebritannia : 38
beyoncelover : 45
wrip : 45
jtd Thee Stallion : 39
Soulsista : 38
.indulgecountry : 41
wheatsquares33 : 38
samo🦕 : 37
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 37
emerald : 37
Leo ✔ : 35
BB🌕 : 36
• Господин Умљеновић • : 35
Kanenrá:ke : 37
wavey. : 38
#LisaRinna : 38
Troublemaker : 38
HamedM1 💔 : 38

Highest Rank: #15
Lowest Rank: #48 (x2)
SD: 20th-Lowest

[wavey.]

Not the clock in the video said ":40"🤭

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39. Josh X - "Love Takes Me Higher"

Points: 366
Avg: 33.57
St. Dev: 10.79 (20th-Lowest)

wheatsquares33 : 15
Leo ✔ : 16
• Господин Умљеновић • : 18

jtd Thee Stallion : 21
Soulsista : 22
Fire : 27
Troublemaker : 29
samo🦕 : 29

HamedM1 💔 : 32
#LisaRinna : 33
emerald : 35
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 36
wrip : 36

Mayman : 40
beyoncelover : 41
Kanenrá:ke : 41
BB🌕 : 44
singingrulebritannia : 47
wavey. : 47
.indulgecountry : 48
SHOOTER : 48

Josh Xantus is a Haitian-American singer/songwriter that got his big industry break writing songs for Fox's Empire and on several of Cardi B's mixtapes. While signed to Epic, he did earn a couple of top-40 hits on Adult R&B but the independent release of Love Takes Me Higher has proven to be his biggest hit yet.

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2023 Adult R&B YE-RD: #38

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{Movement}Fire : 34 ⬆️
Mayman : 37
singingrulebritannia : 42
beyoncelover : 46
wrip : 31
jtd Thee Stallion : 34
Soulsista : 39
.indulgecountry : 37
wheatsquares33 : 41
samo🦕 : 38
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 42
emerald : 37
Leo ✔ : 35
BB🌕 : 36
• Господин Умљеновић • : 36
Kanenrá:ke : 34
wavey. : 34
#LisaRinna : 37
Troublemaker : 38
HamedM1 💔 : 38

Highest Rank: #4
Lowest Rank: #50
SD: 8th-Highest

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38. Rihanna - "Lift Me Up"

Points: 369
Avg: 33.43
St. Dev: 14.62 (8th-Highest)

beyoncelover : 4
Leo ✔ : 5

Kanenrá:ke : 13
Fire : 17

samo🦕 : 22
emerald : 23
.indulgecountry : 24
wrip : 28

Mayman : 36
• Господин Умљеновић • : 36
BB🌕 : 39

Soulsista : 42
HamedM1 💔 : 43
Troublemaker : 45
jtd Thee Stallion : 45
#LisaRinna : 45
wavey. : 45
wheatsquares33 : 45
SHOOTER : 46
singingrulebritannia : 49
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 50

Rihanna's Golden Globe, Grammy, NAACP Image Award and Oscar-nominated song, Lift Me Up, is only her first top-10 hit on Adult R&B. She came closest in 2018 when Wild Thoughts peaked at #13; as a solo act, she never made it past #21 (Take a Bow, 2008).

Congrats to ME for being the first to clear their bottom-10!