{"id":87038,"date":"2026-07-23T17:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=87038"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:36:16","slug":"best-rb-and-soul-playlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-rb-and-soul-playlists\/","title":{"rendered":"The best of R&#038;B and soul playlists on Spotify in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">We&#8217;ve gathered the top 10 most-followed R&#038;B and soul playlists on Spotify, as of July 2026.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This list is based on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.chartmetric.com\/playlists\/spotify\">Chartmetric<\/a>, the playlists title and description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1.-RNB-X.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108385 size-full lazyload\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:29px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/37i9dQZF1DX4SBhb3fqCJd\">1. RNB X<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.0 million followers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/37i9dQZF1DX4SBhb3fqCJd?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2.-This-Is-The-Weeknd.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108386 size-full lazyload\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:29px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/37i9dQZF1DX6bnzK9KPvrz\">2. 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