Artist	Song
Beyoncé	Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
from I Am... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Mary J. Blige	Be Without You
from The Breakthrough (2005)
Rihanna	Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)
from Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008)
Mariah Carey	We Belong Together
from The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
Usher	Yeah!
from Confessions (2004)
Justin Timberlake	My Love
from FutureSex/LoveSounds (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Alicia Keys	Fallin'
from Songs In A Minor (2001)
Sean Paul	Temperature
from The Trinity (2005)
Janet Jackson	All for You
from All for You (2001)
Akon featuring Eminem	Smack That
from Konvicted (2006)
Keyshia Cole	Let It Go (feat. T.I., Missy Elliott & Young Dro) [Remix]
from Just Like You (2007)
Mario	Let Me Love You
from Turning Point (2004)
Ne-Yo	So Sick
from In My Own Words (2006)
Beyoncé	Crazy In Love
from Dangerously In Love (2003)
Robin Thicke	Lost Without U
from The Evolution of Robin Thicke (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Trey Songz	Say Aah (feat. Fabolous)
from Ready (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Joe	I Wanna Know
from Joe: Greatest Hits (2008)
Usher	Love In This Club
from Here I Stand (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Maxwell	Pretty Wings
from BLACKsummers'night (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Common & Erykah Badu	Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) [Longer Version]
from Go! - Common Classics (2010)
Aaliyah	Rock the Boat
from Aaliyah (2001)
Justin Timberlake	Rock Your Body
from Justified (2002)
Chris Brown	Run It!
from Chris Brown (2005)
Beyoncé	Check On It
from Check On It (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug) [Remixes] - EP (2006)
Ciara	One, Two Step
from Goodies (2004)
Avant	Separated
from My Thoughts (2000)
Mary J. Blige	Family Affair
from No More Drama (2002)
John Legend	Ordinary People
from Get Lifted (2004)
Ginuwine	Differences
from Ginuwine: Greatest Hits (2006)
Ashanti	Foolish
from Ashanti (2002)
Jagged Edge	Let's Get Married
from Jagged Edge: The Hits (2006)
T-Pain featuring Yung Joc	Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')
from Epiphany (Deluxe Version) (2007)
Alicia Keys	No One
from As I Am (2007)
Justin Timberlake	SexyBack
from FutureSex/LoveSounds (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Ne-Yo	Sexy Love
from In My Own Words (2006)
R. Kelly	Ignition
from Chocolate Factory (2002)
Jamie Foxx	Blame It
from Intuition (2008)
Beyoncé	Irreplaceable
from B'Day (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
Usher & Alicia Keys	My Boo
from Confessions (2004)
Sisqó	Thong Song
from Unleash the Dragon (1999)
Donell Jones	Where I Wanna Be
from The Best of Donell Jones (2007)
Luther Vandross	Dance With My Father
from The Ultimate Luther Vandross (2006)
Monica	So Gone
from After the Storm (2002)
Akon	Don't Matter
from Konvicted (2006)
The-Dream	I Luv Your Girl
from Lovehate (2007)
Aaliyah	Try Again
from Aaliyah (2001)
B2K & P. Diddy	Bump, Bump, Bump (B2K and P. Diddy)
from B2K: Greatest Hits (2004)
Fantasia	When I See U
from Fantasia (2006)
Rihanna	SOS
from A Girl Like Me (2006)
Justin Timberlake	Cry Me a River
from Justified (2002)
Mariah Carey	Touch My Body
from E=MC² (2008)
D'Angelo	Untitled (How Does It Feel) [Edit]
from Ultimate D'Angelo (2008)
112	Peaches & Cream (feat. P. Diddy)
from Bad Boy's R&B Hits (2005)
Cassie	Me & U
from Cassie (2006)
Robin Thicke	Sex Therapy
from Sex Therapy: The Experience (2009)
Mario Winans Featuring Enya & P. Diddy	I Don't Wanna Know
from Hurt No More (2005)
R. Kelly	Step In the Name of Love
from Chocolate Factory (2002)
J. Holiday	Bed
from Back of My Lac' (2007)
Jagged Edge	Where the Party At
from Jagged Edge: The Hits (2006)
Usher	U Got It Bad
from 8701 (2001)
Jazmine Sullivan	Need U Bad
from Fearless (2008)
Kelis	Milkshake
from The Hits (2008)
Mariah Carey	Shake It Off
from The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
Trey Songz	Can't Help But Wait
from Trey Day (Bonus Track Version) (2007)
Keyshia Cole	Heaven Sent
from Just Like You (2007)
Truth Hurts	Addictive
from Love's In Need of Love (2008)
Destiny's Child	Lose My Breath
from Destiny Fulfilled (2004)
Raphael Saadiq	Never Give You Up
from The Way I See It (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo	Knock You Down
from In a Perfect World... (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne	You
from Street Love (2007)
Pleasure P	Boyfriend #2
from The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Alicia Keys	If I Ain't Got You
from The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003)
Amerie	1 Thing
from Touch (2005)
Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule	I'm Real
from J. Lo (2001)
Jeremih	Birthday Sex
from Jeremih (2009)

Comment:

In the first decade of the 21st century, amid the wizardly exploits of Harry Potter and the Darwinism-gone-wild of Survivor, R&B brought a brand new batch of beats to the table while keeping the core values of soul, spirit, and sensuality front and center. The ladies leaped to the forefront with a vengeance, whether playing it sassy (Beyonce's "Irreplaceable"), sweet (Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"), or sexy (Cassie's "Me & U"). And the fellas flowed with just as much force in the '00s, from Usher living the high life on "Love In This Club" to Luther Vandross leaving us one last hit with the sentimental soul of "Dance With My Father." The fact is, whichever way you turned during that decade, there was always another killer R&B cut coming around the corner. And you'd better believe the best of them are bundled up right here.

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