This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2023.
Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Chiiild | Better Luck In the Next Life[77] | Avant Garden, 4th & Broadway, Def Jam Recordings | |
Dreamville | Creed III: The Soundtrack | Dreamville, Interscope | - Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
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Kali Uchis | Red Moon in Venus | Geffen Records | - Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
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Masego | Masego[78] | EQT Recordings, Capitol Records, UMG Recordings | |
Yazmin Lacey | Voice Notes | Own Your Own Records, Believe | |
6 | Onew | Circle | SM | - Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart
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10 | August Alsina | Myself | Shake the World, Empire | |
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy | Victims and Villains[79] | SoulStar Music Company | |
The War and Treaty | Lover's Game | UMG Nashville | |
13 | Kai | Rover | SM, Dreamus | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
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16 | Code Kunst | Remember Archive | AOMG | - Debuted at No. 19 on the Circle Album Chart
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17 | ELHAE | Forgotten Flowers[80] | Dream Loud Music Group | |
Malina Moye | Dirty | WCE Records, The Orchard | |
T-Pain | On Top of the Covers | Nappy Boy, Empire | |
Tei Shi | Bad Premonition[81] | The Orchard | |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra | V | Jagjaguwar | |
24 | 6LACK | Since I Have a Lover | LVRN, Interscope Records | - Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
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Billy Valentine | Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth[82] | Bob Thiele Jr., Acid Jazz Acquisitions | |
Jimin | Face | Big Hit | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
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Matt Corby | Everything's Fine | Island Australia | |
Yaya Bey | Exodus the North Star[83] | Big Dada | |
25 | Kristian Bush | 52 | ATL x BNA | Big Machine | |
28 | Billlie | | Mystic Story, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 5 on the Circle Album Chart
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31 | B. Cool-Aid | Leather Blvd | Lex | |
Chlöe | In Pieces | Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records | - Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
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Davido | Timeless | DMW, Columbia, Sony | - Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
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Eddie Chacon | Sundown | Stones Throw Records | - Debuted at No. 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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7 | Brandee Younger | Brand New Life[84] | Impulse!, Verve Label Group, UMG Recordings | |
Daniel Caesar | Never Enough | Hollace, Republic Records | - Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
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Planet Giza | Ready When You Are[85] | Quiet Note | |
THEY. | Nü Moon[86] | | |
14 | Dinner Party | Enigmatic Society | Sound of Crenshaw, EMPIRE | - Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard US Top Jazz Albums
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Jean Deaux | HEAVY[87] | Duality Records, EMPIRE | |
Petite Noir | MotherFather[88] | Roya Records | |
Yung Bleu | Love Scars II | Moon Boy University, EMPIRE | - Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
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17 | NCT DoJaeJung | Perfume | SM | - Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
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21 | Alfa Mist | Variables[89] | Anti- | |
Dreamer Isioma | Princess Forever[90] | AWAL | |
Everything but the Girl | Fuse | Buzzin' Fly, Virgin | - Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
- Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
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Nourished by Time | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Scenic Route | |
Post Malone | The Diamond Collection | Republic, Mercury | - Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
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St. Paul & the Broken Bones | Angels in Science Fiction[91] | ATO | |
25 | Taeyang | Down to Earth | The Black Label, Interscope | - Debuted at No. 10 on the Circle Album Chart
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27 | Marina Sena | Vício Inerente | Sony Music Brazil | |
28 | Amir Obè | after.[92] | Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
Baby Rose | Through and Through | Secretly Canadian | |
Jessie Ware | That! Feels Good! | EMI | - Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
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Labrinth | Ends & Begins | Columbia, Sony Music | - Debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200
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rum.gold | U Street Anthology[93] | Leola | |
Smokey Robinson | Gasms | TLR Records | | |
Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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4 | iKon | Take Off | 143 | - Debuted at No. 10 on the Circle Album Chart
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Various artists | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series) | Netflix Music, Sony Masterworks | - Debuted at No. 19 on the UK Soundtrack Albums Chart
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5 | Aespa | My World | SM, Warner, Dreamus | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
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Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over | Dead Oceans | - Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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Emily King | Special Occasion[94] | ATO Records | |
