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Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2014
Decade
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Genre
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Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Dance
Dream Pop
Electronic
Electronic Dance Music
Electropop
Folk
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
House
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1
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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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2
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Shamir - Northtown
June 10, 2014
Synthpop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
3
.
Pharrell Williams - G I R L
March 3, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Funk
,
Pop Soul
Score
80
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4
.
Sean Nicholas Savage - Bermuda Waterfall
May 12, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Tinashe - Aquarius
October 7, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
FKA twigs - LP1
August 12, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Michael Jackson - XSCAPE
May 13, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband
May 13, 2014
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions
December 2, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
October 13, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
BANKS - Goddess
September 8, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
,
Electropop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Kelis - Food
April 22, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Tirzah - No Romance
April 21, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Chet Faker - Built On Glass
April 15, 2014
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Alternative R&B
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens - Cold World
July 28, 2014
Gospel
,
Soul
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Lo-Fang - Blue Film
February 24, 2014
Art Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Joan As Police Woman - The Classic
March 10, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Soul
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Kindness - Otherness
October 14, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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How to Dress Well - What Is This Heart?
June 24, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2014.
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