The Roots Music Report's
Top R&B Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick of Time | The James Hunter Six | Daptone | Soul |
| 2 | After Hours | The Weeknd | UMG | Soul |
| 3 | KIWANUKA | Michael Kiwanuka | Interscope | Soul |
| 4 | Hot Pink | Doja Cat | Kemosabe | Soul |
| 5 | Memories of | Kaz Hawkins | Self-Release | Soul |
| 6 | Bigger Love | John Legend | Columbia | Neo-Soul |
| 7 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| 8 | Work to Do | Marc Cohn | BMG | Soul |
| 9 | Blackbirds | Bettye LaVette | Verve | Soul |
| 10 | Worthy | India.Arie | BMG | Soul |
| 11 | Masterpeace | JamesDavis | Motown | Neo-Soul |
| 12 | Play Nice | Cass Clayton Band | Self-Release | R&B |
| 13 | Over It | Summer Walker | Interscope | Soul |
| 14 | S.O.L.A.R. | Inayah | Inayahlator | Soul |
| 15 | The Wild Card | Ledisi | Listen Back | Soul |
| 16 | Soul Food: Cooking with Maceo | Maceo Parker | Mascot | Soul |
| 17 | Gold-Diggers Sound | Leon Bridges | Columbia | Soul |
| 18 | Kairos | Nicole Bus | Roc Nation | R&B |
| 19 | REAL LIFE | Emeli Sandé | Virgin | Soul |
| 20 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Def Jam | Soul |
| 21 | U Kin B the Sun | Frazey Ford | Arts & Crafts | R&B |
| 22 | CASE STUDY 01 | Daniel Caesar | Golden Child | Soul |
| 23 | All Love Everything | Aloe Blacc | BMG | Soul |
| 24 | Rouge | Yuna | Verve | R&B |
| 25 | A Muse in Her Feelings | dvsn | OVO Sound | Soul |
| 26 | Full Circle | Angie Stone | Cleopatra | Soul |
| 27 | Avalanche | Julian Taylor Band | Gypsy Soul | Soul |
| 28 | Dotted Line | Alex Lucero & Live Again | Self-Release | Soul |
| 29 | Dinah Jane 1 | Dinah Jane | Hitco | Soul |
| 30 | Poetry in Motion | The Soul Rebels | Mack Avenue | Soul |
| 31 | Athena | Sudan Archives | Stones Throw | R&B |
| 32 | The Album | Teyana Taylor | Def Jam | Soul |
| 33 | B7 | Brandy | eOne | Soul |
| 34 | Back Home | Trey Songz | Atlantic | Soul |
| 35 | Steel Hearts | Season Ammons | Cobalt Blue | R&B |
| 36 | Love Always Wins | Kem | Motown | Soul |
| 37 | Jimmy Lee | Raphael Saadiq | Columbia | Soul |
| 38 | Back of My Mind | H.E.R. | RCA | Neo-Soul |
| 39 | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone | Soul |
| 40 | Love & Conflict | Martha Wash | Purple Rose | Funk |
| 41 | The Devonns | The Devonns | Record Kicks | Motown |
| 42 | - Ugh, Those Feels Again | Snoh Aalegra | Epic | R&B |
| 43 | Missunderstood: the Diaries | Queen Naija | Capitol | Soul |
| 44 | Step Up | Tower of Power | Artistry Music | R&B |
| 45 | Rise Above | Tomar and the Fcs | Splice | Soul |
| 46 | What's Going on | Devon Gilfillian | Capitol | R&B |
| 47 | Berlin Sessions | Brownout | Fat Beats | Funk |
| 48 | Say the Word | The Allergies | Jalapeno | Soul |
| 49 | Introspection | Angela Munoz | Linear Labs | R&B |
| 50 | It's Only Us | Monophonics | Colemine | Soul |
| 51 | Collapsed in Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Transgressive | R&B |
| 52 | Fever | Thomas Dybdahl | V2 | Soul |
| 53 | Starts Again | Tawiah | First Word | Soul |
| 54 | How the Mighty Fall | Izo Fitzroy | Jalapeno | Soul |
| 55 | Stay Good | Brooklyn Funk Essentials | Dorado | Soul |
| 56 | Land of the Living | Eleanor Underhill | Self-Release | Soul |
| 57 | Crossover | Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Hopestreet | Soul |
| 58 | Afroclectic | Plunky & Oneness | Self-Release | R&B |
| 59 | Sis. | KIRBY | Self-Release | R&B |
| 60 | American Griots | Louis York | Weirdo Workshop | Soul |
| 61 | Death or Devotion | The Motet | The Motet | Funk |
| 62 | The Hang | Redtenbacher's Funkestra | RSB | Funk |
| 63 | PAUL | PJ Morton | Morton | R&B |
| 64 | The Lion King: the Gift | Beyoncé | Sony | R&B |
| 65 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | RCA | Soul |
| 66 | Wide Nose Full Lips | SuCh | Arc Sai | Soul |
| 67 | Leon | Leon Bridges | Columbia | Soul |
| 68 | RedRoom | J. Howell | JT Productions | R&B |
| 69 | Indigo | Chris Brown | RCA | Soul |
| 70 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Jagjaguwar | R&B |
| 71 | Exodus | Brian McKnight | The SoNo Recording Group | R&B |
| 72 | Hear from Here | Eric Roberson | Blue Erro Soul | Neo-Soul |
| 73 | Live in London | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul |
| 74 | KIKI | Kiana Ledé | Republic | Neo-Soul |
| 75 | Genesis | The Shindellas | Weirdo Workshop | R&B |
| 76 | Surfacing | R.Lum.R | Island | R&B |
| 77 | Timeless | Day Kornegay | 45 Riots | R&B |
| 78 | Heroes & Gods | Rahsaan Patterson | Shanachie | Neo-Soul |
| 79 | The Fun Ones | RJD2 | Self-Release | R&B |
| 80 | Love and Compromise | Mahalia | Warner | R&B |
| 81 | Forever Yours | J. Brown | MoCha Music | R&B |
| 82 | CeeLo Green is Thomas Callaway | Cee Lo Green | BMG | Disco |
| 83 | Romantique, Pt. 2 | Will Downing | Sophisticated Soul | Disco |
| 84 | Smoke & Mirrors | Bassel & the Supernaturals | Bassel Music | Soul |
| 85 | Chasing Summer | SiR | Top Dawg | R&B |
| 86 | Tubman. | Avery R. Young | FPE | R&B |
| 87 | We're New Again: a Reimagining by Makaya McCraven | Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven | XL Recordings | Soul |
| 88 | GREY Area | Little Simz | Age 101 | R&B |
| 89 | That Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm! | Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo | Swelltune | R&B |
| 90 | Ventura | Anderson .Paak | Aftermath | R&B |
| 91 | Audacity Complete | Kevin Ross | Art Society Music Group | R&B |
| 92 | Pieces of Mind | Write Minded | Self-Release | R&B |
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