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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2025.
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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3 | Nia Nadurata | Still Living with My Parents | Arts & Crafts Productions [38] | |
8 | Wolfacejoeyy | Cupid | Self-released [39] | |
10 | Moonchild Sanelly | Full Moon | Transgressive [40] | |
Otis Kane | Violet | Nettwerk Music Group [41] | ||
Rilès | Survival Mode | Self-released | ||
Skiifall | Lovers Till I'm Gone | Peoples Champ [42] | ||
15 | Maro & Nasaya | Lifeline | Secca, Venice | |
Nariaki | Zatto | Self-released [43] | ||
17 | Keke Palmer | DivaGurl: A Story By Keke Palmer | Big Bosses, The SRG, ILS Group [44] | |
Mac Miller | Balloonerism | Warner |
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Yola | My Way | S-Curve Records [45] | ||
21 | Minnie | Her | Cube | |
24 | Benjamin Booker | Lower | Fire Next Time, Thirty Tigers [46] | |
Charlie Bereal | Walk With The Father | Death Row Records, Gamma [47] | ||
FKA Twigs | Eusexua | Young, Atlantic [48] |
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JoJo | NGL | BMG [49] | ||
Jordan Adetunji | A Jaguar's Dream | 300 Entertainment, Warner UK [50] | ||
Teddy Swims | I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) | Warner [51] |
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Young Franco | It's Franky Baby! | Neon [52] | ||
29 | Jacob Banks | Yonder: Book II | Nobody Records [53] | |
31 | Brooke Combe | Dancing at the Edge of the World | Modern Sky UK | |
Cymande | Renascence | BMG [54] | ||
Eddie Chacon | Lay Low | Stones Throw [55] | ||
Iniko | The Awakening | Columbia, Audio Angel [56] | ||
Journey Montana | Lucky Girl Syndrome | 10K Projects [57] | ||
Qing Madi | I Am the Blueprint | Jton, Bu Vision [58] | ||
The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | XO, Republic [59] |
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Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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7 | Biig Piig | 11:11 | Sony Music UK [60] | |
Chase Shakur | Wonderlove | Def Jam [61] | ||
Johnnyswim | When the War is Over | Self-released [62] | ||
Truice Young | Vices | Gamma [63] | ||
11 | Kelela | In the Blue Light | Warp Records [64] | |
12 | Capella Grey | U Miss Me Yet? | Allepac the Family, 10K Projects [65] | |
14 | Alessia Cara | Love & Hyperbole | Def Jam [66] | |
Candi Staton | Back To My Roots | Beracah Records [67] | ||
Flau'jae | Flau & B | Flauge Entertainment [68] | ||
Jacquees & DeJ Loaf | Fuck A Friendzone 2 | Yellow World, FYB Records [69] | ||
Jagged Edge | All Original Parts, Vol. 1 | Self-released [70] | ||
John Glacier | Like a Ribbon | Young [71] | ||
Mereba | The Breeze Grew a Fire | Secretly Canadian [72] | ||
PartyNextDoor & Drake | Some Sexy Songs 4 U | OVO Sound, Republic Records [73] |
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The Altons | Heartache in Room 14 | Daptone [74] | ||
They. | Love.Jones | Drink Sum Wtr [74] | ||
18 | Durand Bernarr | Bloom | Create Music Group [75] | |
21 | Bren Joy | Sunset Black | Self-released [76] | |
Joan Thiele | Joanita | Sony Music Italy [77] | ||
Nao | Jupiter | Little Tokyo Recordings, Sony Music [78] | ||
Saint Jhn | Festival Season | Godd Complexx [79] | ||
Sir Woman | If It All Works Out | ONErpm [80] | ||
Tate McRae | So Close to What | RCA |
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25 | Senidah | Sen i Dah | Bassivity Digital [81] | |
27 | Bini | Biniverse | Star Music | |
28 | Aloe Blacc | Stand Together | Grand Scheme, Vydia [82] | |
Banks | Off with Her Head | Self-released [83] | ||
