Complex's 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s

Complex's 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s

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50.

Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
June 12, 1990
Pop
Critic Score
67
4 reviews
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49.

Guy - The Future
November 22, 1990
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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48.

Various Artists - Waiting to Exhale
November 14, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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47.

Mary J. Blige - What's the 411?
July 28, 1992
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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46.

Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls
October 1, 1991
Funk
Critic Score
67
5 reviews
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45.

En Vogue - Funky Divas
March 24, 1992
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
84
2 reviews
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44.

Allure - Allure
May 6, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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43.

Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
March 20, 1990
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
77
2 reviews
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42.

Faith Evans - Faith
August 29, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
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41.

Dru Hill - Enter the Dru
October 27, 1998
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
65
4 reviews
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40.

Babyface - For the Cool in You
August 24, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
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39.

Zhané - Pronounced Jah-Nay
February 15, 1994
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
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38.

Total - Total
January 30, 1996
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
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37.

Jon B. - Bonafide
May 23, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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36.

Usher - My Way
September 16, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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35.

Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton
July 13, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
3 reviews
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34.

Tony! Toni! Toné! - Sons of Soul
June 22, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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33.

Boyz II Men - II
August 30, 1994
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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32.

Stevie Wonder - Jungle Fever
May 28, 1991
Pop Soul
Critic Score
60
3 reviews
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31.

Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall
July 27, 1999
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
70
8 reviews
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30.

Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be
May 29, 1999
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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29.

Mariah Carey - Music Box
August 31, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
68
5 reviews
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28.

Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready
October 26, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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27.

Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill
April 17, 1990
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
100
1 review
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26.

Blackstreet - Another Level
September 9, 1996
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
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25.

Ginuwine - Ginuwine...The Bachelor
October 8, 1996
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
2 reviews
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24.

Groove Theory - Groove Theory
October 24, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
79
2 reviews
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23.

Monica - Miss Thang
July 18, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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22.

Michael Jackson - Dangerous
November 26, 1991
Pop
Critic Score
76
4 reviews
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21.

Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
April 2, 1996
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
91
3 reviews
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20.

Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
October 7, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
74
5 reviews
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19.

SWV - It's About Time
October 27, 1992
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
62
2 reviews
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18.

Ginuwine - 100% Ginuwine
March 16, 1999
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
73
4 reviews
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17.

Dru Hill - Dru Hill
November 19, 1996
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
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16.

R. Kelly - 12 Play
November 3, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
71
3 reviews
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15.

Mariah Carey - Daydream
October 3, 1995
Pop
Critic Score
79
4 reviews
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14.

Xscape - Off the Hook
July 18, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
74
2 reviews
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13.

Brandy - Brandy
September 27, 1994
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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12.

Erykah Badu - Baduizm
February 11, 1997
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
5 reviews
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11.

Mary J. Blige - Share My World
April 22, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
77
5 reviews
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10.

Janet Jackson - janet.
May 18, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
74
5 reviews
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9.

Sade - Love Deluxe
October 26, 1992
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
80
4 reviews
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8.

Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band
December 21, 1993
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
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7.

Aaliyah - One in a Million
August 27, 1996
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
73
4 reviews
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6.

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
July 3, 1995
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
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5.

Mariah Carey - Butterfly
September 16, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
70
5 reviews
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4.

TLC - CrazySexyCool
November 15, 1994
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
88
3 reviews
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3.

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
August 25, 1998
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
92
11 reviews
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2.

R. Kelly - R. Kelly
November 14, 1995
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
84
3 reviews
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1.

Mary J. Blige - My Life
November 29, 1994
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
75
4 reviews
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Original Source: https://www.complex.com/music/best-90s-r-and-b-albums/
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