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Highest Rated R&B Albums of 2018

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2010s
- 2000s

Genre

R&B
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Hip Hop
  - Indie Pop
- - Indie Rock
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Neo-Soul
  - Pop
  - Pop Rap
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Trap Rap

2018

1. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

August 24, 2018

Score

90

2. The Carters - Everything Is Love

The Carters - Everything Is Love

June 16, 2018

Score

80

3. Mariah Carey - Caution

Mariah Carey - Caution

November 16, 2018

Score

70

4. Estelle - Lover’s Rock

Estelle - Lover’s Rock

September 7, 2018

Score

70

5. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

August 17, 2018

Score

70

6. Mac Miller - Swimming

Mac Miller - Swimming

August 3, 2018

Score

70

7. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Score

70

8. Christina Aguilera - Liberation

Christina Aguilera - Liberation

June 15, 2018

Score

60

9. Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

June 8, 2018

Score

60

10. Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

June 8, 2018

Score

50

11. Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods

Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods

February 2, 2018

Score

50

12. Zayn - Icarus Falls

Zayn - Icarus Falls

December 14, 2018

Score

40

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2018.

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