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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2026.
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sault | Chapter 1 | Forever Living Originals [9] | |
| The Kid Laroi | Before I Forget | Loma Vista | ||
| Yung Bleu | Therapy | Moon Boy, Stem [9] | ||
| 16 | Ady Suleiman | Chasing | AWAL [10] | |
| Elijah Blake | The Gemini | RKeyTek, MNRK [11] | ||
| NSG | Sounds Of The Diaspora | Self-released [12] | ||
| The James Hunter Six | Off The Fence | Easy Eye Sound, Concord [13] | ||
| The Sha La Das | Your Picture | Diamond West [14] | ||
| 21 | Jada Kingdom | Just A Girl In A Money Man's World | Kingdom Mab [15] | |
| Ragz Originale | Keepsake | Santa Anna [16] | ||
| 23 | Ari Lennox | Vacancy | Interscope [17] | |
| BBE | Naive Melodies | BBE [18] | ||
| DJ Harrison | ElectroSoul | Stones Throw [19] | ||
| Jason Derulo | The Last Dance (Part 1) | Creative Genius, Create [20] | ||
| Solomon Hicks | How Did I Ever Get This Blue | Artone, Provogue [21] | ||
| Van Morrison | Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge | Exile [22] | ||
| Wizkid & Asake | Real, Vol. 1 | Starboy, Giran, Empire [23] | ||
| 30 | Joel Ross | Gospel Music | Blue Note, UMG [24] | |
| Jordan Ward | Backward | ARTium, Interscope [25] | ||
| Labrinth | Cosmic Opera Act 1 | Columbia [26] | ||
| Soulive | Flowers | Floki [27] | ||
| Terrace Martin | Passion | Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire [26] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aquakultre | 1783 | Next Door [28] | |
| Charlotte Day Wilson | Patchwork | Stone Woman, XL [29] | ||
| Cory Wong | Lost in the Wonder | Roundwound [30] | ||
| Ella Mai | Do You Still Love Me? | 10 Summers, Interscope [31] | ||
| Jaymin | Sweet Nothings | Warner [32] | ||
| Joji | Piss in the Wind | Palace Creek, Virgin | ||
| Kareen Lomax | Ijan | Music is Fun [33] | ||
| Kayla Brianna | Lover Girl | Empire [32] | ||
| Marc Broussard | S.O.S. V: Songs of the'50s | Gman [34] | ||
| Raahiim | Pray for Me | MNRK [33] | ||
| Ron Carter & Ricky Dillard | Sweet, Sweet Spirit | Motown, Blue Note [35] | ||
| 13 | Ariel | Amatoria | Mello Music Group [36] | |
| Brent Faiyaz | Icon | ISO Supremacy | ||
| Jill Scott | To Whom This May Concern | Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, The Orchard | ||
| JP Cooper | Just A Few Folk | Island, Universal [37] | ||
| Tiana Major9 | November Scorpio | +1 [38] | ||
| The Olympians | In Search of Revival | Daptone [39] | ||
| Terrace Martin | Peace | Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire [36] | ||
| 16 | Willow | Petal Rock Black | Three Six Zero [40] | |
| 19 | Gabriela Richardson | Isola | Virgin Music Spain [41] | |
| 20 | Choker | Heaven Ain't Sold | Jet Fuzz [42] | |
| Dominique Fils-Aimé | My World Is The Sun | Ensoul [41] | ||
| Leigh-Anne | My Ego Told Me To | Virgin [43] | ||
| Moonchild | Waves | ONErpm [41] | ||
| Naïka | Eclesia | AWAL [40] | ||
| 27 | Altered Five Blues Band | Hammer & Chisel | Blind Pig [44] | |
| Bruno Mars | The Romantic | Atlantic | ||
| Gena (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) | The Pleasure is Yours | Lex [45] | ||
| GoGo Morrow | Set | MNRK [46] | ||
