The Roots Music Report's
Top R&B Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
1 |  | Gold-Diggers Sound by: Leon Bridges   | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | WE ARE by: Jon Batiste | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
3 |  | Where Do We Go from Here by: Dumpstaphunk | Label: Mascot Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
4 |  | Welcome 2 America by: Prince | Label: NPG Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | Have a Seat by: Maggie Rose | Label: Starstruck Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | When It's All Said and Done... Take Time by: Giveon | Label: Epic Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | Back of My Mind by: H.E.R. | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | Back Home by: Trey Songz | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist:   |
9 |  | Missunderstood: the Diaries by: Queen Naija | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | The Wild Card by: Ledisi | Label: Listen Back Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | See Me by: Leela James | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | After Hours by: The Weeknd | Label: UMG Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Jam & Lewis, Vol. 1 by: Jam & Lewis | Label: Flyte Tyme Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | Chilombo by: Jhené Aiko | Label: Def Jam Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | On Earth, and in Heaven by: Robin Thicke | Label: Lucky Music / EMPIRE Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | Love Always Wins by: Kem | Label: Motown Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | Moments in Between by: Ruth B. | Label: Downtown Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | What's Going on by: Devon Gilfillian | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Hard Up by: The Bamboos | Label: Pacific Theatre Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | My People by: Cha Wa | Label: Single Lock Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | B7 by: Brandy | Label: eOne Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | Blood on the Vinyl by: Guordan Banks | Label: Bank On It Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | All Love Everything by: Aloe Blacc | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Lianne La Havas by: Lianne La Havas | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Spell My Name by: Toni Braxton | Label: Island Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | Blackbirds by: Bettye LaVette | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Nicollette by: Nicollette Sullivan | Label: For Artists Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | Freedom is Love by: The Freedom Affair | Label: Sunflower Soul Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Rebirth by: Ruff Endz | Label: Chance Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | One on One by: Paul Carrack | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Disco Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | Dotted Line by: Alex Lucero & Live Again | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition by: WizKid | Label: Starboy Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | TEMPORARY HIGHS in the VIOLET SKIES by: Snoh Aalegra | Label: Artium Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | 88 Elmira St. by: Danny Gatton | Label: Elektra Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | - Ugh, Those Feels Again by: Snoh Aalegra | Label: Epic Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) by: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Memories of by: Kaz Hawkins | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | Wide Nose Full Lips by: SuCh | Label: Arc Sai Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Natural Born Hustler by: Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal | Label: Color Red Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | APART by: Allen Stone | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | 100 Days, 100 Nights by: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Private Space by: Durand Jones & The Indications | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | Night Time People by: The Bamboos | Label: BMG Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | A Muse in Her Feelings by: dvsn | Label: OVO Sound Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Green Onions by: Booker T. & The M.G.'s | Label: Warner Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | It is What It is by: Thundercat | Label: Brainfeeder Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | Promised Land by: The Allergies | Label: Jalapeno Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Soul Side of Town by: Tower of Power | Label: Artistry Music Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | Star Time by: James Brown | Label: Polydor Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | The Devonns by: The Devonns | Label: Record Kicks Sub Genre: Motown Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | El Alimento by: Cimafunk | Label: Terapia Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | Avalanche by: Julian Taylor Band | Label: Gypsy Soul Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Into the Purple Valley by: Ry Cooder | Label: Reprise Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | Working Man Blues by: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | Label: Sunset Blvd Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | 1999 by: Prince | Label: Warner Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Canopy by: Daniel Fears | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | Love and Hate in a Different Time by: Gabriels | Label: Atlas Artists Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | Hot Pink by: Doja Cat | Label: Kemosabe Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | Grateful by: Elise LeGrow | Label: Awesome Music Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | Baby, I'm Hollywood! by: Judith Hill | Label: Regime Music Group Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | Soul Food: Cooking with Maceo by: Maceo Parker | Label: Mascot Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Three Little Words by: Dominique Fils-Aime | Label: Ensoul Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | The Best of the Tru Thoughts Years by: The Bamboos | Label: Tru Thoughts Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | West Coast Grooves by: Guthrie Govan | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | I Learned the Hard Way by: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Label: Daptone Records Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | Jeb Loy (feat. Cold Diamond & Mink) by: Jeb Loy Nichols | Label: Timmion Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | The Album by: Teyana Taylor | Label: Def Jam Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | Natural Wonder by: Stevie Wonder | Label: Universal Music Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | Step Up by: Tower of Power | Label: Artistry Music Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | World Wide Funk by: Bootsy Collins | Label: Mascot Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
71 |  | The Power of the One by: Bootsy Collins | Label: Sweetwater Sounds Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
72 |  | DEACON by: serpentwithfeet | Label: Secretly Canadian Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
73 |  | Miss Sharon Jones! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
74 |  | Call It Home, Vol. 1 & 2 by: The California Honeydrops | Label: Tubtune Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
75 |  | South of I-10 by: Sonny Landreth | Label: BMG Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist:  |
76 |  | Crying for Hope by: George Porter Jr. and Runnin' Pardners | Label: Mascot Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
