# Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male. The award was retired during the 2007 ceremony, but during its awarding it has had several names including Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Male, Album of the Year – Male and Best Album – Male. R. Kelly has won the most awards in this category, with a total of three.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1980s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | Luther Vandross | Give Me the Reason |
| 1987 | Freddie Jackson | Rock Me Tonight |
| 1987 | Billy Ocean | Love Zone |
| 1987 | Stevie Wonder | In Square Circle |
| 1988 | | |
| 1988 | Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 1988 | Alexander O'Neal | Hearsay |
| 1988 | Prince | Sign o' the Times |
| 1988 | Stevie Wonder | Characters |
| 1989 | | |
| 1989 | Bobby Brown | Don't Be Cruel |
| 1989 | Bobby McFerrin | Simple Pleasures |
| 1989 | Al B. Sure | In Effect Mode |
| 1989 | Luther Vandross | Any Love |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Babyface | Tender Lover |
| 1990 | Bobby Brown | Dance!...Ya Know It! |
| 1990 | Quincy Jones | Back on the Block |
| 1990 | Luther Vandross | The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love |
| 1991 | | |
| 1991 | Johnny Gill | Johnny Gill |
| 1991 | Al B. Sure! | Private Times...and the Whole 9! |
| 1991 | MC Hammer | Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em |
| 1991 | Keith Sweat | I'll Give All My Love to You |
| 1992 | | |
| 1992 | Luther Vandross | Power of Love |
| 1992 | Will Downing | A Dream Fulfilled |
| 1992 | Tony Terry | Tony Terry |
| 1992 | Keith Washington | Make Time for Love |
| 1993 | | |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous |
| 1993 | Bobby Brown | Bobby |
| 1993 | Tevin Campbell | T.E.V.I.N. |
| 1993 | Brian McKnight | Brian McKnight |
| 1994 | | |
| 1994 | Babyface | For the Cool in You |
| 1994 | Tevin Campbell | I'm Ready |
| 1994 | Prince | The Hits/The B-Sides |
| 1994 | Luther Vandross | Never Let Me Go |
| 1995 | | |
| 1995 | Barry White | The Icon Is Love |
| 1995 | Gerald Levert | Groove On |
| 1995 | Keith Sweat | Get Up on It |
| 1995 | Luther Vandross | Songs |
| 1996 | | |
| 1996 | D'Angelo | Brown Sugar |
| 1996 | Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I |
| 1996 | Quincy Jones | Q's Jook Joint |
| 1996 | Brian McKnight | I Remember You |
| 1997 |
| 1997 | Maxwell | Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite |
| 1997 | Babyface | The Day |
| 1997 | R. Kelly | R. Kelly |
| 1997 | Keith Sweat | Keith Sweat |
| 1998 | | |
| 1998 | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death |
| 1998 | Joe | All That I Am |
| 1998 | Maxwell | MTV Unplugged |
| 1998 | Prince | Emancipation |
| 1999 | | |
| 1999 | R. Kelly | R. |
| 1999 | Jay Z | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |
| 1999 | Maxwell | Embrya |
| 1999 | Will Smith | Big Willie Style |

### 2000s

| Year | Artist | Album |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Ginuwine | 100% Ginuwine |
| 2000 | Eric Benét | A Day in the Life |
| 2000 | Donell Jones | Where I Wanna Be |
| 2000 | Brian McKnight | Back at One |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | R. Kelly | TP-2.com |
| 2001 | D'Angelo | Voodoo |
| 2001 | Sisqó | Unleash the Dragon |
| 2001 | Carl Thomas | Emotional |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | Usher | 8701 |
| 2002 | Michael Jackson | Invincible |
| 2002 | Jaheim | Ghetto Love |
| 2002 | Musiq | Aijuswanaseing |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | Musiq | Juslisen |
| 2003 | Gerald Levert | The G Spot |
| 2003 | Jaheim | Still Ghetto |
| 2003 | Justin Timberlake | Justified |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | R. Kelly | Chocolate Factory |
| 2004 | Dwele | Subject |
| 2004 | Anthony Hamilton | Comin' From Where I'm From |
| 2004 | Luther Vandross | Dance with My Father |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | Usher | Confessions |
| 2005 | R. Kelly | Happy People/U Saved Me |
| 2005 | Musiq | Soulstar |
| 2005 | Prince | Musicology |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | John Legend | Get Lifted |
| 2006 | Anthony Hamilton | Soulife |
| 2006 | R. Kelly | TP.3 Reloaded |
| 2006 | Charlie Wilson | Charlie, Last Name Wilson |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Jamie Foxx | Unpredictable |
| 2007 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown |
| 2007 | John Legend | Once Again |
| 2007 | Robin Thicke | The Evolution of Robin Thicke |