Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2004 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2004, these are the rest of the best soul/r&b tracks of 2004. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2003 and November 30, 2004.

1. Alicia Keys “If I Ain’t Got You” The Diary of Alicia Keys (J-Records)
2. Jill Scott “Bedda At Home” Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (Hidden Beach)
3. Van Hunt “Hello, Goodbye” Van Hunt (Capitol)
4. Cee-Lo “Living Again” Cee-Lo Green…Is the Soul Machine
(La Face/Arista)
5. Raekwon f/Tekitha “Once Upon A Time”
The Lex Diamond Story (Universal)
6. Alicia Keys “So Simple” The Diary of Alicia Keys (J-Records)
7. Jill Scott “Golden” Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds,
Vol. 2 (Hidden Beach)
8. Nelly featuring Jaheim “My Place” Suit (Universal)
9. Kanye West featuring Twista & Jamie Foxx “Slow Jamz” The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)
10. Lloyd Banks featuring Avant “Karma” The Hunger For More (G Unit/Interscope)
11. Raphael Saadiq “Ray Ray Theme” Ray Ray
(Pookie Entertainment)
12. Prince “Call My Name” Musicology (NPG/Columbia)
13. Van Hunt “Dust” Van Hunt (Capitol)
14. Cee-Lo featuring Pharrell “The Art of Noise” Cee-Lo Green…Is the Soul Machine (La Face/Arista)
15. Alicia Keys “If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By” The Diary of Alicia Keys (J-Records)
16. Jill Scott “I’m Not Afraid” Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (Hidden Beach)
17. Mario Winans “I Don’t Wanna Know” Hurt No More (Bad Boy)
18. Van Hunt “Seconds of Pleasure” Van Hunt (Capitol)