Best Contemporary R&B Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
52	Thriller - Michael Jackson	1982	88.8	81.2	97	90.7	92.2	91.8	82	86.8
121	Sign "☮︎" the Times - Prince	1987	87.3	80.8	99	87.3	84.7	91	81	87.2
142	Off the Wall - Michael Jackson	1979	86.9	79.2	99	89.6	88.1	91.2	79	82
171	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill	1998	86.5	81	88	90.9	90.7	92	78	85.2
187	Voodoo - D'Angelo	2000	86.4	81.4	86	89.5	86.4	94.4	80	87
266	Love Deluxe - Sade	1992	85.7	83.2	76	90.8	90.4	93.2	79	87.2
302	channel ORANGE - Frank Ocean	2012	85.4	77.6	90	87	87.2	93.8	82	80.4
387	Brown Sugar - D'Angelo	1995	84.8	78.6	90	87.8	85.4	93.6	77	81.4
481	1999 - Prince	1982	84.3	78.2	92	85.7	81.8	89.6	79	84
527	HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM - Beyoncé	2019	84.1	78.8	87	87	91.8	95.2	75	74
636	Baduizm - Erykah Badu	1997	83.7	77.8	84	86.7	85.7	91.8	77	82.6
706	The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe	2010	83.4	76.6	86	85.7	84.9	87.6	80	82.8
716	Bad - Michael Jackson	1987	83.3	74.8	88	86.5	87.8	90.2	76	80
750	DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar	2017	83.2	73.4	93	84.9	84.7	92.2	80	74
868	Lemonade - Beyoncé	2016	82.8	72.2	91	85.6	88	93.6	77	72
870	Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar	2022	82.8	75.6	88	86.7	83	91	81	74
900	The Minstrel Show - Little Brother	2005	82.7	78.2	79	87.7	85.3	92.6	75	81
970	Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite - Maxwell	1996	82.5	74.4	82	84.1	82.7	92.6	76	85.4
1048	Dirty Mind - Prince	1980	82.2	76	97	81.6	77.1	87	77	80
1070	Ctrl - SZA	2017	82.2	74.4	83	83.7	87.7	93.6	77	76
1217	The Velvet Rope - Janet	1997	81.8	81.2	69	89	86.4	88.4	76	82.8
1268	Bad Girls - Donna Summer	1979	81.7	75.2	90	84.1	83.5	85.2	76	78
1366	RINA - Rina Sawayama	2017	81.5	75.2	85	82.9	83.4	91.4	76	76.8
1375	Street Songs - Rick James	1981	81.5	73.8	90	80.8	80.7	87.2	78	80
1418	Isolation - Kali Uchis	2018	81.4	73.4	85	82.7	82.1	92.6	78	76
1431	RENAISSANCE - Beyoncé	2022	81.4	74.4	87	84.9	86.6	95.6	73	68
1504	Mercurial World - Magdalena Bay	2021	81.2	77.6	77	84.2	82.3	93.8	77	76.4
1703	Perfect Velvet - Red Velvet	2017	80.8	73.2	80	81.6	86	94	75	76
1704	SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama	2020	80.8	72.4	85	82.9	84.9	90.6	76	74
1892	Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.	1997	80.5	74.8	73	83.8	83.2	91	77	80.4
1954	Aaliyah - Aaliyah	2001	80.3	76	73	84.5	83.3	90.2	75	80.2
1968	Honey - Robyn	2018	80.3	70	88	79.9	83.4	90.8	76	74
1998	The Electric Lady - Janelle Monáe	2013	80.2	71.2	83	82.1	83	89.4	77	76
2059	Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 - Tkay Maidza	2020	80.1	74.4	81	80.4	81.6	90.6	76	76.8
2186	Breath From Another - Esthero	1998	79.9	76.8	70	85.2	85	89	74	79.2
2206	Control - Janet Jackson	1986	79.8	74.2	90	81.8	76.9	85	71	80
2247	Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe	2018	79.8	69.8	87	80.2	83.7	90.8	77	70
2316	Pink Tape - f(x)	2013	79.7	72.8	70	81.6	87.2	95	75	76
2318	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - OutKast	2003	79.7	72.6	85	81.9	80.5	85.6	76	76
2368	To Whom This May Concern - Jill Scott	2026	79.6	72	79	79.5	77.4	97	76	76
2397	The Gold Experience - O(+>	1995	79.5	74.8	76	83.4	80.8	89.4	74	78.2
2443	Older - George Michael	1996	79.4	74.2	70	83.4	83.8	92.2	72	80.4
2502	Freudian - Daniel Caesar	2017	79.3	70.4	77	81.5	84.5	95.8	74	72
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
2668	Lovers Rock - Sade	2000	79	73.6	77	80.8	81.5	89	75	76
2669	Fancy That - PinkPantheress	2025	79	76.6	76	80.9	78	95.4	72	74
2675	Frank - Amy Winehouse	2003	79	72.2	78	81.8	86.4	88.4	76	70
2742	Erotica - Madonna	1992	78.9	74.2	75	85.5	85.8	87.6	70	74
2836	New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh - Erykah Badu	2010	78.7	71.6	82	80.3	79	89	75	74
