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The Best R&B Albums of 2018 by User Score
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Mac Miller - Swimming
August 3rd, 2018
Pop Rap
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
4,369 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
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Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6th, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
82
3,286 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
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Denzel Curry - TA13OO: Act 1
July 25th, 2018
Southern Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
,
Alternative R&B
,
Trap Metal
USER SCORE
82
86 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
4
.
Duda Beat - Sinto Muito
April 27th, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
81
314 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24th, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
81
1,808 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27th, 2018
Contemporary R&B
,
Synth Funk
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
80
2,847 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
종현 [Jonghyun] - Poet | Artist
January 23rd, 2018
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
80
85 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
RM - mono.
October 23rd, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Rap
,
Alt-Pop
USER SCORE
78
157 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
Mariah Carey - Caution
November 16th, 2018
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
,
Pop
,
Neo-Soul
,
Trap [EDM]
USER SCORE
78
725 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Baco Exu Do Blues - Bluesman
November 23rd, 2018
Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
R&B
USER SCORE
78
362 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
宇多田ヒカル [Hikaru Utada] - 初恋 (Hatsukoi)
June 27th, 2018
J-Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
78
103 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
12
.
JMSN - Velvet
September 21st, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
77
86 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9th, 2018
Indietronica
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
77
1,106 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
EXO - Don't Mess Up My Tempo
November 2nd, 2018
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
77
189 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
15
.
Anderson .Paak - Oxnard
November 16th, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Funk
USER SCORE
77
1,717 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Sevdaliza - The Calling
March 30th, 2018
Trip Hop
,
Art Pop
,
Experimental
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
77
145 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
TAEYEON - Something New
June 18th, 2018
K-Pop
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
76
90 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Jorja Smith - Lost & Found
June 8th, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Trip Hop
,
Adult Contemporary
USER SCORE
76
998 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Kilo Kish - Mothe
September 7th, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Electropop
,
Art Pop
,
UK Bass
USER SCORE
76
135 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Clarence Clarity - THINK: PEACE
October 4th, 2018
Glitch Pop
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
76
318 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Nao - Saturn
October 26th, 2018
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
76
207 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
SAINt JHN - Collection One
March 30th, 2018
Trap
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Rap
,
Cloud Rap
USER SCORE
76
168 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Chloe x Halle - The Kids Are Alright
March 23rd, 2018
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
75
248 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Ravyn Lenae - Crush
February 9th, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
75
272 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Tierra Whack - Whack World
May 30th, 2018
Pop Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Alternative R&B
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
75
1,253 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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