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Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2014
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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
94
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2
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FKA twigs - LP1
August 12, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
88
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3
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How to Dress Well - What Is This Heart?
June 24, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
88
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4
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Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Way Out Label
June 24, 2014
Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
5
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iLoveMakonnen - ILoveMakonnen
June 27, 2014
Hip Hop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Cloud Rap
Score
80
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Amazon
Spotify
6
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Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: Capitol City Soul
June 24, 2014
Soul
Score
77
Source →
Amazon
7
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Mariah Carey - Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse
May 23, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Score
77
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8
.
Ariana Grande - My Everything
August 25, 2014
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
77
Source →
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9
.
Tink - Winter's Diary 2
January 10, 2014
Contemporary R&B
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
10
.
Silk Rhodes - Silk Rhodes
December 2, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Lee Fields & The Expressions - Emma Jean
June 3, 2014
Soul
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Tinashe - Aquarius
October 7, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
75
Source →
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Music
Spotify
13
.
Cold Specks - Neuroplasticity
August 26, 2014
Soul
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Chet Faker - Built On Glass
April 15, 2014
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Alternative R&B
Score
73
Source →
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Music
Spotify
15
.
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens - Cold World
July 28, 2014
Gospel
,
Soul
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
October 13, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Shamir - Northtown
June 10, 2014
Synthpop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
The-Dream - Royalty: The Prequel
July 7, 2014
Contemporary R&B
Score
71
Source →
Amazon
19
.
Sean Nicholas Savage - Bermuda Waterfall
May 12, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions
December 2, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband
May 13, 2014
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Taylor McFerrin - Early Riser
June 2, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
23
.
PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO
July 29, 2014
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Rap
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Jesse Boykins III - Love Apparatus
April 22, 2014
Neo-Soul
,
Downtempo
,
Alternative R&B
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Deptford Goth - Songs
November 3, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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