The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 1, 2020
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Nick of Time | The James Hunter Six | Daptone | Soul |
| - | 2 | 2 | Hot Pink | Doja Cat | Kemosabe | Soul |
| ▲ | 3 | 4 | Memories of | Kaz Hawkins | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Bigger Love | John Legend | Columbia | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 | Soul Food: Cooking with Maceo | Maceo Parker | Mascot | Soul |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| ▲ | 7 | 12 | KIWANUKA | Michael Kiwanuka | Interscope | Soul |
| - | 8 | 8 | After Hours | The Weeknd | UMG | Soul |
| - | 9 | 9 | We Get by | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul |
| ▼ | 10 | 7 | Blackbirds | Bettye LaVette | Verve | Soul |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Worthy | India.Arie | BMG | Soul |
| ▼ | 12 | 11 | Homecoming: the Live Album | Beyoncé | Parkwood | Soul |
| ▲ | 13 | 14 | Oxnard | Anderson .Paak | Aftermath Entertainment | Soul |
| ▼ | 14 | 13 | Over It | Summer Walker | Interscope | Soul |
| - | 15 | 15 | S.O.L.A.R. | Inayah | Inayahlator | Soul |
| - | 16 | 16 | A Muse in Her Feelings | dvsn | OVO Sound | Soul |
| ▲ | 17 | 20 | Masterpeace | JamesDavis | Motown | Neo-Soul |
| ▼ | 18 | 17 | REAL LIFE | Emeli Sandé | Virgin | Soul |
| *NEW* | 19 | - | Introspection | Angela Munoz | Linear Labs | R&B |
| ▼ | 20 | 19 | Full Circle | Angie Stone | Cleopatra | Soul |
| ▼ | 21 | 18 | Dotted Line | Alex Lucero & Live Again | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▼ | 22 | 21 | B7 | Brandy | eOne | Soul |
| ▲ | 23 | 26 | South of I-10 | Sonny Landreth | BMG | R&B |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | CASE STUDY 01 | Daniel Caesar | Golden Child | Soul |
| ▼ | 25 | 23 | West Coast Grooves | Guthrie Govan | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 26 | - | Avalanche | Julian Taylor Band | Gypsy Soul | Soul |
| ▲ | 27 | 36 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | RCA | Soul |
| ▼ | 28 | 25 | Into the Purple Valley | Ry Cooder | Reprise | Soul |
| ▲ | 29 | 30 | Exodus | Brian McKnight | The SoNo Recording Group | R&B |
| ▲ | 30 | 31 | Hear from Here | Eric Roberson | Blue Erro Soul | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 31 | 32 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | Columbia | Soul |
| ▲ | 32 | 33 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Bottleneck | Soul |
| ▲ | 33 | 34 | Heroes & Gods | Rahsaan Patterson | Shanachie | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 34 | 35 | PAUL | PJ Morton | Morton | R&B |
| ▲ | 35 | 37 | CeeLo Green is Thomas Callaway | Cee Lo Green | BMG | Disco |
| ▲ | 36 | 38 | KIKI | Kiana Ledé | Republic | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 37 | 39 | Romantique, Pt. 2 | Will Downing | Sophisticated Soul | Disco |
| ▲ | 38 | 42 | Guitar Gumbo | Tom Principato | Powerhouse | R&B |
| ▲ | 39 | 44 | Kairos | Nicole Bus | Roc Nation | R&B |
| ▼ | 40 | 24 | It is What It is | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Soul |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Wide Nose Full Lips | SuCh | Arc Sai | Soul |
| ▼ | 42 | 41 | Never Twice | Nick Waterhouse | Innovative Leisure | Soul |
| ▲ | 43 | 46 | Stone Rollin' | Raphael Saadiq | Sony | Soul |
| ▲ | 44 | 47 | Night Time People | The Bamboos | BMG | R&B |
| ▲ | 45 | 83 | Play Nice | Cass Clayton | Self-Release | R&B |
| ▲ | 46 | 87 | I'm Still Looking | Hazel Miller | Hazel Miller | Soul |
| ▲ | 47 | 50 | The Best of the Tru Thoughts Years | The Bamboos | Tru Thoughts | R&B |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Shelby Lynne | Shelby Lynne | Everso | Soul |
| ▼ | 49 | 29 | The Devonns | The Devonns | Record Kicks | Motown |
| ▲ | 50 | 60 | I've Got My Own Hell to Raise | Bettye LaVette | Anti | Soul |
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