10 Best R&B Albums Of Each Year 1990‑1999

Criteria: These Top 10 R&B albums of each year 1990-1999 were ranked based on impact, influence and popularity.

10 Best R&B Albums of 1999

1. On How Life Is
Macy Gray
2. Fanmail
TLC
3. Rainbow
Mariah Carey
4. 100% Ginuwine
Ginuwine
5. Where I Wanna Be
Donell Jones
6. The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
7. Mary
Mary J. Blige
8. Back at One
Brian McKnight
9. Black Diamond
Angie Stone
10. Personal Conversation
Case

10 Best R&B Albums of 1998

1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
2. R.
R. Kelly
3. My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston
4. Enter the Dru
Dru Hill
5. Embrya
Maxwell
6. Let's Ride
Montell Jordan
7. The Boy Is Mine
Monica
8. Love & Consequences
Gerald Levert
9. One Wish
Deborah Cox
10. A Rose Is Still a Rose
Aretha Franklin

10 Best R&B Albums of 1997

1. Baduizm
Erykah Badu
2. Share My World
Mary J. Blige
3. The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson
4. Butterfly
Mariah Carey
5. My Way
Usher
6. Evolution
Boyz II Men
7. Long Time No See
Chico DeBarge
8. Levert.Sweat.Gill
LSG
9. EV3
En Vogue
10. All That I Am
Joe

10 Best R&B Albums of 1996

1. Another Level
Blackstreet
2. Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
3. Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
4. Dru Hill
Dru Hill
5. One in a Million
Aaliyah
6. The Day
Babyface
7. Secrets
Toni Braxton
8. Words
Tony Rich
9. Peace Beyond Passion
Me'Shell NdegéOcello
10. Ginuwine...the Bachelor
Ginuwine

10 Best R&B Albums of 1995

1. Daydream
Mariah Carey
2. Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
3. The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
Jodeci
4. The Gold Experience
Prince
5. Off the Hook
Xscape
6. Miss Thang
Monica
7. Faith
Faith Evans
8. Bonafide
Jon B.
9. R. Kelly
R. Kelly
10. Groove Theory
Groove Theory

10 Best R&B Albums of 1994

1. CrazySexyCool
TLC
2. My Life
Mary J. Blige
3. II
Boyz II Men
4. Brandy
Brandy
5. Songs
Luther Vandross
6. Pronounced Jah-Nay
Zhane
7. Blackstreet
Blackstreet
8. Rhythm of Love
Anita Baker
9. Get Up On It
Keith Sweat
10. The Icon Is Love
Barry White

10 Best R&B Albums of 1993

1. 12 Play
R. Kelly
2. Janet.
Janet Jackson
3. For the Cool in You
Babyface
4. Music Box
Mariah Carey
5. Diary of a Mad Band
Jodeci
6. Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
7. Sons of Soul
Tony! Toni! Toné!
8. I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell
9. Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Xscape
10. Fever for da Flavor
H-Town

10 Best R&B Albums of 1992

1. What's the 411?
Mary J. Blige
2. Funky Divas
En Vogue
3. Love Deluxe
Sade
4. It's About Time
SWV
5. Lose Control
Silk
6. Bobby
Bobby Brown
7. Born into the 90's
Public Announcement and R. Kelly
8. Jade to the Max
Jade
9. The Woman I Am
Chaka Khan
10. ...If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai

10 Best R&B Albums of 1991

1. Cooleyhighharmony
Boyz II Men
2. Dangerous
Michael Jackson
3. Forever My Lady
Jodeci
4. Power of Love
Luther Vandross
5. Diamonds and Pearls
Prince and The New Power Generation
6. Emotions
Mariah Carey
7. Keep It Comin'
Keith Sweat
8. Private Line
Gerald Levert
9. Burnin'
Patti LaBelle
10. Meant to Be Mint
Mint Condition

10 Best R&B Albums of 1990

1. Poison
Bell Biv DeVoe
2. I'm Your Baby Tonight
Whitney Houston
3. Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
4. I'll Give All My Love To You
Keith Sweat
5. Born to Sing
En Vogue
6. The Revival
Tony! Toni! Toné!
7. The Future
Guy
8. Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
9. Circle of One
Oleta Adams
10. Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway

Last Updated: 2018-11-19