# 2024 in rhythm and blues music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2024.

## Events
### January

* On January 5, The Recording Academy announced the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees including Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, and The Clark Sisters. On the same day, Del Palmer died at the age of 71.
* On January 6, the 38th Golden Disc Awards were held. NewJeans won Song of the Year for "Ditto". Zerobaseone won Album Bonsang for Youth in the Shade. NCT Dream won Album Bonsang for ISTJ.
* On January 10, the 13th Circle Chart Music Awards were held. NCT Dream won Digital Album of the Year for ISTJ. Zerobaseone won Rookie Album of the Year for Youth in the Shade.
* On January 19, Marlena Shaw died at the age of 84.
* On January 27, Barry Jenkins died at the age of 79.

### February

* On February 4, the 66th Annual Grammy Awards were held. SZA won both Best R&B Song with "Snooze" and Best Progressive R&B Album with SOS. Coco Jones won Best R&B Performance with "ICU". PJ Morton and Susan Carol won Best R&B Traditional Performance with "Good Morning". Victoria Monét won Best New Artist and Best R&B Album with Jaguar II.
* On February 7, Henry Fambrough, of The Spinners, died at the age of 85.
* On February 11, Usher headlined the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, and Ludacris made guest appearances during the performance.
* On February 16, Etterlene DeBarge died at the age of 88.
* On February 17, the 31st Hanteo Music Awards were held. NCT Dream won Best Artist. Seventeen won Best Album. Jimin won the Global Artist Award for South America and Oceania. V won the Global Artist Award for Africa and Europe. B.I won the Hip-hop special award. Kiss of Life won Global Rising Artist. Billlie won Hanteo Choice K-pop Female Artist.
* On February 22, the 36th Lo Nuestro Awards were held. Kenia Os won New Artist – Female. Romeo Santos won Tropical Artist of the Year, Tropical Album of the Year for Fórmula, Vol. 3, and Tropical Collaboration of the Year for "El Pañuelo" with Rosalía.

### March

* On March 2, the Brit Awards 2024 were held. Raye won British Artist of the Year, Best R&B Act, Best New Artist, Songwriter of the Year, British Album of the Year for My 21st Century Blues, and Song of the Year for "Escapism" with 070 Shake. Jungle won British Group. SZA won International Artist of the Year. On the same day, Blues Boy Willie died at the age of 77, and W. C. Clark died at the age of 84.
* On March 10, T. M. Stevens died at the age of 72.
* On March 12, Paul Nelson died at the age of 63.
* On March 16, the 55th NAACP Image Awards were held. Usher won the President's Award, Entertainer of the Year, and Outstanding Male Artist. Victoria Monét won Outstanding Album for Jaguar II, and Outstanding New Artist. H.E.R. won Outstanding Female Artist. Ciara and Chris Brown won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) for "How We Roll". Chris Brown, Davido, and Lojay won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) and Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "Sensational". Tems won Outstanding International Song for "Me & U". Coco Jones and Justin Timberlake won Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "ICU (Remix)". The Color Purple won Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album.
* On March 18, Kevin Toney died at the age of 70.
* On March 22, the 2024 Global Awards were held. Raye won Best British Act and Best Pop.
* On March 24, the Juno Awards of 2024 were held. New West won Breakthrough Group of the Year. Karan Aujla won the Fan Choice Award. Amanda Marshall won Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for Heavy Lifting. Blue Moon Marquee won Blues Album of the Year for Scream, Holler & Howl. SZA won International Album of the Year for SOS. Dominique Fils-Aimé won Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for Our Roots Run Deep. TOBi won Rap Album/EP of the Year for Panic. Daniel Caesar won Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for Never Enough. Aqyila won Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for "Hello".
* On March 30, Casey Benjamin died at the age of 45.

### April

* On April 1, the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. SZA won R&B Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for "Kill Bill", R&B Song of the Year for "Snooze", and R&B Album of the Year for SOS. Victoria Monét won Best New R&B Artist. NewJeans won Best New K-Pop Artist. V won Favorite Debut Album for Layover. Beyoncé won iHeartRadio Innovator.
* On April 5, Keith LeBlanc died at the age of 69.
* On April 7, Clarence "Frogman" Henry died at the age of 87.
* On April 11, Park Bo-ram died at the age of 30.
* On April 18, Mandisa died at the age of 47.
* On April 24, Mike Pinder died at the age of 82.
* On April 27, the 18th Metro FM Music Awards were held. Mthandazo Gatya won Best R&B for "In 2 U".

### May

* On May 1, the APRA Music Awards of 2024 were held. Ziggy Alberts won Most Performed Blues & Roots Work for "Dancing in the Dark". JKING won Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for "Cinderella".
* On May 4, Ron Kavana died at the age of 73.
* On May 12, David Sanborn died at the age of 78.
* On May 14, Jimmy James died at the age of 83.
* On May 19, Peggi Blu died at the age of 77.

### June

* On June 10, the 2024 Libera Awards were held. Christone "Kingfish" Ingram won Best Blues Record for Live In London. Sampha won Best R&B Record for Lahai. Betty Davis won Best Soul/Funk Record for Crashin' from Passion. The Blind Boys of Alabama won Best Spiritual Record for Echoes of the South. Sudan Archives and ODESZA won Best Remix for "Selfish Soul (ODESZA Remix)".
* On June 11, Victoria was killed at the age of 39.
* On June 13, Angela Bofill died at the age of 70.
* On June 30, the 2024 BET Awards were held. Victoria Monét won Video of the Year and the BET Her Award for "On My Mama". Usher won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and the Lifetime Achievement Award. SZA won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist. Tyla won Best New Artist and Best International Act. Tems won the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for "Me & U". Beyoncé won the Viewer's Choice Award for "Texas Hold 'Em".

### July

* On July 2, Tom Fowler died at the age of 73.
* On July 21, Evelyn Thomas died at the age of 70.
* On July 22, John Mayall died at the age of 90. On the same day, Duke Fakir died at the age of 88.
* On July 29, Joey Gilmore died at the age of 80.
* On July 30, Onyeka Onwenu died at the age of 72.
* On July 31, Arthur Miles died at the age of 74.

### August

* On August 1, the AIR Awards of 2024 were held. WILSN won Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP for Those Days Are Over.
* On August 3, Shaun Martin died at the age of 45.
* On August 16, Luther Kent died at the age of 76.
* On August 21, it was announced that Cunnie Williams died at the age of 61.
* On August 31, Fatman Scoop died at the age of 56.

### September

* On September 2, Pat Lewis died at the age of 76.
* On September 6, Johnny Thunder died at the age of 93.
* On September 8, Zoot Money died at the age of 82.
* On September 10, Frankie Beverly died at the age of 77. On the same day, Daddae died at the age of 60.
* On September 11, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards were held. SZA won Best R&B for "Snooze".
* On September 15, Tito Jackson died at the age of 70.

### October

* On October 7, Cissy Houston died at the age of 91.
* On October 16, Liam Payne died at the age of 31.
* On October 19, Dionne Warwick, Mary J. Blige, and Kool & the Gang were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
* On October 24, the 2024 UK Music Video Awards were held. Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey won Best R&B/Soul Video – UK for "God Gave Me Feet for Dancing". Kamasi Washington, George Clinton, and D Smoke won Best R&B/Soul Video – International for "Get Lit". Matilda Mann won Best Pop / R&B / Soul Video – Newcomer for "Meet Cute". Jade won Best Editing in a Video for "Angel of My Dreams".

### November

* On November 2, the 30th Annual South African Music Awards were held. Tyla won Female Artist of the Year, the International Achievement Award, and Newcomer of the Year. Lordkez won Best R&B/Soul Album for Testament.
* On November 3, Quincy Jones died at the age of 91. On the same day, the 46th Félix Awards were held. Rau Ze won R&B/Soul Album of the Year for Virer nos vies.
* On November 4, Tyka Nelson died at the age of 64.
* On November 10, the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards were held. Tyla won Best R&B.
* On November 12, Coco Jones, Amanda Jones, and Autumn Rowe were named 2024's honorees for ASCAP Rhythm & Soul’s Women Behind the Music.
* On November 16, the 2024 Korea Grand Music Awards were held. Bibi and D.O. won Best R&B.
* On November 20, the 2024 ARIA Music Awards were held. Tkay Maidza won Best Soul/R&B Release for Sweet Justice. Mia Dyson won Best Blues & Roots Album for Tender Heart.
* On November 21, the Myx Music Awards 2024 were held. Josh Cullen and Al James won R&B Video of the Year for "Yoko Na".

### December

* On December 12, the 2024 Billboard Music Awards were held. SZA won Top R&B Artist and Top R&B Female Artist. Tommy Richman won Top R&B Male Artist and Top R&B Song for "Million Dollar Baby". Bruno Mars won Top R&B Touring Artist. Chris Brown won Top R&B Album for 11:11.
* On December 17, Alfa Anderson died at the age of 78.
* On December 20, Sugar Pie DeSanto died at the age of 89.

