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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2021.
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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5 | Rakiyah | Into The Cosmos [82] | Self-released |
6 | SixTones | 1ST | Sony Japan |
8 | Aaron Frazer | Introducing... [83] | Dead Oceans, Easy Eye |
Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales | RCA | |
11 | (G)I-dle | I Burn | Cube, Republic, Kakao M |
15 | Zayn | Nobody Is Listening | RCA |
18 | U-Know Yunho | Noir | SM, Dreamus |
20 | Baekhyun | Baekhyun | Avex Trax, SM |
22 | Ayra Starr | Ayra Starr | Mavin Records |
Erick the Architect | Future Proof [84] | Self-released | |
29 | Arlo Parks | Collapsed in Sunbeams | Transgressive |
Celeste | Not Your Muse | Both Sides, Polydor |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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5 | Puma Blue | In Praise of Shadows [85] | Blue Flowers Music |
The Weeknd | The Highlights | XO, Republic | |
VanJess | Homegrown [86] | Keep Cool, RCA | |
12 | Dixson | Darling [87] | Roc Nation |
JPEGMafia | EP2! | Republic | |
Lucky Daye | Table for Two [88] | Keep Cool, RCA | |
Pink Sweats | Pink Planet [89] | Atlantic Records | |
Robin Thicke | On Earth, and in Heaven | Lucky Music, Empire | |
Todrick Hall | Haus Party, Pt. 3 | Self-released | |
17 | NCT 127 | Loveholic | Avex Trax |
19 | I.M | Duality | Starship |
Tash Sultana | Terra Firma | Lonely Lands, Sony Music Australia | |
22 | Shinee | Don't Call Me | SM |
24 | Ai | It's All Me, Vol. 2 | EMI, Universal |
26 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro [90] | Jazz is Dead |
C. Tangana | El Madrileño | Sony Spain | |
Madison Beer | Life Support | Access, Epic | |
Roosevelt | Polydans | City Slang, Greco-Roman | |
Wonho | Love Synonym #2: Right for Us | Highline, Kakao M |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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2 | Mr. P | The Prodigal | P.Classic Records |
4 | Justin Bieber | Freedom | Def Jam |
9 | Benny Sings | Music [98] | Stones Throw |
Jordan Rakei | Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei | Night Time Stories | |
Nick Waterhouse | Promenade Blue [99] | Innovative Leisure | |
13 | Wheein | Redd | RBW |
16 | AJ Tracey | Flu Game | Revenge Records |
23 | Alfa Mist | Bring Backs [100] | Anti |
Steve Cropper | Fire It Up [101] | Mascot Label Group, Provogue | |
26 | Enhypen | Border: Carnival | Belift Lab, Genie, Stone |
28 | Bibi | Life Is a Bi... | Feel Ghood |
Morray | Street Sermons | Pick Six, Interscope | |
30 | Dawn Richard | Second Line | Merge Records |
Itzy | GUE?? WHO | JYP, Dreamus | |
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | Blackbird Lennon-McCartney Icons | BMG | |
Rochelle Jordan | Play with the Changes [102] | Young Art Records | |
Shelley FKA DRAM | Shelley FKA DRAM [103] | Atlantic, Empire |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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3 | Yesung | Beautiful Night | SM, Label SJ |
7 | Ailee | Lovin' | Rocket3 Entertainment, Dreamus |
Natalie Bergman | Mercy [104] | Third Man Records | |
Rag'n'Bone Man | Life by Misadventure | Columbia | |
Tony Allen | There Is No End [105] | Decca Records France | |
Van Morrison | Latest Record Project, Volume 1 | Exile Productions, BMG | |
10 | NCT Dream | Hot Sauce | SM |
14 | Jorja Smith | Be Right Back | FAMM |
18 | Taemin | Advice | SM |
21 | Abhir Hathi | Lazos y Nudos | Dale Play, StepRecords |
Audrey Nuna | A Liquid Breakfast [106] | Arista Records | |
Blxckie | B4Now | M4 Entertainment | |
Chai | Wink | Sub Pop, Otemayon | |
Erika de Casier | Sensational | 4AD | |
Georgia Anne Muldrow | VWETO III [107] | Foreseen, Epistrophik Peach | |
Qveen Herby | A Woman | Checkbook Records | |
Sinéad Harnett | Ready Is Always Too Late | Thairish Limited | |
26 | Mereba | Azeb [108] | Interscope |
28 | Easy Life | Life's a Beach | Island |
Mustafa | When Smoke Rises | Regent Park Songs |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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6 | Ayra Starr | 19 & Dangerous | Mavin |
Tinashe | 333 | Self-released | |
Youngn Lipz | Area Baby | Biordi Music | |