Everything Is Recorded | Temporary | XL [84] | ||
Fridayy | Some Days I'm Good, Some Days I'm Not | Lost In Melody, Def Jam [85] |
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Hope Tala | Hope Handwritten | PMR Records [86] | ||
Michi | Dirty Talk | Stones Throw [87] | ||
Noemi | Nostalgia | Columbia, Sony Music | ||
Serpentwithfeet | Grip Sequel | Secretly Canadian [88] | ||
Terrace Martin | Albion Files | Sounds of Crenshaw [89] | ||
Yves Jarvis | All Cylinders | In Real Life [90] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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6 | Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso | Papota | 5020 Records [91] | |
7 | Immasoul | Pistola | Empire [92] | |
Jacob Banks | Yonder: Book III | Nobody Records [93] | ||
Jennie | Ruby | Odd Atelier, Columbia |
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Tokimonsta | Eternal Reverie | Young Art [94] | ||
10 | Seulgi | Accidentally On Purpose | SM [95] | |
14 | Twin Shadow | Georgie | Cheree Cheree [96] | |
21 | Annie and the Caldwells | Can't Lose My (Soul) | Luaka Bop [97] | |
Bathe | Inside Voice(s) | MNRK [98] | ||
Greentea Peng | Tell Dem It's Sunny | AWAL [99] | ||
Jon B. | Waiting On You | Vibezelect [100] | ||
Lonnie Holley | Tonky | Jagjaguwar | ||
27 | Joeboy | Viva Lavida | Young Legend, Warner Music Africa [101] | |
28 | Aqyila | Falling Into Place | Sony Canada [102] | |
Ariana Grande | Brighter Days Ahead | Republic | ||
Butcher Brown | Letters from the Atlantic | Concord Jazz [103] | ||
Jessie Reyez | Paid In Memories | Fmly, Island [104] | ||
Q | 10 Songs | Boy Meets Euphoria, Columbia [105] | ||
Vory | You Made Me This Way | Ikonic Global [106] | ||
Yukimi | For You | Ninja Tune [107] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | Duckwrth | All American FuckBoy | Stem [108] | |
4 | Dreamer Isioma | StarX Lover | Self-released [109] | |
Duendita | A strong desire to survive | 10k [109] | ||
Joe Kay | If Not Now, Then When? | Soulection Records, Colture [110] | ||
Malcolm Todd | Malcolm Todd | Columbia [111] |
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Melanie Fiona | Say Yes | LoveLinc, Public Records, Colture, Title 9 [112] | ||
7 | Mark | The Firstfruit | SM, Kakao [113] | |
11 | Bon Iver | Sable, Fable | Jagjaguwar |
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Bootsy Collins | Album of the Year #1 Funkateer | Bootzilla [114] | ||
Galactic & Irma Thomas | Audience With the Queen | Tchoup-Zilla, Thirty Tigers [115] | ||
KayCyy & Sign Crushes Motorist | Saddest Truth | BuVision, Columbia [116] | ||
Valerie June | Owls, Omens and Oracles | Concord Records [117] | ||
18 | Alex Isley | When | Free Lunch, Warner Records [118] | |
Davido | 5ive | Sony [119] | ||
Keri Hilson | We Need to Talk: Love | Create [120] | ||
Various artists | Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Sony Masterworks |
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19 | Sault | 10 | Forever Living Originals | |
25 | Coco Jones | Why Not More? | High Standardz, Def Jam [121] |
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d4vd | Withered | Darkroom, Interscope [122] |
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Destin Conrad | Love on Digital | Above Ground, Empire [123] | ||
Ledisi | The Crown | Listen Back, BMG [124] | ||
Roy Woods | Dark Nights | OVO [125] | ||
Silas Short | Lushland | Stones Throw [125] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | Elodie | Mi ami mi odi | Island | |
Xavier Omär | HunnyMoon Mountain | XO Creative Club, RBC, BMG [126] | ||
7 | TA Thomas | Southern Soul | Def Jam [127] | |
8 | Erika de Casier | Lifetime | Independent Jeep | |