## Released albums
### January

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 10 | OnlyOneOf | Things I Can't Say Love | 8D Entertainment | |
| 10 | Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep At Night? With You | Not Fit For Society, RCA Records | |
| 11 | Matt Martians | Matt's Missing | 5th Echelon Jet Repair | |
| 12 | Jeymes Samuel | The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Geneva Club, Roc Nation Records | |
| 12 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas | Geffen | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Michael J. Woodard | MJW1 | Unsub Records | |
| 12 | Nailah Hunter | Lovegaze | Fat Possum | |
| 12 | Samaria | Even Paradise Rains | RCA | |
| 19 | UMI | Talking To The Wind | Self-released | |
| 26 | Emotional Oranges & Nonso Amadi | Blended | Avant Garden | |
| 26 | Sy Smith | Until We Meet Again | The Foreign Exchange Music | |

### February

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Ryan Leslie | You Know My Speed | Black Phoenix Enterprises | |
| 9 | Brittany Howard | What Now | UMG | |
| 9 | DJ Harrison | Shades of Yesterday | Stones Throw | |
| 9 | Jessica Mauboy | Yours Forever | Warner Australia | Debuted at No. 10 on the ARIA Charts |
| 9 | Koryn Hawthorne | On God | Provident, Sony Music | |
| 9 | Mk.gee | Two Star & the Dream Police | R&R | |
| 9 | Usher | Coming Home | Mega, Gamma | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 9 | Various artists | The Tiger's Apprentice (soundtrack) | 88rising | |
| 9 | Wejdene | W | Virgin Music France | |
| 14 | B. Smyth | Brandon | Bloom | |
| 16 | Jason Derulo | Nu King | Atlantic | Debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Jennifer Lopez | This Is Me... Now | Nuyorican, BMG | Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 |
| 16 | Jordan Mackampa | Welcome Home, Kid! | AWAL | |
| 16 | Max | Love In Stereo | Colour Vision Records, Warner | |
| 16 | Paloma Faith | The Glorification of Sadness | Sony, RCA | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 16 | Pip Millett | Tell Jimmy | Believe UK | |
| 16 | Prince Royce | Llamada Perdida | Sony Latin, Smiling Prince Music | |
| 16 | Serpentwithfeet | Grip | Secretly Canadian | |
| 19 | Le Sserafim | Easy | Source, YG Plus, Geffen | Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Erika de Casier | Still | 4AD | |
| 23 | Ghetts | On Purpose, with Purpose | Ghetts Limited, Warner | Debuted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 23 | I Dont Know How But They Found Me | Gloom Division | Concord Records | |
| 23 | Rod Stewart & Jools Holland | Swing Fever | Warner | Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 26 | Taeyong | Tap | SM, Kakao | |
| 27 | A.CHAL | Espíritu | Gazi World | |
| 29 | Jacob Collier | Djesse Vol. 4 | Hajanga | Debuted at No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart |

### March

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Eric Bellinger | The Rebirth 3: The Party & The Bedroom | All Wins, Compound Interest | |
| 1 | Faye Webster | Underdressed at the Symphony | Secretly Canadian | |
| 1 | Jade Novah | Where Have I Been? | Let There Be Art | |
| 1 | Ledisi | Good Life | Listen Back Entertainment, BMG | |
| 5 | Trevor Jackson | Heads Up | Born Art | |
| 8 | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | Republic Records | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Justin Timberlake | Everything I Thought It Was | RCA | Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Seori | Fake Happy | Label Sayu | |
| 22 | Gary Clark Jr. | JPEG Raw | Warner | |
| 22 | Kenya Vaun | The Honeymoon Phase | 300 Entertainment | |
| 22 | Matt Champion | Mika's Laundry | RCA | |
| 22 | SiR | Heavy | Top Dawg Entertainment, RCA | Debuted at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 |
| 22 | Tyla | Tyla | FAX Records, Epic Records | Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 |
| 25 | Illit | Super Real Me | Belift Lab, YG Plus | |
| 25 | NCT Dream | Dreamscape | SM, Kakao | |
| 29 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | Parkwood, Columbia | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 29 | Buddy | Don't Forget To Breathe | Empire | |
| 29 | J-Hope | Hope on the Street Vol. 1 | Big Hit | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |

### April

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 3 | I.M | Off the Beat | Sony Music Korea | |
| 3 | Zeina | Eastend Confessions | Artist Partner Group | |
| 5 | Alice Russell | I Am | Tru Thoughts | |
| 5 | Bryson Tiller | Bryson Tiller | RCA Records | Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 |
| 5 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | Paul Institute, XL | |
| 5 | José James | 1978 | Rainbow Blonde | |
| 5 | Maggie Rose | No One Gets Out Alive | Big Loud | |
| 5 | Marcus King | Mood Swings | Republic Records | |
| 5 | Pharrell Williams | Black Yacht Rock Vol. 1 | Self-released | |
| 5 | Sheila E. | Bailar | Stiletto Flats, Sony Music | |
| 5 | Tori Kelly | Tori | Epic, Beautiful Mind Records | |
| 5 | Vory | Eros | Eros, Create Music Group | |
| 10 | Hikaru Utada | Science Fiction | Epic Japan, USM Japan | |
| 11 | Tini | Un Mechón de Pelo | 5020, Sony Latin | |
| 12 | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black (Songs from the Original Motion Picture) | Island | |
| 12 | Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD | Slow Burn | Secretly Canadian | |
| 12 | Diane Birch | Flying on Abraham | Legere | |
| 12 | DRAM | DRAM&B | Waver | |
| 12 | Elyanna | Woledto | SALXCO UAM | |
| 12 | Future & Metro Boomin | We Still Don't Trust You | Freebandz, Boominati, Epic, Republic | Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Jean Deaux | Nowhere, Fast | Guin Records | |
| 12 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Red Hot & Ra: The Magic City | Red Hot Organization | |
| 12 | Nia Archives | Silence Is Loud | Hijinxx | Debuted at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 17 | Ruger & Bnxn | RnB | Blown Boy, T.Y.E, Empire | |
| 19 | Blue Lab Beats | Blue Eclipse | Blue Adventure, Decca Records France | |
| 19 | Inayah | Wait, There's More | Inayahlator Enterprises, Empire | |
| 19 | Tei Shi | Valerie | Self-released | |
| 22 | Doyoung | Youth | SM, Kakao | |
| 26 | Céu | Novela | Urban Jungle Records, ONErpm | |
| 26 | Judith Hill | Letters from a Black Widow | Regime Music Group | |
| 26 | Ngaiire | Live at the Sydney Opera House | Dot Dash Records | |
| 26 | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 4 | OVO Sound | Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Sega Bodega | Dennis | Ambient Tweets | |
| 26 | Sinéad Harnett | Boundaries | Thairish Limited, Right Hand | |
| 26 | Yung Bleu | Jeremy | Vandross Music Group, Empire | Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 |

### May

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Hyuna | Attitude | At Area | |
| 3 | 4Batz | U Made Me a St4r | Gamma. | Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 |
| 3 | Charlotte Day Wilson | Cyan Blue | Stone Woman, XL Recordings | |
| 3 | Kacy Hill | Bug | Mochi Headquarters, Nettwerk | |
| 7 | Doh Kyung-soo | Blossom | Company SooSoo, Dreamus | |
| 9 | Cosha | MurMurs | Ashtown Lane | |
| 10 | Andra Day | Cassandra (cherith) | Warner Records | |
| 10 | Gabrielle | A Place in Your Heart | Tag8 Music, BMG | Debuted at No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 10 | Grupo Frontera | Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada | Self-released | Debuted at No. 198 on the Billboard 200 |
| 10 | Jordan Rakei | The Loop | Verve Forecast, Decca | Debuted at No. 36 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 10 | Kaash Paige | Catch Me While I Care | Self-released | |
| 10 | Nigel Hall & DJ Harrison | The Burning Bush: A Journey Through the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire | Regime Music Group | |
| 10 | Pokey LaFarge | Rhumba Country | New West | |
| 10 | Yaya Bey | Ten Fold | Big Dada | |
| 13 | Childish Gambino | Atavista | RCA | Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200 |
| 17 | Shaznay Lewis | Pages | 1.9.7.5 | |
| 17 | Vedo | Next Chapter | New Wav, Empire | |
| 24 | Nathy Peluso | Grasa | Sony Latin, 5020 | |
| 24 | RM | Right Place, Wrong Person | Big Hit | Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 |
| 24 | Sango | North Vol. 2 | Self-released | |
| 24 | Shenseea | Never Gets Late Here | Rich Immigrants, Interscope Records | |
| 29 | Bobby V | Bobby V. Live in Concert | Veltree Music Group, Santi Music | |
| 30 | Omar Montes | Lagrimas De Un Maleante | Sony Music Entertainment US Latin | |
| 31 | Artms | DALL | Modhaus | |
| 31 | Ayra Starr | The Year I Turned 21 | Mavin | Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200 |
| 31 | Durand Bernarr | En Route | Dsing Records, Create Music Group | |
| 31 | Kallitechnis | Mood Ring | Soul Over Ego | |
| 31 | Leigh-Anne | No Hard Feelings | Warner | |
| 31 | Swamp Dogg | Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St. | Oh Boy Records | |
| 31 | Tanerélle | Electric Honey | Republic | |

