American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Album | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | American Music Awards |
First awarded | 1974 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Currently held by | Doja Cat – Planet Her |
Most awards | Michael Jackson (4) |
Most nominations |
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Website | theamas.com |
The American Music Award for Favorite Album – Soul/R&B has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Michael Jackson with 4 wins. Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Jackson are tied for the most nominations with 6 each. While the start and end dates for the usage of the category Favorite Black Album are unclear, in 1985 the name was used for the award Prince was given for his album Purple Rain.[1]
Winners and nominees[]
1970s[]
Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
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1974 (1st) | |||
Al Green | I'm Still in Love with You | [2] | |
Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | ||
War | The World Is a Ghetto | ||
1975 (2nd) | |||
Gladys Knight & the Pips | Imagination | [3] | |
Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On | ||
Stevie Wonder | Innervisions | ||
1976 (3rd) | |||
The Temptations | A Song for You | [4] | |
Earth, Wind & Fire | That's the Way of the World | ||
Ohio Players | Five | ||
1977 (4th) | |||
Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | [5] | |
Earth, Wind & Fire | Spirit | ||
That's the Way of the World | |||
1978 (5th) | |||
Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | [6] | |
Commodores | Commodores | ||
Barry White | Barry White Sings for Someone You Love | ||
1979 (6th) | |||
Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | [7] | |
Earth, Wind & Fire | All 'n All | ||
Teddy Pendergrass | Life Is a Song Worth Singing |
1980s[]
1990s[]
2000s[]
Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
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2000 (27th) | |||
Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | [28] | |
Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love | ||
TLC | FanMail | ||
2001 (28th) | |||
Toni Braxton | The Heat | [29] | |
Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | ||
Sisqó | Unleash the Dragon | ||
2002 (29th) | |||
Aaliyah | Aaliyah | [30] | |
Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | ||
Janet Jackson | All for You | ||
2003 (30th) | |||
Eminem | The Eminem Show | [31] | |
Ashanti | Ashanti | ||
Ludacris | Word of Mouf | ||
Nelly | Nellyville | ||
2003 (31st) | |||
Luther Vandross | Dance with My Father | [32] | |
Ashanti | Chapter II | ||
Beyoncé | Dangerously in Love | ||
R. Kelly | Chocolate Factory | ||
2004 (32nd) | |||
Usher | Confessions | [33] | |
Alicia Keys | The Diary of Alicia Keys | ||
Prince | Musicology | ||
2005 (33rd) | |||
Destiny's Child | Destiny Fulfilled | [34] | |
Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | ||
Fantasia | Free Yourself | ||
2006 (34th) | |||
Mary J. Blige | The Breakthrough | [35] | |
Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | ||
Jamie Foxx | Unpredictable | ||
2007 (35th) | |||
Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveSounds | [36] | |
Beyoncé | B'Day | ||
R. Kelly | Double Up | ||
2008 (36th) | |||
Alicia Keys | As I Am | [37] | |
Mary J. Blige | Growing Pains | ||
Mariah Carey | E=MC² | ||
2009 (37th) | |||
Michael Jackson | Number Ones | [38] | |
Beyoncé | I Am... Sasha Fierce | ||
The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D |
2010s[]
Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
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2010 (38th) | |||
Usher | Raymond v. Raymond | [39] | |
Alicia Keys | The Element of Freedom | ||
Sade | Soldier of Love | ||
2011 (39th) | |||
Rihanna | Loud | [40] | |
Beyoncé | 4 | ||
Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | ||
2012 (40th) | |||
Rihanna | Talk That Talk | [41] | |
Chris Brown | Fortune | ||
Usher | Looking 4 Myself | ||
2013 (41st) | |||
Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | [42] | |
Rihanna | Unapologetic | ||
Robin Thicke | Blurred Lines | ||
2014 (42nd) | |||
Beyoncé | Beyoncé | [43] | |
John Legend | Love in the Future | ||
Pharrell Williams | Girl | ||
2015 (43rd) | |||
The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | [44] | |
Chris Brown | X | ||
D'Angelo | Black Messiah | ||
2016 (44th) | |||
Rihanna | Anti | [45] | |
Beyoncé | Lemonade | ||
Bryson Tiller | Trapsoul | ||
2017 (45th) | |||
Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | [46] | |
Childish Gambino | "Awaken, My Love!" | ||
The Weeknd | Starboy | ||
2018 (46th) | |||
XXXTentacion | 17 | [47] | |
Khalid | American Teen | ||
SZA | Ctrl | ||
2019 (47th) | |||
Khalid | Free Spirit | [48] | |
Chris Brown | Indigo | ||
Ella Mai | Ella Mai |
2020s[]
Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
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2020 (48th) | |||
The Weeknd | After Hours | [49] | |
Doja Cat | Hot Pink | ||
Summer Walker | Over It | ||
2021 (49th) | |||
Doja Cat | Planet Her | [50] | |
Giveon | When It's All Said and Done... Take Time | ||
H.E.R. | Back of My Mind | ||
Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales | ||
Queen Naija | Missunderstood |
Category facts[]
Multiple wins[]
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Multiple nominations[]
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- Rhythm and blues
- Awards established in 1974
- 1974 establishments in the United States
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