The 20 R&B Albums That Shifted The 90s

[kuskklassic]

Dru Hill dropped great albums and thier run i the 90s cant compete with the best in history. But the reason they dot crack the top 20 is because u have to give credit to the originals first. Jodeci and Boyz 2 Men were the gold standard for 90s male groups. It was hard to narrow down which Jodeci album to pick and Boyz 2 Men second album was the biggest R&B album of the decade. Dru Hill are mos def legends but i cant include them a not include the rest of Jodeci's catalouge. Or without givin a node to group like 112 and Next as well. Now if we do GROUP ALBUMS OF THE 90s...Dru Hill makes the list TWICE !

 

[kuskklassic]

it hurt me not to include albums by Groove Theory

Monica, Brandy, & Usher released great albums in this decade. But i feel out of thier peers Aaliyah was actually pushing the genre forward. Usher was the man after My Way but his best albums are in 02 and 04 respectively. Monica debut is classic but she didnt put it all together beautifully until After The Storm in the 2000s. Brandy debut was good and Never Say Never was better but still not reaching the creativity of One In A Million.

whats Mariah Carey album would u have picked ??

Xscape, En Vogue, & Total are great but TLC, Destinys Child, & SWV gave the blueprint for most girl groups and solo females after.

Brain McKnight, Joe, Jon B.....are classic acts....but they didnt change the game. They pretty muched stayed in they lane and killed it perfectly. Not enough to be top 20 tho.

Michael Jackson last classic album was made in the 90s......does he deserve a spot for Dangerous ? what about Prince and Whitney Houston releases ?

 

[kuskklassic]

is Babyface the greatest songwriter of the 90s?? or R.kelly ??

 

[Bodhi]

is Babyface the greatest songwriter of the 90s?? or R.kelly ??

babyface

 

[Bodhi]

Baduizm, Hang Suite and Brown Sugar are my top three 90s R&B albums.

The "neo soul" movement was and always will be dope to me.

Those three albums laid the blueprint.

They paved the way for artists like Jill Scott, Bilal, india.arie, etc.

 

[Tsotsi Cape Town]

You buggin' if you think DC were better than En Vogue in the 90s.

 

[Cleveland7venty6]

if youre 35..... fuck it.

 

[kuskklassic]

En Vogue had 2 albums i debated on including but when you look at the overall lasting influence Destinys Child was bigger. Vocally En Vogue wins put DC helped pushed the genre

 

[JokerzWyld]

Tony Toni Tone >>>> Jodeci.

Sons of Soul >>>>> Diary of a Mad Band.

 

[Rue_Flexington]

No love for Ginuwine The Bachelor?

 

[Tsotsi Cape Town]

No love for Ginuwine The Bachelor?

Word. That shit had its paws all over the early 00s