### June

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 7 | Alicia Keys | Hell's Kitchen | Self-released | |
| 7 | Kaytranada | Timeless | RCA | Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | NxWorries | Why Lawd? | Stones Throw | Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 |
| 7 | Tems | Born in the Wild | RCA, Since '93 | Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | Bilal | Live at Glasshaus | Glasshaus Presents | |
| 14 | Cruza | Cruzafied | Def Jam | |
| 14 | Fana Hues | Moth | Sweet Virtue, Westminster Recordings, Bright Antenna Records | |
| 14 | Lalah Hathaway | Vantablack | Hathaway Entertainment, SRG-ILS | |
| 14 | Normani | Dopamine | RCA Records, Sony Music | Debuted at No. 91 on the Billboard 200 |
| 14 | PJ Morton | Cape Town to Cairo | Morton Records, Empire | |
| 14 | Raveena | Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain | Moonstone Recordings, Empire | |
| 14 | Skaiwater | #Gigi | GoodTalk, Capitol Records | |
| 21 | Capella Grey | Vibe Responsibly, Vol.1 | Allepac The Family, 10K Projects | |
| 21 | Daryl Hall | D | United Artists Productions | |
| 21 | Jeremy Pope | Last Name: Pope | Self-released | |
| 21 | Kehlani | Crash | Atlantic Records | Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Lake Street Dive | Good Together | Self-released | |
| 21 | Lola Young | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway | Island | Debuted at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200 |
| 21 | Maeta | Endless Night | Roc Nation | |
| 21 | Victony | Stubborn | Encore Recordings | |
| 26 | Teenear | Never Met A Me | Slip-n-Slide Records | |
| 28 | Aaron Frazer | Into the Blue | Dead Oceans | |
| 28 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Love Heart Cheat Code | Brainfeeder, Ninja Tune | Debuted at No. 40 on the ARIA Charts |
| 28 | James Blake & Lil Yachty | Bad Cameo | Quality Control Music, Motown | |
| 28 | Keke Wyatt | Certified | Shanachie | |
| 28 | Lucky Daye | Algorithm | RCA, Keep Cool | |
| 28 | Marsha Ambrosius | Casablanco | Aftermath Records, Interscope Records | |
| 28 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | South of Here | Stax Records | Debuted at No. 145 on the Billboard 200 |
| 28 | Omar Apollo | God Said No | Warner | Debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard 200 |

### July

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 5 | Eves Karydas | Burnt Tapes | Zeitgeist Records, Believe | Debuted at No. 23 on the ARIA Charts |
| 6 | Sault | Acts of Faith | Forever Living Originals | |
| 9 | Darien Brockington | Where Love Grows | Foreign Exchange Music | |
| 10 | Rema | Heis | Mavin, Jonzing, Interscope | |
| 12 | Berwyn | Who Am I | Columbia | |
| 12 | Enhypen | Romance: Untold | Belift Lab, Genie, Stone | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Kučka | Can You Hear Me Dreaming? | LuckyMe | |
| 12 | Tayla Parx | Many Moons, Many Suns | TaylaMade | |
| 12 | Tink | Winter's Diary 5 | Winter's Diary, WD Records, Empire | Debuted at No. 140 on the Billboard 200 |
| 12 | Zacari | Bliss | TDE | |
| 16 | Trevor Jackson | It's Complicated | Born Art | |
| 19 | Blk Odyssy | 1-800 Fantasy | Earthchild, Empire | |
| 19 | Blxst | I'll Always Come Find You | Red Bull Records, Evgle | |
| 19 | Childish Gambino | Bando Stone & the New World | RCA | Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Jimin | Muse | Big Hit | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 26 | Yemi Alade | Rebel Queen | Effyzzie Music | |

### August

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Elijah Blake | Elijah. | RKeyTek Music, MNRK Records | |
| 2 | Khalid | Sincere | Right Hand Music Group, RCA | Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 |
| 2 | Moses Sumney | Sophcore | TunTum Records | |
| 8 | August 08 | Pretend It's Okay | Def Jam, UMG | |
| 9 | Chlöe | Trouble in Paradise | Parkwood, Columbia | |
| 9 | Elles Bailey | Beneath the Neon Glow | Outlaw Music, Cooking Vinyl | Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 9 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas Parte 2 | Capitol, UMG | |
| 9 | Niki | Buzz | 88rising | |
| 9 | Rae Khalil | Crybaby | Ape Shit, Def Jam | |
| 9 | Ravyn Lenae | Bird's Eye | Atlantic Records | |
| 15 | Malia | Back in My Body | Self-released | |
| 16 | Skylar Simone | Shiver | Def Jam, UMG | |
| 16 | Tinashe | Quantum Baby | Nice Life | Debuted at No. 199 on the Billboard 200 |
| 19 | Liniker | Caju | Self-released | |
| 20 | Rad Museum & Kid Milli | Rad Milli | You.will.knovv, Indigo Music | |
| 22 | Myke Towers | La Pantera Negra | One World, Warner | Debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200 |
| 23 | Amanda Reifer | Island Files | Title 9, Atlantic Records | |
| 23 | Avery*Sunshine | So Glad to Know You | BigShine Recordings | |
| 23 | Body Meat | Starchris | Partisan Records | |
| 23 | Carol Biazin | No Escuro, | Universal Music | |
| 23 | Dhruv | Private Blizzard | RCA, Sony | |
| 23 | Eric Benét | Duets | JBR Creative Group | |
| 23 | Forest Claudette | & Stone Between | Warner Records | |
| 23 | LARA' | Luvology | Earthchild, Empire | |
| 23 | OG Parker | Moments | Ice Cream Sonics, Neutral Records, Empire | |
| 23 | Xavier Omär & ELHAE | Truth Be Told | XO Creative Club, Every Life Music, RBC, BMG | |
| 26 | Elsy Wameyo | Saint Sinner | Self-released | |
| 26 | Jaehyun | J | SM, Kakao | |
| 28 | Kehlani | While We Wait 2 | Atlantic Records | |
| 29 | Syleena Johnson | Legacy | SJ Entertainment | |
| 30 | John Legend | My Favorite Dream | Republic | |
| 30 | Louis York | Songs With Friends | Weirdo Workshop | |
| 30 | Marques Houston | The Best Worst Year Ever. | Phoenix Music Group | |
| 30 | Muni Long | Revenge | Def Jam Recordings | |
| 30 | Olivia | You Are | Perfectly Pitched | |
| 30 | Tyrese | Beautiful Pain | Voltron Recordz, Create Music Group | |

