these are the key essentials that any fan of rhythm-and-blues must have in
fan of rhythm-and-blues must have in
fan of rhythm-and-blues must have in their collection at all times
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten important albums in R&B
for this list will be exclusively
for this list will be exclusively focusing on albums that are completely
focusing on albums that are completely
focusing on albums that are completely identifiable in the AR Dijon Rand not
identifiable in the AR Dijon Rand not
identifiable in the AR Dijon Rand not those with a major pop influence such as
those with a major pop influence such as
those with a major pop influence such as Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller album
number 10 The Miseducation of Lauryn
number 10 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill 3 Lisa’s you’ve been
Hill Lauryn Hill 3 Lisa’s you’ve been
Hill Lauryn Hill 3 Lisa’s you’ve been looking for your friend the one you led
looking for your friend the one you led
looking for your friend the one you led and never called to again being the lead
and never called to again being the lead
and never called to again being the lead female vocalist for the critically
female vocalist for the critically
female vocalist for the critically acclaimed hip hop group The Fugees may
acclaimed hip hop group The Fugees may
acclaimed hip hop group The Fugees may have gained her fame but none were able
have gained her fame but none were able
have gained her fame but none were able to predict her ability to come into her
to predict her ability to come into her
to predict her ability to come into her own upon her own debut masterpiece
Lauryn Hill attributes her pregnancy at
Lauryn Hill attributes her pregnancy at the time to have been her ultimate muse
the time to have been her ultimate muse
the time to have been her ultimate muse for the album as it among other themes
for the album as it among other themes
for the album as it among other themes were illustrated within her lyrics The
were illustrated within her lyrics The
were illustrated within her lyrics The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is heralded
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is heralded
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is heralded for masterfully blending R&B with hip
for masterfully blending R&B with hip
for masterfully blending R&B with hip hop soul and even reggae demonstrating
hop soul and even reggae demonstrating
hop soul and even reggae demonstrating hills versatile musical talent
number nine – boys to men close your
number nine – boys to men close your eyes make a wish and
if you or anyone you knew got married in
if you or anyone you knew got married in the 1990s chances are you’ve heard this
the 1990s chances are you’ve heard this
the 1990s chances are you’ve heard this from start-to-finish more than once the
from start-to-finish more than once the
from start-to-finish more than once the boys turned men from Philly hooked their
boys turned men from Philly hooked their
boys turned men from Philly hooked their fan base with their Motown Records debut
fan base with their Motown Records debut
fan base with their Motown Records debut however it wasn’t until this sophomore
however it wasn’t until this sophomore
however it wasn’t until this sophomore effort that the band hits international
effort that the band hits international
effort that the band hits international success
– took the music world by storm with
– took the music world by storm with record-breaking singles such as I’ll
record-breaking singles such as I’ll
record-breaking singles such as I’ll make love to you on bended knee
and thanks to the record they became
and thanks to the record they became only the third artist after Elvis
only the third artist after Elvis
only the third artist after Elvis Presley and the Beatles to replace
Presley and the Beatles to replace
Presley and the Beatles to replace themselves at number one on the top of
themselves at number one on the top of
themselves at number one on the top of the Billboard chart
number eight my life mary j blige there
number eight my life mary j blige there are plenty of artists that can sing a
are plenty of artists that can sing a
are plenty of artists that can sing a soulful song but there are only a select
soulful song but there are only a select
soulful song but there are only a select few that exhibit the ability to evoke
few that exhibit the ability to evoke
few that exhibit the ability to evoke authentic pain and emotion with their
authentic pain and emotion with their
authentic pain and emotion with their voices the overarching theme in my life
voices the overarching theme in my life
voices the overarching theme in my life dealt with clinical depression and
dealt with clinical depression and
dealt with clinical depression and heartbreak both issues that mary j blige
heartbreak both issues that mary j blige
heartbreak both issues that mary j blige admitted to be battling during the time
admitted to be battling during the time
admitted to be battling during the time of recording
the conception of the sophomore album
the conception of the sophomore album not only provided a coping mechanism for
not only provided a coping mechanism for
not only provided a coping mechanism for her condition but ended up being blige’s
her condition but ended up being blige’s
her condition but ended up being blige’s breakthrough to mega stardom following
breakthrough to mega stardom following
breakthrough to mega stardom following the success of her debut album what’s
the success of her debut album what’s
the success of her debut album what’s the four one one
number seven crazysexycool
number seven crazysexycool TLC you’d be hard-pressed to find an
TLC you’d be hard-pressed to find an
TLC you’d be hard-pressed to find an American female group anywhere near as
American female group anywhere near as
American female group anywhere near as influential in R&B than this
