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Complex's 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s
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Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
June 12, 1990
Pop
Critic Score
66
3 reviews
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49
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Guy - The Future
November 22, 1990
R&B
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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48
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Various Artists - Waiting to Exhale
November 14, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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47
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Mary J. Blige - What's the 411?
July 28, 1992
R&B
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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46
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Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls
October 1, 1991
Funk
Critic Score
67
5
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45
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En Vogue - Funky Divas
March 24, 1992
R&B
Critic Score
84
2 reviews
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44
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Allure - Allure
May 6, 1997
R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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43
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Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
March 20, 1990
R&B
Critic Score
77
2 reviews
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42
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Faith Evans - Faith
August 29, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
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41
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Dru Hill - Enter the Dru
October 27, 1998
R&B
Critic Score
65
4
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40
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Babyface - For the Cool in You
August 24, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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39
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Zhané - Pronounced Jah-Nay
February 15, 1994
R&B
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
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38
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Total - Total
January 30, 1996
R&B
Critic Score
86
2 reviews
Amazon
37
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Jon B. - Bonafide
May 23, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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36
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Usher - My Way
September 16, 1997
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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35
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Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton
July 13, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
60
3 reviews
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34
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Tony! Toni! Toné! - Sons of Soul
June 22, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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33
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Boyz II Men - II
August 30, 1994
R&B
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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32
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Stevie Wonder - Jungle Fever
May 28, 1991
Pop Soul
Critic Score
60
3 reviews
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31
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Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall
July 27, 1999
R&B
Critic Score
71
7
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30
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Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be
May 29, 1999
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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29
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Mariah Carey - Music Box
August 31, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
70
4
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28
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Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready
October 26, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
27
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Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill
April 17, 1990
R&B
Critic Score
100
1 review
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26
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Blackstreet - Another Level
September 9, 1996
R&B
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
25
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Ginuwine - Ginuwine...The Bachelor
October 8, 1996
R&B
Critic Score
60
2 reviews
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24
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Groove Theory - Groove Theory
October 24, 1995
R&B
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23
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Monica - Miss Thang
July 18, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
60
1 review
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22
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Michael Jackson - Dangerous
November 26, 1991
Pop
Critic Score
76
4
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21
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Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
April 2, 1996
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
91
3 reviews
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20
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Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
October 7, 1997
R&B
Critic Score
74
5
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19
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SWV - It's About Time
October 27, 1992
R&B
Critic Score
62
2 reviews
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18
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Ginuwine - 100% Ginuwine
March 16, 1999
R&B
Critic Score
73
4
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17
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Dru Hill - Dru Hill
November 19, 1996
R&B
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
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16
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R. Kelly - 12 Play
November 3, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
71
3 reviews
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15
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Mariah Carey - Daydream
October 3, 1995
Pop
Critic Score
81
3 reviews
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14
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Xscape - Off the Hook
July 18, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
74
2 reviews
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13
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Brandy - Brandy
September 27, 1994
R&B
Critic Score
80
1 review
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12
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Erykah Badu - Baduizm
February 11, 1997
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
83
4
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11
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Mary J. Blige - Share My World
April 22, 1997
R&B
Critic Score
76
4
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10
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Janet Jackson - janet.
May 18, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
74
5
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9
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Sade - Love Deluxe
October 26, 1992
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
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8
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Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band
December 21, 1993
R&B
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
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7
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Aaliyah - One in a Million
August 27, 1996
R&B
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
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6
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D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
July 3, 1995
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
89
5
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5
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Mariah Carey - Butterfly
September 16, 1997
R&B
Critic Score
68
5
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4
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TLC - CrazySexyCool
November 15, 1994
R&B
Critic Score
88
3 reviews
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3
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Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
August 25, 1998
R&B
Critic Score
91
8
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2
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R. Kelly - R. Kelly
November 14, 1995
R&B
Critic Score
84
3 reviews
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1
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Mary J. Blige - My Life
November 29, 1994
R&B
Critic Score
75
3 reviews
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