Best Alternative R&B Albums

14 artists on TakeRank are tagged alternative r&b on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 70 of their albums. Take Care by Drake leads right now, ahead of I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You by Quadeca and RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

14

Artists

70

Albums voted on

Top Alternative R&B albums

  1. 1
    Take Care

    Take Care

    Drake (2011)

    1394

    157 votes

  2. 2
    I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You

    I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You

    Quadeca (2022)

    1186

    23 votes

  3. 3
    RENAISSANCE

    RENAISSANCE

    Beyoncé (2022)

    1166

    105 votes

  4. 4
    Nothing Was the Same

    Nothing Was the Same

    Drake (2013)

    1164

    161 votes

  5. 5
    Thank Me Later

    Thank Me Later

    Drake (2010)

    1161

    157 votes

  6. 6
    Blonde

    Blonde

    Frank Ocean (2016)

    1138

    49 votes

  7. 7
    channel ORANGE

    channel ORANGE

    Frank Ocean (2012)

    1119

    50 votes

  8. 8
    Hurry Up Tomorrow

    Hurry Up Tomorrow

    The Weeknd (2025)

    1114

    45 votes

  9. 9
    From Me to You

    From Me to You

    Quadeca (2021)

    1111

    23 votes

  10. 10
    Lemonade

    Lemonade

    Beyoncé (2016)

    1108

    100 votes

  11. 11
    HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

    HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

    Billie Eilish (2024)

    1080

    32 votes

  12. 12
    Certified Lover Boy

    Certified Lover Boy

    Drake (2021)

    1079

    141 votes

  13. 13
    Views

    Views

    Drake (2016)

    1078

    111 votes

  14. 14
    beerbongs & bentleys

    beerbongs & bentleys

    Post Malone (2018)

    1076

    18 votes

  15. 15
    MAGDALENE

    MAGDALENE

    FKA twigs (2019)

    1074

    12 votes

  16. 16
    Hollywood’s Bleeding

    Hollywood’s Bleeding

    Post Malone (2019)

    1068

    18 votes

  17. 17
    Take Me Back to Eden

    Take Me Back to Eden

    Sleep Token (2023)

    1059

    6 votes

  18. 18
    BEYONCÉ

    BEYONCÉ

    Beyoncé (2013)

    1054

    101 votes

  19. 19
    Even in Arcadia

    Even in Arcadia

    Sleep Token (2025)

    1053

    6 votes

  20. 20
    After Hours

    After Hours

    The Weeknd (2020)

    1053

    42 votes

Top Alternative R&B songs

  1. 1
    Blonde

    Self Control

    Frank Ocean - Blonde

    1120

    2 votes

  2. 2
    Take Care

    Look What You’ve Done

    Drake - Take Care

    1107

    2 votes

  3. 3
    For All the Dogs

    Tried Our Best

    Drake - For All the Dogs

    1095

    1 vote

  4. 4
    HABIBTI

    High Fives

    Drake - HABIBTI

    1094

    2 votes

  5. 5
    WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

    my strange addiction

    Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

    1092

    1 vote

  6. 6
    Hurry Up Tomorrow

    Without a Warning

    The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

    1090

    1 vote

  7. 7
    channel ORANGE

    Pyramids

    Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

    1088

    2 votes

  8. 8
    $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

    SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

    Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

    1080

    1 vote

  9. 9
    RENAISSANCE

    HEATED

    Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE

    1079

    0 votes

  10. 10
    Lemonade

    ALL NIGHT

    Beyoncé - Lemonade

    1078

    0 votes

  11. 11
    Blonde

    Pink + White

    Frank Ocean - Blonde

    1078

    1 vote

  12. 12
    Take Care

    Shot for Me

    Drake - Take Care

    1078

    1 vote

  13. 13
    channel ORANGE

    Pink Matter

    Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

    1078

    1 vote

  14. 14
    ICEMAN

    Janice STFU

    Drake - ICEMAN

    1077

    1 vote

  15. 15
    Ctrl

    The Weekend

    SZA - Ctrl

    1075

    2 votes

  16. 16
    Take Care

    Marvins Room / Buried Alive Interlude

    Drake - Take Care

    1065

    2 votes

  17. 17
    Hurry Up Tomorrow

    Open Hearts

    The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

    1065

    1 vote

  18. 18
    BEYONCÉ

    Partition

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1064

    0 votes

  19. 19
    BEYONCÉ

    Partition

    Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

    1064

    0 votes

  20. 20
    For All the Dogs

    Polar Opposites

    Drake - For All the Dogs

    1064

    1 vote

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