influential in R&B than this
influential in R&B than this crazysexycool trio with their second
crazysexycool trio with their second
crazysexycool trio with their second studio album TLC quickly rose to
studio album TLC quickly rose to
studio album TLC quickly rose to superstar status thanks to their
superstar status thanks to their
superstar status thanks to their worldwide hit singles such as waterfalls
worldwide hit singles such as waterfalls
worldwide hit singles such as waterfalls and creep due to rapper Lisa left eye
and creep due to rapper Lisa left eye
and creep due to rapper Lisa left eye Lopes rehab confinement her inclusion
Lopes rehab confinement her inclusion
Lopes rehab confinement her inclusion and crazysexycool was cut significantly
and crazysexycool was cut significantly
and crazysexycool was cut significantly compared to how much she appeared on
compared to how much she appeared on
compared to how much she appeared on their debut album which may or may not
their debut album which may or may not
their debut album which may or may not have attributed to the group finding
have attributed to the group finding
have attributed to the group finding smoother soulful sound here
crazysexycool also went on to be awarded
crazysexycool also went on to be awarded diamond status and became the
diamond status and became the
diamond status and became the best-selling album by an american girl
best-selling album by an american girl
best-selling album by an american girl group
number six control Janet Jackson this
number six control Janet Jackson this pop divas record not only broke her into
pop divas record not only broke her into
pop divas record not only broke her into the mainstream R&B genre but solidified
the mainstream R&B genre but solidified
the mainstream R&B genre but solidified the severed ties with her old management
the severed ties with her old management
the severed ties with her old management while she took control of her own
while she took control of her own
while she took control of her own business affairs
despite the Jackson family’s heavy
despite the Jackson family’s heavy influence in the music world Janet
influence in the music world Janet
influence in the music world Janet Jackson hadn’t yet received critical and
Jackson hadn’t yet received critical and
Jackson hadn’t yet received critical and worldwide success until her third studio
worldwide success until her third studio
worldwide success until her third studio album apart from establishing herself as
album apart from establishing herself as
album apart from establishing herself as an independent artist control was
an independent artist control was
an independent artist control was praised for focusing on issues related
praised for focusing on issues related
praised for focusing on issues related to breaking free love and sexual
to breaking free love and sexual
to breaking free love and sexual responsibility with her acclaimed single
responsibility with her acclaimed single
responsibility with her acclaimed single let’s wait a while
number five Purple Rain
number five Purple Rain prince and the revolution when one
prince and the revolution when one
prince and the revolution when one speaks on revolutionising the music
speaks on revolutionising the music
speaks on revolutionising the music world one doesn’t leave out this
world one doesn’t leave out this
world one doesn’t leave out this influential artist Prince may have
influential artist Prince may have
influential artist Prince may have single-handedly redefined the R&B genre
single-handedly redefined the R&B genre
single-handedly redefined the R&B genre with his sixth studio album as it is
with his sixth studio album as it is
with his sixth studio album as it is acclaimed for setting the precedents of
acclaimed for setting the precedents of
acclaimed for setting the precedents of hits to follow in the decade
unlike the musicians previous bodies of
unlike the musicians previous bodies of work Purple Rain featured the
work Purple Rain featured the
work Purple Rain featured the accompaniments of his band the
accompaniments of his band the
accompaniments of his band the revolution and featured a number of live
revolution and featured a number of live
revolution and featured a number of live recordings from a benefit concert for
recordings from a benefit concert for
recordings from a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre the
the Minnesota Dance Theatre the
the Minnesota Dance Theatre the experimental sound of the album
experimental sound of the album
experimental sound of the album resonated with fans all over the world
resonated with fans all over the world
resonated with fans all over the world and arguably pushed Prince into
and arguably pushed Prince into
and arguably pushed Prince into legendary status as well as serving as
legendary status as well as serving as
legendary status as well as serving as the soundtrack for the film of the same
the soundtrack for the film of the same
the soundtrack for the film of the same name number four I never loved a man the
name number four I never loved a man the
name number four I never loved a man the way I love you Aretha Franklin it would
way I love you Aretha Franklin it would
way I love you Aretha Franklin it would be a crime not to give this monumental
be a crime not to give this monumental
be a crime not to give this monumental artist her respect and respect miss
artist her respect and respect miss
artist her respect and respect miss Franklin got with this her eleventh
Franklin got with this her eleventh
Franklin got with this her eleventh studio album many a tribute Aretha
studio album many a tribute Aretha
studio album many a tribute Aretha Franklin’s delayed success due to her
Franklin’s delayed success due to her
Franklin’s delayed success due to her lack of representation on her previous
lack of representation on her previous
lack of representation on her previous label however after joining Atlantic
