Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female. The award was retired during the 2007 ceremony, but during its awarding it has had several names including Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Female, Album of the Year – Female and Best Album – Female. Mary J. Blige has won the most awards in this category, with a total of four.

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s[]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1987
	Janet Jackson	Control	^[1]
	Anita Baker	Rapture
	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston
	Patti LaBelle	Winner in You
1988
	Whitney Houston	Whitney	^[2]
	Natalie Cole	Everlasting
	Jody Watley	Jody Watley
	Angela Winbush	Sharp
1989
	Anita Baker	Giving You the Best That I Got	^[3]
	Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman
	Sade	Stronger Than Pride
	Vanessa Williams	The Right Stuff

1990s[]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990
	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814	^[4]
	Regina Belle	Stay with Me
	Stacy Lattisaw	What You Need
	Stephanie Mills	Home
1991
	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	^[5]
	Anita Baker	Compositions
	Michel'le	Michel'le
	Lisa Stansfield	Affection
1992
	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love	^[6]
	Mariah Carey	Emotions
	Lisa Fischer	So Intense
	Whitney Houston	I'm Your Baby Tonight
1993
	Mary J. Blige	What's the 411	^[7]
	Mariah Carey	MTV Unplugged
	CeCe Peniston	Finally
	Sade	Love Deluxe
1994
	Toni Braxton	Toni Braxton	^[8]
	Mariah Carey	Music Box
	Janet Jackson	janet.
	Tina Turner	What's Love Got to Do with It
1995
	Anita Baker	Rhythm of Love	^[8]
	Aaliyah	Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
	Brandy	Brandy
	Me'Shell Ndegeocello	Plantation Lullabies
1996
	Mary J. Blige	My Life	^[9]
	Mariah Carey	Daydream
	Faith Evans	Faith
	Monica	Miss Thang
1997
	Toni Braxton	Secrets	^[10]
	Aaliyah	One in a Million
	Monifah	Moods...Moments
	Me'Shell NdegeOcello	Peace Beyond Passion
1998
	Erykah Badu	Baduizm	^[11]
	Mary J. Blige	Share My World
	Janet Jackson	The Velvet Rope
	Lil' Kim	Hard Core
1999
	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	^[12]
	Brandy	Never Say Never
	Mýa	Mýa
	Kelly Price	Soul of a Woman

2000s[]

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2000
	Mary J. Blige	Mary	^[13]
	Macy Gray	On How Life Is
	Whitney Houston	My Love Is Your Love
	Jennifer Lopez	On the 6
2001
	Jill Scott	Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1	^[14]
	Toni Braxton	The Heat
	Mýa	Fear of Flying
	Kelly Price	Mirror Mirror
2002
	Alicia Keys	Songs in A Minor	^[15]
	Aaliyah	Aaliyah
	India.Arie	Acoustic Soul
	Sade	Lovers Rock
2003
	Ashanti	Ashanti	^[16]
	Amerie	All I Have
	Mary J. Blige	No More Drama
	Angie Stone	Mahogany Soul
2004
	Beyoncé	Dangerously in Love	^[17]
	Erykah Badu	Worldwide Underground
	Mary J. Blige	Love & Life
	Aretha Franklin	So Damn Happy
2005
	Alicia Keys	The Diary of Alicia Keys	^[18]
	Brandy	Afrodisiac
	Ciara	Goodies
	Jill Scott	Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2006
	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi	^[19]
	Keyshia Cole	The Way It Is
	Faith Evans	The First Lady
	Fantasia	Free Yourself
2007
	Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough	^[20]
	Beyoncé	B’Day
	India.Arie	Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
	Monica	The Makings of Me

References[]

^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ ^a ^b "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "2004 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2005 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[1] "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[2] "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[3] "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[4] "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[5] "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[6] "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[7] "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

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[9] "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[10] "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.

[11] "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[12] "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[13] "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[14] "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[15] "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[16] "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[17] "2004 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[18] "2005 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[19] "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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v t Soul Train Music Awards
Categories	Album of the Year Song of the Year Video of the Year The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award New Artist R&B/Soul Male Artist R&B/Soul Female Artist Soul Train Certified Award Rhythm & Bars Award Gospel/Inspirational Song Dance Performance Collaboration
Discontinued	R&B/Soul Album – Female R&B/Soul Album – Male R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo R&B/Soul of Rap Dance Cut R&B/Soul Single – Female R&B/Soul Single – Male R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Rap Single Gospel Album – Solo Gospel Album – Group or Band Jazz Album – Solo Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Gospel Album Jazz Album Rap Album
Special awards	Quincy Jones Award Heritage Award Sammy Davis Jr. Award Artist of the Decade Award Stevie Wonder Award
Awards ceremonies	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021