The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 R&B Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 16, 2021
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 26 | What's Going on | Devon Gilfillian | Capitol | R&B |
| ▲ | 2 | 5 | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone | Soul |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Love Always Wins | Kem | Motown | Soul |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Nonesuch | Soul |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | - Ugh, Those Feels Again | Snoh Aalegra | Epic | R&B |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Back Home | Trey Songz | Atlantic | Soul |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Dotted Line | Alex Lucero & Live Again | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 8 | 16 | B7 | Brandy | eOne | Soul |
| ▼ | 9 | 1 | Memories of | Kaz Hawkins | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 10 | 15 | After Hours | The Weeknd | UMG | Soul |
| ▼ | 11 | 9 | The Album | Teyana Taylor | Def Jam | Soul |
| - | 12 | 12 | All Love Everything | Aloe Blacc | BMG | Soul |
| ▼ | 13 | 11 | Blackbirds | Bettye LaVette | Verve | Soul |
| ▼ | 14 | 10 | Missunderstood: the Diaries | Queen Naija | Capitol | Soul |
| ▼ | 15 | 13 | Hot Pink | Doja Cat | Kemosabe | Soul |
| ▲ | 16 | 18 | West Coast Grooves | Guthrie Govan | Self-Release | Soul |
| ▲ | 17 | 48 | The Power of the One | Bootsy Collins | Sweetwater Sounds | Funk |
| *NEW* | 18 | - | Spell My Name | Toni Braxton | Island | Soul |
| *NEW* | 19 | - | Broke-Down Deluxe | Andy Eppler | Velvet Syntax | R&B |
| ▼ | 20 | 19 | A Muse in Her Feelings | dvsn | OVO Sound | Soul |
| ▲ | 21 | 25 | Into the Purple Valley | Ry Cooder | Reprise | Soul |
| ▼ | 22 | 17 | Chilombo | Jhené Aiko | Def Jam | Soul |
| ▲ | 23 | - | Juke Joint at the Edge of the World | Randall Bramblett | New West | Soul |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | 88 Elmira St. | Danny Gatton | Elektra | R&B |
| ▼ | 25 | 23 | That Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm! | Tammi Savoy & The Chris Casello Combo | Swelltune | R&B |
| ▼ | 26 | 24 | South of I-10 | Sonny Landreth | BMG | R&B |
| - | 27 | 27 | Soul Food: Cooking with Maceo | Maceo Parker | Mascot | Soul |
| ▲ | 28 | 29 | What a Time to Be in Love | Raheem DeVaughn | Sono | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 29 | 68 | Star Time | James Brown | Polydor | Funk |
| ▲ | 30 | - | This is Rock and Roll | Lloyd Price | Double L | R&B |
| ▼ | 31 | 30 | The Song Garden | Will Downing | Sophisticated Soul | R&B |
| ▼ | 32 | 31 | The Lion King: the Gift | Beyoncé | Sony | R&B |
| ▼ | 33 | 32 | 3.15.20 | Childish Gambino | RCA | Soul |
| ▼ | 34 | 33 | If You Feel | Xavier Omär | RCA | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 35 | 37 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Bottleneck | Soul |
| ▼ | 36 | 34 | American Griots | Louis York | Weirdo Workshop | Soul |
| ▼ | 37 | 36 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | Columbia | Soul |
| ▼ | 38 | 35 | Guitar Gumbo | Tom Principato | Powerhouse | R&B |
| ▲ | 39 | 40 | Avalanche | Julian Taylor Band | Gypsy Soul | Soul |
| ▲ | 40 | 42 | ICONOLOGY - EP | Missy Elliott | Atlantic | R&B |
| ▲ | 41 | 43 | KIKI | Kiana Ledé | Republic | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 42 | 44 | Introspection | Angela Munoz | Linear Labs | R&B |
| ▲ | 43 | 45 | One World | Billy Ocean | Legacy | R&B |
| ▲ | 44 | 46 | Come over (feat. Popcaan) - Single | Jorja Smith | FAMM | Neo-Soul |
| ▲ | 45 | 54 | Higher! | Sly & The Family Stone | Sony | Funk |
| ▲ | 46 | 50 | An Ode to Escapism | Ghost Funk Orchestra | Colemine | R&B |
| *NEW* | 47 | - | Where Do We Go from Here | Dumpstaphunk | Mascot | Funk |
| ▲ | 48 | 52 | Friend Goals | Tank and the Bangas | Verve Forecast | Soul |
| ▲ | 49 | 53 | Love Absolute | Vivian Green | SoNo | Soul |
| ▲ | 50 | 60 | It is What It is | Thundercat | Brainfeeder | Soul |
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