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Best Soul Singers (Rolling Stone)

This list features the best soul singers of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine.

RANK

ARTIST

YEARS ACTIVE

1

Otis Redding

1962–1967

2

Marvin Gaye

1958–1984

3

Sam Cooke

1957–1964

4

Aretha Franklin

1956–2017

5

Ray Charles

1949–2004

6

Al Green

1967–present

7

Stevie Wonder

1961–present

8

James Brown

1956–2006

9

Smokey Robinson

1955–present

10

Luther Vandross

1980–2005


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References

Rolling Stone (2021) Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top 10 R&B/Soul Singers of All Time. Available at: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rolling-stone-readers-pick-the-top-10-rb-soul-singers-of-all-time-16607/1-otis-redding-37065/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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