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The Best R&B Albums of 2020

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2020s
2020

1.

Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA
April 17, 2020
Critic Score
85
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

2.

Liv.E - Couldn’t Wait To Tell You…
July 31, 2020
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
June 12, 2020
Critic Score
80
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

4.

The Weeknd - After Hours
March 20, 2020
Critic Score
80
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Victoria Monét - JAGUAR
August 7, 2020
Critic Score
79
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Jessie Reyez - Before Love Came To Kill Us
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
79
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Childish Gambino - 3.15.20
March 22, 2020
Critic Score
79
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

8.

Jessy Lanza - All The Time
July 24, 2020
Critic Score
78
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

9.

Brandy - B7
July 31, 2020
Critic Score
77
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

070 Shake - Modus Vivendi
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
76
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Son Little - aloha
January 31, 2020
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

dvsn - A Muse In Her Feelings
April 17, 2020
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Alicia Keys - ALICIA
September 18, 2020
Critic Score
75
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Halsey - Manic
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
74
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Naeem - Startisha
June 12, 2020
Critic Score
74
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

6LACK - 6pc Hot EP
June 26, 2020
Critic Score
74
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Lauv - ~how i'm feeling~
March 6, 2020
Critic Score
74
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Teyana Taylor - The Album
June 19, 2020
Critic Score
74
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Denai Moore - Modern Dread
July 3, 2020
Critic Score
73
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Kehlani - It Was Good Until It Wasn't
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
72
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Selena Gomez - Rare
January 10, 2020
Critic Score
71
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Summer Walker - Life On Earth
July 10, 2020
Critic Score
70
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

23.

Ellie Goulding - Brightest Blue
July 17, 2020
Critic Score
69
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

TOKiMONSTA - Oasis Nocturno
March 20, 2020
Critic Score
68
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Toni Braxton - Spell My Name
August 28, 2020
Critic Score
66
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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