Top 100 R&B Songs of 2018 ...Presented by RnBJunkieOfficial



 

 

As the end of 2018 is approaching us, we couldn't let it go without reflecting back on this year's best in R&B music. From Childish Gambino's first #1 Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charting hit respectively "This Is America", Ella Mai's multi-platinum top 5 hit "Boo'd Up" to the debut singles from Queen Naija, Koryn Hawthorne and Porcelan plus the return of Icons Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, En Vogue and Peabo Bryson. We countdown the top 100 R&B songs of 2018...

100 CASE (FEATURING TEDDY RILEY & TANK) - MAKE LOVE

99 AMERIE - CURIOUS

98 JEFFREY OSBORNE - WORTH IT ALL

97 EN VOGUE - REACH 4 ME

96 PEABO BRYSON - ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ME

95 ANDY STOKES - BEST DAY EVER

94 PORTRAIT - IN THE MOMENT

93 FREDDIE JACKSON - WITHOUT YOU

92 SHAWN STOCKMAN (OF BOYZ II MEN) - FEELIN LIL SOM'N

91 JUSSIE SMOLLETT - HA HA (I LOVE YOU)

90 ELLE VARNER - LOVING YOU BLIND

89 BRIAN MCKNIGHT - '42 (GROWN UP TIPSY)

88 VIVIAN GREEN - VIBES

87 TAMIA - IT'S YOURS

86 SEVYN STREETER - YERNIN'

85 RO JAMES - EXCUSE ME

84 ERIC BELLINGER - NOT A LOVE SONG

83 INDIA.ARIE - THAT MAGIC

82 MAJOR. - I'LL KEEP MY FAITH

81 AFTER 7 - IF I

80 MAXWELL - SHAME

79 MARSHA AMBROSIAS - OLD TIMES

78 K. MICHELLE - SAVE ME

77 MARY J. BLIGE - ONLY LOVE

76 ESTELLE - BETTER

75 NE-YO - APOLOGY

74 BRIDGET KELLY - IN THE GREY

73 MARIAH CAREY (FEATURING SLICK RICK & BLOOD ORANGE) - GIVING ME LIFE

72 TONI BRAXTON - FOH

71 LLOYD - CARAMEL

70 SADE - THE BIG UNKNOWN

69 USHER - PEACE SIGN

68 LUKE JAMES - THESE ARMS

67 KELLY ROWLAND - KELLY

66 MACY GRAY - SUGAR DADDY

65 TEYANA TAYLOR - ROSE IN HARLEM

64 MAJOR. - BETTER WITH YOU IN IT

63 PJ MORTON - FIRST BEGAN

62 MYA - DAMAGE

61 PEABO BRYSON - LOVE LIKE YOURS AND MINE

60 MARIAH CAREY - A NO NO

59 LEON BRIDGES - BET AIN'T WORTH THE HAND

58 K. MICHELLE - CRAZY LIKE YOU

57 PORCELAN - LOIS LANE

56 TINK - GET YOU HOME

55 KENNY LATTIMORE - STAY ON YOUR MIND

54 EN VOGUE - ROCKET

53 NAO - ANOTHER LIFETIME

52 LLOYD- EXCITED

51 TAMIA - LEAVE IT SMOKIN'

50 MIGUEL - R.A.N.

49 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN - DON'T COME EASY

48 JUSSIE SMOLLETT - HURT PEOPLE

47 GALLANT - DOESN'T MATTER

46 XSCAPE - MEMORY LANE

45 KEITH SWEAT (FEATURING K-CI) - HOW MANY WAYS

44 SADE - FLOWER OF THE UNIVERSE

43 THE INTERNET - ROLL (BURBANK FUNK)

42 LEON BRIDGES - BAD BAD NEWS

41 FAITH EVANS (FEATURING STEVIE J) - A MINUTE

40 TEYANA TAYLOR - GONNA LOVE ME
39 MARIO - DROWNING

38 MARIAH CAREY - WITH YOU

37 MYA - READY FOR WHATEVER

36 NE-YO - GOOD MAN

35 ELLA MAI (FEATURING H.E.R.) - GUT FEELING

34 CHAKA KHAN - LIKE SUGAR
33 ASHANTI (FEATURING TY DOLLA $IGN) - SAY LESS

32 LEON BRIDGES - BEYOND

31 THE INTERNET - COME OVER

30 CALVIN RICHARDSON - CAN'T LET GO

29 JORJA SMITH (FEATURING STORMZY) - LET ME DOWN

28 KORYN HAWTHORNE (FEATURING ROSHON FEGAN) - WON'T HE DO IT
27 JOHN LEGEND (FEATURING BLOODPOP) – A GOOD NIGHT

26 KEHLANI - AGAIN
25 JACQUEES - YOU

24 KHALID (FEATURING H.E.R.) – THIS WAY

23 SZA – BROKEN CLOCKS
22 JANELLE MONAE – I LIKE THAT

21 TANK (FEATRUNG TREY SONGZ & TY DOLLA $IGN) – WHEN WE (REMIX)

20 H.E.R. (FEATURING BRYSON TILLER) – COULD’VE BEEN

19 JANELLE MONAE – MAKE ME FEEL

18 TORY LANEZ - SHOOTERS
17 LIL DUVAL (FEATURING SNOOP DOGG & BALL GREEZY) – SMILE (LIVIN’ MY BEST LIFE)

16 TONI BRAXTON – LONG AS I LIVE

15 MIGUEL (FEATURING J. COLE & SALAAM REMI) – COME THROUGH AND CHILL (REMIX)

14 JANET JACKSON (FEATURING DADDY YANKEE) – MADE FOR NOW

13 DANIEL CAESAR (FEATURING H.E.R.) – BEST PART
12 QUEEN NAIJA - KARMA

11 CHRIS BROWN - TEMPO

