Is 80's R&B >>>>>>90's

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

This is the song that birthed the Moonwalk.

 

[satam55]

Can we talk about how (for the most part) trash current r&B is?

I'm still trying to figure out how it died. It's like it tried too hard to compete with rap and somehow for swallowed by the pop machine.

I'm starting to think R&B died because of lack of crossover success. Last night I was going over the #1 hits on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart from 2009-2012. I'm noticing that #1 R&B hits are not having success on the Billboard Hot 100



Examples:

1. Maxwell's "Pretty Wings" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 14 straight weeks but only peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in '09.

2. Trey Songz's "I Invented Sex" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 2 weeks but only peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in '09.

3. Melanie Fiona's "It Kills Me" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 9 straight weeks but only peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2010.

4. Robin Thicke's "Sex Therapy" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 2 weeks but only peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2010.

5. Monica's "Everything to Me" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 7 straight weeks but only peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2010.

6. Trey Songz's "Can't Be Friends" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 13 straight weeks but only peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2010-2011.

7. Jamie Foxx's "Fall for Your Type" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 2 weeks but only peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2011.

8. Miguel's "Sure Thing" was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts but only peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2011.

 

[jdashmaj]

I like 80's r&b more

 

[IllmaticDelta]

More 80s classics

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Truth.

And the 80's...liked R&B more when there were separate styles(Funk, R&B, Soul, etc.)

Funk and Soul are R&B

 

[patscorpio]

my nikka rick james was funk personified..gotdamn genius

 

[IllmaticDelta]

This album came out over a decade ago breh, and she was kinda old to be a debut singer, she had 90's all through her veins.

The talent, melody, positive vibe, soul, emotion, what happened to black music over the last 15 years brehs?

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Maxwell
Dangelo
Jodeci
Mary J
Lauryn

Just to name a few

90s were stacked man and its not even nostalgia.

 

[KOohbt]

60s and 70s were the best with the 90s being in 3rd and the 80s and 00s and looking like the 10s a very distant last. Tbh

 

[Kingshango]

 

[patscorpio]

You're taking me to heaven/ 24/7 you're mine
You've got me going in circles

 

[Gains]

yeah

 

[keond]

The 80s was so cold

 

[HARLEM AL]

Nah I prefer the 90s. More soulful to me. 80s shyt was like skating rank music.

 

[patscorpio]