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Top Alternative R&B albums of all time

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Updated: 21 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Frank Ocean - Blonde, Cover art
Blonde
Frank Ocean
4.10 52k 51,641 459 459
20 August 2016 Album
Alternative R&B Art Pop Neo-Soul
Ambient Pop Singer-Songwriter Alt-Pop Neo-Soul
introspective LGBT bittersweet mellow atmospheric sexual drugs sensual
52k Ratings 459 Reviews 4.10 Average
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE, Cover art
channel ORANGE
Frank Ocean
3.85 39k 38,557 230 230
10 July 2012 Album
Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B
Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul
romantic warm summer sexual LGBT lonely bittersweet introspective
39k Ratings 230 Reviews 3.85 Average
Frank Ocean - Endless, Cover art
Endless
Frank Ocean
3.88 14k 13,581 51 51
9 April 2018 Album
Alternative R&B Art Pop Ambient Pop
Neo-Soul Electronic Experimental Hip Hop Cloud Rap
ethereal atmospheric mellow melancholic bittersweet LGBT love longing
14k Ratings 51 Reviews 3.88 Average
Devon Hendryx - The Ghost~Pop Tape, Cover art
The Ghost~Pop Tape
Devon Hendryx
3.87 10k 10,457 121 121
11 November 2013 Album
Alternative R&B Ambient Pop Art Pop
Hypnagogic Pop Vaporwave Cloud Rap Downtempo Experimental Hip Hop
lo-fi lonely ethereal nocturnal sexual atmospheric depressive melancholic
10k Ratings 121 Reviews 3.87 Average
Ecco2k - E, Cover art
E
Ecco2k
3.79 19k 18,578 114 114
27 November 2019 Album
Alternative R&B Art Pop
Cloud Rap Ambient Pop Experimental Hip Hop UK Bass
ethereal drugs cold alienation atmospheric futuristic soft self-hatred
19k Ratings 114 Reviews 3.79 Average
Sampha - Lahai, Cover art
Lahai
Sampha
3.77 9k 8,971 69 69
20 October 2023 Album
Alternative R&B
Neo-Soul UK Bass Art Pop Future Garage
lush ethereal melodic atmospheric introspective spiritual passionate rhythmic
9k Ratings 69 Reviews 3.77 Average
Mac Miller - Swimming, Cover art
Swimming
Mac Miller
3.74 14k 13,881 58 58
3 August 2018 Album
Pop Rap Alternative R&B
Jazz Rap Neo-Soul Synth Funk
bittersweet introspective mellow lonely calm drugs melancholic alcohol
14k Ratings 58 Reviews 3.74 Average
SZA - Ctrl, Cover art
Ctrl
SZA
3.72 16k 16,313 73 73
9 June 2017 Album
Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul Trap Soul
love introspective bittersweet sexual breakup sensual mellow rhythmic
16k Ratings 73 Reviews 3.72 Average
Clarence Clarity - No Now, Cover art
No Now
Clarence Clarity
3.73 8k 8,150 70 70
2 March 2015 Album
Glitch Pop Alternative R&B
Art Pop Electropop Wonky Synth Funk New Jack Swing
manic dense cryptic futuristic chaotic surreal melodic psychedelic
8k Ratings 70 Reviews 3.73 Average
Jai Paul - Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones), Cover art
Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
Jai Paul
3.68 10k 9,809 93 93
1 June 2019 Album
Alternative R&B Indietronica
Wonky Synth Funk Electropop Chillwave UK Bass
summer dense psychedelic futuristic melodic quirky warm love
10k Ratings 93 Reviews 3.68 Average
FKA twigs - LP1, Cover art
LP1
FKA twigs
3.64 15k 14,552 100 100
11 August 2014 Album
Art Pop Alternative R&B Glitch Pop
Wonky Trip Hop Deconstructed Club
sensual sexual hypnotic ethereal futuristic atmospheric love dark
15k Ratings 100 Reviews 3.64 Average
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
3.68 6k 6,166 35 35
6 October 2017 Album
Alternative R&B UK Bass
Art Pop Wonky Ambient Pop Contemporary R&B
nocturnal sensual futuristic ethereal atmospheric sexual lush melodic
6k Ratings 35 Reviews 3.68 Average
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After Hours
The Weeknd
3.59 23k 23,221 193 193
20 March 2020 Album
Alternative R&B Synthpop
Synthwave Future Garage Ambient Pop Trap Trap Soul
nocturnal atmospheric sexual dark ethereal lonely urban breakup
23k Ratings 193 Reviews 3.59 Average
Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen, Cover art
Natural Brown Prom Queen
Sudan Archives
3.67 5k 5,252 33 33
9 September 2022 Album
Alternative R&B Art Pop
Neo-Soul Experimental Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap
eclectic sexual psychedelic sensual progressive rhythmic atmospheric hedonistic
5k Ratings 33 Reviews 3.67 Average
Vylet Pony - Love Letters: Colourless, Cover art
Love Letters: Colourless
Vylet Pony
3.65 366 366 7 7
22 June 2019 Album
Alternative R&B Synthpop
Bedroom Pop Ambient Pop Alt-Pop Electropop Synthpop
concept album melancholic longing love mellow lonely sampling LGBT
366 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.65 Average
