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 are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Album | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| Rhythm Nation 1814 | Janet Jackson | [1] | |
| 1991 | |||
| I'm Your Baby Tonight | Whitney Houston | ||
| 1992 | |||
| Forever My Lady | Jodeci | ||
| 1993 | |||
| The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | [2] | |
| 1994–97 | colspan="3" | ||
| 1998 | |||
| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | ||
| Anytime | Brian McKnight | ||
| It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | DMX | ||
| Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life | Jay Z | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 400 Degreez | Juvenile | ||
| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | DMX | ||
| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | ||
| R. | R. Kelly |
| Year | Album | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | colspan="3" | ||
| 2001 | |||
| TP-2.com | R. Kelly | ||
| Aijuswanaseing | Musiq | ||
| Hot Shot | Shaggy | ||
| Songs in A Minor | Alicia Keys | ||
| 2002 | |||
| The Eminem Show | Eminem | ||
| Ashanti | Ashanti | ||
| Nellyville | Nelly | ||
| Word of Mouf | Ludacris | ||
| 2003 | colspan="3" | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Confessions | Usher | ||
| The Black Album | Jay Z | ||
| The College Dropout | Kanye West | ||
| The Diary of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | ||
| 2005 | colspan="3" | ||
| 2006 | |||
| The Breakthrough | Mary J. Blige | ||
| In My Own Words | Ne-Yo | ||
| King | T.I. | ||
| Unpredictable | Jamie Foxx | ||
| 2007–09 | |||
| Year | Album | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Free Spirit | Khalid | ||
| Beyoncé | |||
| Changes | Justin Bieber | ||
| Indigo | Chris Brown | ||
| Over It | Summer Walker | ||
| 2021 | |||
| After Hours | The Weeknd | ||
| Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | ||
| Slime & B | Chris Brown & Young Thug | ||
| Hot Pink | Doja Cat | ||
| It Was Good Until It Wasn't | Kehlani | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Planet Her | Doja Cat | ||
| When It's All Said and Done... Take Time | Giveon | ||
| An Evening with Silk Sonic | Silk Sonic | ||
| Still Over It | Summer Walker | ||
| Dawn FM | The Weeknd | ||
| 2023 | |||
| SOS | SZA | ||
| Renaissance | Beyoncé | ||
| Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | ||
| Wasteland | Brent Faiyaz | ||
| Gemini Rights | Steve Lacy |
2 wins
6 nominations
5 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations