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The Best R&B Albums of 2012 by User Score
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1
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10th, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
87
9,422 ratings
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2
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Solange - True
November 27th, 2012
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
82
334 ratings
Amazon
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3
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Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
February 28th, 2012
Neo-Soul
,
Nu Jazz
USER SCORE
81
104 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
September 25th, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
79
491 ratings
Amazon
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5
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Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20th, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
USER SCORE
77
514 ratings
Amazon
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6
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How to Dress Well - Total Loss
September 18th, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
77
144 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
August 7th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Soul
USER SCORE
76
117 ratings
Amazon
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8
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Dr. John - Locked Down
April 3rd, 2012
R&B
USER SCORE
76
53 ratings
Amazon
Music
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9
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Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
March 12th, 2012
Soul
USER SCORE
76
138 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Hiatus Kaiyote - Tawk Tomahawk
April 1st, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
Soul Jazz
USER SCORE
76
138 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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FKA twigs - EP1
December 4th, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Trip Hop
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
75
710 ratings
Amazon
Music
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12
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Tinashe - Reverie
September 6th, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
74
74 ratings
Amazon
13
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Tinashe - In Case We Die
February 1st, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
72
63 ratings
Amazon
14
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Breakbot - By Your Side
September 17th, 2012
Pop Soul
,
French House
,
Nu-Disco
USER SCORE
72
86 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Gary Clark Jr. - Blak & Blu
October 22nd, 2012
Blues Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
72
58 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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SZA - See.SZA.Run
October 20th, 2012
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
71
70 ratings
Amazon
17
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Kali Uchis - Drunken Babble
August 1st, 2012
R&B
,
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
68
56 ratings
Amazon
18
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Charli XCX - Super Ultra
November 7th, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
68
139 ratings
Amazon
19
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Brandy - Two Eleven
October 16th, 2012
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
67
51 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire
November 27th, 2012
Pop Soul
,
Soul
USER SCORE
67
134 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events
June 5th, 2012
Pop Soul
,
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
67
62 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Paloma Faith - Fall to Grace
May 28th, 2012
Pop
,
Pop Soul
USER SCORE
65
56 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
September 14th, 2012
Electropop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
64
93 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Usher - Looking 4 Myself
June 12th, 2012
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
63
90 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Rita Ora - ORA
August 27th, 2012
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
52
116 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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