The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Soul Album Chart
for the Week of Dec 2, 2017
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Everybody | Logic | Def Jam |
| *NEW* | 2 | - | If All I Was Was Black | Mavis Staples | Anti |
| - | 3 | 3 | "Awaken, My Love!" | Childish Gambino | Glassnote |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Bluebird of Happiness | Tamar Braxton | LoganLand |
| ▲ | 5 | 8 | Strength of a Woman | Mary J. Blige | Capitol |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Did It for Love | Leela James | BMG |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | BlackSUMMERS'night | Maxwell | Columbia |
| ▲ | 8 | 26 | Billy Porter Presents: the Soul of Richard Rodgers | Billy Porter | Sony |
| ▲ | 9 | - | Juke Joint at the Edge of the World | Randall Bramblett | New West |
| - | 10 | 10 | A Moment of Madness | Izzy Bizu | Epic |
| ▼ | 11 | 9 | Freudian | Daniel Caesar | Golden Child |
| ▲ | 12 | 22 | Soul of the Bayou | Gregg Martinez | Louisiana Red Hot |
| ▼ | 13 | 4 | The Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Rhino |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | TLC | TLC | 852 Musiq |
| ▼ | 15 | 11 | Trip | Jhené Aiko | Def Jam |
| ▼ | 16 | 12 | The Thrill of It All | Sam Smith | Capitol |
| *NEW* | 17 | - | River of Soul | Bobby Harden | Nyota |
| ▼ | 18 | 13 | Long Song Away | Kevin Ross | Motown |
| - | 19 | 19 | Feel the Real | Musiq Soulchild | eOne |
| ▼ | 20 | 17 | Eric Benét | Eric Benét | BMG |
| ▼ | 21 | 18 | #MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS | Joe | Plaid Takeover |
| ▲ | 22 | 25 | Hard II Love | Usher | RCA |
| ▼ | 23 | 14 | Superwoman | Rebecca Ferguson | Simco Limited |
| ▼ | 24 | 20 | Cheers to the Fall | Andra Day | Warner Bros |
| ▼ | 25 | 16 | K.Avett: Revelations | K.Avett | Kandeland |
| ▼ | 26 | 23 | Broken People | Muddy Magnolias | Third Generation |
| *NEW* | 27 | - | Face Your Fear | Curtis Harding | Anti |
| ▼ | 28 | 21 | The Spectrum | Daley | BMG Rights Management |
| ▼ | 29 | 27 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Warp |
| ▼ | 30 | 28 | Game Changer | Johnny Gill | J Skillz |
| ▼ | 31 | 2 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Bottleneck |
| ▼ | 32 | 24 | Don't Give Up on Love | Don Bryant | Fat Possum |
| ▼ | 33 | 30 | 100 Days, 100 Nights | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone |
| ▼ | 34 | 32 | Sea of Noise | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Records LLC |
| ▼ | 35 | 33 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | Columbia |
| ▼ | 36 | 34 | Deliverance | Prince | Rouge Music Alliance |
| ▼ | 37 | 35 | Child of the Seventies | Bettye LaVette | Rhino Atlantic |
| ▼ | 38 | 31 | Jetlagger | Bette Smith | Fat Possum |
| ▲ | 39 | - | Interpretations: the British Rock Songbook | Bettye LaVette | ANTI |
| ▲ | 40 | - | The ArchAndroid | Janelle Monae | Atlantic |
| - | 41 | 41 | A Change is Gonna Come | Leela James | Warner Bros |
| ▲ | 42 | - | A Sunshine State of Mind | The Soul of John Black | Yellow Dog |
| ▼ | 43 | 37 | I Learned the Hard Way | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records |
| ▼ | 44 | 42 | Call Me | Al Green | Hi Under Exclusive |
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