Best Contemporary R&B Albums

26 artists on TakeRank are tagged contemporary r&b on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 174 of their albums. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West leads right now, ahead of Graduation by Kanye West and Take Care by Drake. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

26

Artists

174

Albums voted on

Top Contemporary R&B albums

  1. 1
    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    Kanye West (2010)

    1480

    478 votes

  2. 2
    Graduation

    Graduation

    Kanye West (2007)

    1414

    468 votes

  3. 3
    Take Care

    Take Care

    Drake (2011)

    1394

    157 votes

  4. 4
    The College Dropout

    The College Dropout

    Kanye West (2004)

    1387

    486 votes

  5. 5
    Late Registration

    Late Registration

    Kanye West (2005)

    1366

    335 votes

  6. 6
    Ray of Light

    Ray of Light

    Madonna (1998)

    1356

    74 votes

  7. 7
    The Life of Pablo

    The Life of Pablo

    Kanye West (2016)

    1286

    335 votes

  8. 8
    Thriller

    Thriller

    Michael Jackson (1982)

    1264

    42 votes

  9. 9
    Confessions on a Dance Floor

    Confessions on a Dance Floor

    Madonna (2005)

    1252

    76 votes

  10. 10
    Bad

    Bad

    Michael Jackson (1987)

    1210

    41 votes

  11. 11
    Erotica

    Erotica

    Madonna (1992)

    1203

    68 votes

  12. 12
    Yeezus

    Yeezus

    Kanye West (2013)

    1198

    333 votes

  13. 13
    Sweetener

    Sweetener

    Ariana Grande (2018)

    1169

    136 votes

  14. 14
    RENAISSANCE

    RENAISSANCE

    Beyoncé (2022)

    1166

    105 votes

  15. 15
    Music

    Music

    Madonna (2000)

    1166

    76 votes

  16. 16
    Nothing Was the Same

    Nothing Was the Same

    Drake (2013)

    1164

    161 votes

  17. 17
    Thank Me Later

    Thank Me Later

    Drake (2010)

    1161

    157 votes

  18. 18
    808s & Heartbreak

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West (2008)

    1146

    342 votes

  19. 19
    Visions

    Visions

    Grimes (2012)

    1145

    24 votes

  20. 20
    Loud

    Loud

    Rihanna (2010)

    1144

    34 votes

Top Contemporary R&B songs

  1. 1
    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    Devil in a New Dress

    Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    1161

    7 votes

  2. 2
    Graduation

    Homecoming

    Kanye West - Graduation

    1160

    10 votes

  3. 3
    Blonde

    Self Control

    Frank Ocean - Blonde

    1120

    2 votes

  4. 4
    The College Dropout

    Through the Wire

    Kanye West - The College Dropout

    1115

    7 votes

  5. 5
    Radical Optimism

    End of an Era

    Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

    1109

    2 votes

  6. 6
    Take Care

    Look What You’ve Done

    Drake - Take Care

    1107

    2 votes

  7. 7
    Loud

    S&M

    Rihanna - Loud

    1106

    2 votes

  8. 8
    Late Registration

    Hey Mama

    Kanye West - Late Registration

    1105

    2 votes

  9. 9
    Graduation

    Can’t Tell Me Nothing

    Kanye West - Graduation

    1098

    11 votes

  10. 10
    For All the Dogs

    Tried Our Best

    Drake - For All the Dogs

    1095

    1 vote

  11. 11
    Positions

    safety net

    Ariana Grande - Positions

    1095

    1 vote

  12. 12
    Graduation

    Stronger

    Kanye West - Graduation

    1094

    6 votes

  13. 13
    HABIBTI

    High Fives

    Drake - HABIBTI

    1094

    2 votes

  14. 14
    Graduation

    Good Life

    Kanye West - Graduation

    1093

    8 votes

  15. 15
    The College Dropout

    Jesus Walks

    Kanye West - The College Dropout

    1093

    7 votes

  16. 16
    Bad

    Smooth Criminal

    Michael Jackson - Bad

    1092

    1 vote

  17. 17
    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

  18. 18
    Dangerous Woman

    Into You

    Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

    1091

    1 vote

  19. 19
    Hurry Up Tomorrow

    Without a Warning

    The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

    1090

    1 vote

  20. 20
    Graduation

    I Wonder

    Kanye West - Graduation

    1089

    8 votes

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