Álvaro Díaz - Felicilandia, Cover art
Felicilandia
Álvaro Díaz
3.67 471 471 8 8
29 October 2021 Album
Pop Rap Alternative R&B
Reggaetón Trap Trap latino Bedroom Pop
love sexual breakup lush boastful vulgar uplifting summer
471 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.67 Average
Sampha - Process, Cover art
Process
Sampha
3.62 8k 8,282 47 47
3 February 2017 Album
Alternative R&B
Neo-Soul Art Pop Future Garage UK Bass Singer-Songwriter
melodic atmospheric passionate melancholic introspective rhythmic soft sentimental
8k Ratings 47 Reviews 3.62 Average
Kelela - Raven, Cover art
Raven
Kelela
3.59 9k 9,029 84 84
10 February 2023 Album
Alternative R&B Electronic
Breakbeat UK Bass Ambient Ambient Pop Downtempo
ethereal nocturnal aquatic atmospheric sensual lush hypnotic futuristic
9k Ratings 84 Reviews 3.59 Average
miya lowe - Miya Lowe, Cover art
Miya Lowe
miya lowe
3.65 459 459 3 3
5 February 2022 Album
Cloud Rap Alternative R&B Electronic Dance Music
Dubstep Trap Wave Instrumental Hip Hop Chopped and Screwed
lo-fi eclectic LGBT sampling nocturnal atmospheric melancholic lethargic
459 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Tinashe - BB/ANG3L, Cover art
BB/ANG3L
Tinashe
3.60 5k 4,792 28 28
8 September 2023 Album
Alternative R&B Electronic
Trap Soul UK Garage UK Bass
sensual nocturnal atmospheric ethereal longing urban lush love
5k Ratings 28 Reviews 3.60 Average
Blood Orange - Negro Swan, Cover art
Negro Swan
Blood Orange
3.58 8k 7,761 37 37
24 August 2018 Album
Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop
Neo-Soul Synth Funk Art Pop Ambient Pop
LGBT lush mellow introspective conscious urban sensual bittersweet
8k Ratings 37 Reviews 3.58 Average
Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2, Cover art
Erotic Probiotic 2
Nourished by Time
3.61 2k 2,360 10 10
21 April 2023 Album
Alternative R&B Bedroom Pop
Freestyle Hypnagogic Pop UK Street Soul Synthpop
melodic warm quirky love rhythmic conscious lush introspective
2k Ratings 10 Reviews 3.61 Average
Aprxel - Tapetumlucidum<3, Cover art
Tapetumlucidum<3
Aprxel
3.76 164 164 1 1
1 November 2023 Album
Neo-Psychedelia Alternative R&B
Glitch PluggnB Epic Collage Wave Hypnagogic Pop
sampling psychedelic melodic dense lonely lo-fi chaotic progressive
164 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.76 Average
Dawuna - Glass Lit Dream, Cover art
Glass Lit Dream
Dawuna
3.61 533 533 1 1
30 November 2020 Album
Alternative R&B Ambient Pop
Neo-Soul Microsound Sound Collage Glitch Pop ASMR
mysterious atmospheric mellow sombre abstract avant-garde nocturnal lonely
533 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.61 Average
Yung Lean - Stranger, Cover art
Stranger
Yung Lean
3.57 8k 7,739 32 32
10 November 2017 Album
Cloud Rap Alternative R&B
Trap Ambient Pop Art Pop Emo Rap
atmospheric winter introspective melancholic mellow melodic cold nocturnal
8k Ratings 32 Reviews 3.57 Average
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Fountain Baby
Amaarae
3.58 4k 4,439 22 22
9 June 2023 Album
Alternative R&B Alté
Pop Rap Dance-Pop Funk brasileiro Neo-Psychedelia
LGBT sensual party rhythmic sexual playful eclectic hedonistic
4k Ratings 22 Reviews 3.58 Average
Smino - Luv 4 Rent, Cover art
Luv 4 Rent
Smino
3.59 3k 2,522 16 16
28 October 2022 Album
Pop Rap Alternative R&B
Neo-Soul Trap
rhythmic mellow warm drugs sensual nocturnal lush sexual
3k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.59 Average
Jclef - Flaw, Flaw, Cover art
Flaw, Flaw
Jclef
3.63 214 214 1 1
14 August 2018 Album
Alternative R&B
Neo-Soul
sensual mellow longing melodic poetic hypnotic
214 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
C. Tangana - El madrileño, Cover art
El madrileño
C. Tangana
3.54 3k 3,035 36 36
26 February 2021 Album
Latin Pop Alternative R&B Flamenco Pop
Rumba flamenca Bolero Flamenco Pop Art Pop
eclectic sexual melodic love vulgar rhythmic sentimental hedonistic
3k Ratings 36 Reviews 3.54 Average
SUMIN & Slom - Miniseries, Cover art
Miniseries
SUMIN & Slom
3.57 636 636 3 3
15 September 2021 Album
Alternative R&B
Neo-Soul Synth Funk House K-Pop
melodic mellow playful atmospheric love eclectic soft sensual
636 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.57 Average
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye, Cover art
So This Is Goodbye
Junior Boys
3.55 2k 1,938 29 29
11 September 2006 Album
Synthpop Electropop Alternative R&B
Alternative Dance Tech House Electroclash
nocturnal minimalistic atmospheric cold rhythmic
2k Ratings 29 Reviews 3.55 Average
Dijon - Absolutely, Cover art
Absolutely
Dijon
3.55 2k 1,913 17 17
5 November 2021 Album
Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
Psychedelic Soul Hypnagogic Pop Americana Ambient Pop Art Pop
longing passionate love bittersweet mellow atmospheric warm melodic
2k Ratings 17 Reviews 3.55 Average
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Songs for You
Tinashe
3.55 2k 1,798 6 6
21 November 2019 Album
Alternative R&B
Pop Rap Trap Synthpop Trap Soul Contemporary R&B
breakup atmospheric melodic passionate bittersweet boastful love nocturnal
2k Ratings 6 Reviews 3.55 Average
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Antihero
Ahn Da-young 안다영
3.56 420 420 2 2
20 November 2020 Album
Art Pop Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop
Neo-Psychedelia Neo-Soul Psychedelic Pop Art Rock Psychedelic Soul
psychedelic nocturnal melancholic progressive soothing melodic atmospheric mellow
420 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.56 Average
Tinashe - Nightride, Cover art
Nightride
Tinashe
3.54 1k 1,373 8 8
4 November 2016 Album
Alternative R&B Trap Soul
Downtempo Trap Neo-Soul Art Pop Ambient Pop
nocturnal sensual atmospheric sexual ethereal cold lethargic love
1k Ratings 8 Reviews 3.54 Average
Grouptherapy. - I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child, Cover art
I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child
Grouptherapy.
3.53 2k 2,191 13 13
27 June 2023 Album
Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop Alternative R&B
Trap Experimental Hip Hop Hip House Contemporary R&B Rap Rock
LGBT eclectic raw energetic aggressive boastful sexual introspective
2k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.53 Average
niLL - Lógos, Cover art
Lógos
niLL
3.54 314 314 3 3
22 August 2019 Album
Trap Alternative R&B
Cloud Rap Synthwave Abstract Hip Hop Pop Rap Alternative R&B
futuristic concept album sampling conscious
314 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
Kaytranada - 99.9%, Cover art
99.9%
Kaytranada
3.51 6k 5,852 27 27
6 May 2016 Album
Alternative R&B Funky House
Instrumental Hip Hop Synth Funk Wonky Deep House
rhythmic lush party playful summer psychedelic instrumental sampling
6k Ratings 27 Reviews 3.51 Average
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Tinashe
3.53 2k 2,136 13 13
6 August 2021 Album
Alternative R&B
Pop Rap Trap Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B Trap Soul
sexual love introspective eclectic melodic warm summer rhythmic
2k Ratings 13 Reviews 3.53 Average
James Ferraro - Skid Row, Cover art
Skid Row
James Ferraro
3.52 2k 1,542 12 12
13 November 2015 Album
Alternative R&B
Hypnagogic Pop Sound Collage Post-Industrial Adult Contemporary Experimental Hip Hop
urban concept album political poetic nocturnal surreal sombre atmospheric
2k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.52 Average
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  • Labrinth - Euphoria, Cover art
    Euphoria
    2019 Album
    528 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
    3.54 528 528 3 3
  • Varnish La Piscine - Metronome Pole Dance Twist (Bande originale du film), Cover art
    Metronome Pole Dance Twist (Bande originale du film)
    2020 Album
    90 Ratings 3.76 Average
    3.76 90 90
  • Metro Boomin - Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Cover art
    Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    2023 Album
    3k Ratings 21 Reviews 2.97 Average
    2.97 3k 2,868 21 21
  • Liberato - Ultras, Cover art
    Ultras
    2020 Album
    98 Ratings 3.06 Average
    3.06 98 98
  • Kid Cudi - Entergalactic, Cover art
    Entergalactic
    2022 Album
    2k Ratings 23 Reviews 2.54 Average
    2.54 2k 2,231 23 23
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  • Bladee & Ecco2k - Remote Utopias: 2nd May 2020, Cover art
    Remote Utopias: 2nd May 2020
    2020 Album
    2k Ratings 9 Reviews 3.94 Average
    3.94 2k 1,709 9 9
  • The Weeknd - Live at SoFi Stadium, Cover art
    Live at SoFi Stadium
    2023 Album
    512 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.81 Average
    3.81 512 512 4 4
  • Billie Eilish - Live at Third Man Records, Cover art
    Live at Third Man Records
    2019 Album
    118 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.35 Average
    3.35 118 118 1 1
  • Puma Blue - On His Own: Live at Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, Cover art
    On His Own: Live at Eddie's Attic, Atlanta
    2019 Album
    49 Ratings 3.52 Average
    3.52 49 49
  • SBTRKT - Live, Cover art
    Live
    2013 Album
    63 Ratings 3.15 Average
    3.15 63 63
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