En İyi R&B Performansı Grammy Ödülü
Kazananlar ve adaylar

| Yıl | Sanatçı(lar) | Çalışma | Adaylar | Ref>  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1959 | The Champs | "Tequila" |  Harry Belafonte for Belafonte Sings the Blues  Nat King Cole – "Looking Back"  Perez Prado – "Patricia"  Earl Grant – "The End" |  |
| 1960 | Dinah Washington | "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" |  Elvis Presley – "A Big Hunk o' Love"  The Coasters – "Charlie Brown"  Jesse Belvin – "Guess Who"  Nat King Cole – "Midnight Flyer" |  |
| 1961 | Ray Charles | "Let the Good Times Roll" |  Etta James – "All I Could Do Was Cry"  Hank Ballard – "Finger Poppin' Time"  Muddy Waters – "Got My Mojo Working"  Jackie Wilson – "Lonely Teardrops"  LaVerne Baker – "Shake a Hand"  John Lee Hooker for Travelin'  Bo Diddley – "Walkin' and Talkin'" |  |
| 1962 | Ray Charles | "Hit the Road Jack" |  Ernie K-Doe – "Mother-in-Law"  Etta James – "The Fool That I Am"  Jimmy Reed – "Bright Lights, Big City"  Laverne Baker – "Saved" |  |
| 1963 | Ray Charles | "I Can't Stop Loving You" |  B. Bumble and the Stingers – "Nut Rocker"  Bobby Darin – "What'd I Say"  Little Eva – "The Loco-Motion"  Mel Torme – "Comin' Home Baby"  Sam Cooke – "Bring It On Home to Me" |  |
| 1964 | Ray Charles | "Busted" |  Barbara Lewis – "Hello Stranger"  Lenny Welch – "Since I Fell for You'  Little Johnny Taylor – "Part Time Love"  Major Lance – "Hey Little Girl"  Martha and the Vandellas – "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"  Sam Cooke – "Frankie and Johnny" |  |
| 1965 | Nancy Wilson | "How Glad I Am" |  Sam Cooke – "Good Times"  The Impressions for Keep on Pushing  The Supremes – "Baby Love"  Dionne Warwick – "Walk On By"  Joe Tex – "Hold What You've Got" |  |
| 1966 | James Brown | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" |  Sam Cooke – "Shake"  The Temptations – "My Girl"  Wilson Pickett – "In the Midnight Hour"  Jr. Walker and The All-Stars – "Shotgun" |  |
| 1967 | Ray Charles | "Crying Time" |  James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World  Lou Rawls - Love Is a Hurtin' Thing  Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman  Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything's Alright) |  |
| 1968 | Aretha Franklin | "Respect" |  Joe Tex – "Skinny Legs and All"  Lou Rawls – "Dead End Street"  Otis Redding – "Try a Little Tenderness"  Sam & Dave – "Soul Man" |  |
| 2012 | Corinne Bailey Rae | "Is This Love" |  Marsha Ambrosius – "Far Away"  Ledisi – "Pieces of Me"  Kelly Price & Stokley – "Not My Daddy"  Charlie Wilson – "You Are" |  |
| 2013 | Usher | "Climax" |  Estelle – "Thank You"  Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi – "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)"  Luke James – "I Want You"  Miguel – "Adorn" |  |
| 2014 | Snarky Puppy featuring Lalah Hathaway | "Something" |  Tamar Braxton – "Love and War"  Anthony Hamilton – "Best of Me"  Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip – "Nakamarra" Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar – "How Many Drinks?" |  |
| 2015 | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | "Drunk in Love" |  Chris Brown featuring Usher ve Rick Ross – "New Flame"  Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly – "It's Your World"  Ledisi – "Like This"  Usher – "Good Kisser" |  |
| 2016 | The Weeknd | "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" |  Tamar Braxton – "If I Don't Have You"  Andra Day – "Rise Up"  Hiatus Kaiyote – "Breathing Underwater"  Jeremih featuring J. Cole – "Planes" |  |
| 2017 | Solange | "Cranes in the Sky" |  BJ the Chicago Kid – "Turnin' Me Up"  Ro James – "Permission"  Musiq Soulchild – "I Do"  Rihanna – "Needed Me" |  |
| 2018 | Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like" |  Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis – "Get You"  Kehlani – "Distraction"  Ledisi – "High"  SZA – "The Weekend" |  |
^[I] Her yıl, o yıl düzenlenen Grammy Ödülleri hakkındaki maddeye bağlantılıdır.
1968 yılında kaldırılan kategorinin son kazananı Aretha Franklin
2012 yılında yeniden tanıtılan kategorinin ilk kazananı Corinne Bailey Rae