The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Album Chart
for the Week of May 30, 2020
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Nick of Time | The James Hunter Six | Daptone | Soul |
| ▲ | 2 | 8 | KIWANUKA | Michael Kiwanuka | Interscope | Soul |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | We Get by | Mavis Staples | Anti | Soul |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | After Hours | The Weeknd | UMG | Soul |
| - | 5 | 5 | Oxnard | Anderson .Paak | Aftermath Entertainment | Soul |
| ▲ | 6 | 10 | Rouge | Yuna | Verve | R&B |
| - | 7 | 7 | REAL LIFE | Emeli Sandé | Virgin | Soul |
| ▲ | 8 | 12 | Hot Pink | Doja Cat | Kemosabe | Soul |
| *NEW* | 9 | - | A Muse in Her Feelings | dvsn | OVO Sound | Soul |
| ▼ | 10 | 9 | Masterpeace | JamesDavis | Motown | Neo-Soul |
| - | 11 | 11 | S.O.L.A.R. | Inayah | Inayahlator | Soul |
| ▲ | 12 | 15 | Dinah Jane 1 | Dinah Jane | Hitco | Soul |
| - | 13 | 13 | Kairos | Nicole Bus | Roc Nation | R&B |
| *NEW* | 14 | - | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| ▲ | 15 | 18 | Worthy | India.Arie | BMG | Soul |
| ▲ | 16 | 19 | Homecoming: the Live Album | Beyoncé | Parkwood | Soul |
| - | 17 | 17 | Over It | Summer Walker | Interscope | Soul |
| ▲ | 18 | 20 | Ella Mai | Ella Mai | 10 Summers | R&B |
| ▲ | 19 | 21 | Full Circle | Angie Stone | Cleopatra | Soul |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | CASE STUDY 01 | Daniel Caesar | Golden Child | Soul |
| ▼ | 21 | 6 | Step Up | Tower of Power | Artistry Music | R&B |
| - | 22 | 22 | West Coast Grooves | Guthrie Govan | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 23 | 24 | Avalanche | Julian Taylor Band | Gypsy Soul | Soul |
| ▲ | 24 | 27 | The Fun Ones | RJD2 | Self-Release | R&B |
| - | 25 | 25 | Into the Purple Valley | Ry Cooder | Reprise | Soul |
| ▲ | 26 | 28 | South of I-10 | Sonny Landreth | BMG | R&B |
| ▲ | 27 | 29 | Poetry in Motion | The Soul Rebels | Mack Avenue | Soul |
| ▲ | 28 | 30 | U Kin B the Sun | Frazey Ford | Arts & Crafts | R&B |
| ▼ | 29 | 14 | The Devonns | The Devonns | Record Kicks | Motown |
| ▼ | 30 | 23 | How the Mighty Fall | Izo Fitzroy | Jalapeno | Soul |
| ▲ | 31 | 34 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | Columbia | Soul |
| ▲ | 32 | 35 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Bottleneck | Soul |
| ▲ | 33 | 36 | Guitar Gumbo | Tom Principato | Powerhouse | R&B |
| *NEW* | 34 | - | Funky Mother | Analog Son | Color Red | R&B |
| ▲ | 35 | 64 | Love & Conflict | Martha Wash | Purple Rose | Funk |
| ▲ | 36 | 39 | Fever | Thomas Dybdahl | V2 | Soul |
| ▲ | 37 | - | Totem | The Motet | Self-Release | Funk |
| ▲ | 38 | 59 | Soul Side of Town | Tower of Power | Artistry Music | R&B |
| ▲ | 39 | 47 | Samsara | Los Coast | New West | Soul |
| ▲ | 40 | 61 | Live at Sun Studio | The Movers & Shakers | Self-Release | R&B |
| ▼ | 41 | 38 | It's Only Us | Monophonics | Colemine | Soul |
| ▼ | 42 | 40 | Higher! | Sly & The Family Stone | Sony | Funk |
| ▲ | 43 | - | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | Soul |
| ▲ | 44 | 58 | Call Me | Al Green | Hi Under Exclusive | Soul |
| ▲ | 45 | - | The Essential Bill Withers | Bill Withers | Sony | Soul |
| *NEW* | 46 | - | The Best of Sam Cooke | Sam Cooke | RCA | Soul |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Pure Southern Soul | Otis Redding | Rhino | Soul |
| ▲ | 48 | - | Freudian | Daniel Caesar | Golden Child | Soul |
| ▲ | 49 | - | World Wide Funk | Bootsy Collins | Mascot | Funk |
| ▼ | 50 | 4 | Good Thing | Leon Bridges | Sony | Soul |
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