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1. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

September 28, 1976

Critic Score

100

5 reviews

2. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

August 3, 1973

Critic Score

98

5 reviews

3. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

May 21, 1971

Critic Score

97

7 reviews

4. SAULT - Earth

November 1, 2022

Critic Score

94

5 reviews

5. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

December 15, 2014

Critic Score

92

31 reviews

6. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

August 25, 1998

Critic Score

92

11 reviews

7. Various Artists - Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Various Artists - Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

January 28, 2022

Critic Score

91

6 reviews

8. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

July 10, 2012

Critic Score

91

42 reviews

9. SAULT - Untitled (Rise)

SAULT - Untitled (Rise)

September 18, 2020

Critic Score

90

7 reviews

10. Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me

Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me

July 23, 2002

Critic Score

90

5 reviews

11. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

September 3, 2021

Critic Score

90

35 reviews

12. Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I

Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I

September 30, 2022

Critic Score

89

8 reviews

13. SAULT - 11

November 1, 2022

Critic Score

89

6 reviews

14. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

July 3, 1995

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

15. Macy Gray - Ruby

Macy Gray - Ruby

September 21, 2018

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

16. Solange - A Seat at the Table

Solange - A Seat at the Table

September 30, 2016

Critic Score

88

30 reviews

17. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy

February 3, 2023

Critic Score

88

15 reviews

18. SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)

SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)

June 19, 2020

Critic Score

88

7 reviews

19. Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather

Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather

November 8, 2011

Critic Score

87

6 reviews

20. Adele - Easy On Me

Adele - Easy On Me

October 14, 2021

Critic Score

87

6 reviews

21. Moses Sumney - græ

Moses Sumney - græ

May 15, 2020

Critic Score

87

25 reviews

22. Little Simz - NO THANK YOU

Little Simz - NO THANK YOU

December 12, 2022

Critic Score

87

17 reviews

23. Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST

June 25, 2021

Critic Score

86

24 reviews

24. SAULT - Untitled (God)

SAULT - Untitled (God)

November 1, 2022

Critic Score

86

5 reviews

25. Frank Ocean - Blonde

Frank Ocean - Blonde

August 20, 2016

Critic Score

86

43 reviews

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