The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 10, 2021
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Collapsed in Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Transgressive | R&B |
| - | 2 | 2 | WE ARE | Jon Batiste | Verve | Soul |
| ▲ | 3 | - | Where Do We Go from Here | Dumpstaphunk | Mascot | Funk |
| - | 4 | 4 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Def Jam | Soul |
| - | 5 | 5 | What's Going on | Devon Gilfillian | Capitol | R&B |
| - | 6 | 6 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Missunderstood: the Diaries | Queen Naija | Capitol | Soul |
| ▼ | 8 | 3 | The Wild Card | Ledisi | Listen Back | Soul |
| - | 9 | 9 | Back Home | Trey Songz | Atlantic | Soul |
| *NEW* | 10 | - | My People | Cha Wa | Single Lock | Soul |
| - | 11 | 11 | The Very Best of the Meters | The Meters | Warner Strategic | Soul |
| - | 12 | 12 | Rebirth | Ruff Endz | Chance | Soul |
| ▲ | 13 | 14 | 88 Elmira St. | Danny Gatton | Elektra | R&B |
| ▼ | 14 | 7 | On Earth, and in Heaven | Robin Thicke | Lucky Music / EMPIRE | Soul |
| ▼ | 15 | 13 | B7 | Brandy | eOne | Soul |
| ▼ | 16 | 15 | Dotted Line | Alex Lucero & Live Again | Self-Release | Soul |
| - | 17 | 17 | Freedom is Love | The Freedom Affair | Sunflower Soul | Soul |
| ▲ | 18 | - | 100 Days, 100 Nights | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone | Soul |
| ▼ | 19 | 16 | All Love Everything | Aloe Blacc | BMG | Soul |
| ▼ | 20 | 19 | Spell My Name | Toni Braxton | Island | Soul |
| ▼ | 21 | 10 | Love Always Wins | Kem | Motown | Soul |
| ▼ | 22 | 21 | Star Time | James Brown | Polydor | Funk |
| ▼ | 23 | 22 | It is What It is | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Soul |
| ▲ | 24 | 25 | Never Twice | Nick Waterhouse | Innovative Leisure | Soul |
| ▲ | 25 | 27 | World Wide Funk | Bootsy Collins | Mascot | Funk |
| ▲ | 26 | 28 | The Devonns | The Devonns | Record Kicks | Motown |
| ▲ | 27 | 45 | 50th Anniversary Collection | James Brown | Universal | Funk |
| ▲ | 28 | - | Soul Side of Town | Tower of Power | Artistry Music | R&B |
| ▲ | 29 | - | The Right Time | Ural Thomas & the Pain | Tender Loving Empire | Soul |
| ▲ | 30 | - | Soul Food: Cooking with Maceo | Maceo Parker | Mascot | Soul |
| ▼ | 31 | 18 | Blackbirds | Bettye LaVette | Verve | Soul |
| ▼ | 32 | 30 | Night Time People | The Bamboos | BMG | R&B |
| ▼ | 33 | 31 | The Best of the Tru Thoughts Years | The Bamboos | Tru Thoughts | R&B |
| ▲ | 34 | - | The ArchAndroid | Janelle Monae | Atlantic | Soul |
| ▲ | 35 | - | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Bottleneck | Soul |
| ▲ | 36 | - | Fire | Euforquestra | Euforquestra | Funk |
| ▼ | 37 | 29 | The Best of Ray Charles: the Atlantic Years | Ray Charles | Atlantic | Soul |
| ▼ | 38 | 32 | I Learned the Hard Way | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records | Soul |
| ▼ | 39 | 35 | The Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Rhino | Soul |
| ▼ | 40 | 38 | Interpretations: the British Rock Songbook | Bettye LaVette | ANTI | Soul |
| ▲ | 41 | - | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Universal Motown Records | R&B |
| ▲ | 42 | - | Greatest Hits | Sly & The Family Stone | Epic | Funk |
| - | 43 | 43 | A Strange Arrangement | Mayer Hawthorne | Stones Throw | R&B |
| ▲ | 44 | - | Death or Devotion | The Motet | The Motet | Funk |
| ▲ | 45 | - | Love & Conflict | Martha Wash | Purple Rose | Funk |
| ▲ | 46 | - | Acoustic Soul | India.Arie | UMG | Soul |
| ▲ | 47 | - | Pure Southern Soul | Otis Redding | Rhino | Soul |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone | Soul |
| ▲ | 49 | - | American Love Call | Durand Jones & The Indications | Dead Oceans | Soul |
| ▲ | 50 | - | Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition) | Otis Redding | Warner Music | Soul |
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