The "R" in "R&B" Stands for Romance Pt. 3

by Angelica Williams

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Here is part three to my list of 100 of my all-time favorite R&B songs!

There will be two more parts to follow in this miniseries, and you can find the first and second parts posted under "Blog" here on turnthepaige.us

Enjoy!

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41. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” — Prince (1979)

42. “Fire & Desire”— Rick James & Teena Marie (1981)

43. “Just Be a Man About It” — Toni Braxton (2000)

44. “Angel” — Anita Baker (1983)

45. “The Beautiful Ones” — Prince (1984)

46. “ICU” — Coco Jones (2022)

47. “Forever Don’t Last” — Jazmine Sullivan (2015)

48. “The Beautiful Ones” — Mariah Carey & Sisqo (Cover) [1997]

49. “Love You Too Much” — Lucky Daye (2019)

50. “Footsteps” — Kehlani & Musiq Soulchild (2019)

51. “Love” — Keisha Cole (2005)

52. “I Can Love You” — Mary J. Blige & Lil’ Kim

53. “U Send Me Swingin’” — Mint Condition (1993)

54. “Roll Some Mo” — Lucky Daye (2019)

55. “John Redcorn” — Sir (2019)

56. “Stingy” — Ginuwine (2002)

57. “Teach Me” — Musiq Soulchild (2009)

58. “Simple” — Coco Jones & Babyface (2022)

59. “Read Your Mind” — Avant (2003)

60. “Getting Late” — Floetry (2003)

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I hope you have enjoyed reading over this list as much as I’ve enjoyed creating and sharing it with you all. Please feel free to share your own list of favorite R&B songs — whether they relate to love, heartbreak, politics, or none of the above — in the comment section.

Shoutout to all my fellow R&B music lovers out there!

Tune in for part four!