label however after joining Atlantic
label however after joining Atlantic Records the soulful artist was finally
Records the soulful artist was finally
Records the soulful artist was finally able to come into her own
Rita’s strong vocals set forth female
Rita’s strong vocals set forth female empowering anthems that would outlast
empowering anthems that would outlast
empowering anthems that would outlast generations and gained her the title of
generations and gained her the title of
generations and gained her the title of the Queen of Soul
number three I’m still in love with you
number three I’m still in love with you Al Green now that Jill hit with me I
Al Green now that Jill hit with me I
Al Green now that Jill hit with me I won’t to keep this artist made the 70s a
won’t to keep this artist made the 70s a
won’t to keep this artist made the 70s a great time to be in love coming off the
great time to be in love coming off the
great time to be in love coming off the success of his last album let’s stay
success of his last album let’s stay
success of his last album let’s stay together Al Green pioneered the
together Al Green pioneered the
together Al Green pioneered the sub-genre of smooth R&B with his fifth
sub-genre of smooth R&B with his fifth
sub-genre of smooth R&B with his fifth studio effort and may have also became
studio effort and may have also became
studio effort and may have also became one of the genres first sex symbols
world found it hard to resist green
world found it hard to resist green silky and soulful vocals over romantic
silky and soulful vocals over romantic
silky and soulful vocals over romantic singles such as love and happiness look
singles such as love and happiness look
singles such as love and happiness look what you done for me
what you done for me
what you done for me and his title track I’m still in love
and his title track I’m still in love
and his title track I’m still in love with you while being often imitated but
with you while being often imitated but
with you while being often imitated but never duplicated Green has certainly
never duplicated Green has certainly
never duplicated Green has certainly gone down in music history as the last
gone down in music history as the last
gone down in music history as the last of the great soul singers
number two songs in the key of life
number two songs in the key of life Stevie Wonder
there are some artists that fade into
there are some artists that fade into obscurity after releasing a defining
obscurity after releasing a defining
obscurity after releasing a defining body of work and then there are some
body of work and then there are some
body of work and then there are some that continue the craft for decades to
that continue the craft for decades to
that continue the craft for decades to come
17 albums into his career and
17 albums into his career and establishes one of the genres most
establishes one of the genres most
establishes one of the genres most multi-talented musicians
multi-talented musicians
multi-talented musicians Stevie Wonder very nearly decided to
Stevie Wonder very nearly decided to
Stevie Wonder very nearly decided to retire while at the peak of his career
retire while at the peak of his career
retire while at the peak of his career instead Wonder released his masterpiece
songs in the key of life is most likely
songs in the key of life is most likely your favorite R&B artists favorite R&B
your favorite R&B artists favorite R&B
your favorite R&B artists favorite R&B album and gave fans the most intimate
album and gave fans the most intimate
album and gave fans the most intimate look into Stevie’s childhood love life
look into Stevie’s childhood love life
look into Stevie’s childhood love life and personal views on social issues
before we reveal our top pick here are a
before we reveal our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
just more every day
just more every day well sugar Bay I guess hot off the boat
hope you can accept the fact I meant
hope you can accept the fact I meant enough to tell you this and hopefully
enough to tell you this and hopefully
enough to tell you this and hopefully you’ll give me another chance
singing is a talent but getting a whole
singing is a talent but getting a whole generation to open their minds and
generation to open their minds and
generation to open their minds and hearts takes a true gift
hearts takes a true gift
hearts takes a true gift inspired by the horrific events his
inspired by the horrific events his
inspired by the horrific events his brother described to him of the Vietnam
brother described to him of the Vietnam
brother described to him of the Vietnam War Marvin Gaye took to the studio to
War Marvin Gaye took to the studio to
War Marvin Gaye took to the studio to record his most socially conscious album
record his most socially conscious album
record his most socially conscious album ever
what’s going on marked the switch in the
what’s going on marked the switch in the Motown artists outlook on music as he
Motown artists outlook on music as he
Motown artists outlook on music as he now sought to use it as a vessel to
now sought to use it as a vessel to
now sought to use it as a vessel to publicize his message awakening people
publicize his message awakening people
publicize his message awakening people to the ills that were occurring around
to the ills that were occurring around
to the ills that were occurring around the world not only brought gates a
the world not only brought gates a
the world not only brought gates a critical success but carried his words
critical success but carried his words
critical success but carried his words to prominence political and social
to prominence political and social
to prominence political and social circles
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so do you agree with our list what R&B album do you think is the most important
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