15 Best R&B Albums of 2017 | Year in Review

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Soul of a Woman), Miguel (War & Leisure), and SZA (Ctrl), lead the list of 15 Best R&B Albums of 2017.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Soul of a Woman), Miguel (War & Leisure), and SZA (Ctrl), lead the list of 15 Best R&B Albums of 2017.
![G-Eazy, The Beautiful & Damned [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/g-eazy-the-beautiful-and-damned-rca-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
28-year old, Bay Area Rapper G-Eazy shows more range on his highly-anticipated third album, double album 'The Beautiful & Damned.'
![Eminem, Revival [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/eminem-revival-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Following a four-year hiatus, veteran Detroit rapper Eminem returns with a lengthy, jam-packed new album, ‘Revival.’

Oregon rap newcomer Aminé shows potential on his highly-anticipated debut album, ‘Good for You.’ Nonetheless, ‘Good for You’ isn’t without flaw.
![Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol.-1-columbia.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris releases the best album of his career with his star-studded 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.'

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 20 best albums of 2017 (so far).

G-Eazy & Kehlani collaborate on “Good Life,” another single hailing from soundtrack compilation, The Fate of the Furious: The Album.
![Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-atlantic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Up-and-coming Oakland R&B singer Kehlani delivers sensational vocals throughout her highly anticipated debut album, 'SweetSexySavage.'
![Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-atlantic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ahead of her highly anticipated debut album, up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another captivating single, “Undercover.”
![Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-atlantic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ahead of debut album SweetSexySavage, up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another captivating single with “Do U Dirty.”

Migos, Brantley Gilbert, and Kehlani arrive with highly anticipated new albums, closing out a relatively, quiet January.
![Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kehlani-sweetsexysavage-atlantic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another superb single with “Advice.” “Advice” arrives ahead of her proper debut, ‘SweetSexySavage.’