10 CHILDISH GAMBINO – FEELS LIKE SUMMER
9 QUEEN NAIJA - MEDICINE
8 ELLA MAI - TRIP
7 KHALID (FEATURING NORMANI) – LOVE LIES
6 JHENE AIKO (FEATURING RAE SREMMURD) - SATIVA
5 CIARA – LEVEL UP
4 ELLA MAI – BOO’D UP
3 THE WEEKND – CALL OUT MY NAME
2 CHILDISH GAMBINO – THIS IS AMERICA
1 BRUNO MARS (FEATURING CARDI B) - FINESSEE (REMIX)

Interview: Terry Ellis of En Vogue Discuss New Album “Electric Cafe”

Iconic and trendsetting female powerhouse vocal group En Vogue are back with their forthcoming seventh album Electric Cafe which features the current top 10 Adult R&B hit “Rocket”. This is the trio’s first album in 14 years since Soul Flower. I caught up with founding member Terry Ellis to discuss the album, the group’s journey and much more.

Electric Cafe will be available April 6th.

Terrance: Being part of one of the most iconic female groups of our time, what has the journey been like thus far?

Terry Ellis: Well, the journey for En Vogue still to this day has been absolutely amazing. We’ve been blessed with a lot of success and continued success because here we are about to release our forthcoming record titled, Electric Cafe. We’re really looking forward to that and to continue to work. We can now add to this journey one of the monumental achievements thus far our dresses from the “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” and “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” videos inducted into the American Smithsonian Museum and also the African-American Museum Culture in the Smithsonian.

Terrance: Cool. So with that being said you mentioned Electric Cafe, tell me about that project.

Terry Ellis: Electric Cafe is a project initially we started out brainstorming thinking we wanted to go the EDM route which means Electronic Dance Music and then as we were in the process of creating, the record started to morph and kind of take a life of it’s own so you still have the underlying essence of EDM in the record but it’s definitely your classic R&B music and you’re definitely going to get the classic signature En Vogue harmony. It’s very eclectic. Our first single, “Deja Vu” which was basically a release to tell our fans thank you for waiting so patiently for us. It has this bossa nova feel to it. The whole record has this international global R&B vibe to it, that’s what I would call it and we’re really excited about releasing it and we hope you guys like it.

Terrance: You guys performed at the recent CIAA tournament, what was that like?

Terry Ellis: Performing at the CIAA tournament was absolutely so cool because I am proud to say that I am an Alumni of an HBC. I graduated with a degree in Marketing from Prairie View A&M University so it’s really, really cool it took me back to my school days of being at the games and watching all of the HBC schools come together and celebrate you know in the way that we do as black folks. It felt really, really good and I was super excited and we got a chance to sing the National Anthem and we were honored they even asked us to do it so it was a cool experience.

Terrance: Despite line-up changes along the way, En Vogue never disbanded. Why do you think girl groups disappeared?

Terry Ellis: You know I’m not exactly sure why girl groups disappeared because I think we’re all individuals I can only speak for my group. I think at some point in time when you have a group of members together you have different goals and aspirations and you tend to grow apart. It’s unfortunate but it happens and fortunately my group we’ve been able to continue along with continued success and we wish our other group members who will always be my sisters much success in whatever their endeavors are.