9 | Brandon | Before You Go | Secretly Canadian [128] | |
Cuco | Ridin' | Interscope PS [129] | ||
Galdive | Blue | Mom + Pop Music [130] | ||
Kali Uchis | Sincerely | Capitol [131] |
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Kitschkreig & Dré Six | London's Calling | SoulForce, BMG [132] | ||
Naomi Sharon | The Only Love We Know | OVO [133] | ||
PinkPantheress | Fancy That | Warner UK [134] |
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Raiche | Standards | Genre Defying Entertainment, Island Prolific, Atlantic [135] | ||
Sailorr | From Florida's Finest | BuVision [136] | ||
14 | Bibi | Eve: Romance | Feel Ghood, Kakao, 88rising [137] | |
Savannah Ré | Formed | Matrimony [138] | ||
16 | Asiahn | Free | Love Train [139] | |
Cautious Clay | The Hours: Morning | Fantasy, Concord [140] | ||
DRAM & Ellis Quinn | Leorpio | Waver, OneLand [141] | ||
Emotional Oranges | Orenjii | Avant Garden, Colture [141] | ||
Lido Pimienta | La Belleza | Anti | ||
MonoNeon | You Had Your Chance... Bad Attitude! | Floki Studios [141] | ||
Mourning [A] BLKstar | Flowers For The Living | Don Giovanni Records [141] | ||
Spill Tab | Angie | Because | ||
Surprise Chef | Superb | Big Crown Records [141] | ||
Tanika Charles | Reasons to Stay | Record Kicks [141] | ||
23 | Eska | The Ordinary Life Of A Magic Woman | Earthling, Kartel [142] | |
Estelle | Stay Alta | 1980, Fab Factory [143] | ||
Smerz | Big City Life | Escho | ||
26 | Seventeen | Happy Burstday | Pledis |
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30 | The Budos Band | VII | Diamond West [144] | |
Honey Bxby | Raw Honey | Rebirth, Art@War, Warner [144] | ||
Obongjayar | Paradise Now | September [145] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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6 | Cynthia Erivo | I Forgive You | Verve, Republic [146] |
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Eric Benét | The Co-Star | JBR [147] | ||
Loaded Honey | Love Made Trees | Vetra, AWAL [148] | ||
Omar | Brighter the Days | Impressive Collective, BBE Music [149] | ||
Quinton Barnes | Black Noise | Watch That Ends The Night [150] | ||
Sabrina Claudio | Fall in Love With Her | SC, Empire [151] | ||
11 | Psiryn | In The Key Of Us | Kandi Koated [152] | |
13 | Brandee Younger | Gadabout Season | Impulse!, Verve [153] | |
Joe Armon-Jones | All The Quiet (Part II) | Aquarii [153] | ||
Maiya Blaney | A Room With A Door That Closes | Lex Records [153] | ||
Maleek Berry | If Only Love Was Enough | Berry's Room [154] | ||
Witch | Sogolo | Desert Daze [155] | ||
17 | Bas & The Hics | Melanchronica | The Fiends [156] | |
20 | Keke Palmer | Just Keke | Big Bosses, SoNo [157] | |
Kwn | With All Due Respect | RCA [157] | ||
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon | Come As You Are | Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire [157] | ||
Yaya Bey | Do It Afraid | Drink Sum Wtr [158] | ||
24 | Madison McFerrin | Scorpio | Self-released [159] | |
27 | Durand Jones & The Indications | Flowers | Dead Oceans [160] | |
Katseye | Beautiful Chaos | Hybe UMG, Geffen |
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Leven Kali | LK99: The Prelude | Def Jam [161] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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2 | NoMBe | DIÁSPORA | Position [162] | |
4 | The Colleagues & October London | Love Language | Self-released [163] | |
7 | D.O. | Bliss | SooSoo, Dreamus [164] | |
9 | Tobi | Elements Vol. 2 | Allwon [165] | |
11 | Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi | Whispers of Rain | Tru Thoughts [166] | |
Burna Boy | No Sign of Weakness | Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic |
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Giveon | Beloved | Epic |
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Jane Handcock | It's Me, Not You | Death Row, Gamma [167] | ||
Justin Bieber | Swag | Ithaca Holdings, Def Jam |
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Kokoroko | Tuff Times Never Last | Brownswood [168] | ||
Odeal | The Summer That Saved Me | OVMBR, LVRN [169] | ||
Pastor Mike Jr. | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | Rock City [167] | ||
15 | Algee Smith | Love Lost | 7 Scope [170] | |
18 | Kanii | #Blue | Masked, Warner [171] | |
Nectar Woode | It's like I never left | Since '93 [171] | ||
Sofia Ly | Are You Bored Yet? | LiveHelpLive, Pulse, Concord [171] | ||
22 | Black Party | The Last Dance | Guin, Stem [172] | |
25 | ELHAE | Lotus Ave | RBC, BMG [173] | |
Frida Touray | Homebody | E2, Edition [174] | ||
Mabel | Mabel | Polydor [174] | ||
Tasha Cobbs Leonard | Tasha | Motown, TeeLee [174] | ||
Tyla | WWP | Fax, Epic [175] | ||
Vedo | E•pit•o•me | New Wav [176] | ||
30 | Buddy Guy | Ain't Done With The Blues | RCA [177] | |
31 | Wolfacejoeyy | Summer Songs | Self-released [178] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
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8 | Amaarae | Black Star | Golden Child, Interscope [179] | |
Bryson Tiller | The Vices | RCA [180] | ||
Craig David | Commitment | Believe UK [179] |
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Iyla | Weeping Angel | Tomorrow, Astra Velum, Create [180] | ||
Jenevieve | Crysalis | Interscope [180] | ||
Kaash Paige | KaashMyChecks | Rostrum [179] | ||
Sasha Keable | Act Right | Flight Club [181] | ||
Various artists | Stax Revue: Live In '65! | Craft, Concord [180] | ||
12 | Najee | Under the Moon Over the Sky | Blue Horn [182] | |
15 | Dijon | Baby | R&R, Warner [183] | |
Gregg Belisle-Chi | Slow Crawl: Performing the Music of Tim Berne | Intakt Records [184] | ||
Liamani | Dear Little Me | Def Jam [170] | ||
Mahalia | Luvergirl | Warner Music UK [185] | ||
Tres Leches | The Smooth Sounds of Tres Leches, LHCC Mart Vol. 1 | Brainfeeder [184] | ||
22 | Adam Blackstone | Humble Magic | Bassic Black Entertainment, Anderson, Empire [186] | |
Ciara | CiCi | Beauty Marks | ||
Dominic Fike | Rocket | Columbia [187] | ||
Jae Stephens | Sellout II | Raedio, Def Jam [188] | ||
Jon Batiste | Big Money | Verve, Interscope [189] | ||
J.P. | Took A Turn | Roc Nation [190] | ||
Kalan.FrFr | California Player | Roc Nation [191] | ||
Leela James | 2BHonest | Shesangz, BMG [192] | ||
Mariah the Scientist | Hearts Sold Separately | Buckles Laboratories, Epic | ||
Nourished by Time | The Passionate Ones | XL [188] | ||
Teyana Taylor | Escape Room | Def Jam Recordings [188] | ||
Umi | People Stories | Epic [188] | ||
28 | Kevin Ross | Love Uptempo: Max | Art Society Music Group, Empire [193] | |
Tiwa Savage | This One Is Personal | Everything Savage, Empire [194] | ||
29 | Blood Orange | Essex Honey | RCA [195] | |
Braxton Cook | Not Everyone Can Go | Nettwerk [196] | ||
Kirby | Miss Black America | Self-released [197] | ||
Maurice Brown | Betta Days | Self-released [198] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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5 | Elmiene | Heat the Streets | Polydor, Def Jam | [199] |
12 | 4Batz | Still Shinin' | BuVision | [200] |
Peyton | Au | Stones Throw Records | [201] | |
Ty Dolla Sign | Tycoon | EZMNY, Atlantic | [202] | |
19 | Brent Faiyaz | Icon | ISO Supremacy | [203] |
26 | Doja Cat | Vie | Kemosabe, RCA | [204] |
Lady Wray | Cover Girl | Big Crown | [205] | |
Mariah Carey | Here for It All | Gamma | [206] | |
