The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Album Chart
for the Week of May 2, 2026
1 ▲ LW 3 |  | Sad and Beautiful World by: Mavis Staples   | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist:   |
2 - LW 2 |  | Ambiguous Desire by: Arlo Parks | Label: Transgressive Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist:  |
3 ▲ LW 5 |  | Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at LOCKN' by: Tedeschi Trucks Band | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
4 - LW 4 |  | Off the Fence by: The James Hunter Six | Label: Easy Eye Sound Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist:  |
5 ▼ LW 1 |  | Distracted by: Thundercat | Label: Brainfeeder Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
6 ▲ LW 8 |  | It Could Be Worse by: Samm Henshaw | Label: AWAL Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
7 ▲ LW 9 |  | THE BPM by: Sudan Archives | Label: Stones Throw Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
8 ▲ LW 16 |  | Jon Batiste: the Nominated Collection by: Jon Batiste | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
9 ▲ LW 11 |  | Son of Spergy by: Daniel Caesar | Label: Unknown Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
10 ▲ LW 12 |  | Baby by: dijon | Label: Warner Records Label Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
11 ▼ LW 10 |  | In Search of a Revival by: The Olympians | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
12 ▲ LW 13 |  | Blue Magic by: Nicholas Cole | Label: TRIPPIN "N" RHYTHM Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
13 ▲ LW - |  | Madison McFerrin: Live from NPR's Tiny Desk by: Madison McFerrin | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Soul Connect with the Artist: |
14 ▲ LW 15 |  | Steel Hearts by: Season Ammons | Label: Cobalt Blue Sub Genre: R&B Connect with the Artist: |
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