| Gorillaz | The Mountain | Kong | ||
| Lindsey Webster | Music In Me | Shanachie [47] | ||
| Michelle David & The True-Tones | Soul Woman | Record Kicks [48] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Dmg & October London | Midnight in Houston | The Colleagues [49] | |
| 4 | Eliza | The Darkening Green | Log Off Records [50] | |
| 6 | Arima Ederra | A Rush To Nowhere | RCA [51] | |
| Gnarls Barkley | Atlanta | Loma Vista [51] | ||
| Jeremih | N.O.M.A | Late Nights [51] | ||
| Murkage Dave | Brut Thoughts | The Outlet [50] | ||
| Pimmie | Don’t Come Home | OVO, Santa Ana [52] | ||
| Shabaka | Of The Earth | Self-released [51] | ||
| Terrace Martin | Purpose | Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire [49] | ||
| Ty Dolla Sign | Girl Music Vol. 1 | Atlantic [49] | ||
| Waterbaby | Memory Be A Blade | Sub Pop [53] | ||
| Yebba | Jean | RCA [53] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Anjimile | You’'re Free to Go | 4AD | [54] |
| James Blake | Trying Times | Good Boy | [55] | |
| Leven Kali | LK99 | Def Jam | [56] [57] | |
| 20 | Alex Isley | When The City Sleeps | Free Lunch, Warner | [58] |
| Chris Standring | Time Of Change | Ultimate Vibe | [59] | |
| Ego Ella May | Good Intentions | Believe | [60] | |
| Son Little | Cityfolk | Anti | [61] | |
| 27 | Elmiene | Sounds for Someone | Polydor, Def Jam | [11] |
| Justine Skye | Candy | Warner | [62] | |
| Lloyiso | Never Thought I Could | Ndlovu, Empire | [59] | |
| MT Jones | Joy | Emdmm | [63] [ non-primary source needed ] | |
| Raye | This Music May Contain Hope | Human Re Sources | [64] | |
| Rum.gold | Is There Anybody Home? | Independent | [65] | |
| Tom Misch | Full Circle | Beyond the Groove, AWAL | [66] | |
| Victory | Confessions of a Lonely Girl | Roc Nation | [67] | |
| TBA | B2K | TBA | BPC | [68] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arlo Parks | Ambiguous Desire | Transgressive | [69] |
| Thundercat | Distracted | Brainfeeder | [70] | |
| 10 | Kumail | Mudbrown | Tru Thoughts | [71] [ non-primary source needed ] |
| Mamas Gun | Dig | Candelion, Blue Élan | [59] | |
| Tiwayo | Outsider | Record Kicks | [59] | |
| Wesley Joseph | Forever Someday | Secretly Canadian | [72] | |
| 17 | Dan Penn | Smoke Filled Room | Last Music | [73] [ non-primary source needed ] |
| Yaya Bey | Fidelity | Drink Sum Wtr | [74] | |
| Zayn | Konnakol | Mercury | [75] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mýa | Retrospect | Planet 9, Virgin Music Group | [76] |
| 15 | Dua Saleh | Of Earth & Wires | Ghostly International | [77] |
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Devon Gilfillian | Time Will Tell | Fantasy, Concord | [78] |
| Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6lack | Love Is The New Gangsta | LVRN | [68] |
| Adrian Marcel | RnBay SZN II | Self-released | [79] |
| Adrian Younge | TBA | Linear Labs | [49] |
| Amanda Reifer | The Reifer Files | Title 9, Atlantic | [80] |
| Amerie | TBA | TBA | [81] |
| Beyoncé | Act III | Parkwood, Columbia | [82] |
| Brownstone | Back Again | Self-released | [83] [ needs update ] |
| Case | Love Jones, Vol. 2 | Self-released | [84] [ needs update ] |
| Chris Brown | Brown | RCA | [68] |
