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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2023.
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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9 | Monsta X | REASOИ | Starship, Kakao |
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13 | Joesef | Permanent Damage | AWAL, Bold Cut | |
Vedo | Mood Swings | New Wav Music, Island Prolific, EMPIRE | ||
16 | Got the Beat | Stamp on It | SM, Dreamus |
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18 | Koda Kumi | Wings | Rhythm Zone | |
20 | Låpsley | Cautionary Tales of Youth | Believe, Young | |
27 | Aya Nakamura | DNK | Rec. 118, Warner Music France |
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Jackie Venson | Evolution of Joy | Self-released | ||
Kimbra | A Reckoning | Self-released | ||
Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | Motown, Quality Control |
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Popcaan | Great Is He | OVO Sound | ||
The Arcs | Electrophonic Chronic | Easy Eye Sound |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | Raye | My 21st Century Blues | Human Re Sources |
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10 | Eric Bellinger | 1-800-Hit Eazy: Line 2 | All Wins Entertainment, Empire | |
Kelela | Raven | Warp Records | ||
Lance Skiiiwalker | Audiodidactic | Top Dawg Entertainment | ||
Liv.e | Girl in the Half Pearl | In Real Life Music, AWAL Recordings America | ||
Sabrina Claudio | Archives & Lullabies | SC Entertainment | ||
16 | Rakiyah | The Cosmic Queen | Self-released | |
Tini | Cupido | Hollywood, 5020, Sony Latin | ||
17 | Wesley Joseph | Glow | Secretly Canadian | |
24 | Don Toliver | Love Sick | Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records |
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Gracie Abrams | Good Riddance | Interscope |
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Jozzy | Songs For Women, Free Game For N****s | Love Records | ||
Tink | Thanks 4 Nothing | Winter's Diary, WD Records, Empire | ||
U.S. Girls | Bless This Mess | 4AD | ||
27 | Sam Smith | Gloria | Capitol |
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28 | KAMAUU | Welcome to KAMAUU.world | Warner Music Group, X5 Music Group |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Chiiild | Better Luck In the Next Life | Avant Garden, 4th & Broadway, Def Jam Recordings | |
Dreamville | Creed III: The Soundtrack | Dreamville, Interscope |
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Kali Uchis | Red Moon in Venus | Geffen Records |
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Masego | Masego | EQT Recordings, Capitol Records, UMG Recordings | ||
Yazmin Lacey | Voice Notes | Own Your Own Records, Believe | ||
6 | Onew | Circle | SM |
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10 | August Alsina | Myself | Shake the World, Empire | |
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy | Victims and Villains | SoulStar Music Company | ||
13 | Kai | Rover | SM, Dreamus |
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16 | Code Kunst | Remember Archive | AOMG |
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17 | ELHAE | Forgotten Flowers | Dream Loud Music Group | |
T-Pain | On Top of the Covers | Nappy Boy, Empire | ||
Tei Shi | Bad Premonition | The Orchard | ||
24 | 6LACK | Since I Have a Lover | LVRN, Interscope Records |
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Billy Valentine | Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth | Bob Thiele Jr., Acid Jazz Acquisitions | ||
Jimin | Face | Big Hit |
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Yaya Bey | Exodus the North Star | Big Dada | ||
28 | Billlie | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three | Mystic Story, Kakao |
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31 | Chlöe | In Pieces | Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records |
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Davido | Timeless | DMW, Columbia, Sony |
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Eddie Chacon | Sundown | Stones Throw Records |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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7 | Brandee Younger | Brand New Life | Impulse!, Verve Label Group, UMG Recordings | |
Daniel Caesar | Never Enough | Hollace, Republic Records |