77 |  | The Alien Coast by: St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
78 |  | Further by: Dwight & Nicole | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
79 |  | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by: Aretha Franklin | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
80 |  | Bigger Love by: John Legend | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
81 |  | Never Twice by: Nick Waterhouse | Label: Innovative Leisure Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
82 |  | Totem by: The Motet | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
83 |  | Rise Above by: Tomar and the Fcs | Label: Splice Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
84 |  | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats by: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Label: Bottleneck Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
85 |  | The Very Best of the Spinners by: The Spinners | Label: Rhino Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
86 |  | Acoustic Soul by: India.Arie | Label: UMG Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
87 |  | Coming Home by: Leon Bridges | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
88 |  | Third Wall Chronicles by: The Pimps Of Joytime | Label: Sugar Road Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
89 |  | Another Side by: Leo Nocentelli | Label: Light In The Attic Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
90 |  | Death or Devotion by: The Motet | Label: The Motet Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
91 |  | Talking Book by: Stevie Wonder | Label: Universal Motown Records Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
92 |  | A Change is Gonna Come by: Leela James | Label: Warner Bros Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
93 |  | It's Only Us by: Monophonics | Label: Colemine Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
94 |  | Berlin Sessions by: Brownout | Label: Fat Beats Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
95 |  | This Joy by: Resistance Revival Chorus | Label: Righteous Babe Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
96 |  | KIWANUKA by: Michael Kiwanuka | Label: Interscope Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
97 |  | Live at Sun Studio by: The Movers & Shakers | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
98 |  | The ArchAndroid by: Janelle Monae | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
99 |  | Higher! by: Sly & The Family Stone | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
100 |  | Canoga Madness by: Mestizo Beat | Label: California Soul Music Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
101 |  | Are You Ready by: Leela James | Label: Entertainment One Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
102 |  | An Ode to Escapism by: Ghost Funk Orchestra | Label: Colemine Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
103 |  | Friend Goals by: Tank and the Bangas | Label: Verve Forecast Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
104 |  | Over It by: Summer Walker | Label: Interscope Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
105 |  | 3.15.20 by: Childish Gambino | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
106 |  | I've Got My Own Hell to Raise by: Bettye LaVette | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
107 |  | Guitar Gumbo by: Tom Principato | Label: Powerhouse Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
108 |  | A Strange Arrangement by: Mayer Hawthorne | Label: Stones Throw Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
109 |  | Travelogue - Blues Traveler Classics by: Blues Traveler | Label: A&M/UME Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
110 |  | What a Time to Be in Love by: Raheem DeVaughn | Label: Sono Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
111 |  | The Lightness of Love by: Alvin Garrett | Label: Hill Entertainment Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
112 |  | Interpretations: the British Rock Songbook by: Bettye LaVette | Label: ANTI Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
113 |  | Music Life by: Mia Doi Todd | Label: City Zen Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
114 |  | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE by: BROCKHAMPTON | Label: RCA Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
115 |  | Small Change by: Tom Waits | Label: Asylum Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
116 |  | We're New Again: a Reimagining by Makaya McCraven by: Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven | Label: XL Recordings Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
117 |  | Pure Southern Soul by: Otis Redding | Label: Rhino Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
118 |  | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul by: Otis Redding | Label: Atco Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
119 |  | Groove & Good Times by: Raphael Wressnig and Igor Prado | Label: ZYX Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
120 |  | Nqaba Yam by: Zahara | Label: Warner Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
121 |  | Broke-Down Deluxe by: Andy Eppler | Label: Velvet Syntax Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
122 |  | Dyna-Mite by: Jon Cleary | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
123 |  | The Song Garden by: Will Downing | Label: Sophisticated Soul Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
124 |  | Dear Fats, I Love You by: Davell Crawford | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
125 |  | The Lion King: the Gift by: Beyoncé | Label: Sony Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
126 |  | The Art of Love & War by: Angie Stone | Label: Stax Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
127 |  | Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions: the Anthology, 1961-1977 by: Curtis Mayfield | Label: MCA Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
128 |  | Heaux Tales by: Jazmine Sullivan | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
129 |  | Excuse My Baggage by: Miranda Rae | Label: DNAAO Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
130 |  | Do What Your Hear Says to by: Scott Ramminger | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
131 |  | Live in London by: Mavis Staples | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
132 |  | If You Feel by: Xavier Omär | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
133 |  | The Anthology 1992-2003 by: The Poets Of Rhythm | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Funk Connect with the Artist: |
134 |  | Play Nice by: Cass Clayton Band | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
135 |  | Gold by: Ohio Players | Label: Mercury Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
136 |  | Call Me by: Al Green | Label: Hi Under Exclusive Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
137 |  | Soul Time! by: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Label: Daptone Records Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
138 |  | I'm Still Looking by: Hazel Miller | Label: Hazel Miller Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
139 |  | Come over (feat. Popcaan) - Single by: Jorja Smith | Label: FAMM Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
140 |  | Sep 17, 2021 by: Common | Label: Loma Vista Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
141 |  | We Get by by: Mavis Staples | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
142 |  | American Griots by: Louis York | Label: Weirdo Workshop Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
143 |  | In My Right Mind by: Cyrus DeShield | Label: Paynesville Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
144 |  | Dur& by: Durand Bernarr | Label: DSING Sub Genre: Neo-Soul Connect with the Artist: |
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