What makes an R&B album stand out to fans? Beyond a carefully curated tracklist that flows effortlessly from start to finish, true R&B fans desire a few key elements: stellar vocals, clever ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

However, plenty of artists still stuck with the genre's foundational roots of soul, funk, and jazz. Here is a list of some of the best R&B albums of the 2010s.