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Critics' Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2024
Kali Uchis
ORQUÍDEAS
80
critic score
(15)
Tierra Whack
WORLD WIDE WHACK
77
critic score
(10)
Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine
76
critic score
(21)
Mk.gee
Two Star & The Dream Police
76
critic score
(5)
serpentwithfeet
GRIP
72
critic score
(10)
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Critics' Highest Rated R&B Albums of All Time
Prince
Sign O' the Times
100
critic score
(8)
Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
100
critic score
(5)
James Brown
'Live' at the Apollo
100
critic score
(5)
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly
98
critic score
(5)
Stevie Wonder
Innervisions
98
critic score
(5)
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Users' Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2024
Kelela
RAVE:N, The Remixes
77
user score
(249)
Kali Uchis
ORQUÍDEAS
77
user score
(3,921)
Mk.gee
Two Star & The Dream Police
73
user score
(475)
NMIXX
Fe3O4: BREAK
72
user score
(451)
Erika de Casier
Still
70
user score
(597)
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Users' Highest Rated R&B Albums of All Time
Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
93
user score
(3,697)
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
92
user score
(4,612)
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
91
user score
(4,725)
Stevie Wonder
Innervisions
89
user score
(1,770)
Tyler, The Creator
IGOR
89
user score
(18K)
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Recent R&B Albums
Tierra Whack
WORLD WIDE WHACK
77
critic score
(10)
Justin Timberlake
Everything I Thought It Was
49
critic score
(9)
WENDY
Wish You Hell
Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine (slightly deluxe)
Ariana Grande
eternal sunshine
76
critic score
(21)
Ari Mediratta
Coming To America
EARTHGANG
ROBOPHOBIA
Erika de Casier
Still
70
critic score
(8)
LE SSERAFIM
EASY
80
critic score
(1)
Micah Dailey-White
Micah.
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Critics' Top R&B Artists
Summer Walker
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3
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1
1956
4
1957
10
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11
1959
16
1960
16
1961
13
1962
30
1963
37
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34
1965
47
1966
37
1967
69
1968
65
1969
78
1970
63
1971
64
1972
66
1973
72
1974
57
1975
58
1976
62
1977
66
1978
41
1979
37
1980
37
1981
35
1982
42
1983
26
1984
32
1985
33
1986
27
1987
25
1988
23
1989
27
1990
27
1991
40
1992
49
1993
33
1994
40
1995
43
1996
50
1997
40
1998
60
1999
50
2000
46
2001
70
2002
59
2003
55
2004
54
2005
55
2006
79
2007
73
2008
68
2009
80
2010
85
2011
88
2012
103
2013
153
2014
186
2015
227
2016
264
2017
320
2018
424
2019
476
2020
520
2021
564
2022
438
2023
485
2024
69
6,851 releases
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