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Planet Giza | Ready When You Are | Quiet Note | ||
THEY. | Nü Moon | Nü Religion Records, AWAL | ||
14 | Dinner Party | Enigmatic Society | Sound of Crenshaw, EMPIRE | |
Jean Deaux | HEAVY | Duality Records, EMPIRE | ||
Petite Noir | MotherFather | Roya Records | ||
Yung Bleu | Love Scars II | Moon Boy University, EMPIRE |
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17 | NCT DoJaeJung | Perfume | SM |
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21 | Alfa Mist | Variables | Anti- | |
Dreamer Isioma | Princess Forever | AWAL | ||
Everything but the Girl | Fuse | Buzzin' Fly, Virgin |
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Post Malone | The Diamond Collection | Republic, Mercury |
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones | Angels in Science Fiction | ATO | ||
25 | Taeyang | Down to Earth | The Black Label, Interscope |
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27 | Marina Sena | Vício Inerente | Sony Music Brazil | |
28 | Amir Obè | after. | Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
Baby Rose | Through and Through | Secretly Canadian | ||
Jessie Ware | That! Feels Good! | EMI |
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Labrinth | Ends & Begins | Columbia, Sony Music |
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rum.gold | U Street Anthology | Leola | ||
Smokey Robinson | Gasms | TLR Records |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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4 | iKon | Take Off | 143 |
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Various artists | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series) | Netflix Music, Sony Masterworks | ||
5 | Aespa | My World | SM, Warner, Dreamus |
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Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over | Dead Oceans | ||
Emily King | Special Occasion | ATO Records | ||
Jidenna | ME YOU & GOD | Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions | ||
Omarion | Full Circle: Sonic Book One | Omarion Worldwide | ||
12 | Keke Palmer | Big Boss | Big Bosses Ent. | |
Madison McFerrin | I Hope You Can Forgive Me | MADMCFERRIN MUSIC | ||
Njomza | Stages | Sincethe80s, EMPIRE | ||
15 | (G)I-dle | I Feel | Cube, Kakao |
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19 | Angie Stone | Love Language | Conjunction, SoNo | |
Sleep Token | Take Me Back to Eden | Spinefarm |
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Summer Walker | CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE | LVRN, Interscope Records |
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26 | KayCyy & Gesaffelstein | TW2052 | Bu Vision, Columbia | |
Lola Young | My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely | Island | ||
Manu Manzo | Luna En Geminis | Self-released | ||
Simply Red | Time | Warner Music |
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Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | Louise | Greatest Hits | Tag8, BMG |
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Meshell Ndegeocello | The Omnichord Real Book | Blue Note | ||
No Guidnce | Is It A Crime? | NWS 1983 | ||
Speakers Corner Quartet | Further Out Than the Edge | OTIH Records | ||
Witch | Zango | Desert Daze Sound | ||
7 | Dami Im | In Between | ABC Music |
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9 | Amaarae | Fountain Baby | Golden Angel, Interscope Records | |
BLK ODYSSY | DIAMONDS & FREAKS | Earthchild, Empire | ||
Col3trane | Chekhov's Gun | Trane of Thought Records, UnitedMasters | ||
Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | Wondaland Productions, Bad Boy Records |
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Maeta | When I Hear Your Name | Roc Nation Records | ||
Pantayo | Ang Pagdaloy | Self-released | ||
Selwyn Birchwood | Exorcist | Alligator Records | ||
16 | Ambré | Who’s Loving You? | Roc Nation Records | |
Asake | Work of Art | YBNL Nation, Empire |
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Bettye LaVette | LaVette! | Jay-Vee Records | ||
Kiana Ledé | Grudges | The Heavy Group, Republic Records | ||
17 | Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree | Adolescent | RISER Music | |
21 | Sara Jo | Bez kontrole | Bassivity Digital | |
23 | I.M | Overdrive | Sony Music Korea |
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24 | Seyi Vibez | Thy Kingdom Come | Vibez Inc, Dvpper Music | |
