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The Best R&B Albums of 2018

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2018

1. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Critic Score

85

33 reviews

2. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

August 24, 2018

Critic Score

85

26 reviews

3. Kali Uchis - Isolation

Kali Uchis - Isolation

April 6, 2018

Critic Score

84

19 reviews

4. Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

84

21 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. Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

February 9, 2018

Critic Score

77

15 reviews

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

Swamp Dogg - Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune

September 7, 2018

Critic Score

77

5 reviews

9. Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

77

20 reviews

10. The Carters - Everything Is Love

The Carters - Everything Is Love

June 16, 2018

Critic Score

76

23 reviews

11. Gaika - Basic Volume

Gaika - Basic Volume

July 27, 2018

Critic Score

76

10 reviews

12. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

August 17, 2018

Critic Score

75

22 reviews

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

Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell

February 16, 2018

Critic Score

75

9 reviews

14. Mac Miller - Swimming

Mac Miller - Swimming

August 3, 2018

Critic Score

74

18 reviews

15. Rhye - Blood

February 2, 2018

Critic Score

73

16 reviews

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

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

June 23, 2018

Critic Score

73

12 reviews

17. Lily Allen - No Shame

Lily Allen - No Shame

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

72

22 reviews

18. Mike Shinoda - Post Traumatic

Mike Shinoda - Post Traumatic

June 15, 2018

Critic Score

71

5 reviews

19. 6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter

6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

70

6 reviews

20. Ella Mai - Ella Mai

Ella Mai - Ella Mai

October 12, 2018

Critic Score

70

5 reviews

21. Camila Cabello - Camila

Camila Cabello - Camila

January 12, 2018

Critic Score

70

11 reviews

22. Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

69

28 reviews

23. Ben Khan - Ben Khan

Ben Khan - Ben Khan

August 10, 2018

Critic Score

67

5 reviews

24. Plan B - Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose

Plan B - Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose

May 4, 2018

Critic Score

66

5 reviews

25. Christina Aguilera - Liberation

Christina Aguilera - Liberation

June 15, 2018

Critic Score

66

14 reviews

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