Original playlist analysis by PlaylistScaler
A deep neo-soul and R&B selection centered on foundational 1990s artists, with a wider 2000s and contemporary frame in the curator’s concept. Choose it for Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Maxwell, and an extended soulful listen rather than a strictly 1990s-only set.
Inside the playlist
The opening examples point squarely to the genre’s defining voices: Erykah Badu’s “On & On” and “Next Lifetime,” D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” and “Lady,” and Maxwell’s “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” Systemic’s broader brief also reaches into 2000s and contemporary R&B, so it suits listeners who want the 90s foundation in a long, expanded soul collection.
Top genres
- r&b/soul 154 tracks
- contemporary r&b 35 tracks
- pop 24 tracks
- Tracks
- 179
- Playing time
- 14h 7m
- Marked explicit
- 11
- Followers
- 15,626
Measured examples
- On & OnErykah Badu80 BPMEnergy 0.43 / 1
- Brown SugarD'Angelo83 BPMEnergy 0.26 / 1
- Next LifetimeErykah Badu65 BPMEnergy 0.3 / 1
Shazam measurements via artist.tools · retrieved Oct 9, 2026.
Sources & full analysis Checked Oct 9, 2026
- Track entries
- 179
- Distinct tracks
- 179
- Repeated entries
- 0
- Distinct artists
- 99
- Playing time
- 14h 7m · 100% duration coverage
- Explicit flags
- 11 marked explicit · 100% coverage
- Track genre labels
- r&b/soul, contemporary r&b, pop, rock, soul · 98.88% coverage
- Audio measurements
- 128 of 179 distinct tracks · 71.51% coverage
- Follower change
- +31 · Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026
Spotify playlist observations, genre labels via artist.tools. Calculations by PlaylistScaler. How to read this analysis.
Tracklist
All 179 distinct tracks, in playlist order as of Oct 9, 2026.
- On & OnErykah Badu
- Brown SugarD'Angelo
- Next LifetimeErykah Badu
- LadyD'Angelo
- Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Remastered 2021Maxwell
- A Long WalkJill Scott
- Sumthin' Sumthin' - Remastered 2021Maxwell
- Say YesFloetry
- Ex-FactorMs. Lauryn Hill
- Nothing Even Matters (feat. D'Angelo)Ms. Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo
- The WayJill Scott
- Other Side Of The GameErykah Badu
- Tell MeGroove Theory
- HalfcrazyMusiq Soulchild
- So Into YouTamia
- Killing Me Softly With His SongFugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill
- You Got MeThe Roots, Tariq Trotter, Erykah Badu
- Bag LadyErykah Badu
- Didn't Cha KnowErykah Badu
- Any Time, Any PlaceJanet Jackson
- LoveMusiq Soulchild
- Spend My Life With YouEric Benét, Kevin "K.D." Davis
- CharleneAnthony Hamilton
- Window SeatErykah Badu
- Brown SkinIndia.Arie
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- sobeautifulMusiq Soulchild
- Love CallsKem
- Wish I Didn't Miss YouAngie Stone
- Sweet LadyTyrese
- Doo Wop (That Thing)Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)Mint Condition
- That's The Way Love GoesJanet Jackson
- I Wanna Be DownBrandy
- Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - (I Love You Baby)Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Just Friends (Sunny)Musiq Soulchild
- No More Rain (In This Cloud)Angie Stone
- He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)Jill Scott
- Find A WayDwele
- Cruisin'D'Angelo
- Untitled (How Does It Feel)D'Angelo
- At Your Best (You Are Love)Aaliyah
- Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of MineD'Angelo
- VideoIndia.Arie
- AppletreeErykah Badu
- Send It OnD'Angelo
- Faded PicturesCase, Joe
- Real LoveMary J. Blige
- Pretty Wings - uncutMaxwell
- More Than A Woman (feat. Calvin)Angie Stone, Calvin Richardson
- CreepTLC
- Before I Let You GoBlackstreet
- GoldenJill Scott
- Back In The DayErykah Badu
- RainSWV
- Tell HimMs. Lauryn Hill
- If You Love MeBrownstone
- AlrightLedisi
- Don't You Forget ItGlenn Lewis
- The Point Of It AllAnthony Hamilton
- Cupid112
- I Can't Stop Loving YouKem
- MakedaLes Nubians
- For RealAmel Larrieux
- CloserGoapele
- WeakSWV
- Soul SistaBilal
- Lifetime - 2021 RemasterMaxwell
- Can We TalkTevin Campbell
- Bad Habits - uncutMaxwell
- Freak Like MeAdina Howard
- Come CloseCommon, Mary J. Blige
- Dance TonightLucy Pearl
- Be HereRaphael Saadiq, D'Angelo
- You Don't Know My NameAlicia Keys
- All The Things (Your Man Won't Do)Joe
- No Ordinary LoveSade
- AnniversaryTony! Toni! Toné!