### September

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 2 | Meshell Ndegeocello | No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin | Blue Note | |
| 6 | Durand Bernarr & Charlie Vettuno | Where In The World Is Carmen Randiego!? | DSING Records, Create Music Group | |
| 6 | Laila! | Gap Year! | IIIXL Studio | |
| 6 | Rini | Lucky 7 | Warner | |
| 6 | Ye Ali | THJ Radio Vol. 1 | TrapHouseJodeci Music Group, Create Music Group | |
| 13 | Fousheé | Pointy Heights | RCA, Trackmasters | |
| 13 | Jordin Sparks | No Restrictions | Cozy Touring, LBD | |
| 13 | Keshi | Requiem | Island | Debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 |
| 13 | Pia Mia | Anti Romantica | Cherry Pie Records, Treehouse Records | |
| 13 | Terrace Martin | Nintendo Soul | Lowly | |
| 13 | Yolanda Adams | Sunny Days | Epic | |
| 16 | Rosie Lowe | Lover, Other | Blue Flowers | |
| 20 | Jae Stephens | Sellout | Raedio, Def Jam | |
| 20 | Jaz Karis | Safe Flight | Carmen Inc., MNRK Records | |
| 20 | Orion Sun | Orion | Mom+Pop | |
| 25 | Kimbra | Idols & Vices (Vol. 1) | Self-released | |
| 27 | Bilal | Adjust Brightness | Self-released | |
| 27 | Dylan Sinclair | For the Boy in Me | Five Stone Records | |
| 27 | Gallant | Zinc. | Mom+Pop | |
| 27 | Leon Thomas | Mutt | EZMNY Records, Motown | Debuted at No. 161 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | Mustafa | Dunya | Jagjaguwar | |
| 27 | Tommy Richman | Coyote | ISO Supremacy, Pulse | |
| 27 | Van Morrison | New Arrangements and Duets | Exile Productions | |

### October

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 4 | Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn | Quiet in a World Full of Noise | Merge | |
| 4 | Jonah Yano | Jonah Yano & The Heavy Loop | Innovative Leisure | |
| 4 | Leon Bridges | Leon | Columbia | Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 |
| 4 | Thee Sacred Souls | Got a Story to Tell | Daptone | |
| 4 | Thủy | Wings | Self-released | |
| 8 | Nicolay | Terra Firma | The Foreign Exchange Music | |
| 11 | Äyanna | About Ä Boy | Love Renaissance | |
| 11 | DeJ Loaf | End of Summer | Fomily Foundation, Sounds Like Home | |
| 11 | Dua Saleh | I Should Call Them | Ghostly International | |
| 11 | Elaine | Stone Cold Heart | Self-released | |
| 11 | October London | October Nights | Death Row, Gamma | |
| 11 | Rod Wave | Last Lap | Alamo | Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 |
| 11 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Dear Beverly Music, Verve | |
| 13 | Gia Ford | Transparent Things | Chrysalis Records | |
| 18 | Audrey Nuna | Trench | Arista Records | |
| 18 | Black Hibiscus | Black Hibiscus | MNRK Records | |
| 18 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord Records | |
| 18 | CKay | Emotions | Warner Music Africa | |
| 18 | Jennifer Hudson | The Gift of Love | Interscope Records | Debuted at No. 160 on the Billboard 200 |
| 18 | Joy Oladokun | Observations From a Crowded Room | Amigo Records, Verve Forecast, Republic | |
| 18 | King Pari | There It Goes | Stones Throw Records | |
| 18 | Maverick Sabre | Burn The Right Things Down | Famm | |
| 18 | Rag'n'Bone Man | What Do You Believe In? | Columbia | Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 25 | Allen Stone | Mystery | ATO Records | |
| 25 | Elmiene | Anyway I Can | Polydor Records, Def Jam | |
| 25 | Jake Isaac | Benjamin | Nettwerk Music Group | |
| 25 | Ray BLK | A Forest Fire | Self-released | |
| 25 | Rejjie Snow | Peace 2 Da World | Honeymoon, +1 | |
| 25 | Ruthven | Rough & Ready | Paul Institute | |
| 25 | Shigeto | Cherry Blossom Baby | Ghostly International | |
| 29 | Flying Lotus | Spirit Box | Warp | |
| 30 | John Park | Psst! | Music Farm, Kakao | |
| 31 | Kiana Ledé | Cut Ties | BMG | |

