# 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 four artists have won this award twice: Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Usher and The Weeknd.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1990s

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

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

| Year | Album | Artist | Ref |
| 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Raymond V Raymond | Usher | |
| 2011 | Loud | Rihanna | |
| 2011 | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | Trey Songz | |
| 2011 | Soldier of Love | Sade | |
| 2011 | Still Standing | Monica | |
| 2012 | | | |
| 2012 | 4 | Beyoncé | |
| 2012 | F.A.M.E. | Chris Brown | |
| 2012 | I Remember Me | Jennifer Hudson | |
| 2012 | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Mary J. Blige | |
| 2012 | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | |
| 2013 | | | |
| 2013 | Unapologetic | Rihanna | |
| 2013 | Channel Orange | Frank Ocean | |
| 2013 | Fortune | Chris Brown | |
| 2013 | Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys | |
| 2013 | Looking 4 Myself | Usher | |
| 2014 | | | |
| 2014 | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | |
| 2014 | The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 2014 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | |
| 2014 | Black Panties | R. Kelly | |
| 2014 | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | |
| 2015 | | | |
| 2015 | Girl | Pharrell Williams | |
| 2015 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | |
| 2015 | Love in the Future | John Legend | |
| 2015 | X | Chris Brown | |
| 2015 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | |
| 2016 | | | |
| 2016 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | |
| 2016 | Anti | Rihanna | |
| 2016 | Black Rose | Tyrese | |
| 2016 | Royalty | Chris Brown | |
| 2016 | T R A P S O U L | Bryson Tiller | |
| 2017 | | | |
| 2017 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | |
| 2017 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | |
| 2017 | Anti | Rihanna | |
| 2017 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | |
| 2017 | Starboy | The Weeknd | |
| 2018 | | | |
| 2018 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | |
| 2018 | 17 | XXXTentacion | |
| 2018 | American Teen | Khalid | |
| 2018 | Ctrl | SZA | |
| 2018 | Starboy | The Weeknd | |
| 2019 | | | |
| 2019 | 17 | XXXTentacion | |
| 2019 | Ella Mai | Ella Mai | |
| 2019 | My Dear Melancholy | The Weeknd | |
| 2019 | H.E.R. | H.E.R. | |
| 2019 | American Teen | Khalid | |

### 2020s

| Year | Album | Artist |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Free Spirit | Khalid |
| 2020 | Homecoming: The Live Album | Beyoncé |
| 2020 | Changes | Justin Bieber |
| 2020 | Indigo | Chris Brown |
| 2020 | Over It | Summer Walker |
| 2021 | | |
| 2021 | After Hours | The Weeknd |
| 2021 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko |
| 2021 | Slime & B | Chris Brown & Young Thug |
| 2021 | Hot Pink | Doja Cat |
| 2021 | It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani |
| 2022 | | |
| 2022 | Planet Her | Doja Cat |
| 2022 | When It's All Said and Done... Take Time | Giveon |
| 2022 | An Evening with Silk Sonic | Silk Sonic |
| 2022 | Still Over It | Summer Walker |
| 2022 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd |
| 2023 | | |
| 2023 | SOS | SZA |
| 2023 | Renaissance | Beyoncé |
| 2023 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake |
| 2023 | Wasteland | Brent Faiyaz |
| 2023 | Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy |
| 2024 |
| 2024 | 11:11 | Chris Brown |
| 2024 | Lager than Life | Brent Faiyaz |
| 2024 | PartyNextDoor 4 | PartyNextDoor |
| 2024 | Bryson Tiller | Bryson Tiller |
| 2024 | Tyla | Tyla |

## Multiple wins and nominations
### Wins

2 wins
* Beyoncé
* Whitney Houston
* Usher
* The Weeknd