- This Woman's Work - 2021 RemasterMaxwell
- U Send Me Swingin'Mint Condition
- Mary Jane (All Night Long)Mary J. Blige
- Nite and DayAl B. Sure!
- BrothaAngie Stone
- Got 'Til It's GoneJanet Jackson, Q-Tip, Joni Mitchell
- WhenJane McNealy, Mel Carter
- TwistedKeith Sweat
- YouRaheem DeVaughn
- Get UpAmel Larrieux
- Ah YeahRobert Glasper, Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele
- Cranes in the SkySolange
- U Know What's Up (feat. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)Donell Jones, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
- Who Can I Run ToXscape
- Return of the MackMark Morrison
- Orange MoonErykah Badu
- WaterfallsTLC
- I Think I Love YouDwele
- 4 Leaf CloverErykah Badu
- Can You Stand The RainNew Edition
- When I'm in Your ArmsCleo Sol
- FloeticFloetry
- I'll Make Love To YouBoyz II Men
- SensitivityRalph Tresvant
- Where I Wanna BeDonell Jones
- Knockin' da BootsH-Town
- Mary Go RoundMusiq Soulchild, Osunlade
- Summer RainCarl Thomas
- Guess Who Loves You MoreRaheem DeVaughn
- Getting LateFloetry
- Can't Let GoAnthony Hamilton
- Gettin' In the WayJill Scott
- Georgy Porgy (feat. Faith Evans)Eric Benét, Faith Evans
- YouJesse Powell, Gerald Albright
- Forever My LadyJodeci
- For YouKenny Lattimore
- Back At OneBrian McKnight
- Missing YouCase
- teachmeMusiq Soulchild
- Cross My MindJill Scott
- FortunateMaxwell
- Emotional RollercoasterVivian Green
- Comin' from Where I'm From - Radio MixAnthony Hamilton
- Far AwayKindred The Family Soul
- Really LoveD'Angelo
- MusicLeela James
- Knocks Me Off My FeetDonell Jones
- If I Have My WayChrisette Michele
- Remember the TimeMichael Jackson
- What Is Love?Vivian Green
- Whatever You WantTony! Toni! Toné!
- End Of The RoadBoyz II Men
- You Used to Love MeFaith Evans
- You Remind MeMary J. Blige
- The Sweetest Thing (feat. Lauryn Hill) - From the New Line Cinema film "Love Jones"Refugee Camp All-Stars, Ms. Lauryn Hill
- My LifeMary J. Blige
- Love Like ThisFaith Evans
- SometimesErykah Badu
- Soon as I Get HomeFaith Evans
- When It Hurts so BadMs. Lauryn Hill
- I WishCarl Thomas
- PoisonBell Biv DeVoe
- I'm So Into YouSWV
- When We Get ByD'Angelo
- Back & ForthAaliyah
- Don't Walk AwayJade
- Spend The NightRahsaan Patterson
- Time's A WastinErykah Badu
- Diggin' On YouTLC
- Freak MeSilk
- What Kind Of Man Would I BeMint Condition
- Get to Know Ya - 2021 RemasterMaxwell
- Epiphany (I'm Leaving)Chrisette Michele
- Nobody (feat. Athena Cage)Keith Sweat, Athena Cage
- Where Would I Be (The Question)Kindred The Family Soul
- Forever, For Always, For LoveLalah Hathaway
- Nice & Slow - Radio VersionUSHER
- StarsKindred The Family Soul
- You Make Me Wanna...USHER
- This Is How We Do ItMontell Jordan, Wino
- I Like The WayHi-Five
- Another Sad Love SongToni Braxton
- Best of MeAnthony Hamilton
- My Little SecretXscape
- Feenin'Jodeci
- Ready Or NotAfter 7
- Get It Together702
- BabyBrandy
- Heard It All BeforeSunshine Anderson
- ButterfliesMichael Jackson
- Right Here - Human Nature Radio MixSWV
- One Sweet DayMariah Carey, Boyz II Men
- FantasyMariah Carey
- To Zion (feat. Carlos Santana)Ms. Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana
- Share My LifeKem
- ...& OnErykah Badu
- So AnxiousGinuwine
- Say My NameDestiny's Child
- Green EyesErykah Badu
- Fool of MeMeshell Ndegeocello
- EverythingMary J. Blige
- We Gonna Take U Back (Lude) / Don't Leave MeBlackstreet
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