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2023
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The Best Contemporary R&B Albums of 2022 by User Score
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Contemporary R&B
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
1
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Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
July 29th, 2022
Dance-Pop
,
House
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
82
5,515 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Xênia França - Em Nome da Estrela
June 3rd, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
77
167 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
3
.
Billlie - the Billage of perception: chapter two
August 31st, 2022
K-Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Future Bass
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
77
118 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
4
.
Gabriels - Angels & Queens – Part I
September 30th, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Soul
USER SCORE
77
382 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
SZA - SOS
December 9th, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
77
4,596 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Ravyn Lenae - Hypnos
May 20th, 2022
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
76
793 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Red Velvet - The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm
March 21st, 2022
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
76
492 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
FLO - The Lead
July 8th, 2022
R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
76
366 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
NewJeans - New Jeans
August 1st, 2022
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
,
Future Bass
USER SCORE
76
1,310 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
宇多田ヒカル [Hikaru Utada] - BAD MODE
January 19th, 2022
Art Pop
,
J-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
76
841 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Bébe Yana - Space Mulan
June 14th, 2022
K-Pop
,
2-Step
,
Atmospheric Drum and Bass
,
UK Garage
,
Drum and Bass
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
75
119 ratings
Amazon
12
.
Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep
January 28th, 2022
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop
,
R&B
USER SCORE
74
921 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Ari Lennox - age/sex/location
September 9th, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
73
574 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Fujii Kaze - Love All Serve All
March 23rd, 2022
Pop
,
R&B
,
J-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
73
98 ratings
Amazon
15
.
STAYC - YOUNG-LUV.COM
February 21st, 2022
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
73
326 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream of Doors
May 13th, 2022
Neo-Soul
,
Afrobeat
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Psychedelic Soul
USER SCORE
72
260 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
KWON EUN BI - Color
April 4th, 2022
K-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Glitch Pop
USER SCORE
72
116 ratings
Amazon
18
.
Doechii - she / her / black bitch
August 5th, 2022
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Southern Hip Hop
USER SCORE
72
337 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Brent Faiyaz - WASTELAND
July 8th, 2022
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
72
1,270 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Red Velvet - Bloom
April 6th, 2022
J-Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
71
191 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Montell Fish - Her Love Still Haunts Me Like a Ghost
October 28th, 2022
Experimental Rock
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
71
84 ratings
Amazon
22
.
Raveena - Asha's Awakening
February 11th, 2022
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
Pop
USER SCORE
71
268 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
RM - Indigo
December 2nd, 2022
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
71
317 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Kehlani - blue water road
April 29th, 2022
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
70
456 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Girls' Generation - FOREVER 1
August 5th, 2022
K-Pop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
70
187 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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