Jidenna | ME YOU & GOD[95] | Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions | |
Omarion | Full Circle: Sonic Book One [96] | Omarion Worldwide | |
12 | Keke Palmer | Big Boss[97] | Big Bosses Ent. | |
Madison McFerrin | I Hope You Can Forgive Me[98] | MADMCFERRIN MUSIC | |
Njomza | Stages[99] | Sincethe80s, EMPIRE | |
15 | (G)I-dle | I Feel | Cube, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
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19 | Angie Stone | Love Language | Conjunction, SoNo | |
Sleep Token | Take Me Back to Eden | Spinefarm | - Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
- Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
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Summer Walker | CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE[100] | LVRN, Interscope Records | - Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
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26 | D4vd | Petals to Thorns | Darkroom Records, Interscope Records | - Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200
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KayCyy & Gesaffelstein | TW2052[101] | Bu Vision, Columbia | |
Lola Young | My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely[102] | Island | |
Manu Manzo | Luna En Geminis | Self-released | |
Marco Mengoni | Materia (Prisma) | Sony Music Italy | - Debuted at No. 1 on the FIMI Chart
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Nonso Amadi | When It Blooms | Universal Music Canada. Def Jam, Polydor Records. MCA Records France. Universal Music Nigeria | - Debuted at No. 105 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
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Simply Red | Time | Warner Music | - Debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart
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Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | Ben Harper | Wide Open Light | Chrysalis | - Debuted at No. 33 on the Swiss Albums Chart
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Louise | Greatest Hits | Tag8, BMG | - Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart
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Meshell Ndegeocello | The Omnichord Real Book | Blue Note | |
Speakers Corner Quartet | Further Out Than the Edge | OTIH Records | |
Witch | Zango[103] | Desert Daze Sound | |
7 | Dami Im | In Between | ABC Music | - Debuted at No. 65 on the ARIA Albums Chart
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9 | Amaarae | Fountain Baby | Golden Angel, Interscope Records | |
BLK ODYSSY | DIAMONDS & FREAKS[104] | Earthchild, Empire | |
Col3trane | Chekhov's Gun[105] | Trane of Thought Records, UnitedMasters | |
Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | Wondaland Productions, Bad Boy Records | - Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
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Maeta | When I Hear Your Name[106] | Roc Nation Records | |
Pantayo | Ang Pagdaloy[107] | Self-released | |
SB19 | Pagtatag! | Sony Philippines | |
Selwyn Birchwood | Exorcist[108] | Alligator Records | |
16 | Ambré | Who's Loving You?[109] | Roc Nation Records | |
Asake | Work of Art | YBNL Nation, Empire | - Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
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Bettye LaVette | LaVette! | Jay-Vee Records | - Debuted at No. 13 on the UK R&B Albums Chart
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Forest Claudette | Everything Was Green | Forest Claudette, Sony | |
Kiana Ledé | Grudges[110] | The Heavy Group, Republic Records | |
17 | Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree | Adolescent[111] | RISER Music | |
21 | Sara Jo | Bez kontrole | Bassivity Digital | |
23 | I.M | Overdrive | Sony Music Korea | - Debuted at No. 6 on the Circle Album Chart
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24 | Seyi Vibez | Thy Kingdom Come | Vibez Inc, Dvpper Music | - Debuted at No. 2 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
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26 | Shinee | Hard | SM | - Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
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29 | Terrace Martin | Fine Tune[112] | Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG | |
30 | Ash Walker | Astronaut | Night Time Stories | |
Olivia Dean | Messy | EMI | - Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart
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Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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5 | Kiss of Life | Kiss of Life | S2 | - Debuted at No. 18 on the Circle Album Chart
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6 | Lyanno | Midnight | Rimas Entertainment | |
7 | Anohni and the Johnsons | My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross | Secretly Canadian | |
FLO | 3 of Us | Island Records | |
Gabriels | Angels & Queens | Atlas Artists | - Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
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Little Dragon | Slugs of Love | Ninja Tune | - Debuted at No. 26 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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10 | EXO | Exist | SM, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
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Gloria Groove | Lady Leste (Ao Vivo)[113] | SB Music | |
Zerobaseone | Youth in the Shade | WakeOne | - Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
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12 | Sandara Park | Sandara Park | Abyss Company | |
14 | Mahalia | IRL | Warner Music UK | - Debuted at No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart
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Rita Ora | You & I | BMG | - Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
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17 | Capella Grey | Here, Damn.[114] | ALLEPAC THE FAMILY | |
NCT Dream | ISTJ | SM, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
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19 | The Sarz Academy Alumni | Memories That Last Forever 2 | 1789, United Masters, Warner Music Africa | |
21 | NewJeans | Get Up | ADOR, YG Plus | - Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
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27 | Kizz Daniel | Maverick[115] | FlyBoy INC, EMPIRE | |
28 | Adekunle Gold | Tequila Ever After[116] | Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
Jessy Lanza | Love Hallucination | Hyperdub | |
Roy Woods | Mixed Emotions[117] | OVO Sound | |
Tori Kelly | Tori | Epic, Beautiful Mind | |
Treasure | Reboot | YG, Columbia | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
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Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Iza | Afrodhit | Warner Music Brazil | |
8 | Olamide | Unruly[118] | YBNL Nation, EMPIRE | |
11 | Emotional Oranges | STILL EMO[119] | Avant Garden | |
Jungle | Volcano | Caiola, AWAL | |
18 | Amaka | Oasis[120] | Venice Music | |
Cautious Clay | KARPEH[121] | Blue Note Records | |
Ciara | CiCi | Beauty Marks Entertainment[122] | |
Genesis Owusu | Struggler | OURNESS, AWAL | - Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart
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Grace Potter | Mother Road | Fantasy | |
Jihyo | Zone | JYP, Republic | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
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Jon Batiste | World Music Radio | Verve, Interscope | - Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200
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Leon Thomas | Electric Dusk[123] | UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records | |
Swavy | Different Breed[124] | Columbia Records | |
25 | Burna Boy | I Told Them... | Atlantic, Spaceship, Bad Habit | - Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
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Fridayy | Fridayy[125] | Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings | |
Maluma | Don Juan | Sony Latin | - Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
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Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy | Nova[126] | Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG | |
Victoria Monét | JAGUAR II | Lovett Music, RCA Records[127] | - Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200
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28 | NCT | Golden Age | SM, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
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30 | Dominic Scott | Dear Summer[128] | Red Balloon Works | | |
Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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1 | Ama Lou | I Came Home Late[129] | Interscope Records | |
Tekno | The More The Better[130] | Self-released | |
5 | Tirzah | trip9love...??? | Domino | |
7 | Majeeed | Cheers to Life | Dream Empire Music, EMPIRE | - Debuted at No. 34 on the TurnTable Top 50
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8 | Allison Russell | The Returner | Fantasy, Concord | - Debuted at No. 56 on the UK Album Downloads
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Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep at Night? | RCA, Not Fit for Society | |
Tinashe | BB/ANG3L | Nice Life Recording Company | - Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard US Top Album Sales
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V | Layover | Big Hit | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
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Yussef Dayes | Black Classical Music | Brownswood, Nonesuch | - Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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15 | Alan Palomo | World of Hassle | Mom + Pop | |
Cleo Sol | Heaven | Forever Living Originals | |
Corinne Bailey Rae | Black Rainbows | Black Rainbows Music, Thirty Tigers[131] | - Debuted at No. 13 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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Diddy | | Love Records, Motown Records | - Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
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Rod Wave | Nostalgia | Alamo | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
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Stephen Marley | Old Soul | Ghetto Youths International | |
22 | Bakar | Halo | Black Butter | - Debuted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart
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Doja Cat | Scarlet | Kemosabe, RCA | - Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
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Dominique Fils-Aimé | Our Roots Run Deep | Ensoul Records[132] | |
K. Michelle | I'm the Problem | Chase Landin, MNRK[133] | |
Stephen Sanchez | Angel Face | Mercury, Republic | |
27 | XG | New DNA | Xgalx | - Debuted at No. 8 on the Circle Album Chart
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29 | Beverley Knight | The Fifth Chapter | Tag8 Music, BMG Rights Management | - Debuted at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart
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Cleo Sol | Gold | Forever Living Originals | |
Feid | Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad | Universal Latino | - Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
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Grace Weber | Paperflower[134] | Self-released | |
Jorja Smith | Falling or Flying | FAMM | - Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