### November

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
| 1 | Autre Ne Veut | Love, Guess Who?? | Rebel Bodies | |
| 1 | Braxton Cook | My Everything | Nettwerk | |
| 1 | Chase Atlantic | Lost in Heaven | Fearless, Concord | Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Charts |
| 1 | Contour | Take Off from Mercy | Mexican Summer | |
| 1 | Jacquees | Baby Making | Cash Money, Republic | |
| 1 | Robert Glasper | In December | Loma Vista | |
| 1 | Tuxedo (Jake One & Mayer Hawthorne) | Tuxedo IV | Funk On Sight, Stem | |
| 8 | Benji. | Love Gun 3 | Guin Records | |
| 8 | by.ALEXANDER | Memories for Sale ---At---> 66 Greene St Soho NY | Self-released | |
| 8 | Denise Julia | Sweet Nothings (Chapter 2) | Sony Music Philippines | |
| 8 | Mac Ayres | Cloudy | Dixon Court, Stem | |
| 13 | Raiche | Making Room | Genre Defying, Atlantic | |
| 15 | 070 Shake | Petrichor | Getting Out Our Dreams, Def Jam | |
| 15 | Adrian Younge | Linear Labs: São Paulo | Linear Labs | |
| 15 | Flo | Access All Areas | Island Records | Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 163 on the Billboard 200 |
| 15 | Iamtheliving | Nebra Sky | Project35, Nettwerk | |
| 15 | Mary J. Blige | Gratitude | 300 | |
| 15 | Odeal | Lustropolis | OVMBR, Love Renaissance | |
| 15 | Rimon | Children of the Night | ALLE$ Recordings, Empire | |
| 15 | Shantel May | Triggered, but Here | MNRK Music Group | |
| 22 | Amber Mark | Loosies | Jasmine Music, PMR Records | |
| 22 | Eric Bellinger | It'll All Make Sense Later | All Wins Entertainment, FTS | |
| 22 | Jesse Baez | Henry | Universal Music México | |
| 22 | Michael Kiwanuka | Small Changes | Polydor Records | Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart |
| 22 | Wizkid | Morayo | RCA, Starboy | Debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard 200 |
| 27 | Jay B | Archive 1: [Road Runner] | Mauve Company | |
| 29 | Saygrace | New Age | Self-released | |

### December

| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
| 6 | Ego Ella May | Fieldnotes: Complete | Self-released |
| 6 | Elmiene | For The Deported | Polydor Records, Def Jam |
| 6 | Karri | Late Nite Slider Music | PFL, Geffen |
| 6 | Roy Woods | Rolling Stone | OVO, Santa Anna |
| 6 | Smino | Maybe in Nirvana | Zero Fatigue |
| 13 | Clara La San | Good Mourning | CLS, AWAL |
| 13 | Mario | Glad You Came | New Citizen, Epic Records |
| 20 | SZA | Lana | Top Dawg, RCA |
| 20 | Tink | Lost Pages | Winter's Diary |

## Highest-charting songs
### United States

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2024 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 :
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
| "Lose Control" | Teddy Swims | I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) | 1 |
| "Million Dollar Baby" | Tommy Richman | — | 2 |
| "Timeless" | The Weeknd and Playboi Carti | Hurry Up Tomorrow | 3 |
| "Saturn" | SZA | Lana | 6 |
| "Water" | Tyla | Tyla | 7 |
| "Act II: Date @ 8" | 4Batz featuring Drake | U Made Me a St4r | 7 |
| "Dancing in the Flames" | The Weeknd | — | 14 |
| "The Boy Is Mine" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 16 |
| "Selfish" | Justin Timberlake | Everything I Thought It Was | 19 |
| "Made for Me" | Muni Long | Revenge | 20 |
| "Igual que un Ángel" | Kali Uchis and Peso Pluma | Orquídeas | 22 |
| "Eternal Sunshine" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 23 |
| "The Door" | Teddy Swims | I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) | 24 |
| "Bye" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 25 |
| "Don't Wanna Break Up Again" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 28 |
| "True Story" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 30 |
| "Devil Is a Lie" | Tommy Richman | — | 32 |
| "On My Mama" | Victoria Monét | Jaguar II | 33 |
| "Intro (End of the World)" | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 38 |

## Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2024 in the United States :
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position |
| 1 | Eternal Sunshine | Ariana Grande | 227,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Coming Home | Usher | 91,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Orquídeas | Kali Uchis | 69,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Everything I Thought It Was | Justin Timberlake | 67,000 | 4 |
| 5 | PartyNextDoor 4 | PartyNextDoor | 37,000 | 10 |

## All critically reviewed albums ranked
### Metacritic

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Berwyn | Who Am I | 95 | 4 reviews |
| 2 | Brittany Howard | What Now | 88 | 16 reviews |
| 3 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas | 88 | 14 reviews |
| 4 | Yaya Bey | Ten Fold | 88 | 8 reviews |
| 5 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | 87 | 6 reviews |
| 6 | Tems | Born in the Wild | 86 | 7 reviews |
| 7 | Elles Bailey | Beneath the Neon Glow | 86 | 4 reviews |
| 8 | Ayra Starr | The Year I Turned 21 | 85 | 5 reviews |
| 9 | Swamp Dogg | Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St. | 85 | 5 reviews |
| 10 | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 84 | 19 reviews |
| 11 | Tyla | Tyla | 84 | 10 reviews |
| 12 | Gary Clark Jr. | JPEG Raw | 84 | 8 reviews |
| 13 | Thee Sacred Souls | Got a Story to Tell | 84 | 4 reviews |
| 14 | Ravyn Lenae | Bird's Eye | 83 | 6 reviews |
| 15 | Faye Webster | Underdressed at the Symphony | 82 | 16 reviews |
| 16 | Omar Apollo | God Said No | 82 | 7 reviews |
| 17 | Leon Bridges | Leon | 80 | 10 reviews |
| 18 | Aaron Frazer | Into the Blue | 80 | 5 reviews |
| 19 | Nia Archives | Silence Is Loud | 78 | 12 reviews |
| 20 | Wizkid | Morayo | 78 | 4 reviews |
| 21 | Tinashe | Quantum Baby | 77 | 12 reviews |
| 22 | NxWorries | Why Lawd? | 77 | 6 reviews |
| 23 | Serpentwithfeet | Grip | 76 | 13 reviews |
| 24 | Usher | Coming Home | 76 | 9 reviews |
| 25 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Love Heart Cheat Code | 75 | 6 reviews |
| 26 | James Blake & Lil Yachty | Bad Cameo | 75 | 6 reviews |
| 27 | Van Morrison | New Arrangements and Duets | 74 | 4 reviews |
| 28 | Childish Gambino | Bando Stone & the New World | 72 | 11 reviews |
| 29 | Normani | Dopamine | 73 | 11 reviews |
| 30 | Kehlani | Crash | 73 | 8 reviews |
| 31 | Erika de Casier | Still | 73 | 7 reviews |
| 32 | Lake Street Dive | Good Together | 69 | 4 reviews |
| 33 | Flo | Access All Areas | 68 | 9 reviews |
| 34 | Jennifer Lopez | This Is Me...Now | 61 | 10 reviews |
| 35 | Justin Timberlake | Everything I Thought It Was | 51 | 17 reviews |

### AnyDecentMusic?

| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews |
| 1 | Michael Kiwanuka | Small Changes | 8.1 | 23 reviews |
| 2 | Brittany Howard | What Now | 8.0 | 13 reviews |
| 3 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | 7.9 | 7 reviews |
| 4 | Kali Uchis | Orquídeas | 7.8 | 16 reviews |
| 5 | Nia Archives | Silence Is Loud | 7.7 | 15 reviews |
| 6 | Tyla | Tyla | 7.7 | 6 reviews |
| 7 | Faye Webster | Underdressed at the Symphony | 7.6 | 18 reviews |
| 8 | Leon Bridges | Leon | 7.6 | 7 reviews |
| 9 | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 7.5 | 18 reviews |
| 10 | Mustafa | Dunya | 7.5 | 6 reviews |
| 11 | Omar Apollo | God Said No | 7.4 | 5 reviews |
| 12 | Ravyn Lenae | Bird's Eye | 7.4 | 5 reviews |
| 13 | Serpentwithfeet | Grip | 7.1 | 9 reviews |
| 14 | Normani | Dopamine | 7.0 | 10 reviews |
| 15 | Childish Gambino | Bando Stone & the New World | 6.9 | 10 reviews |
| 16 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Love Heart Cheat Code | 6.9 | 10 reviews |
| 17 | Tinashe | Quantum Baby | 6.9 | 8 reviews |
| 18 | Kehlani | Crash | 6.8 | 8 reviews |
| 19 | Flo | Access All Areas | 6.7 | 8 reviews |
| 20 | 070 Shake | Petrichor | 6.4 | 6 reviews |
| 21 | Usher | Coming Home | 6.1 | 7 reviews |
| 22 | Justin Timberlake | Everything I Thought It Was | 4.6 | 13 reviews |