Il Grammy Award per il Miglior Album R&B (Grammy Awad for Best R&B Album) è stato istituito nel 1995 e viene conferito all'album di genere R&B considerato migliore nella produzione discografica dell'anno che precede la premiazione. Il premio si differenzia dal più recente "Best Contemporary R&B Album" che premia gli album in cui compaiono elementi di R&B contemporaneo come l'hip-hop o la musica elettronica.
Vincitori e candidati
Anni 1990 1995 II - Boyz II Men Rhythm of Love - Anita Baker I'm Ready - Tevin Campbell Just for You - Gladys Knight Plantation Lullabies - Meshell Ndegeocello Songs - Luther Vandross 1996 CrazySexyCool - TLC My Life - Mary J. Blige Brown Sugar - D'Angelo The Gold Experience - Prince The Icon Is Love - Barry White 1997 Words - Tony Rich Moving On - Oleta Adams Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite - Maxwell New World Order - Curtis Mayfield Peace Beyond Passion - Meshell Ndegeocello 1998 Baduizm - Erykah Badu The Day - Babyface Share My World - Mary J. Blige Evolution - Boyz II Men Flame - Patti LaBelle The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album - Whitney Houston 1999 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill Live - Erykah Badu Never Say Never - Brandy A Rose Is Still a Rose - Aretha Franklin Embrya - Maxwell
Anni 2000
2000 FanMail - TLC Mary - Mary J. Blige My Love Is Your Love - Whitney Houston R. - R. Kelly Back at One - Brian McKnight 2001 Voodoo - D'Angelo Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya - Boyz II Men The Heat - Toni Braxton My Name Is Joe - Joe Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 - Jill Scott Unleash the Dragon - Sisqó 2002 Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys Aaliyah - Aaliyah Acoustic Soul - India.Arie No More Drama - Mary J. Blige Survivor - Destiny's Child 2003 Voyage to India - India.Arie Better Days - Joe Juslisen - Musiq Instant Vintage - Raphael Saadiq The Way I Feel - Remy Shand 2004 Dance with My Father - Luther Vandross Worldwide Underground - Erykah Badu Bittersweet - Blu Cantrell So Damn Happy - Aretha Franklin Body Kiss - The Isley Brothers 2005 The Diary of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys My Everything - Anita Baker I Can't Stop - Al Green Musicology - Prince Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 - Jill Scott 2006 Get Lifted - John Legend Free Yourself - Fantasia Illumination - Earth, Wind & Fire Unplugged - Alicia Keys A Time to Love - Stevie Wonder 2007 The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship - India.Arie 3121 - Prince Coming Home - Lionel Richie 2008 Funk This - Chaka Khan Lost & Found - Ledisi Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 - Jill Scott Sex, Love & Pain - Tank 2009 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson Love & Life - Eric Benét Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men Lay It Down - Al Green The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq
Anni 2010
2010 BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell The Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics - India.Arie Turn Me Loose - Ledisi Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson 2011 Wake Up! - John Legend e The Roots The Love & War MasterPeace - Raheem DeVaughn Back to Me - Fantasia Another Round - Jaheim Still Standing - Monica 2012 F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown Second Chance - El DeBarge Pieces of Me - Ledisi Kelly - Kelly Price Love Letter - R. Kelly 2013 Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment Back to Love - Anthony Hamilton Write Me Back - R. Kelly Beautiful Surprise - Tamia Open Invitation - Tyrese 2014 Girl on Fire - Alicia Keys R&B Divas - Faith Evans Love in the Future - John Legend Better - Chrisette Michele Three Kings - TGT 2015 Love, Marriage & Divorce - Toni Braxton e Babyface Islander - Bernhoft Lift Your Spirit - Aloe Blacc Black Radio 2 - Robert Glasper Experiment Give the People What They Want - Sharon Jones e The Dap-Kings 2016 Black Messiah - D'Angelo & The Vanguard Coming Home - Leon Bridges Cheers to the Fall - Andra Day Reality Show - Jazmine Sullivan Forever Charlie - Charlie Wilson 2017 Lalah Hathaway Live - Lalah Hathaway In My Mind - BJ the Chicago Kid Velvet Portraits - Terrace Martin Healing Season - Mint Condition Smoove Jones - Mýa 2018 24K Magic - Bruno Mars Freudian - Daniel Caesar Let Love Rule - Ledisi Gumbo - PJ Morton Feel the Real - Musiq Soulchild 2019 H.E.R. - H.E.R. Sex & Cigarettes - Toni Braxton Good Thing - Leon Bridges Honestly - Lalah Hathaway Gumbo Unplugged (Live) - PJ Morton
Anni 2020
2020 Ventura - Anderson Paak 1123 - BJ the Chicago Kid Painted - Lucky Daye Ella Mai - Ella Mai Paul - PJ Morton 2021 Bigger Love - John Legend Happy 2 Be Here - Ant Clemons Take Time - Giveon To Feel Love/d - Luke James All Rise - Gregory Porter 2022 Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies - Snoh Aalegra We Are - Jon Batiste Gold-Diggers Sound - Leon Bridges Back of My Mind - H.E.R. 2023 Black Radio III - Robert Glasper Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) - Mary J. Blige Breezy (Deluxe) - Chris Brown Candydrip - Lucky Daye Watch the Sun - PJ Morton 2024 Jaguar II – Victoria Monét Clear 2: Soft Life (EP) – Summer Walker Girls Night Out – Babyface Special Occasion – Emily King What I Didn't Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones
2025 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown Vantablack – Lalah Hathaway Revenge – Muni Long Algorithm – Lucky Daye Coming Home – Usher 2026 Mutt – Leon Thomas Beloved – Giveon Why Not More? – Coco Jones The Crown – Ledisi Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
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Collegamenti esterni
Album R&B