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The Best R&B Albums of 2018

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Genre

R&B
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
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  - Electropop
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  - House
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  - Indie Rock
- - Jazz
  - Metal
  - Pop
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  - Pop Rock
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  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Techno
  - Trap Rap

2018

1. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Critic Score

86

36 reviews

2. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

August 24, 2018

Critic Score

85

28 reviews

3. Kali Uchis - Isolation

Kali Uchis - Isolation

April 6, 2018

Critic Score

85

21 reviews

4. Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

84

22 reviews

5. serpentwithfeet - soil

serpentwithfeet - soil

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

83

17 reviews

6. Tirzah - Devotion

Tirzah - Devotion

August 10, 2018

Critic Score

80

15 reviews

7. Mariah Carey - Caution

Mariah Carey - Caution

November 16, 2018

Critic Score

80

12 reviews

8. Nao - Saturn

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

80

12 reviews

9. Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

February 9, 2018

Critic Score

78

16 reviews

10. Swamp Dogg - Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune

Swamp Dogg - Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune

September 7, 2018

Critic Score

77

5 reviews

11. The Carters - Everything Is Love

The Carters - Everything Is Love

June 16, 2018

Critic Score

76

24 reviews

12. Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign - Mih-Ty

Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign - Mih-Ty

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

76

5 reviews

13. Gaika - Basic Volume

Gaika - Basic Volume

July 27, 2018

Critic Score

76

10 reviews

14. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

August 17, 2018

Critic Score

76

26 reviews

15. Mac Miller - Swimming

Mac Miller - Swimming

August 3, 2018

Critic Score

75

19 reviews

16. Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

74

23 reviews

17. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Young Sick Camellia

St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Young Sick Camellia

September 7, 2018

Critic Score

74

7 reviews

18. Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing

Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing

November 30, 2018

Critic Score

74

10 reviews

19. Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell

Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell

February 16, 2018

Critic Score

74

10 reviews

20. SiR - November

January 19, 2018

Critic Score

74

5 reviews

21. Rhye - Blood

February 2, 2018

Critic Score

73

16 reviews

22. Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

June 23, 2018

Critic Score

73

12 reviews

23. Ella Mai - Ella Mai

Ella Mai - Ella Mai

October 12, 2018

Critic Score

72

11 reviews

24. Plan B - Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose

Plan B - Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose

May 4, 2018

Critic Score

72

6 reviews

25. How to Dress Well - The Anteroom

How to Dress Well - The Anteroom

October 19, 2018

Critic Score

72

11 reviews

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