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The Best Alternative R&B Albums of 2021 by User Score
Decade
2020s
All
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Genre
Alternative R&B
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Ambient
Art Pop
Conscious Hip Hop
Dance Pop
East Coast Hip Hop
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Hip Hop
House
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
K-Pop
Metal
Neo-Soul
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelic
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Southern Hip Hop
Synthpop
Trap Rap
Min. Ratings
50
1
5
25
50
100
2020s
2020
2021
1
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Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
March 5th, 2021
USER SCORE
80
1,523 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
2
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C. Tangana - El Madrileño
February 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
77
445 ratings
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Spotify
3
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Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
76
2,398 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Tinashe - 333
August 6th, 2021
USER SCORE
76
495 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
5
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Rochelle Jordan - Play with the Changes
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
76
158 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Erika De Casier - Sensational
May 21st, 2021
USER SCORE
76
330 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Lava La Rue - BUTTER-FLY
February 19th, 2021
USER SCORE
73
51 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
8
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Rachel Chinouriri - Four° In Winter
April 23rd, 2021
USER SCORE
73
58 ratings
Amazon
9
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Charlotte Day Wilson - Alpha
July 9th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
141 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
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Snoh Aalegra - Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies
July 9th, 2021
USER SCORE
72
189 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
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Dawn Richard - Second Line
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
70
118 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
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Cosha - Mt. Pleasant
July 2nd, 2021
USER SCORE
70
57 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
13
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Charlotte Cardin - Phoenix
April 23rd, 2021
USER SCORE
70
50 ratings
Amazon
14
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Erick The Architect - Future Proof
January 22nd, 2021
USER SCORE
70
94 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
15
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BABii - MiiRROR
May 21st, 2021
USER SCORE
70
62 ratings
Amazon
16
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Twin Shadow - Twin Shadow
July 9th, 2021
USER SCORE
69
140 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
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Kučka - Wrestling
April 30th, 2021
USER SCORE
69
70 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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serpentwithfeet - DEACON
March 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
69
702 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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ECCO2K - PXE
March 31st, 2021
USER SCORE
69
355 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
20
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Puma Blue - In Praise of Shadows
February 5th, 2021
USER SCORE
67
113 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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Miguel - Art Dealer Chic Vol. 4
March 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
67
51 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Chet Faker - Hotel Surrender
July 16th, 2021
USER SCORE
64
80 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Tate McRae - Too Young to Be Sad
March 26th, 2021
USER SCORE
61
64 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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