Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
Awarded forQuality R&B music albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1995
Currently held byJazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales (2022)
Websitegrammy.com

According to the category description guide for the 54th Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for albums "containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary R&B vocal tracks" which may also "incorporate production elements found in rap music".[3]

From 2003 to 2011, a separate category was formed, the Best Contemporary R&B Album, meant for R&B albums that had modern hip-hop stylings to them, while more traditional and less electronic-styled R&B music still fell under the Best R&B Album category. After the 2011 Grammy season, the Best Contemporary R&B Album category was discontinued and recordings that previously fell under this category were shifted back to the Best R&B Album category. This was part of a major overhaul of the Grammy Award categories.[4] In 2020, a sister category titled Best Progressive R&B Album was debuted.

The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they are credited with at least 50% of playing time on the album. A producer or engineer who are responsible for less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.[5]

Alicia Keys and John Legend are the biggest recipients in this category with three wins. R&B group TLC and singer D'Angelo have won the award twice. Mary J. Blige holds the record for the most nominations, with five in total. In 2015, Norwegian singer Bern/hoft became the first non-American artist to be nominated.

Recipients
Boyz II Men were the first recipients of the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 1995.
For her work on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album as well as Album of the Year.
Two-time recipient D'Angelo.
2002, 2005 and 2014 award winner, Alicia Keys
Three-time nominee and 2003 award winner India.Arie
To date, John Legend has earned eleven Grammy Awards for his work, including three for Best R&B album.
2009 award winner Jennifer Hudson
2012 award winner Chris Brown
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1995 Boyz II Men II
  • Anita Baker – Rhythm of Love
  • Tevin Campbell – I'm Ready
  • Gladys Knight – Just for You
  • Me'Shell NdegéOcello – Plantation Lullabies
  • Luther Vandross – Songs
 [6]
1996 TLC CrazySexyCool
[7]
1997 Tony Rich Words
  • Oleta Adams – Moving On
  • Maxwell – Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
  • Curtis Mayfield – New World Order
  • Me'Shell NdegéOcello – Peace Beyond Passion
 [8]
1998 Erykah Badu Baduizm
[9]
1999 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
[10]
2000 TLC FanMail
[11]
2001 D'Angelo Voodoo
  • Boyz II Men – Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya
  • Toni Braxton – The Heat
  • Joe – My Name Is Joe
  • Jill Scott – Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
  • Sisqó – Unleash the Dragon
 [12]
2002 Alicia Keys Songs in A Minor
[13]
2003 India.Arie Voyage to India
  • Joe – Better Days
  • Musiq – Juslisen
  • Raphael Saadiq – Instant Vintage
  • Remy Shand – The Way I Feel
 [14]
2004 Luther Vandross Dance with My Father
[6]
2005 Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • Anita Baker – My Everything
  • Al Green – I Can't Stop
  • Prince – Musicology
  • Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
 [15]
2006 John Legend Get Lifted
[16]
2007 Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough
[17]
2008 Chaka Khan Funk This
  • Ledisi – Lost & Found
  • Musiq Soulchild – Luvanmusiq
  • Jill Scott – The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3
  • Tank – Sex, Love & Pain
 [18]
2009 Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson
  • Eric Benét – Love & Life
  • Boyz II Men – Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
  • Al Green – Lay It Down
  • Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It
 [19]
2010 Maxwell BLACKsummers'night
  • Anthony Hamilton - The Point of It All
  • India.Arie - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  • Ledisi - Turn Me Loose
  • Charlie Wilson - Uncle Charlie
 [20]
2011 John Legend and The Roots Wake Up!
  • Raheem DeVaughn – The Love & War MasterPeace
  • Fantasia – Back to Me
  • Jaheim – Another Round
  • Monica – Still Standing
 [21]
2012 Chris Brown F.A.M.E.
  • El DeBarge – Second Chance
  • Ledisi – Pieces of Me
  • Kelly Price – Kelly
  • R. Kelly – Love Letter
 [22]
2013 Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio
  • Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love
  • R. Kelly – Write Me Back
  • Tamia – Beautiful Surprise
  • Tyrese – Open Invitation
 [23]
2014 Alicia Keys Girl On Fire
  • Faith Evans – R&B Divas
  • John Legend – Love in the Future
  • Chrisette Michele – Better
  • TGT – Three Kings
 [24]
2015 Toni Braxton & Babyface Love, Marriage & Divorce
  • Bernhoft – Islander
  • Aloe Blacc – Lift Your Spirit
  • Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio 2
  • Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Give The People What They Want
 [25]
2016 D'Angelo & The Vanguard Black Messiah
  • Leon Bridges – Coming Home
  • Andra Day – Cheers to the Fall
  • Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show
  • Charlie Wilson – Forever Charlie
 [26]
2017 Lalah Hathaway Lalah Hathaway Live
  • BJ The Chicago Kid – In My Mind
  • Terrace Martin – Velvet Portraits
  • Mint Condition – Healing Season
  • Mýa – Smoove Jones
 [27]
2018 Bruno Mars 24K Magic
  • Daniel Caesar – Freudian
  • Ledisi – Let Love Rule
  • PJ Morton – Gumbo
  • Musiq Soulchild – Feel the Real
 [28]
2019 H.E.R. H.E.R.
  • Toni Braxton – Sex & Cigarettes
  • Leon Bridges – Good Thing
  • Lalah Hathaway – Honestly
  • PJ Morton – Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
 [29]
2020 Anderson .Paak Ventura
  • BJ the Chicago Kid – 1123
  • Lucky Daye – Painted
  • Ella Mai – Ella Mai
  • PJ Morton – Paul
 [30]
2021 John Legend Bigger Love
  • Ant Clemons – Happy 2 Be Here
  • Giveon – Take Time
  • Luke James – To Feel Love/d
  • Gregory Porter – All Rise
 [31]
2022 Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales
  • Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
  • Jon Batiste – We Are
  • Leon Bridges – Gold-Diggers Sound
  • H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
 [32]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

References
General
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Specific
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  2. "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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  5. Grammy Blue Book (edition 2021)
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  24. "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  25. List of Nominees 2015
  26. Billboard.com, 7 December 2015
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  28. Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  29. Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
  30. Grammy.com, 22 November 2019
  31. 2021 Nominations List
  32. 2022 Nominations List

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