Best R&B Albums
21 artists on TakeRank are tagged r&b on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 110 of their albums. Take Care by Drake leads right now, ahead of Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bad by Michael Jackson. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.
21
Artists
110
Albums voted on
Top R&B albums
- 1
Take Care
Drake (2011)
1394157 votes
- 2
Thriller
Michael Jackson (1982)
126442 votes
- 3
Bad
Michael Jackson (1987)
121041 votes
- 4
Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter (2025)
119218 votes
- 5
Sweetener
Ariana Grande (2018)
1169136 votes
- 6
RENAISSANCE
Beyoncé (2022)
1166105 votes
- 7
Nothing Was the Same
Drake (2013)
1164161 votes
- 8
Thank Me Later
Drake (2010)
1161157 votes
- 9
Purpose
Justin Bieber (2015)
116028 votes
- 10
Loud
Rihanna (2010)
114434 votes
- 11
Blonde
Frank Ocean (2016)
113849 votes
- 12
eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead
Ariana Grande (2025)
113644 votes
- 13
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande (2016)
1131139 votes
- 14
Positions
Ariana Grande (2020)
1123134 votes
- 15
eternal sunshine
Ariana Grande (2024)
112285 votes
- 16
channel ORANGE
Frank Ocean (2012)
111950 votes
- 17
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson (1979)
111738 votes
- 18
Hurry Up Tomorrow
The Weeknd (2025)
111445 votes
- 19
Lemonade
Beyoncé (2016)
1108100 votes
- 20
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Adele (2011)
109612 votes
Top R&B songs
- 1
Thought of You
Justin Bieber - Believe
11511 vote
- 2
Self Control
Frank Ocean - Blonde
11202 votes
- 3
Look What You’ve Done
Drake - Take Care
11072 votes
- 4
S&M
Rihanna - Loud
11062 votes
- 5
Take You
Justin Bieber - Believe
11021 vote
- 6
Tried Our Best
Drake - For All the Dogs
10951 vote
- 7
safety net
Ariana Grande - Positions
10951 vote
- 8
High Fives
Drake - HABIBTI
10942 votes
- 9
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson - Bad
10921 vote
- 10
Nobody’s Son
Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend
10921 vote
- 11
Into You
Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman
10911 vote
- 12
Without a Warning
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow
10901 vote
- 13
Don’t Stop the Music
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
10891 vote
- 14
Where Are Ü Now
Justin Bieber - Purpose
10891 vote
- 15
Pyramids
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
10882 votes
- 16
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
10801 vote
- 17
HEATED
Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE
10790 votes
- 18
the light is coming
Ariana Grande - Sweetener
10790 votes
- 19
ALL NIGHT
Beyoncé - Lemonade
10780 votes
- 20
Pink + White
Frank Ocean - Blonde
10781 vote
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