80s R&B Album Rankings
Essential 1980s R&B albums spanning quiet storm, post-disco R&B, synth-funk, contemporary soul, and crossover pop-R&B.
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Off the Wall — Michael Jackson (1979)—
Thriller — Michael Jackson (1982)—
Bad — Michael Jackson (1987)—
Control — Janet Jackson (1986)—
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 — Janet Jackson (1989)—
Purple Rain — Prince and the Revolution (1984)—
Sign 'O' the Times — Prince (1987)—
1999 — Prince (1982)—
Dirty Mind — Prince (1980)—
Parade — Prince and the Revolution (1986)—
Diamond Life — Sade (1984)—
Promise — Sade (1985)—
Never Too Much — Luther Vandross (1981)—
Forever, for Always, for Love — Luther Vandross (1982)—
Give Me the Reason — Luther Vandross (1986)—
Rapture — Anita Baker (1986)—
Giving You the Best That I Got — Anita Baker (1988)—
The Songstress — Anita Baker (1983)—
Street Songs — Rick James (1981)—
Can't Slow Down — Lionel Richie (1983)—
Whitney Houston — Whitney Houston (1985)—
Whitney — Whitney Houston (1987)—
Private Dancer — Tina Turner (1984)—
The Dude — Quincy Jones (1981)—
Don't Be Cruel — Bobby Brown (1988)—
Tender Lover — Babyface (1989)—
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby — Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)—
Cupid & Psyche 85 — Scritti Politti (1985)—
Nightshift — Commodores (1985)—
Stay with Me Tonight — Jeffrey Osborne (1983)—
Rock Me Tonight — Freddie Jackson (1985)—
Juicy Fruit — Mtume (1983)—
Touch Me — Kashif (1985)—
Love Zone — Billy Ocean (1986)—
High Priority — Cherrelle (1985)—
Gap Band IV — The Gap Band (1982)—
As One — Kool & the Gang (1982)—
One Way — One Way (1980)—
The Glow of Love — Change (1980)—
Secrets — The Brothers Johnson (1981)—
Stay with Me — DeBarge (1983)—
In Our Lifetime — Marvin Gaye (1981)—
Midnight Love — Marvin Gaye (1982)—
Hotter Than July — Stevie Wonder (1980)—
The Woman in Red — Stevie Wonder (1984)—
Winelight — Grover Washington Jr. (1980)—
Touch — Eurythmics (1983)—
She's So Unusual — Cyndi Lauper (1983)—
Solitaire — The Isley Brothers (1983)—
Commodores — Commodores (1977)—