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 |
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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 | N/A | ||
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 |
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2000 | N/A | ||
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 | N/A | ||
2004 | |||
Confessions | Usher | ||
The Black Album | Jay Z | ||
The College Dropout | Kanye West | ||
The Diary of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | ||
2005 | N/A | ||
2006 | |||
The Breakthrough | Mary J. Blige | ||
In My Own Words | Ne-Yo | ||
King | T.I. | ||
Unpredictable | Jamie Foxx | ||
2007–09 | N/A |
2010s[]
2020s[]
Multiple wins and nominations[]
Wins[]
2 wins
Nominations[]
6 nominations 5 nominations 3 nominations |
2 nominations
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References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Attains Eleven Awards at 1993 Billboard Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
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- Billboard awards
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