Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album. This category was one of the first created and has been given out since the award's conception in 1990. Only four artists have won this award twice: Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Usher and The Weeknd.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s
Year Album Artist Ref
1990
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson [1]
1991
I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
1992
Forever My Lady Jodeci
1993
The Bodyguard Whitney Houston [2]
1994–97 —
1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
Anytime Brian McKnight
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot DMX
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Jay Z
1999
400 Degreez Juvenile
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood DMX
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
R. R. Kelly

2000s
Year Album Artist Ref
2000 —
2001
TP-2.com R. Kelly
Aijuswanaseing Musiq
Hot Shot Shaggy
Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys
2002
The Eminem Show Eminem
Ashanti Ashanti
Nellyville Nelly
Word of Mouf Ludacris
2003 —
2004
Confessions Usher
The Black Album Jay Z
The College Dropout Kanye West
The Diary of Alicia Keys Alicia Keys
2005 —
2006
The Breakthrough Mary J. Blige
In My Own Words Ne-Yo
King T.I.
Unpredictable Jamie Foxx
2007–09 —

2010s
Year Album Artist Ref
2010 —
2011
Raymond V Raymond Usher
Loud Rihanna
Passion, Pain & Pleasure Trey Songz
Soldier of Love Sade
Still Standing Monica
2012
4 Beyoncé [3]
F.A.M.E. Chris Brown
I Remember Me Jennifer Hudson
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Mary J. Blige
Talk That Talk Rihanna
2013
Unapologetic Rihanna [4]
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Fortune Chris Brown
Girl on Fire Alicia Keys
Looking 4 Myself Usher
2014
The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake [5]
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 Justin Timberlake
Beyoncé Beyoncé
Black Panties R. Kelly
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke
2015
Girl Pharrell Williams [6]
Beyoncé Beyoncé
Love in the Future John Legend
X Chris Brown
Xscape Michael Jackson
2016
Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd [7]
Anti Rihanna
Black Rose Tyrese
Royalty Chris Brown
T R A P S O U L Bryson Tiller
2017
Lemonade Beyoncé [8]
24K Magic Bruno Mars
Anti Rihanna
Blonde Frank Ocean
Starboy The Weeknd
2018
24K Magic Bruno Mars
17 XXXTentacion
American Teen Khalid
Ctrl SZA
Starboy The Weeknd
2019
17 XXXTentacion
Ella Mai Ella Mai
My Dear Melancholy The Weeknd
H.E.R. H.E.R.
American Teen Khalid

2020s
Year Album Artist Ref
2020
Free Spirit Khalid
Homecoming: The Live Album Beyoncé
Changes Justin Bieber
Indigo Chris Brown
Over It Summer Walker
2021
After Hours The Weeknd
Chilombo Jhené Aiko
Slime & B Chris Brown & Young Thug
Hot Pink Doja Cat
It Was Good Until It Wasn't Kehlani
2022
Planet Her Doja Cat
When It's All Said and Done... Take Time Giveon
An Evening with Silk Sonic Silk Sonic
Still Over It Summer Walker
Dawn FM The Weeknd
2023
Renaissance Beyoncé
Honestly, Nevermind Drake
Wasteland Brent Faiyaz
Gemini Rights Steve Lacy
SOS SZA


Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

2 wins

Nominations

References
  1. "Janet Jackson Wins Eight Honors Including Top R&B Artist, R&B Albums Artist, R&B Singles Artist and Hot 100 Singles Artist". Latimes.com. November 27, 1990. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. "Whitney Houston Attains Eleven Awards at 1993 Billboard Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
  5. "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  6. "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.
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