2893	THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. - RAYE	2026	78.6	63.2	83	76.7	82.8	97.2	76	71.2
3001	Juno - Remi Wolf	2021	78.4	71.8	82	77.2	78.6	93	72	74
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
3035	SOS - SZA	2022	78.3	67.4	85	78.7	80.3	91.8	73	72
3082	janet. - Janet Jackson	1993	78.2	75.6	71	84.2	80.7	89.2	68	78.8
3119	My 21st Century Blues - RAYE	2023	78.1	67.4	80	77.6	81.4	94.6	74	72
3125	Faith - George Michael	1987	78.1	68.8	86	78.3	79.2	87.6	73	74
3129	The Sun's Tirade - Isaiah Rashad	2016	78.1	71.6	74	80	80	93.2	76	72
3131	Ventura - Anderson .Paak	2019	78.1	70.6	79	79.1	78.1	90	76	74
3146	Dawn FM - The Weeknd	2022	78.1	69.6	82	80.2	78.4	92.4	74	70
3155	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 - George Michael	1990	78.1	71	80	75.4	75.7	89.2	76	79.2
3177	Bird's Eye - Ravyn Lenae	2024	78	70	78	77.2	77.6	95.2	74	74
3188	333 - Tinashe	2021	78	70.6	77	77.2	76.6	95.4	73	76
3211	What A Devastating Turn of Events - Rachel Chinouriri	2024	77.9	69.4	81	78.8	79	92.2	73	72
3227	Controversy - Prince	1981	77.9	72.8	78	79.2	75.7	86.4	75	78
3272	Stereo ★ Type A - Cibo Matto	1999	77.8	75.8	68	82.7	84.1	83.8	74	76
3292	Hypnos - Ravyn Lenae	2022	77.7	68.6	84	77.1	76.9	96.6	71	70
3330	CrazySexyCool - TLC	1994	77.7	70.2	80	80.5	78.3	87.6	69	78
3332	ORQUÍDEAS - Kali Uchis	2024	77.6	69.6	80	77.3	80.4	94.2	72	70
3356	Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle	2020	77.6	70	80	78.3	84.5	88.4	72	70
3361	Heaven knows - PinkPantheress	2023	77.6	72.4	77	79.5	78	93.2	71	72
3368	Age of the Exhibitionist - Rebecca Black	2026	77.6	72.4	69	80.3	79.3	100	71	71
3377	The Life of Pablo - Kanye West	2016	77.6	76.6	77	84.3	82.8	80.2	76	66
3400	Why Lawd? - NxWorries	2024	77.5	72.4	77	79.7	77.4	94	70	72
3415	Yes Lawd! - NxWorries	2016	77.5	70.4	78	76.9	77.7	91.2	74	74
3418	Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi	2010	77.4	70.2	82	77	72.1	86.2	75	79.6
3468	Big Calm - Morcheeba	1998	77.3	69.4	77	77.6	76.9	88.4	76	76
3489	The Never Story - J.I.D	2017	77.3	69	79	77	74.6	90.4	77	74
3557	Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ - Kali Uchis	2020	77.1	69.8	72	77.2	80.9	91	75	74
3563	Red Moon In Venus - Kali Uchis	2023	77.1	69.8	79	77.4	78.7	93	72	70
3604	A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling - Magdalena Bay	2020	77	71.6	75	77	74.6	91.4	74	75.6
3622	Bedtime Stories - Madonna	1994	77	71	75	82.2	81	88.8	71	70
3626	Dedicated - Carly Rae Jepsen	2019	77	70.8	77	77.8	79.1	90.2	72	72
3650	Dangerous - Michael Jackson	1991	76.9	69.2	69	80.6	85.4	90.2	70	74
3676	One in a Million - Aaliyah	1996	76.8	72.4	71	80.8	78.7	89	70	76
3697	Chill Kill - Red Velvet	2023	76.8	66.2	74	75.6	84.4	95.4	72	70
3718	West End Girl - Lily Allen	2025	76.7	66.8	80	76	76.2	95.2	71	72
3729	Temperamental - Everything But the Girl	1999	76.7	74.6	62	80.6	80	85.6	76	78
3734	Dedicated Side B - Carly Rae Jepsen	2020	76.7	69.4	77	76.1	76.3	91	73	74
3753	Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish	2021	76.6	66.8	83	78.6	79.7	91.4	73	64
3777	The Loveliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen	2023	76.6	73	74	78.4	75.6	91	74	70
3792	thank u, next - Ariana Grande	2019	76.5	66.2	82	78.2	81.7	93.6	68	66
3819	Lost & Found - Jorja Smith	2018	76.5	68	75	77.3	82.7	91.2	75	66
3825	Daydream - Mariah Carey	1995	76.4	70.4	67	82.5	79.4	88.8	69	78
3839	Take Care - Drake	2011	76.4	66.8	76	78.8	81.5	90.8	71	70
3887	Lovesexy - Prince	1988	76.3	70.8	81	77.4	75.7	83	72	74
3896	Soft Error - Yves	2025	76.3	69	78	75.1	75.5	97.2	73	66
3925	HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I - Michael Jackson	1995	76.2	69.2	62	78	86.7	90.2	75	72

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