Olivia Dean | The Art of Loving | Capital, Polydor | [207] |
Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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2 | Bryson Tiller | Solace | RCA | [208] |
3 | Josh Levi | Hydraulic | Raedio, Atlantic | [209] [ non-primary source needed ] |
Ledisi | For Dinah | Listen Back, Candid | [210] | |
10 | Amber Mark | Pretty Idea | Jasmine Music, PMR, Interscope | [211] |
Khalid | After the Sun Goes Down | Right Hand, RCA | [212] | |
17 | Bryant Barnes | Solace | Mercury | [213] |
Sudan Archives | The BPM | Stones Throw | [214] | |
24 | Daniel Caesar | Son of Spergy | Hollace, Republic | [215] |
Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
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Aaliyah | Unstoppable | Blackground Records, Empire | [216] |
Amanda Reifer | The Reifer Files | Title 9, Atlantic | [217] |
Amerie | TBA | TBA | [218] |
Ari Lennox | TBA | Dreamville, Interscope | [219] |
Bakar | Forever & Ever | Self-released | [220] |
Bee-B | Palate Cleanse | Vrse1, Create | [221] |
Brownstone | Back Again | Self-released | [222] |
Carl Thomas | TBA | TBA | [223] |
Case | Love Jones, Vol. 2 | Self-released | [224] |
Colde | Yang | Wavy | [225] |
D'Angelo | TBA | TBA | [226] |
Drew Sidora | TBA | MusicXchange | [227] |
Elijah Blake | TBA | RKeyTek, MNRK | [152] |
Elle Varner | S.E.L.F. | Two Twelve Enterprises | [228] |
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist | Abi & Alan | Control Freaq, Empire | [229] |
J. Valentine | Conversations With Women | R&B Money | [230] |
Jai'Len Josey | Serial Romantic | Def Jam | [231] |
JayDon | Me, My Songs, and I | Zoo, Mega, Gamma | [232] |
Jeremih | TBA | Late Nights, Pulse, Concord | [233] |
Johnny Venus | TBA | SinceThe80s, Epic | [89] |
Kelis | TBA | TBA | [234] |
Keyshia Cole | TBA | TBA | [235] |
Koffee Brown | TBA | Slugga Music, Reservoir Recordings | [236] |
Macy Gray | Love Songs for Big Hearts and Robots | DNA, Hitmaker | [237] |
Maxwell | blacksummers'NIGHT | Musze, BMG | [238] |
Miguel | Viscera | TBA | [239] |
Monica | MDA | WME | [240] |
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy | Victims & Villains 2 | SoulStar | [241] |
Nailah Blackman | Born a Diamond | Big Money | [242] |
Ne-Yo | TBA | ONErpm | [227] |
Paradise | I Couldn't Explain It Even If I Tried | Mega, Gamma | [243] |
Rihanna | R9 | Roc Nation, Westbury Road | [244] |
Robin Thicke | TBA | Run It Up Records | [245] |
Sean Garrett | TBA | Blackground Records | [246] |
Steve Lacy | Oh Yeah? | RCA, L-M | [247] |
Summer Walker | Finally Over It | LVRN, Interscope | [248] |
Tamar Braxton | TBA | TBA | [249] |
Teedra Moses | The Bullsh*t | Black Moses | [250] |
Tiffany Evans | TBA | Hubris Sound | [251] |
Trevor Jackson | TBA | Born Art, UnitedMasters | [252] |
Tweet | The Memoirs of The Southern Hummingbird | SRG-ILS | [253] |
Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
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"Messy" | Lola Young | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway | 1 |
"Man I Need" | Olivia Dean | The Art of Loving | 8 |
"Nice to Each Other" | 9 |
Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position | Refs |
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1 | Hurry Up Tomorrow | The Weeknd | 490,500 | 1 | [256] |
2 | Some Sexy Songs 4 U | PartyNextDoor & Drake | 246,000 | 1 | [257] |
3 | Swag | Justin Bieber | 163,000 | 2 | [258] |
4 | Sincerely | Kali Uchis | 62,000 | 2 | [259] |
5 | Ruby | Jennie | 56,000 | 7 | [260] |
6 | I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) | Teddy Swims | 50,000 | 4 | [261] |
7 | Beloved | Giveon | 44,000 | 8 | [258] |