Best Alternative R&B Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
137	Blonde - Frank Ocean	2016	86.9	81.8	87	89.4	90.9	96	83	80.4
290	IGOR - Tyler, The Creator	2019	85.5	82.2	85	90.4	89	92.4	83	76.8
302	channel ORANGE - Frank Ocean	2012	85.4	77.6	90	87	87.2	93.8	82	80.4
492	LP! (OFFLINE) - JPEGMAFIA	2021	84.3	79.8	82	89.2	85.5	94.2	79	80.2
550	MAGDALENE - FKA twigs	2019	84	77	88	86.6	87.1	91.8	80	77.2
697	Trilogy - The Weeknd	2012	83.4	79.2	82	88	87.4	88.2	79	80
839	Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator	2017	82.9	78	81	84.8	82.5	89.8	84	80
848	Circles - Mac Miller	2020	82.8	77	82	86.4	86.1	95	77	76.4
868	Lemonade - Beyoncé	2016	82.8	72.2	91	85.6	88	93.6	77	72
884	Currents - Tame Impala	2015	82.7	73.8	83	85.9	86.1	92.4	82	76
913	KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS	2018	82.6	77.4	84	86.3	81.8	89.6	82	77.4
976	House Of Balloons - The Weeknd	2011	82.4	77	79	84.9	85.8	93.4	77	80
1070	Ctrl - SZA	2017	82.2	74.4	83	83.7	87.7	93.6	77	76
1173	M3LL155X - FKA twigs	2015	81.9	76	85	84.8	83.8	89	77	78
1174	Swimming - Mac Miller	2018	81.9	76	77	86.1	86.6	94.8	77	76
1248	All My Heroes Are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA	2019	81.8	76.2	85	84	81.9	91.8	77	76.4
1286	A Seat at the Table - Solange	2016	81.7	73	88	83.1	83.2	91.4	77	76
1315	♡ - Jane Remover	2025	81.6	79.8	76	84.1	81.5	96	74	80
1326	EL MAL QUERER - ROSALÍA	2018	81.6	73.8	86	83.7	87.3	88.4	78	74
1366	RINA - Rina Sawayama	2017	81.5	75.2	85	82.9	83.4	91.4	76	76.8
1387	how i'm feeling now - Charli XCX	2020	81.5	76.4	83	84.2	82.5	93.2	77	74
1476	SCRAPYARD - Quadeca	2024	81.3	74.8	90	83.5	80.3	95.2	73	72
1482	Smiling With No Teeth - Genesis Owusu	2021	81.2	75	84	81.7	80.6	92.2	77	78.2
1518	LP1 - FKA twigs	2014	81.2	73.4	85	84	83	88.8	76	78
1544	Lahai - Sampha	2023	81.1	75.4	87	84.9	80.6	92	74	74
1604	SATURATION II - BROCKHAMPTON	2017	81	75	80	83.1	80.7	86.8	82	79.4
1703	Perfect Velvet - Red Velvet	2017	80.8	73.2	80	81.6	86	94	75	76
1709	Popstar - Tinashe	2026	80.8	74.6	84	81	77.9	99.4	74	74.8
1845	SATURATION III - BROCKHAMPTON	2017	80.5	75	79	84	79.8	86.8	82	77.2
1849	EUSEXUA - FKA twigs	2025	80.5	72.2	87	81.9	78.9	94.8	75	74
1864	Pang - Caroline Polachek	2019	80.5	73.8	82	82	83	90.8	78	74
1873	Take Me Apart - Kelela	2017	80.5	74.2	81	84.6	86.3	88.4	75	74
1929	Through The Wall - Rochelle Jordan	2025	80.4	74.2	83	81.4	80	96.6	72	75.4
2006	Process - Sampha	2017	80.2	72.8	83	83.3	82.8	88.6	75	76
2026	The Passionate Ones - Nourished By Time	2025	80.2	74.6	86	80.3	81.2	93.2	71	75
2046	El Madrileño - C. Tangana	2021	80.2	71.8	80	80.2	86.7	94.4	76	72
2066	Fountain Baby - Amaarae	2023	80.1	72.4	87	80	80.5	93.2	73	74.6
2074	Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) - Jai Paul	2019	80.1	74	83	80	82.4	94.2	75	72
2105	Pure Heroine - Lorde	2013	80	73	77	83.1	86.1	91	76	74
2120	Rodeo - Travis Scott	2015	80	77.2	64	86.6	85.9	92.2	80	74
2177	Echoes Of Silence - The Weeknd	2011	79.9	73.6	79	81	77.8	91	77	80
2227	CHROMAKOPIA - Tyler, The Creator	2024	79.8	72.2	83	82.3	79.8	93.4	76	72
2233	MOTOMAMI - ROSALÍA	2022	79.8	70.8	87	81.9	83	92	74	70
2247	Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe	2018	79.8	69.8	87	80.2	83.7	90.8	77	70
2256	Negro Swan - Blood Orange	2018	79.8	72	83	81.5	82.6	91.2	76	72
2367	The OOZ - King Krule	2017	79.6	72.8	78	80.7	83.2	90.2	76	76
2413	NO NOW - Clarence Clarity	2015	79.5	74.4	75	81	81.4	89.2	76	79.4
2422	Submarine - The Marías	2024	79.5	72	77	81	83.5	95.8	73	74
2447	After Hours - The Weeknd	2020	79.4	72	79	82.5	82.6	91.8	74	74
2502	Freudian - Daniel Caesar	2017	79.3	70.4	77	81.5	84.5	95.8	74	72
2513	Man On The Moon: The End Of Day - Kid Cudi	2009	79.3	73.2	72	83.5	82.5	90.8	77	76
