I want to say something along the lines of "I don't like A, I **just** like B"
but am unsure of how to translate the word "just" when used in this way in
English. The first part of the sentence is easy enough, and I know that I can
simplify the expression by saying it as, 「私はAが好きではありません。Bが好きです。」Is there
something I can use in Japanese to convey that nuance?

EDIT: An example sentence that might help explain the usage I'm going for is,
"I'm not a fan of the band, I **just** like being around people."

EDIT2: Forgot that there are separate implications between the two just's that
I have provided. The second one is what I was going for.
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Is there a Japanese equivalent for "just" in this context?
Yeah, you can usually translate _just_ as だけ, and it's placed after what it
marks, instead of before. However, I don't think you can use it in every
possible situation where you'd say _just_ in English.

Your sentence would be:

> 私はAが好きではありません。Bだけが好きです。

The example you added in your edit is a bit more complex. This is how I'd say
it in Japanese, but if you're still beginning I wouldn't try to understand a
sentence like this.

> バンドのファンではありません。人が多いところが好きなだけです。

Edit: for you to understand how だけ works better, let's say it becomes kind of
part of the word it follows. If B had to be followed by が, to say _just B_ you
add だけ after B, and that becomes a new noun, that can be followed by が as
well. You just have to insert it there. Don't think of it as an adverb or try
to compare it to _just_ in English, because it's actually simpler, but may
seem difficult if you try to use it the same way.
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「なのではなく」がおすすめです。

私はAが好きなのではなく、Bが好きなのです。

これに「だけ」を付け足したら、よりBが好きだという事実が強調されます。

私はAが好きなのではなく、Bが好きなだけです。

「、」で区切って続けて書くことで、AとBの対比が強く表現されるので、一続きに書いたほうが、意図は示しやすいと思います。
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