Complex’s 50 Best R&B Albums of the 90s
The decade when smooth met swagger. From Xscape’s harmonies to Aaliyah’s futuristic cool, these 50 albums defined what R&B in the ’90s sounded like. Ranked by Complex.
Items in this hypelist
Ranked from 1 to 50 (highest to lowest)
Mariah Carey
Album · Mariah Carey
The Future
Album · Guy
Waiting To Exhale
Album · Various Artists
What's The 411?
Album · Mary J. Blige
Diamonds and Pearls
Song · Prince, The New Power Generation
Funky Divas
Album · En Vogue
Allure
Album · Allure
Poison (Expanded Edition)
Album · Bell Biv DeVoe
Faith
Album · Faith Evans
Enter The Dru
Album · Dru Hill
For The Cool In You
Album · Babyface
Pronounced Jah-Nay
Album · Zhané
Total
Album · Total
Bonafide
Album · Jon B.
My Way
Song · USHER
Toni Braxton
Album · Toni Braxton
Sons Of Soul
Album · Tony! Toni! Toné!
II
Album · Boyz II Men
Music From The Movie "Jungle Fever"
Album · Stevie Wonder
The Writing's On The Wall
Album · Destiny's Child
Where I Wanna Be
Album · Donell Jones
Music Box
Album · Mariah Carey
I'm Ready
Album · Tevin Campbell
Johnny Gill
Album · Johnny Gill
Another Level
Album · Blackstreet
Ginuwine... The Bachelor
Album · Ginuwine
Groove Theory
Album · Groove Theory
Miss Thang
Album · Monica
Dangerous
Album · Michael Jackson
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Album · Maxwell
The Velvet Rope
Album · Janet Jackson
It's About Time
Album · SWV
100% Ginuwine
Album · Ginuwine
Dru Hill (Deluxe Edition)
Album · Dru Hill
12 Play
Album · R. Kelly
Daydream
Album · Mariah Carey
Off The Hook
Album · Xscape
Brandy
Album · Brandy
Baduizm
Album · Erykah Badu
Share My World
Album · Mary J. Blige
Janet
Album · Janet Jackson
Love Deluxe
Album · Sade
Diary Of A Mad Band
Album · Jodeci
One In A Million
Song · Aaliyah
Brown Sugar
Album · D'Angelo
Butterfly
Album · Mariah Carey
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Album · Ms. Lauryn Hill
My Life
Album · Mary J. Blige
Crazysexycool
Album · TLC
R. Kelly
Album · R. Kelly
