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

3 reviews

49. Guy - The Future

November 22, 1990

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

48. Various Artists - Waiting to Exhale

November 14, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

47. Mary J. Blige - What's the 411?

July 28, 1992

R&B

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

46. Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls

October 1, 1991

Funk

Critic Score

5 reviews

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45. En Vogue - Funky Divas

March 24, 1992

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

44. Allure - Allure

May 6, 1997

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

43. Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison

March 20, 1990

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

42. Faith Evans - Faith

August 29, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

41. Dru Hill - Enter the Dru

October 27, 1998

R&B

Critic Score

4 reviews

40. Babyface - For the Cool in You

August 24, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

39. Zhané - Pronounced Jah-Nay

February 15, 1994

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

38. Total - Total

January 30, 1996

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

37. Jon B. - Bonafide

May 23, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

36. Usher - My Way

September 16, 1997

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

35. Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton

July 13, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

34. Tony! Toni! Toné! - Sons of Soul

June 22, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

33. Boyz II Men - II

August 30, 1994

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

32. Stevie Wonder - Jungle Fever

May 28, 1991

Pop Soul

Critic Score

3 reviews

31. Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall

July 27, 1999

R&B

Critic Score

7 reviews

30. Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be

May 29, 1999

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

29. Mariah Carey - Music Box

August 31, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

4 reviews

28. Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready

October 26, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

Amazon

27. Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill

April 17, 1990

R&B

Critic Score

100

1 review

26. Blackstreet - Another Level

September 9, 1996

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

25. Ginuwine - Ginuwine...The Bachelor

October 8, 1996

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

24. Groove Theory - Groove Theory

October 24, 1995

23. Monica - Miss Thang

July 18, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

22. Michael Jackson - Dangerous

November 26, 1991

Pop

Critic Score

4 reviews

21. Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

April 2, 1996

Neo-Soul

Critic Score

3 reviews

20. Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

October 7, 1997

R&B

Critic Score

5 reviews

19. SWV - It's About Time

October 27, 1992

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

18. Ginuwine - 100% Ginuwine

March 16, 1999

R&B

Critic Score

4 reviews

17. Dru Hill - Dru Hill

November 19, 1996

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

Amazon

16. R. Kelly - 12 Play

November 3, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

15. Mariah Carey - Daydream

October 3, 1995

Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

14. Xscape - Off the Hook

July 18, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

13. Brandy - Brandy

September 27, 1994

R&B

Critic Score

1 review

12. Erykah Badu - Baduizm

February 11, 1997

Neo-Soul

Critic Score

4 reviews

11. Mary J. Blige - Share My World

April 22, 1997

R&B

Critic Score

4 reviews

10. Janet Jackson - janet.

May 18, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

5 reviews

9. Sade - Love Deluxe

October 26, 1992

Sophisti-Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

8. Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band

December 21, 1993

R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

7. Aaliyah - One in a Million

August 27, 1996

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

Amazon

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6. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

July 3, 1995

Neo-Soul

Critic Score

5 reviews

5. Mariah Carey - Butterfly

September 16, 1997

R&B

Critic Score

5 reviews

4. TLC - CrazySexyCool

November 15, 1994

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

3. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

August 25, 1998

R&B

Critic Score

8 reviews

2. R. Kelly - R. Kelly

November 14, 1995

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

1. Mary J. Blige - My Life

November 29, 1994

R&B

Critic Score

3 reviews

Original Source: https://www.complex.com/music/best-90s-r-and-b-albums/

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