| 100% | OTIS | 4 | “___ Blue” (classic R. & B. album of 1965) |
| 54% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | Classic R&B singer with the 1967 hit "Chain of Fools": 2 wds. |
| 53% | BARBRA | 6 | "My Name Is ___," gold album of 1965 |
| 52% | ETTAJAMES | 9 | R&B singer of Stormy Weather and album At Last! |
| 51% | HER | 3 | R&B singer whose 2021 debut album was "Back of My Mind" |
| 49% | ANGIE | 5 | Stone with the R&B album "The Art of Love & War" |
| 49% | RHYTHM | 6 | __ and blues, or R&B, music style out of the US |
| 49% | CCRIDER | 7 | Classic R & B tune that inspired the "stroll" dance craze |
| 49% | AJA | 3 | Classic Steely Dan album of 1977 |
| 48% | UANDI | 5 | Fifth track on "Forever My Lady", the debut album of R&B quartet "Jodeci" ('91) |
| 48% | NATALIE | 7 | Hit 1976 self-titled R. & B. album |
| 47% | KTEL | 4 | Classic seller of compilation albums |
| 46% | CCRIDER | 7 | Classic R & B song with the repeated lyric "See what you have done" |
| 46% | SHERIDAN | 8 | R B —, author of stage plays The Rivals and The Critic |
| 46% | TEENAMARIE | 10 | R. & B. singer dubbed the Ivory Queen of Soul |
| 46% | STAX | 4 | Classic R&B record label |
| 46% | GAYE | 4 | Classic R&B singer Marvin |
| 45% | OTIS | 4 | Redding of R & B |
| 45% | JOHN | 4 | Legend of R. & B. |
| 45% | AJA | 3 | Classic 1977 album featuring "Deacon Blues" and "Josie" |
| 45% | TEMPTATIONS | 11 | Classic r&b group, with the |
| 44% | ISLEY | 5 | The ___ Brothers of R & B |
| 43% | ETTA | 4 | James with the album "Matriarch of the Blues" |
| 43% | IHEARYOUKNOCKING | 16 | Classic R&B hit about a returning lover |
| 43% | ARETHA | 6 | Self-titled 1986 R & B album |
| 43% | ARETHA | 6 | Hit 1986-87 R & B album |
| 43% | THESTANDARDS | 12 | Grammy-nominated album of classic American pop music by 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | REDDING | 7 | R & B legend Otis who wrote "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" |
| 42% | CARDI | 5 | ___ B, rapper with the 2018 hit album "Invasion of Privacy" |
| 42% | ELO | 3 | Grp. with the 1977 album "Out of the Blue" |