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1997 R&B Album Releases
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Oct 7
Janet
The Velvet Rope
67
critic score
(7)
88
user score
(1,236)
Feb 11
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
84
critic score
(8)
86
user score
(786)
Sep 16
Mariah Carey
Butterfly
59
critic score
(8)
85
user score
(747)
Jul 15
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly
85
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(331)
Sep 16
Usher
My Way
83
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(64)
Apr 22
Mary J. Blige
Share My World
76
critic score
(6)
74
user score
(56)
Sep 22
Janet Jackson
Got 'Til It's Gone
94
user score
(35)
Jul 29
Mariah Carey
Honey
83
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(32)
Apr 22
Marvin Gaye
Vulnerable
59
critic score
(3)
65
user score
(26)
Mar 21
Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dance Floor
50
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(26)
Sep 29
Mariah Carey
Butterfly
92
user score
(24)
Nov 24
All Saints
All Saints
60
critic score
(6)
73
user score
(23)
Jan 7
Erykah Badu
On & On
96
user score
(21)
Nov 18
Erykah Badu
Live
68
critic score
(3)
86
user score
(20)
Jan 7
Curtis Mayfield
New World Order
70
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(18)
Aug 13
SWV
Release Some Tension
58
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(17)
May 27
Alan Menken
Hercules
65
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(17)
Feb 3
Texas
White on Blonde
80
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(17)
Oct 1
Janet Jackson
Empty
96
user score
(16)
Sep 23
Joe
All That I Am
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(15)
Oct 20
Lighthouse Family
Postcards from Heaven
55
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(10)
Dec 6
陶喆 [David Tao]
David Tao
78
user score
(9)
Sep 23
Boyz II Men
Evolution
50
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(9)
Jun 17
En Vogue
EV3
60
critic score
(5)
60
user score
(7)
Oct 21
Jagged Edge
A Jagged Era
82
user score
(6)
Sep 8
Robyn
Show Me Love
73
user score
(5)
Jun 17
K-Ci & JoJo
Love Always
70
critic score
(1)
57
user score
(5)
Sep 30
Next
Rated Next
60
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(5)
Sep 23
Brian McKnight
Anytime
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(4)
Aug 26
Mariah Carey
Honey - EP
88
user score
(3)
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Jan 28
Various Artists
Gridlock'd
60
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(3)
May 6
Allure
Allure
60
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(3)
Sep 30
Diana King
Think Like a Girl
55
user score
(2)
Sep 18
DJ Cut Killer
Cut Killer Show 1
65
user score
(1)
Nov 18
Chico DeBarge
Long Time No See
50
critic score
(2)
55
user score
(1)
Sep 2
Frankie
My Heart Belongs to You
May 20
Clarence Carter
Too Weak to Fight
50
critic score
(1)
1997
Somethin' For The People
This Time It's Personal
60
critic score
(1)
May 27
Changing Faces
All Day, All Night
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![陶喆 [David Tao] - David Tao](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x/album/510968-david-tao.jpg)
