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2023
List Aggregate
Year End Lists
Critic Ratings
User Ratings
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Best Albums
New Releases
Top Artists
R&B
Critics' Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2023
Gabriels
Angels & Queens
88
critic score
(9)
Sampha
Lahai
87
critic score
(16)
Durand Jones
Wait Til I Get Over
87
critic score
(6)
Young Fathers
Heavy Heavy
86
critic score
(26)
Amaarae
Fountain Baby
85
critic score
(10)
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross
84
critic score
(25)
Troye Sivan
Something To Give Each Other
83
critic score
(15)
Victoria Monét
JAGUAR II
82
critic score
(8)
Yazmin Lacey
Voice Notes
82
critic score
(5)
Jamila Woods
Water Made Us
82
critic score
(12)
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Users' Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2023
Sampha
Lahai
84
user score
(3,782)
Denzel Curry
Live at Electric Lady
83
user score
(1,032)
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross
81
user score
(1,458)
Victor Xamã
GARCIA
80
user score
(30)
Luiza Lian
7 Estrelas | quem arrancou o céu?
79
user score
(121)
Elza Soares
No tempo da intolerância
79
user score
(179)
Butcher Brown
Solar Music
79
user score
(35)
Jalen Ngonda
Come Around And Love Me
79
user score
(48)
Mateus Fazeno Rock
Jesus Ñ Voltará
79
user score
(102)
Slow J
Afro Fado
79
user score
(63)
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Recent R&B Albums
Ress
MIMÓZA
Sean Leon
IN LOVING MEMORY
Tyla
Tyla
Slow J
Afro Fado
THE BOYZ
Phantasy Pt. 2 Sixth Sense
Tory Lanez
Alone At Prom (Deluxe)
Rainy Miller & Space Afrika
A Grisaille Wedding
79
critic score
(2)
Thama
WOOOF!
Red Velvet
Chill Kill
74
critic score
(2)
Niecy Blues
Exit Simulation
85
critic score
(2)
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Critics' Top R&B Artists
Summer Walker
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Mariah Carey
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By Year
1932
1
1945
1
1948
2
1950
1
1951
3
1954
6
1955
1
1956
5
1957
7
1958
9
1959
12
1960
15
1961
9
1962
28
1963
31
1964
27
1965
40
1966
34
1967
53
1968
52
1969
73
1970
53
1971
53
1972
51
1973
55
1974
42
1975
48
1976
49
1977
57
1978
32
1979
30
1980
30
1981
28
1982
36
1983
22
1984
27
1985
26
1986
23
1987
22
1988
20
1989
24
1990
24
1991
34
1992
42
1993
32
1994
37
1995
39
1996
40
1997
39
1998
56
1999
49
2000
45
2001
68
2002
53
2003
50
2004
48
2005
53
2006
69
2007
57
2008
60
2009
72
2010
75
2011
78
2012
92
2013
145
2014
171
2015
209
2016
250
2017
305
2018
413
2019
461
2020
505
2021
556
2022
419
2023
424
6,209 releases
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