13 | Brandee Younger | Somewhere Different [122] | Impulse!, Verve |
Iggy Azalea | The End of an Era | Bad Dreams, Empire | |
Jennifer Hudson | Respect: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Epic, MGM | |
Jungle | Loving in Stereo | Caiola, AWAL | |
Still Woozy | If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is [123] | Interscope | |
16 | Red Velvet | Queendom | SM, Dreamus |
17 | CIX | OK Prologue: Be OK | C9 Entertainment |
Gray | Grayground | AOMG | |
19 | Marina Sena | De Primeira | Alá Comunicação e Cultura, A Quadrilha |
20 | Dvsn & Ty Dolla Sign | Cheers to the Best Memories | OVO Sound, Warner |
Kool & the Gang | Perfect Union | Omnivore | |
23 | Joel Culpepper | Sgt Culpepper [124] | Pepper Records |
Stray Kids | Noeasy | JYP | |
26 | Jay B | SOMO:Fume | H1ghr Music, Warner Music Korea |
27 | Eyedress | Mulholland Drive | Lex |
Ngaiire | 3 | Dot Dash, Majestic Casual |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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5 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers [146] | Anti |
Diana Ross | Thank You | Decca | |
Dijon | Absolutely | R&R, Warner Records | |
Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu | The Solution Is Restless [147] | PIAS Recordings | |
Katy B | Peace and Offerings | Rinse | |
Lauren Jauregui | Prelude [148] | Attunement, AWAL | |
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | The Future | Stax | |
Summer Walker | Still Over It | LVRN, Interscope | |
Terrace Martin | Drones [149] | Sounds of Crenshaw | |
12 | Manu Gavassi | Gracinha | Universal |
Sega Bodega | Romeo | Nuxxe | |
Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | Aftermath, Atlantic | |
18 | Weki Meki | I Am Me. | Fantagio, Kakao M |
19 | Adele | 30 | Columbia |
Alewya | Panther in Mode [150] | Because London | |
Bryson Tiller | A Different Christmas | RCA | |
Monsta X | No Limit | Starship, Kakao | |
Muni Long | Public Displays of Affection [151] | Supergiant, Def Jam | |
Snoop Dogg | Algorithm | Doggy Style, Def Jam | |
24 | w-inds | 20XX: We Are | Flight Master |
30 | Kai | Peaches | SM, Dreamus |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) |
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2 | Alicia Keys | Keys | RCA |
Arca | Kick IIII | XL | |
3 | Khalid | Scenic Drive | RCA |
Marco Mengoni | Materia (Terra) | Sony Music Italy | |
No Rome | It's All Smiles [152] | Dirty Hit | |
PartyNextDoor | Colours | OVO, Warner | |
6 | Koda Kumi | Best: 2000–2020 | Rhythm Zone |
7 | Greg Han | Greg Han | Pourquoi Pas |
10 | Moses Sumney | Live from Blackalachia [153] | Jagjaguwar, Tuntum |
Seyi Shay | Big Girl | Stargurl Limited, Jones Worldwide | |
Tory Lanez | Alone at Prom | One Umbrella, Create | |
14 | NCT | Universe | SM, Dreamus |
16 | Tierra Whack | R&B? [154] | Interscope |
17 | Various artists | Sing 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Republic |
24 | William Wei | I'm More Sober When I'm Drunk | The Orchard |
Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | 1 |
"Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | Justice | |
"Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande | After Hours | |
"34+35" | Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion | Positions | 2 |
"Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug | Slime & B | 3 |
"Kiss Me More" | Doja Cat featuring SZA | Planet Her | |
"Smokin out the Window" | Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | 5 |
"Take My Breath" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 6 |
"I Hate U" | SZA | SOS | 7 |
"Good Days" | 9 | ||
"Essence" | Wizkid featuring Tems | Made in Lagos | |
"You Right" | Doja Cat and the Weeknd | Planet Her | 11 |
"No Love" | Summer Walker and SZA | Still Over It | 13 |
"Wild Side" | Normani featuring Cardi B | Dopamine | 14 |
"Skate" | Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | |
"Streets" | Doja Cat | Hot Pink | 16 |
"Heartbreak Anniversary" | Giveon | Take Time | |
"You're Mines Still" | Yung Bleu featuring Drake | Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions | 18 |
"Race My Mind" | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | |
"Yebba's Heartbreak" | Drake and Yebba | 24 | |
"Telepatía" | Kali Uchis | Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) | 25 |
