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Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2017
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Electropop
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Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Pop Rock
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R&B
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Algiers - The Underside of Power
June 23, 2017
Post-Punk
,
Post-Industrial
,
Soul
Score
90
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2
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BADBADNOTGOOD - Late Night Tales
July 28, 2017
Soul
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
3
.
Mr Jukes - God First
July 14, 2017
Contemporary R&B
,
Acid Jazz
,
Soul
Score
80
Source →
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4
.
Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
June 2, 2017
Electropop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
February 10, 2017
Pop Soul
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
6
.
Miguel - War & Leisure
December 1, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Yung Lean - Stranger
November 10, 2017
Cloud Rap
,
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
8
.
Kelela - Take Me Apart
October 6, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
UK Bass
Score
80
Source →
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Spotify
9
.
Mura Masa - Mura Masa
July 14, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Electropop
,
Trap [EDM]
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Pollyseeds - The Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1
July 14, 2017
Nu Jazz
,
Synth Funk
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
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Spotify
11
.
Syd - Fin
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
12
.
SOHN - Rennen
January 13, 2017
Art Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
September 22, 2017
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Ambient Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
July 21, 2017
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
SZA - Ctrl
June 9, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Jardín
January 27, 2017
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Sampha - Process
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
November 17, 2017
Soul
,
Southern Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear
October 27, 2017
Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Snoh Aalegra - Feels
October 20, 2017
Pop Soul
,
Trip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
January 27, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Jordan Rakei - Wallflower
September 22, 2017
Neo-Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
LANY - LANY
June 30, 2017
Synthpop
,
Alternative R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Charlotte OC - Careless People
March 31, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Mary J. Blige - Strength of a Woman
April 28, 2017
Contemporary R&B
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2017.
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