Soul Records
25 essential soul records, hand-curated on Souldigs — featuring Sinn Sisamouth, Aretha Franklin, Marcos Valle and more, spanning 1965–2026. Every record comes with the story behind it, listening paths, and where to find it.
Sinn Sisamouth
Groove Club Vol. 4
1965 · Soul · Phnom Penh, South East Asia
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Now
1968 · Soul · New York, NY, North America
Marcos Valle
Samba 68
1968 · Soul · Rio de Janeiro, South America
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul
1969 · Soul · Memphis, TN, North America
Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben
1969 · Soul · Rio de Janeiro, South America
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis
1970 · Soul · Chicago, IL, North America
Syl Johnson
Is It Because I'm Black
1970 · Soul · Chicago, IL, North America
Minnie Riperton
Come To My Garden
1970 · Soul · Chicago, IL, North America
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
1971 · Soul · Detroit, MI, North America
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
1971 · Soul · Memphis, TN, North America
Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man
1971 · Soul · New York, NY, North America
Bill Withers
Still Bill
1972 · Soul · Watts, CA, North America
Donny Hathaway
Live
1972 · Soul · Hollywood, CA, North America
Jorge Ben
Ben
1972 · Soul · Rio de Janeiro, South America
Leon Ware
Inside Is Love
1979 · Soul · Los Angeles, CA, North America
Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
1981 · Soul · New York, North America
Sade
Diamond Life
1984 · Soul · London, Europe
Loose Ends
A Little Spice
1984 · Soul · London, Europe
D'Angelo
Brown Sugar
1995 · Soul · Richmond, Virginia, North America
D'Angelo
Voodoo
2000 · Soul · Richmond, VA, North America
Salif Keita
Moffou
2002 · Soul · Bamako, West Africa
Seu Jorge
Cru
2005 · Soul · Rio de Janeiro, South America
Lee Fields
Faithful Man
2012 · Soul · Plainfield, NJ, North America
Fatoumata Diawara
Massa
2026 · Soul · Bamako, West Africa
Jalen Ngonda
Doctrine of Love
2026 · Soul · London, North America