UNDERRATED R&B GROUPS OF THE LATE 80s AND EARLY 90s
THE TOP 5s
UNDERRATED R&B GROUPS OF THE LATE 80s AND EARLY 90s
The groups that carried the harmony era and still do not get their flowers.
2026-09-22 · The Urban Rewind
Top 5 Underrated RnB Groups of the Late 80s and Early 90s · watch on YouTube
Short list, big impact.
1
1988
Guy's self-titled debut put Teddy Riley's new jack swing at the center of R&B, blending drum machines with gospel-trained harmony.
2
1990
Tony! Toni! Toné!'s The Revival pushed live instrumentation back into an era leaning hard on programming.
3
1991
Jodeci's Forever My Lady went multi-platinum and made the street-facing side of R&B a commercial format.
4
1991
Hi-Five's "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
5
1992
SWV's It's About Time arrived and set up "Weak," which topped the Hot 100 the following year.
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'Anniversary' was released in 1990 by Tony! Toni! Toné! and became one of the most beloved romantic R&B songs of the year, reaching number one on the R&B chart.
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