26 | Shinee | Hard | SM |
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29 | Terrace Martin | Fine Tune | Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG | |
30 | Olivia Dean | Messy | EMI |
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Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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6 | Lyanno | Midnight | Rimas Entertainment | |
7 | FLO | 3 of Us | Island Records | |
Gabriels | Angels & Queens | Atlas Artists |
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Little Dragon | Slugs of Love | Ninja Tune | ||
10 | EXO | Exist | SM, Kakao |
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Gloria Groove | Lady Leste (Ao Vivo) | SB Music | ||
Zerobaseone | Youth in the Shade | WakeOne |
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12 | Sandara Park | Sandara Park | Abyss Company | |
14 | Mahalia | IRL | Warner Music UK |
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Rita Ora | You & I | BMG |
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17 | Capella Grey | Here, Damn. | ALLEPAC THE FAMILY | |
NCT Dream | ISTJ | SM, Kakao |
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19 | The Sarz Academy Alumni | Memories That Last Forever 2 (MTLF 2) | 1789, United Masters, Warner Music Africa | |
21 | NewJeans | Get Up | ADOR, YG Plus |
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27 | Kizz Daniel | Maverick | FlyBoy INC, EMPIRE | |
28 | Adekunle Gold | Tequila Ever After | Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
Jessy Lanza | Love Hallucination | Hyperdub | ||
Roy Woods | Mixed Emotions | OVO Sound | ||
Tori Kelly | Tori | Epic, Beautiful Mind |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Iza | Afrodhit | Warner Music Brazil | |
8 | Olamide | Unruly | YBNL Nation, EMPIRE | |
11 | Emotional Oranges | STILL EMO | Avant Garden | |
18 | Amaka | Oasis | Venice Music | |
Cautious Clay | KARPEH | Blue Note Records | ||
Ciara | CiCi | Beauty Marks Entertainment[12] | ||
Genesis Owusu | Struggler | OURNESS, AWAL |
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Grace Potter | Mother Road | Fantasy | ||
Jihyo | Zone | JYP, Republic |
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Jon Batiste | World Music Radio | Verve, Interscope |
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Leon Thomas | Electric Dusk | UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records | ||
Swavy | Different Breed | Columbia Records | ||
25 | Anfa Rose | Die On My Chest | CASA, EMPIRE | |
Burna Boy | I Told Them... | Atlantic, Spaceship, Bad Habit |
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Fridayy | Fridayy | Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings | ||
Maluma | Don Juan | Sony Latin |
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Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy | Nova | Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG | ||
Victoria Monét | JAGUAR II | Lovett Music, RCA Records[13] |
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28 | NCT | Golden Age | SM, Kakao |
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29 | Liv.e | GITHPRemixEdition | Real Life Music, AWAL | |
30 | Dominic Scott | Dear Summer | Red Balloon Works |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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1 | Ama Lou | I Came Home Late | Interscope Records | |
Tekno | The More The Better | Self-released | ||
5 | Tirzah | trip9love...??? | Domino | |
8 | Allison Russell | The Returner | Fantasy, Concord | |
Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep at Night? | RCA, Not Fit for Society | ||
Tinashe | BB/ANG3L | Nice Life Recording Company | ||
V | Layover | Big Hit |
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Yussef Dayes | Black Classical Music | Brownswood, Nonesuch | ||
15 | Alan Palomo | World of Hassle | Mom + Pop | |
Cleo Sol | Heaven | Forever Living Originals | ||
Corinne Bailey Rae | Black Rainbows | Black Rainbows Music, Thirty Tigers[14] | ||
Diddy | The Love Album: Off the Grid | Love Records, Motown Records |
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Rod Wave | Nostalgia | Alamo |
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22 | Bakar | Halo | Black Butter |
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Doja Cat | Scarlet | Kemosabe, RCA |
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Dominique Fils-Aimé | Our Roots Run Deep | Ensoul Records[15] | ||