"Bitter" | Summer Walker and Cardi B | Still Over It | |
"Fountains" | Drake featuring Tems | Certified Lover Boy | 26 |
"Get Along Better" | Drake featuring Ty Dolla Sign | 27 | |
"POV" | Ariana Grande | Positions | |
"Have Mercy" | Chlöe | — | 28 |
"Fucking Fans" | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 32 |
"Ex for a Reason" | Summer Walker and JT | Still Over It | 33 |
Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"Boyz" | Jesy Nelson featuring Nicki Minaj | — | 4 |
Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position | Refs |
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1 | Still Over It | Summer Walker | 166,000 | 1 | [155] |
2 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | 109,000 | 2 | [156] |
3 | An Evening with Silk Sonic | Silk Sonic | 104,000 | 2 | [157] |
4 | The Highlights | The Weeknd | 89,000 | 2 | [158] |
5 | Welcome 2 America | Prince | 55,000 | 4 | [159] |
6 | Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan | 43,000 | 4 | [160] |
7 | Back of My Mind | H.E.R. | 36,000 | 6 | [161] |
8 | When It's All Said and Done... Take Time | Giveon | 32,000 | 5 | [162] |
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Ray BLK | Access Denied | 92 | 5 reviews | [163] |
2 | Laura Mvula | Pink Noise | 89 | 11 reviews | [164] |
3 | Sault | Nine | 88 | 8 reviews | [165] |
4 | Jordan Rakei | What We Call Life | 87 | 4 reviews | [166] |
5 | serpentwithfeet | Deacon | 86 | 16 reviews | [167] |
6 | PinkPantheress | to hell with it | 86 | 10 reviews | [168] |
7 | Rochelle Jordan | Play with the Changes | 86 | 5 reviews | [169] |
8 | Nao | And Then Life Was Beautiful | 85 | 9 reviews | [170] |
9 | Summer Walker | Still Over It | 85 | 8 reviews | [171] |
10 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Mood Valiant | 84 | 7 reviews | [172] |
11 | Curtis Harding | If Words Were Flowers | 84 | 5 reviews | [173] |
12 | Tinashe | 333 | 84 | 5 reviews | [174] |
13 | Spencer. | Are U Down? | 84 | 4 reviews | [175] |
14 | Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | 83 | 15 reviews | [176] |
15 | Lake Street Dive | Obviously | 83 | 6 reviews | [177] |
16 | Various artists | Get on Board the Soul Train: The Sound of Philadelphia International Records, Vol. 1 | 83 | 5 reviews | [178] |
17 | Leon Bridges | Gold-Diggers Sound | 81 | 12 reviews | [179] |
18 | Celeste | Not Your Muse | 81 | 10 reviews | [180] |
19 | Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales | 81 | 9 reviews | [181] |
20 | Aaron Frazer | Introducing... | 81 | 6 reviews | [182] |
21 | Puma Blue | In Praise of Shadows | 81 | 5 reviews | [183] |
22 | Dawn Richard | Second Line | 80 | 12 reviews | [184] |
23 | Durand Jones & The Indications | Private Space | 80 | 9 reviews | [185] |
24 | Nick Waterhouse | Promenade Blue | 80 | 6 reviews | [186] |
25 | Alessia Cara | In the Meantime | 80 | 5 reviews | [187] |
26 | Nightmares on Wax | Shout Out! To Freedom... | 80 | 4 reviews | [188] |
27 | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | The Future | 79 | 8 reviews | [189] |
28 | Charlotte Day Wilson | ALPHA | 79 | 4 reviews | [190] |
29 | Erika de Casier | Sensational | 78 | 8 reviews | [191] |
30 | Natalie Bergman | Mercy | 78 | 4 reviews | [192] |
31 | Snoh Aalegra | Temporary High in the Violet Skies | 77 | 7 reviews | [193] |
32 | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | Jam & Lewis, Volume One | 77 | 4 reviews | [194] |
33 | Prince | Welcome 2 America | 76 | 16 reviews | [195] |
34 | Tony Allen | There Is No End | 75 | 9 reviews | [196] |
35 | H.E.R. | Back of My Mind | 75 | 7 reviews | [197] |
36 | Samantha Fish | Faster | 75 | 5 reviews | [198] |
37 | Tash Sultana | Terra Firma | 74 | 5 reviews | [199] |
38 | Alfa Mist | Bring Backs | 74 | 4 reviews | [200] |
39 | Jorja Smith | Be Right Back | 73 | 9 reviews | [201] |
40 | Georgia Anne Muldrow | VWETO III | 72 | 6 reviews | [202] |
41 | Nubiyan Twist | Freedom Fables | 69 | 5 reviews | [203] |
42 | Steve Cropper | Fire It Up | 66 | 5 reviews | [204] |
43 | Alicia Keys | KEYS | 65 | 11 reviews | [205] |
44 | Adrian Younge | The American Negro | 64 | 4 reviews | [206] |
45 | Diana Ross | Thank You | 60 | 11 reviews | [207] |
46 | Khalid | Scenic Drive | 58 | 4 reviews | [208] |
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