Exclaim!'s Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2015

Our Best of 2015 albums lists by genre continue today with our staff picks for the 10 best soul and R&B albums this year.   Click next to...

Published: December 08, 2015 13:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Black Messiah D'Angelo and The Vanguard Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul
#2 Wildheart Miguel Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B
#3 Ego Death The Internet Jun-26-2015, Neo-Soul
#4 Beauty Behind The Madness The Weeknd Aug-28-2015, Alternative R&B
#5 Coming Home (Deluxe) Leon Bridges Jun-23-2015,
#6 EarthEE THEESatisfaction Feb-24-2015, Neo-Soul
#7 The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam Thundercat Jun-22-2015, Neo-Soul
#8 White Men Are Black Men Too Young Fathers Apr-06-2015, Indietronica
#9 Ibeyi Ibeyi Jul-28-2015, Art Pop
#10 Unbreakable Janet Jackson Jan-01-2015,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Black Messiah | D'Angelo and The Vanguard | Album, Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Wildheart | Miguel | Album, Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Ego Death | The Internet | Album, Jun-26-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | Beauty Behind The Madness | The Weeknd | Album, Aug-28-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Coming Home (Deluxe) | Leon Bridges | Album, Jun-23-2015,  |
| #6 | EarthEE | THEESatisfaction | Album, Feb-24-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Thundercat | EP, Jun-22-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | White Men Are Black Men Too | Young Fathers | Album, Apr-06-2015, Indietronica |
| #9 | Ibeyi | Ibeyi | Album, Jul-28-2015, Art Pop |
| #10 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Single, Jan-01-2015,  |