Chronological list of the 100 best soul albums ever released, compiled by the editors of Mojo Magazine. Running from the late 1950s through the year 2000, this list gathers together the best work from the greatest soul artists of all time into one convenient rundown, allowing you to browse and discover a diverse collection of this stirring music.
- Artist:Wadada Leo Smith
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- Release Date:May 22, 2012
- Artist:Brian Wilson
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- Release Date:Sep 28, 2004
- Artist:Loretta Lynn
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Apr 27, 2004
- Artist:Kendrick Lamar
- User:9.1
- Release Date:Mar 16, 2015
- Artist:Serge Gainsbourg
- User:8.6
- Release Date:Mar 24, 2009
- Artist:Kendrick Lamar
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Apr 14, 2017
- Artist:Outkast
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- Release Date:Oct 31, 2000
- Artist:D'Angelo
- User:8.7
- Release Date:Dec 15, 2014
- Artist:Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
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- Release Date:Sep 9, 2016
- Artist:Baroness
- User:7.7
- Release Date:Jun 14, 2019
- Artist:Kanye West
- User:9.0
- Release Date:Nov 22, 2010
- Artist:Ali Farka Toure
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Jul 25, 2006
- Artist:Madvillain
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Mar 23, 2004
- Artist:Mount Eerie
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- Release Date:Mar 24, 2017
- Artist:Noname
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Sep 14, 2018
- Artist:Nirvana
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- Release Date:Nov 3, 2009
- Artist:Bob Dylan
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- Release Date:Sep 11, 2001
- Artist:Woody Guthrie
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- Release Date:Aug 25, 2009
- Artist:The Menzingers
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- Release Date:Feb 21, 2012
- Artist:Beyoncé
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- Release Date:Apr 23, 2016
- Artist:Ry Cooder
- User:6.9
- Release Date:Aug 29, 2011
- Artist:Deafheaven
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Jun 11, 2013
- Artist:Tom Waits
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Nov 21, 2006
- Artist:Rolo Tomassi
- User:6.9
- Release Date:Mar 2, 2018
- Artist:Dizzee Rascal
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Jan 20, 2004
- Artist:Leonard Cohen
- User:8.2
- Release Date:Oct 21, 2016
- Artist:Frank Ocean
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Jul 17, 2012
- Artist:Behemoth
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Feb 4, 2014
- Artist:The White Stripes
- User:8.6
- Release Date:Apr 1, 2003
- Artist:Lorde
- User:8.7
- Release Date:Jun 16, 2017
- Artist:Outkast
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Sep 23, 2003
- Artist:Weyes Blood
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Apr 5, 2019
- Artist:The Hotelier
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Feb 25, 2014
- Artist:Kendrick Lamar
- User:9.1
- Release Date:Oct 22, 2012
- Artist:The Streets
- User:7.9
- Release Date:May 18, 2004
- Artist:Little Simz
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Mar 1, 2019
- Artist:Los Super Seven
- User:7.3
- Release Date:Mar 13, 2001
- Artist:Janelle Monáe
- User:8.9
- Release Date:May 18, 2010
- Artist:Jamey Johnson
- User:7.8
- Release Date:Sep 14, 2010
- Artist:The Strokes
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Oct 9, 2001
- Artist:A Tribe Called Quest
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Nov 11, 2016
- Artist:The Field
- User:6.7
- Release Date:Apr 3, 2007
- Artist:Sufjan Stevens
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Jul 5, 2005
- Artist:Sufjan Stevens
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Mar 31, 2015
- Artist:Sleater-Kinney
- User:8.1
- Release Date:Jan 20, 2015
- Artist:The Streets
- User:8.7
- Release Date:Oct 22, 2002
- Artist:Candi Staton
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Feb 24, 2004
- Artist:Tom Waits
- User:8.5
- Release Date:May 7, 2002
- Artist:Arcade Fire
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Sep 14, 2004
- Artist:Architects
- User:8.7
- Release Date:Nov 9, 2018
- Artist:The Bug
- User:6.6
- Release Date:Aug 12, 2008
- Artist:Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
- User:6.2
- Release Date:Apr 2, 2013
- Artist:Big Boi
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Jul 6, 2010
- Artist:Jamila Woods
- User:8.2
- Release Date:May 10, 2019
- Artist:Burial
- User:8.0
- Release Date:Nov 6, 2007
- Artist:Primal Scream
- User:8.7
- Release Date:May 2, 2000
- Artist:Nils Frahm
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Nov 19, 2013
- Artist:My Morning Jacket
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Oct 4, 2005
- Artist:St. Vincent
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Feb 25, 2014
- Artist:Converge
- User:7.7
- Release Date:Nov 3, 2017
- Artist:Ashley Monroe
- User:7.1
- Release Date:Mar 5, 2013
- Artist:Run the Jewels
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Oct 27, 2014
- Artist:Four Tet
- User:8.5
- Release Date:May 6, 2003
- Artist:The Notwist
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Feb 25, 2003
- Artist:The Avalanches
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Nov 6, 2001
- Artist:Robyn
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Oct 26, 2018
- Artist:Creeper
- User:7.5
- Release Date:Mar 24, 2017
- Artist:Bob Dylan
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Aug 29, 2006
- Artist:Napalm Death
- User:7.4
- Release Date:Jan 27, 2015
- Artist:John Cale
- User:8.2
- Release Date:Sep 7, 2004
- Artist:Missy Elliott
- User:8.6
- Release Date:May 15, 2001
- Artist:Jlin
- User:7.1
- Release Date:May 19, 2017
- Artist:Yves Tumor
- User:7.8
- Release Date:Sep 5, 2018
- Artist:Sam Lee
- User:5.4
- Release Date:Mar 16, 2015
- Artist:Steven Wilson
- User:8.7
- Release Date:Mar 3, 2015
- Artist:Vince Staples
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Jun 23, 2017
- Artist:Valerie June
- User:7.9
- Release Date:Mar 10, 2017
- Artist:Plush
- User:7.6
- Release Date:Aug 25, 2008
- Artist:Christine and the Queens
- User:7.7
- Release Date:Sep 21, 2018
- Artist:Kacey Musgraves
- User:8.6
- Release Date:Mar 30, 2018
- Artist:Solange
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Sep 30, 2016
- Artist:Junior Boys
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Sep 21, 2004
- Artist:Solange
- User:7.5
- Release Date:Mar 1, 2019
- Artist:Fiona Apple
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Jun 19, 2012
- Artist:Animal Collective
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Jan 20, 2009
- Artist:Queens of the Stone Age
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Aug 27, 2002
- Artist:Dave
- User:7.6
- Release Date:Mar 8, 2019
- Artist:Isolée
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Jun 6, 2005
- Artist:Ali Farka Toure And Toumani Diabate
- User:8.5
- Release Date:Feb 23, 2010
- Artist:Clipse
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Nov 28, 2006
- Artist:Saigon
- User:8.3
- Release Date:Feb 15, 2011
- Artist:Belle and Sebastian
- User:8.8
- Release Date:May 24, 2005
- Artist:The Shins
- User:8.9
- Release Date:Oct 21, 2003
- Artist:Pernice Brothers
- User:8.4
- Release Date:May 20, 2003
- Artist:Swans
- User:8.7
- Release Date:May 13, 2014
- Artist:Drive-By Truckers
- User:7.9
- Release Date:Sep 30, 2016
- Artist:Lightning Bolt
- User:6.6
- Release Date:Oct 18, 2005
- Artist:Raekwon
- User:8.8
- Release Date:Sep 8, 2009
- Artist:Russian Circles
- User:8.4
- Release Date:Oct 29, 2013