K. Michelle | I'm the Problem | Chase Landin, MNRK[16] | ||
29 | Beverley Knight | The Fifth Chapter | Tag8 Music, BMG Rights Management |
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Cleo Sol | Gold | Forever Living Originals | ||
Feid | Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad | Universal Latino |
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Grace Weber | Paperflower | Self-released | ||
Jorja Smith | Falling or Flying | FAMM |
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ROMderful | ICE CREAM CLONES 2 | Self-released | ||
Say She She | Silver | Karma Chief Records |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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4 | Bnxn | Sincerely, Benson | T.Y.E., EMPIRE | |
6 | Drake | For All the Dogs | OVO Sound, Republic Records |
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NCT 127 | Fact Check | SM |
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ODUMODUBLVCK | EZIOKWU | NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | ||
Vedo | 7 | New Wav Music Group, EMPIRE | ||
11 | JMSN | Soft Spot | White Room Records[17][better source needed] | |
13 | Jamila Woods | Water Made Us | Jagjaguwar[18] | |
Troye Sivan | Something to Give Each Other | EMI Music Australia |
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20 | Arin Ray | Phases III | Interscope Records | |
Berhana | Amén (The Nomad's Dream) | EQT Recordings | ||
Naomi Sharon | Obsidian | OVO Sound | ||
Priya Ragu | Santhosam | Warner Records UK | ||
RealestK | Real World | Columbia Records | ||
Sampha | Lahai | Young |
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Shay Lia | Facets | AWAL Recordings | ||
Terrace Martin & Alex Isley | I Left My Heart In Ladera | Sounds of Crenshaw, IRD Corp, BMG | ||
27 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond | ATO |
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Brent Faiyaz | Larger than Life | ISO Supremacy, UnitedMasters |
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Chxrry22 | Siren | XO Records, Republic Records, UMG Recordings | ||
Leela James | Thought U Knew | BMG | ||
Mariah the Scientist | To Be Eaten Alive | Buckles Laboratories, Epic Records, Sony Music |
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Mr Eazi | The Evil Genius | emPawa Africa Limited | ||
Ruben Studdard | The Way I Remember | SoNo Recording Group | ||
V V Brown | Am I British Yet? | YOY Records |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Goapele | Colours | Skyblaze | |
Majid Jordan | Good People | OVO Sound[19] | ||
Tkay Maidza | Sweet Justice | 4AD[20] | ||
9 | Jacob Latimore | Closure | FTE | |
10 | BJ the Chicago Kid | Gravy | RCA Records, Sony Music[21] | |
Brandy | Christmas with Brandy | Motown, Brand Nu, UMG | ||
Chris Brown | 11:11 | CBE, RCA Records[22] |
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Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1 | Brainfeeder | ||
17 | October London | The Greatest Gift | Death Row Records | |
Queen Naija | After the Butterflies | UMG | ||
Sneek (Terrace Martin & Gallant) | Sneek | O'Connor/Lowly | ||
TeaMarr | You Should Prolly Sit Down for This | Raedio | ||
Tory Lanez | Alone at Prom (Deluxe) | One Umbrella Records |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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1 | Sean Leon | In Loving Memory | Self-released[23] | |
8 | James Fauntleroy | The Warmest Winter Ever | Self-released[24] | |
15 | Omarion | Full Circle: Sonic Book Two | Omarion Worldwide[25] | |
Various artists | The Color Purple (Music from and Inspired By) | WaterTowerMusic, Gamma | ||
24 | Adam Blackstone | A Legacy Christmas | BASSic Black Entertainment Records, Anderson Music Group, EMPIRE[26] |
Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"Die for You" | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande | Starboy | 1 |
"Slime You Out" | Drake featuring SZA | For All the Dogs | |
"Kill Bill" | SZA | SOS | |
"Snooze" | 2 | ||
"Creepin'" | Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage | Heroes & Villains | 3 |
"Cuff It" | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 6 |
"Sure Thing" | Miguel | All I Want Is You | 11 |
"Under the Influence" | Chris Brown | Indigo | 12 |
"Double Fantasy" | The Weeknd featuring Future | The Idol | 18 |
"Bahamas Promises" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 20 |