2531	Shabrang - Sevdaliza	2020	79.3	71	80	79.4	81.4	93	76	74
2548	Two Star & The Dream Police - Mk.gee	2024	79.2	71.4	83	79	81.9	95.2	72	72
2565	Sincerely, - Kali Uchis	2025	79.2	72.8	81	81.6	81.5	95.4	74	68
2620	new avatar - Kelela	2026	79.1	72	81	79.6	77.4	95.8	74	73.6
2634	Right Place, Wrong Person - RM	2024	79	67.2	90	76.1	85.4	95.6	71	68
2660	to hell with it - PinkPantheress	2021	79	71.4	86	77.4	76.4	94.8	75	72
2680	Trinity - Eartheater	2019	79	73.8	73	81.3	82.3	92.4	74	76
2703	Lifetime - Erika de Casier	2025	78.9	73.2	81	78.6	78.7	95	72	74
2716	The Narcissist II - Dean Blunt	2012	78.9	74.8	76	79.6	79	93	76	74
2721	Erotic Probiotic 2 - Nourished By Time	2023	78.9	73.4	91	78.2	74.3	91.4	72	72
2759	Hallucinogen - Kelela	2015	78.9	72.8	80	82.2	83	88	74	72
2777	EUSEXUA Afterglow - FKA twigs	2025	78.8	74	77	80.5	79.6	95.6	75	70
2788	Raven - Kelela	2023	78.8	72.4	81	79.6	81.1	92.4	71	74
2796	Absolutely - Dijon	2021	78.8	72.6	71	80.9	82.9	96.2	72	75.8
2815	Natural Brown Prom Queen - Sudan Archives	2022	78.7	73.6	82	80.4	79.1	88	74	74
2847	black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy	2025	78.7	73.2	85	80.1	78.7	94.8	71	68
2891	Brat and it's completely different but also still brat - Charli xcx	2024	78.6	69.6	84	76.3	76.8	93.4	78	72
2922	Baby - Dijon	2025	78.5	71	87	77.8	75.9	93	71	74
2957	Overgrown - James Blake	2013	78.5	69.4	82	79.7	76.7	87.4	76	78
3004	BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé	2013	78.4	68.8	82	82.1	84.1	90.6	71	70
3015	Songs For You - Tinashe	2019	78.3	71.4	73	79.5	83.5	94	73	74
3018	nostalgia, ULTRA. - frank ocean	2011	78.3	71.2	74	80.4	82.8	90	76	74
3023	Luv 4 Rent - Smino	2022	78.3	72	80	79.1	77.8	93.4	74	72
3030	SATURATION - BROCKHAMPTON	2017	78.3	71.2	76	80.6	77.6	86.8	80	76
3035	SOS - SZA	2022	78.3	67.4	85	78.7	80.3	91.8	73	72
3091	THE BPM - Sudan Archives	2025	78.2	72	81	78.2	75.6	92.6	76	72
3109	99.9% - KAYTRANADA	2016	78.2	70.6	79	78.9	79.6	93	74	72
3119	My 21st Century Blues - RAYE	2023	78.1	67.4	80	77.6	81.4	94.6	74	72
3121	BB/ANG3L - Tinashe	2023	78.1	72.6	79	78.6	76.3	94.4	72	74
3123	DATA - Tainy	2023	78.1	70.6	73	79	86.5	97.8	72	68
3188	333 - Tinashe	2021	78	70.6	77	77.2	76.6	95.4	73	76
3279	Trying Times - James Blake	2026	77.8	68.8	78	79	76.4	95	76	71.2
3280	Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By - Lovage	2001	77.8	73.2	62	79.3	85	90.8	76	78
3292	Hypnos - Ravyn Lenae	2022	77.7	68.6	84	77.1	76.9	96.6	71	70
3304	ASTROWORLD - Travis Scott	2018	77.7	69.2	82	81.2	82.1	90.4	73	66
3328	When I Get Home - Solange	2019	77.7	70.2	82	78.9	83.3	92.2	71	66
3356	Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle	2020	77.6	70	80	78.3	84.5	88.4	72	70
3401	Cupid Deluxe - Blood Orange	2013	77.5	70.2	75	79.4	81.7	90.2	76	70
3408	Freetown Sound - Blood Orange	2016	77.5	68.8	80	80	79.2	88.4	76	70
3451	How to Be a Human Being - Glass Animals	2016	77.4	68.8	74	78.8	83	89	74	74
3499	blkswn - Smino	2017	77.3	69.2	75	79.3	79.8	94.6	73	70
3557	Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ - Kali Uchis	2020	77.1	69.8	72	77.2	80.9	91	75	74
3600	James Blake - James Blake	2011	77	68.2	82	77.9	75.8	86.4	73	76
3602	Ego Death - The Internet	2015	77	69	77	77	79.5	92.8	72	72
3615	Essex Honey - Blood Orange	2025	77	69.8	83	78	76.9	94.4	71	66
3690	AMERICAN GURL - Kilo Kish	2022	76.8	70.4	81	77.7	75.1	87.4	74	72
3743	SBTRKT - SBTRKT	2011	76.7	67.2	77	78.2	78.4	87.8	74	74
3753	Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish	2021	76.6	66.8	83	78.6	79.7	91.4	73	64
3755	Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii	2024	76.6	69.8	74	74.9	78	92.8	73	74

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