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.

55th Annual Grammy Awards • 2013

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2011 and Aug 30, 2012

Robert Glasper Experiment won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album with "Black Radio"

Winners & Nominees 2013

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Nominees

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
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