Honorable Mentions (Some of these projects don’t exactly fit under the category of contemporary or traditional R&B, but they were some of the best projects of the year as well.)
Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
NxWorries – Yes Lawd!
Terrace Martin – Velvet Portraits
Usher – Hard II Love
Frank Ocean – Blonde
JoJo – MAD LOVE
Eric Benet – Eric Benet
Readers’ Choice Poll Results (Top 20 R&B Albums of 2016)
01. Usher – Hard II Love
02. Fantasia – The Definition Of…
03. Solange – A Seat at the Table
04. Beyoncé – LEMONADE
05. Alicia Keys – HERE
06. Bruno Mars – 24k Magic
07. Rihanna – ANTI
08. dvsn – Sept. 5th
09. The Weeknd – Starboy
10. Yuna – Chapters
11. Ro James – Eldorado
12. Tank – Sex, Love & Pain II
13. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
14. Maxwell – blackSUMMERS’night
15. BJ The Chicago Kid – In My Mind
16. Gallant – Ology
17. K. Michelle – More Issues Than Vogue
18. Frank Ocean – Blonde
19. Joe – #MyNameisJoeThomas
20. John Legend – Darkness and Light
Let us know your favorites in the comments section!
Yuna album was the best if you ask me!
Most overrated album… Rihanna. To me, it sounded like an unfinished project. Also, I don’t remember one song off of the Blonde album.