List of best-selling R&B albums in the United States

This is a list of best-selling R&B albums in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Artist

Album

Year

Label

Subgenre

Sales (millions)

Certification

Outkast

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

2003

Arista Records

Southern Hip Hop, R&B

11.4 (Double Album)

11× Platinum

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Legend

1984

Island Records

Reggae

11

10× Platinum

Whitney Houston/Various Artists

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

1992

Arista Records

Pop, Soul, R&B

45

17× Platinum

Michael Jackson

Thriller

1983

Epic Records

R&B, Pop, Disco

51-65

29× Platinum

Usher

Confessions

2004

Arista

R&B, Pop

10.6

10× Platinum

Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

1993

LaFace Records

R&B

5

5× Platinum

TLC

CrazySexyCool

1994

LaFace

R&B, Pop, Hip-hop soul

11

11× Platinum

Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

1998

Ruffhouse/Columbia

East Coast Hip Hop

7.1

8× Platinum

Beyoncé

I Am... Sasha Fierce

2008

Music World Management

Modern age R&B

2.6

2× Platinum

Drake

Take Care

2011

Young Money Entertainment/Universal Republic

Pop Rap, Hip-hop soul

2

2× Platinum

Justin Timberlake

The 20/20 Experience

2013

RCA Records/Sony

Contemporary R&B

2.6

2× Platinum

Mary J. Blige

What's the 411?

1992

MCA Records

Old-school hip hop, Hip hop soul

2

2× Platinum

Mary J. Blige

My Life

1994

MCA Records

R&B

4

3× Platinum

Toni Braxton

The Heat

2000

LaFace

Contemporary R&B

2.6

2× Platinum

Rihanna

Unapologetic

2012

Def Jam Recordings

Dance, Techno-pop, Modern age R&B

2

Platinum

*Double album.

See also

  • List of best-selling albums in the United States
  • List of best-selling albums worldwide
  • Lists of best-selling albums by country
  • List of best-selling music artists
  • List of best-selling singles
  • Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
  • Best-selling albums by year in the United States