The Roots Music Report's
Top R&B Album Chart
for the Year of 2023

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LaVette!
by: Bettye LaVette

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Label: Jay Vee
Sub Genre: Soul
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Sentimental Fool
by: Lee Fields

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Label: Daptone
Sub Genre: Soul
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Touch My Soul
by: Ivan Neville

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Label: Funk Garage
Sub Genre: Soul
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I Am the Moon: I. Crescent
by: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Label: Fantasy
Sub Genre: Soul
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Gemini Rights
by: Steve Lacy

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Label: RCA
Sub Genre: Soul
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The Age of Pleasure
by: Janelle Monae

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Label: Bad Boy
Sub Genre: Soul
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Wait Til I Get over
by: Durand Jones

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Label: Dead Oceans
Sub Genre: Soul
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Black Rainbows
by: Corinne Bailey Rae

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul
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Thee Sacred Souls
by: Thee Sacred Souls

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Label: Daptone
Sub Genre: Neo-Soul
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Lifted
by: Trombone Shorty

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Label: Blue Note
Sub Genre: Neo-Soul
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Come Around and Love Me
by: Jalen Ngonda

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Label: Daptone
Sub Genre: R&B
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Bridge of Love
by: Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints

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Label: Dala
Sub Genre: Soul
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I Am the Moon: II. Ascension
by: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Label: Fantasy
Sub Genre: Soul
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Water Made Us
by: Jamila Woods

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Label: Jagjaguwar
Sub Genre: R&B
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Opportunity
by: Alex Lucero and The Live Again Band

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Label: Loose Arrow
Sub Genre: Soul
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Through and Through
by: Baby Rose

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Label: Secretly Canadian
Sub Genre: Soul
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Garden of Eden
by: Kalu & The Electric Joint

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul
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The Edge
by: Liv Warfield

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Label: Leopard
Sub Genre: Soul
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Nelson Blanchard
by: Nelson Blanchard

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Label: White Car
Sub Genre: R&B
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Rise Again
by: Laura Rain and the Caesars

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Label: LRC Entertainment
Sub Genre: Soul
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Special Occasion
by: Emily King

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Label: ATO
Sub Genre: Soul
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Angels in Science Fiction
by: St. Paul & The Broken Bones

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Label: ATO
Sub Genre: Soul
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GRIP
by: serpentwithfeet

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Label: Secretly Canadian
Sub Genre: Soul
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Watch the Sun
by: PJ Morton

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Label: Morton
Sub Genre: Neo-Soul
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Apollyon
by: Turkuaz

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Label: Electric Habitat
Sub Genre: Funk
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Lions Roaring in Quicksand
by: Paul Reed Smith - Eightlock

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Label: Steele
Sub Genre: R&B
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Raven
by: Kelela

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Label: Warp
Sub Genre: Soul
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I Am the Moon: IV. Farewell
by: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Label: Fantasy
Sub Genre: Soul
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Paradiso
by: Turkuaz

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Label: Electric Habitat
Sub Genre: Funk
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While We Still Got Time
by: Euforquestra

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Label: Color Red
Sub Genre: Funk
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Green Light
by: Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal

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Label: Colossal Soul
Sub Genre: R&B
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This is How You Do It
by: The Bamboos

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Label: BMG
Sub Genre: R&B
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As Above, So Below
by: Sampa the Great

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Label: Loma Vista
Sub Genre: R&B
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Moon Rock
by: Mike Clark and The Sugar Sounds

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: R&B
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Brooklyn to Brooklin
by: Scone Cash Players

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Label: Daptone
Sub Genre: Soul
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Til It’s Gone
by: Ali McGuirk

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Label: Signature Sounds
Sub Genre: R&B
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The Poet Who Sat by the Door
by: J. Ivy

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Label: Word & Soul
Sub Genre: R&B
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BLK Vintage
by: Blk Odyssy

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Label: After School
Sub Genre: R&B
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Covers from the Cave
by: The California Honeydrops

