The year of 2016 has been a good year for R&B and Soul music from artists like Anderson.Paak who has released two critically acclaimed albums one solo and another a collaborative effort with producer Knowledge. But the i think the women ruled this year with Solange dropping a classic album “A Seat At The Table” and Beyonce and Rihanna releasing chart topping albums as usual, and Bruno Mars followed up his “Uptown Funk” with his “24K” release.
Music Life Socialhas comprised a list of theTop 10 R&B/Soul Albums of 2016
1. Solange“A Seat At The Table”
Notable TracksDon’t Touch My Hair, F.U.B.U , & Borderline
2. NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knowledge)“Yes Lawd!”
Notable TracksBest One, Get Bigger/Do U Luv, & Scared Money
3. Kaytranada“99.9%”
Notable TracksGot It Good, You’re The One, & One Too Many
4.Rihanna“ANTI”
Notable TracksWork, Needed Me, & Same Ol’ Mistakes
5. Bruno Mars“24K Magic”
Notable Tracks24K Magic, Chunky & That’s What I Like
6. Twenty88 (Jhene Aiko & Big Sean)“Twenty88”
Notable TracksAll The Way, Push It, & Talk Show
7. Anderson.Paak“Malibu”
Notable TracksThe Season/Carry Me, Come Down, & Room In Here
8.Beyonce“LEMONADE”
Notable TracksFormation, Sorry, & Daddy Lessons
9.Maxwell“blackSUMMERS’night”
Notable TracksLake By The Ocean, Fingers Crossed, & The Fall
10. KING“We Are KING”
Notable TracksThe Right One, Carry On, The Greatest