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