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul
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I Am the Moon: III. the Fall
by: Tedeschi Trucks Band

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Label: Fantasy
Sub Genre: Soul
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Good Morning Gorgeous
by: Mary J. Blige

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul
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Night Walker / Death Waltz
by: Ghost Funk Orchestra

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Label: Karma Chief
Sub Genre: R&B
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Down Every Road
by: Eli "Paperboy" Reed

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Label: Yep Roc
Sub Genre: Neo-Soul
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Soft Spot
by: The California Honeydrops

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: R&B
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Travelogue - Blues Traveler Classics
by: Blues Traveler

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Label: A&M/UME
Sub Genre: R&B
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Don't Wait Too Long
by: Paul Carrack

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Disco
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ARETHA
by: Aretha Franklin

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Label: Atlantic
Sub Genre: Soul
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All I Want
by: Al Holliday

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Label: Mound City
Sub Genre: Soul
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Seconds
by: Hot Mustard

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Label: Color Red
Sub Genre: R&B
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Step Up
by: Tower of Power

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Label: Artistry Music
Sub Genre: R&B
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Lulu and the Broadsides
by: Lulu and the Broadsides

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Label: Kismet
Sub Genre: R&B
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My People
by: Cha Wa

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Label: Single Lock
Sub Genre: Soul
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Private Space
by: Durand Jones & The Indications

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Label: Dead Oceans
Sub Genre: Soul
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Play Nice
by: Cass Clayton

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: R&B
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After Hours
by: The Weeknd

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Label: UMG
Sub Genre: Soul
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WE ARE
by: Jon Batiste

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Label: Verve
Sub Genre: Soul
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Promised Land
by: The Allergies

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Label: Jalapeno
Sub Genre: Soul
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Glorious Game
by: El Michels Affair

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Label: Big Crown
Sub Genre: R&B
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Smoke & Mirrors
by: Bassel & the Supernaturals

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Label: Bassel Music
Sub Genre: Soul
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Memories of
by: Kaz Hawkins

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Soul
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Welcome 2 America
by: Prince

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Label: NPG
Sub Genre: Soul
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Dig My Mood (25th Anniversary)
by: Nick Lowe

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Label: Yep Roc
Sub Genre: R&B
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El Alimento
by: Cimafunk

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Label: Terapia
Sub Genre: Funk
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Beatitudes
by: J Rocc

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Label: Stones Throw
Sub Genre: R&B
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Dawn FM
by: The Weeknd

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Label: Republic
Sub Genre: R&B
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Little Bit of Fun
by: Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: Motown
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The Commotions Volume 3
by: The Commotions

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Label: YOW Music Group
Sub Genre: Soul
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Silver
by: Say She She

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Label: Karma Chief
Sub Genre: Soul
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Totally Legal
by: Jacob Larson Band

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Label: Millennia Funk
Sub Genre: Funk
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Collapsed in Sunbeams
by: Arlo Parks

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Label: Transgressive
Sub Genre: R&B
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Where Do We Go from Here
by: Dumpstaphunk

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Label: Mascot
Sub Genre: Funk
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Pieces of Mind
by: Write Minded

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Label: Self-Release
Sub Genre: R&B
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Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge
by: Professor Longhair

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Label: Warner
Sub Genre: R&B
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Work to Do
by: Marc Cohn

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Label: BMG
Sub Genre: Soul
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Power Station
by: Cory Wong

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Label: Roundwound
Sub Genre: R&B
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Sage Motel
by: Monophonics

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Label: Colemine
Sub Genre: Soul
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It's Only Us
by: Monophonics

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Label: Colemine
Sub Genre: Soul
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Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
by: Kendrick Lamar

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Label: PgLang
Sub Genre: R&B
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Avalanche
by: Julian Taylor Band

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Label: Gypsy Soul
Sub Genre: Soul
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Live in London
by: Mavis Staples

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Label: Anti
Sub Genre: Soul
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