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Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
February 26, 2008
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
84
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
October 7, 2008
Neo-Soul
,
Soul
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Al Green - Lay It Down
May 27, 2008
Soul
Critic Score
77
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
September 23, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
September 16, 2008
Soul
Critic Score
76
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Anthony Hamilton - The Point Of It All
December 16, 2008
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
75
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
September 16, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Duffy - Rockferry
March 3, 2008
Pop Soul
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
Critic Score
72
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Lil Mama - VYP (Voice of the Young People)
April 28, 2008
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Electropop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
R&B
Critic Score
72
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
March 18, 2008
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
72
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Solange - Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
August 26, 2008
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
71
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
12
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Estelle - Shine
April 29, 2008
Contemporary R&B
,
Hip Hop
,
Reggae
Critic Score
71
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Jamie Lidell - Jim
April 29, 2008
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Pop Soul
Critic Score
70
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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John Legend - Evolver
October 28, 2008
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
67
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Brandy - Human
December 5, 2008
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
66
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Van Morrison - Keep It Simple
March 17, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
Critic Score
66
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Adele - 19
January 28, 2008
Pop Soul
Critic Score
66
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Madonna - Hard Candy
April 19, 2008
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
64
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Mariah Carey - E=MC²
April 15, 2008
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
63
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
20
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Lloyd - Lessons in Love
August 4, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
61
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Janet - Discipline
February 26, 2008
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
61
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Usher - Here I Stand
May 13, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Cat Power - Dark End of the Street
December 9, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
Critic Score
58
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Donna Summer - Crayons
May 20, 2008
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
57
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Beyoncé - I AM...SASHA FIERCE
November 18, 2008
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
56
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
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