| Christopher Williams | War and Peace | SoNo | [85] |
| Colde | Yang | Wavy | [86] [ needs update ] |
| D'Angelo | TBA | TBA | [87] |
| Dawn Richard | TBA | Merge | [88] |
| Destin Conrad | TBA | Above Ground, Empire | [68] |
| Elle Varner | S.E.L.F. | Two Twelve Enterprises | [89] [ needs update ] |
| Erykah Badu & The Alchemist | Abi & Alan | Control Freaq, Empire | [90] |
| Fallon | Both Sides | Self-released | [91] |
| J. Valentine | Conversations With Women | R&B Money | [92] |
| Jai'Len Josey | Serial Romantic | Def Jam | [93] |
| Jeremih | TBA | Late Nights, Pulse, Concord | [94] [ needs update ] |
| Kehlani | TBA | Atlantic Records | [95] |
| Kelis | TBA | TBA | [96] [ needs update ] |
| Kelly Rowland | TBA | KTR | [97] |
| Koffee Brown | TBA | Slugga Music, Reservoir Recordings | [98] |
| Labi Siffre | Unfinished Business | Demon | [99] |
| Louis York | TBA | Weirdo Workshop | [68] |
| Macy Gray | Love Songs for Big Hearts and Robots | DNA, Hitmaker | [100] |
| MarcLo | 11 Days | Self-released | [101] |
| Maxwell | blacksummers'NIGHT | Musze, BMG | [102] |
| Monica | MDA | WME | [103] [ needs update ] |
| Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy | Victims & Villains 2 | SoulStar | [104] [ needs update ] |
| Nailah Blackman | Born a Diamond | Big Money | [105] |
| Ne-Yo | TBA | ONErpm | [106] |
| Omarion | O2 | Create | [107] |
| Peabo Bryson | Grace | TBA | [108] |
| Paradise | I Couldn't Explain It Even If I Tried | Mega, Gamma | [109] |
| Raheem DeVaughn | The Quiet Storm Lover | Mirror Ball | [110] |
| Rihanna | R9 | Roc Nation, Westbury Road | [111] |
| Robin Thicke | TBA | Run It Up Records | [112] [ needs update ] |
| Rod Wave | TBA | Alamo | [113] |
| Sean Garrett | TBA | Blackground Records | [114] |
| Steve Lacy | Oh Yeah? | RCA, L-M | [115] |
| SZA | TBA | Top Dawg, RCA | [116] |
| Teedra Moses | The Bullsh*t | Black Moses | [117] [ needs update ] |
| Tiffany Evans | TBA | Hubris Sound | [118] |
| Tone Stith | TBA | MNRK | [68] |
| Tweet | The Memoirs of The Southern Hummingbird | SRG-ILS | [119] |
| Tyla | A-Pop | TBA | [120] |
| Victoria Monét | TBA | RCA | [121] |
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "I Just Might" | Bruno Mars | The Romantic | 1 |
| "Folded" | Kehlani | TBA | 6 |
| "Where Is My Husband!" | Raye | 13 | |
| "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" | Olivia Dean | The Art of Loving | 14 |
| "Is It a Crime" | Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis | Hearts Sold Separately | 27 |
| "A Couple Minutes" | Olivia Dean | The Art of Loving | 36 |
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Where Is My Husband!" | Raye | TBA | 1 |
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The James Hunter Six | Off The Fence | 86 | 5 reviews | [124] |
| 2 | Gena (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) | The Pleasure is Yours | 83 | 5 reviews | [125] |
| 3 | The Sha La Das | Your Picture | 84 | 4 reviews | [126] |
| 4 | Jill Scott | To Whom This May Concern | 81 | 12 reviews | [127] |
| 5 | Ari Lennox | Vacancy | 75 | 5 reviews | [128] |
| 6 | The Kid Laroi | Before I Forget | 68 | 4 reviews | [129] |
| 7 | Bruno Mars | The Romantic | 66 | 9 reviews | [130] |