"Tried Our Best" | 21 | ||
"Last Time I Saw You" | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 | 23 |
"Members Only" | Drake featuring PartyNextDoor | For All the Dogs | 24 |
"Good Good" | Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage | Coming Home | 25 |
"What It Is (Block Boy)" | Doechii featuring Kodak Black | TBA | 29 |
"BBL Love (Interlude)" | Drake | For All the Dogs | 36 |
"Polar Opposites" | 37 | ||
"America Has a Problem" | Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar | Renaissance | 38 |
Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"Escapism" | Raye featuring 070 Shake | My 21st Century Blues | 1 |
Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position | Refs |
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1 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | 55,000 | 4 | [29] |
2 | 11:11 | Chris Brown | 45,000 | 9 | [30] |
3 | Love Sick | Don Toliver | 40,500 | 8 | [31] |
4 | Gloria | Sam Smith | 39,000 | 7 | [32] |
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Amaarae | Fountain Baby | 95 | 8 reviews | [33] |
2 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Black Rainbows | 91 | 10 reviews | [34] |
3 | Jessie Ware | That! Feels Good! | 89 | 19 reviews | [35] |
4 | Yazmin Lacey | Voice Notes | 89 | 4 reviews | [36] |
5 | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over | 88 | 7 reviews | [37] |
6 | Sampha | Lahai | 87 | 12 reviews | [38] |
7 | Victoria Monét | JAGUAR II | 87 | 8 reviews | [39] |
8 | Kelela | Raven | 86 | 18 reviews | [40] |
9 | Liv.e | Girl in the Half Pearl | 85 | 7 reviews | [41] |
10 | Eddie Chacon | Sundown | 85 | 6 reviews | [42] |
11 | Billy Valentine | Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth | 85 | 4 reviews | [43] |
12 | Kali Uchis | Red Moon in Venus | 84 | 13 reviews | [44] |
13 | Tirzah | trip9love...??? | 84 | 9 reviews | [45] |
14 | Jamila Woods | Water Made Us | 84 | 8 reviews | [46] |
15 | Bettye LaVette | LaVette! | 84 | 8 reviews | [47] |
16 | V V Brown | Am I British Yet? | 84 | 4 reviews | [48] |
17 | Cleo Sol | Heaven | 83 | 6 reviews | [49] |
18 | Gabriels | Angels & Queens | 83 | 8 reviews | [50] |
19 | Mahalia | IRL | 81 | 9 reviews | [51] |
20 | Meshell Ndegeocello | The Omnichord Real Book | 81 | 8 reviews | [52] |
21 | Say She She | Silver | 81 | 5 reviews | [53] |
22 | Cautious Clay | KARPEH | 80 | 4 reviews | [54] |
23 | Lola Young | My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely | 79 | 5 reviews | [55] |
24 | Priya Ragu | Santhosam | 79 | 5 reviews | [56] |
25 | Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | 78 | 18 reviews | [57] |
26 | Tkay Maidza | Sweet Justice | 77 | 7 reviews | [58] |
27 | Madison McFerrin | I Hope You Can Forgive Me | 77 | 5 reviews | [59] |
28 | St. Paul & the Broken Bones | Angels in Science Fiction | 77 | 5 reviews | [60] |
29 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond | 76 | 10 reviews | [61] |
30 | Little Dragon | Slugs of Love | 76 | 7 reviews | [62] |
31 | Selwyn Birchwood | Exorcist | 76 | 5 reviews | [63] |
32 | Jorja Smith | Falling or Flying | 74 | 13 reviews | [64] |
33 | Daniel Caesar | Never Enough | 72 | 5 reviews | [65] |
34 | Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1 | 72 | 4 reviews | [66] |
35 | Dinner Party | Enigmatic Society | 70 | 5 reviews | [67] |
36 | Jon Batiste | World Music Radio | 69 | 5 reviews | [68] |
37 | Sam Smith | Gloria | 68 | 17 reviews | [69] |
38 | 6LACK | Since I Have a Lover | 68 | 6 reviews | [70] |
39 | Speakers Corner Quartet | Further Out Than the Edge | 68 | 5 reviews | [71] |
40 | Don Toliver | Love Sick | 68 | 5 reviews | [72] |
41 | Bakar | Halo | 68 | 4 reviews | [73] |
42 | Chlöe | In Pieces | 62 | 8 reviews | [74] |
43 | Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep at Night? | 56 | 7 reviews | [75] |
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Jessie Ware | That! Feels Good! | 8.4 | 20 reviews | [76] |
2 | Kelela | Raven | 8.0 | 20 reviews | [77] |
3 | Jamila Woods | Water Made Us | 8.0 | 11 reviews | [78] |
4 | Amaarae | Fountain Baby | 7.9 | 6 reviews | [79] |
5 | Victoria Monét | JAGUAR II | 7.7 | 7 reviews | [80] |
6 | Mahalia | IRL | 7.7 | 12 reviews | [81] |
7 | Liv.e | Girl in the Half Pearl | 7.4 | 5 reviews | [82] |
8 | Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | 7.3 | 19 reviews | [83] |
9 | Jorja Smith | Falling or Flying | 7.3 | 15 reviews | [84] |