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ROMderful | ICE CREAM CLONES 2 | Self-released | |
Say She She | Silver[135] | Karma Chief Records | | |
Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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4 | Bnxn | Sincerely, Benson | T.Y.E., EMPIRE | - Debuted at No. 2 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
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6 | Drake | For All the Dogs | OVO Sound, Republic Records | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
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Joy Denalane | Willpower | Lesedi, Four | - Debuted at No. 33 on the Offizielle Top 100
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NCT 127 | Fact Check | SM | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
- Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
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ODUMODUBLVCK | EZIOKWU[136] | NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings | |
Vedo | 7[137] | New Wav Music Group, EMPIRE | |
11 | JMSN | Soft Spot[138] | White Room Records | |
13 | Jamila Woods | Water Made Us | Jagjaguwar[139] | |
Troye Sivan | Something to Give Each Other | EMI Music Australia | - Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart
- Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
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Yamê | Elowi | DBS, Naïve | - Debuted at No. 10 on the SNEP Chart
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20 | Arin Ray | Phases III[140] | Interscope Records | |
Berhana | Amén (The Nomad's Dream)[141] | EQT Recordings | |
Brandon Lake | Coat of Many Colors | Provident Label Group | - Debuted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200
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Naomi Sharon | Obsidian[142] | OVO Sound | |
Priya Ragu | Santhosam | Warner Records UK | - Debuted at No. 94 on the Swiss Albums Chart
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RealestK | Real World[143] | Columbia Records | |
Sampha | Lahai | Young | - Debuted at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart
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Shay Lia | Facets[144] | AWAL Recordings | |
Terrace Martin & Alex Isley | I Left My Heart In Ladera[145] | Sounds of Crenshaw, IRD Corp, BMG | |
27 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond | ATO | - Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200
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Blaqbonez | Emeka Must Shine | Chocolate City | - Debuted at No. 7 on the TurnTable Top 50
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Brent Faiyaz | Larger than Life | ISO Supremacy, UnitedMasters | - Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
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Chxrry22 | Siren[146] | XO Records, Republic Records, UMG Recordings | |
Leela James | Thought U Knew[147] | BMG | |
Mariah the Scientist | To Be Eaten Alive | Buckles Laboratories, Epic Records, Sony Music | - Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
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Mr Eazi | The Evil Genius[148] | emPawa Africa Limited | |
Robert Finley | Black Bayou | Easy Eye Sound | |
Ruben Studdard | The Way I Remember[149] | SoNo Recording Group | |
V V Brown | Am I British Yet? | YOY Records | | |
Day! scope="col" Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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1 | WayV | On My Youth | Label V, SM, Dreamus | - Debuted at No. 5 on the Oricon Albums Chart
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3 | Emilia | .MP3 | Sony Latin, WK | - Debuted at No. 2 on the CAPIF Albums Chart
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Goapele | Colours[150] | Skyblaze | |
Majid Jordan | Good People[151] | OVO Sound[152] | |
Tkay Maidza | Sweet Justice | 4AD[153] | - Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
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Zoe Wees | Therapy | Valeria, Capitol | - Debuted at No. 15 on the Offizielle Top 100
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8 | Kiss of Life | Born to Be XX | S2 | - Debuted at No. 49 on the Circle Album Chart
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Soojin | Agassy | BRD | - Debuted at No. 7 on the Circle Album Chart
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9 | Jacob Latimore | Closure[154] | FTE | |
10 | BJ the Chicago Kid | Gravy | RCA Records, Sony Music[155] | |
Brandy | Christmas with Brandy | Motown, Brand Nu, UMG | - Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard US Top Holiday Albums
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Chris Brown | 11:11 | CBE, RCA Records[156] | - Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
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Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1 | Brainfeeder | |
13 | Red Velvet | Chill Kill | SM, Kakao | - Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
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17 | Arcángel | Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad | Rimas | - Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
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Enhypen | Orange Blood | Belift Lab, YG Plus | - Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
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October London | The Greatest Gift[157] | Death Row Records | |
Qing Madi | Qing Madi | Jton Music | |
Queen Naija | After the Butterflies[158] | UMG | |
Sneek (Terrace Martin & Gallant) | Sneek[159] | O'Connor/Lowly | |
TeaMarr | You Should Prolly Sit Down for This[160] | Raedio | |
21 | Miach | Insomnia | Yem | |
27 | Taeyeon | To. X | SM | - Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
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