Terrance: Do you see a resurgence with girl groups?

Terry Ellis: I think there’s a resurgence because I think girl groups are such a staple in this industry and I don’t think they will ever go away even when you see one girl group go away, you’re going to see another one that’s coming because I think we’re the fabric of music and the music industry and certainly in the African-American culture.

Terrance: The sophomore En Vogue album, Funky Divas, 25 years later. Can you share any interesting stories or fond memory crafting that record?

Terry Ellis: I remember us being so excited that we even had the opportunity to go in the studio and do another record and have a second chance at it, that’s my most fond memory. I remember us sitting down brainstorming and trying to decide you know, what is it that we want to say? How do we want to represent ourselves and how do we want to represent African-American women and what message do we want to put out there and how do we want to uplift? I remember that most that we wanted to be part of uplifting our culture and so that dictated what went into our songs.

Terrance: You then embarked on a solo career with the Southern Gal album. What was that transition like and is that something you would do again?

Terry Ellis: Embarking on a solo career was kind of scary for me actually, not kind of, but really scary because I’m so used to having my support system which are my girls. I mean they still supported me but I just felt weird being out there on my own. But it was cool because once I started to get kind of comfortable I realized, Wow! This is really great being able to make decisions on my own [laughs]. I didn’t have to consult with three other people so that was really cool just being able to say what I had to say and keep it moving. And then I felt like I started to get my sea legs although I love, love, love being with my group that’s really my preference to be honest with you. I just love being in a girl group and maybe it’s because I’m the fifth of five girls so I just love it and maybe one day I will get around to doing another record eventually one of these days but right now En Vogue is my primary focus and it’s enough for me [laughs].

Terrance: With the rise of biopics, will there be one for En Vogue in the near future?

Terry Ellis: Well, never say never. We have been in conversations about that so I’ll just keep it there and we’ll see what happens.

Terrance: Anything you would like to leave for the readers and fans?

Terry Ellis: Everyone who’s tuned into this interview I’m assuming that you’ve been supporters of En Vogue for 28 years and I just want you guys to know how much we really, really appreciate it and that we don’t take it for granted and we’re excited to share new music with you, Electric Cafe. We hope you love it as much as we loved going in the studio to record it and once again thank you so much for all the support.

Upcoming Album: En Vogue - Electric Café

Grammy-nominated and trendsetting powerhouse vocal group En Vogue will be releasing their first album in 14 years Electric Cafe on March 30th. The build awareness about the project they’ve released several singles such as “Deja Vu”, “I’m Good”, “Have a Seat” feat. Snoop Dogg and the most current smash “Rocket”.

TRACKLISTING

1. Blue Skies

2. Déjà Vu

3. Rocket

4. Reach 4 Me

5. Electric Café

6. Life

7. Love the Way

8. Oceans Deep

9. Have a Seat feat. Snoop Dogg

10. I'm Good

11. So Serious

12. Have a Seat (No-Rap Version)

Electric Cafe is available for pre-order

HERE!

New Video: En Vogue - Rocket

Legendary & trendsetting powerhouse vocal group En Vogue has unveiled the visual to their single ‘Rocket’ which is written by Ne-Yo and produced by Curtis ‘Sauce’ Wilson (Brandy, Musiq, K. Michelle).

‘Rocket’ is the latest offering from En Vogue’s forthcoming seventh studio album Electric Cafe via eOne Music.

In April the trio plans to kickstart a 12 date European tour starting the 2nd at Vacar Street in Dublin, Ireland.

Earlier last year I caught up with founding member Terry Ellis in an exclusive interview where she discussed Electric Cafe, the journey of En Vogue and what’s to come.

READ HERE!

New Music: En Vogue - Rocket

Grammy nominated R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue drops the latest offering “Rocket” from their forthcoming seventh LP Electric Cafe scheduled for a March 30th 2018 release.

“Rocket” was written by Ne-Yo who toured with the ladies over the Summer in Australia.

“Ne-Yo is a singer’s songwriter! We’re honored to have the opportunity to put our signature sound on a song from one of the most talented artists and composers today”, says Terry Ellis.

“Rocket” follows the release of the singles “Have A Seat” ft. Snoop Dogg, “I’m Good” and “Deja Vu” by the powerhouse group.

Earlier this year I caught up with Terry Ellis for an exclusive interview (HERE) where she discussed the upcoming En Vogue album Electric Cafe.