''Billboard'' Music Award for Top R&B Album

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album. This category was one of the first created and has been given out since the award's conception in 1990. Only three artists have won this award twice: Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and Usher.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year Album Artist Ref
1990
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson [1]
1991
I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston [2]
1992
Forever My Lady Jodeci [3]
1993
The Bodyguard Whitney Houston [4]
1994–97 N/A
1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill [5]
Anytime Brian McKnight
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot DMX
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Jay Z
1999
400 Degreez Juvenile [6]
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood DMX
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
R. R. Kelly

2000s

Year Album Artist Ref
2000 N/A
2001
TP-2.com R. Kelly [7]
Aijuswanaseing Musiq
Hot Shot Shaggy
Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys
2002
The Eminem Show Eminem [8]
Ashanti Ashanti
Nellyville Nelly
Word of Mouf Ludacris
2003 N/A
2004
Confessions Usher [9]
The Black Album Jay Z
The College Dropout Kanye West
The Diary of Alicia Keys Alicia Keys
2005 N/A
2006
The Breakthrough Mary J. Blige [10]
In My Own Words Ne-Yo
King T.I.
Unpredictable Jamie Foxx
2007–09 N/A

2010s

Year Album Artist Ref
2010 N/A
2011
Raymond V Raymond Usher [11]
Loud Rihanna
Passion, Pain & Pleasure Trey Songz
Soldier of Love Sade
Still Standing Monica
2012
4 Beyoncé [12]
F.A.M.E. Chris Brown
I Remember Me Jennifer Hudson
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Mary J. Blige
Talk That Talk Rihanna
2013
Unapologetic Rihanna [13]
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Fortune Chris Brown
Girl on Fire Alicia Keys
Looking 4 Myself Usher
2014
The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake [14]
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 Justin Timberlake
Beyoncé Beyoncé
Black Panties R. Kelly
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke
2015
G I R L Pharrell Williams [15]
Beyoncé Beyoncé
Love in the Future John Legend
X Chris Brown
Xscape Michael Jackson
2016
Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd [16]
Anti Rihanna
Black Rose Tyrese
Royalty Chris Brown
T R A P S O U L Bryson Tiller
2017
Lemonade Beyoncé [17]
24K Magic Bruno Mars
Anti Rihanna
Blonde Frank Ocean
Starboy The Weeknd

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

2 wins

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Janet Jackson Wins Eight Honors Including Top R&B Artist, R&B Albums Artist, R&B Singles Artist and Hot 100 Singles Artist". Latimes.com. November 27, 1990. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1991 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1992 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Whitney Houston Attains Eleven Awards at 1993 Billboard Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1998 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2001 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2002 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2004 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
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