Best R&B Album

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album recognizes artistic excellence in albums of R&B music. The Grammy is awarded to the artist, producer, and engineer/mixer of greater than 50 percent playing time on the album.

50th Annual Grammy Awards • 2008

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2006 and Aug 30, 2007

Chaka Khan won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album with "Funk This"

Winners & Nominees 2008

Winner

Nominees

Funk This

Chaka Khan
Lost & Found

Ledisi Young
Luvanmusiq

Musiq

The Real Thing

Jill Scott
Sex, Love & Pain

Tank

Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Work
2026	Leon Thomas III	MUTT	All Nominees
2025	Chris Brown	11:11 (Deluxe)	All Nominees
2024	Victoria Monét	JAGUAR II	All Nominees
2023	Robert Glasper	Black Radio III	All Nominees
2022	Jazmine Sullivan	Heaux Tales	All Nominees
2021	John Legend	Bigger Love	All Nominees
2020	Anderson .Paak	Ventura	All Nominees
2019	H.E.R.	H.E.R.	All Nominees
2018	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	All Nominees
2017	Lalah Hathaway	Lalah Hathaway Live	All Nominees
2016	D'Angelo	Black Messiah	All Nominees
2015	Toni Braxton, Babyface	Love, Marriage & Divorce	All Nominees
2014	Alicia Keys	Girl On Fire	All Nominees
2013	Robert Glasper	Black Radio	All Nominees
2012	Chris Brown	F.A.M.E.	All Nominees
2011	John Legend, The Roots	Wake Up!	All Nominees
2010	Maxwell	Blacksummers' Night	All Nominees
2009	Jennifer Hudson	Jennifer Hudson	All Nominees
2008	Chaka Khan	Funk This	All Nominees
2007	Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough	All Nominees
2006	John Legend	Get Lifted	All Nominees
2005	Alicia Keys	The Diary Of Alicia Keys	All Nominees
2004	Luther Vandross	Dance With My Father	All Nominees
2003	India.Arie	Voyage To India	All Nominees
2002	Alicia Keys	Songs In A Minor	All Nominees
2001	D'Angelo	Voodoo	All Nominees
2000	TLC	Fanmail	All Nominees
1999	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill	All Nominees
1998	Erykah Badu	Baduizm	All Nominees
1997	Tony Rich	Words	All Nominees
1996	TLC	Crazysexycool	All Nominees
1995	Boyz II Men	II	All Nominees