You Must Hear 7
alternative rnb
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Description
Alternative R&B blends traditional soul and rhythm and blues with experimental electronic production, indie rock sensibilities, and atmospheric soundscapes. Emerging in the 2010s, it challenged mainstream R&B's polished conventions with moody, introspective lyrics and unconventional song structures. The genre emphasizes artistic authenticity and emotional vulnerability over commercial appeal.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  |
1967 | Rosalía | MOTOMAMI |
| 2 |  |
1992 | Celeste | La vie en rose |
| 30 |  |
2009 | Tinashe | QUANTUM BABY |
| 12 | 2011-02-16 | Frank Ocean | nostalgia, ULTRA | |
| 23 |  |
2011-05-10 | Tyler, the Creator | Igor |
| 99 | 2011-05-31 | Frank Ocean | Novacane | |
| 96 | 2011-10-18 | Frank Ocean | Swim Good | |
| 59 | 2012-07-10 | Frank Ocean | channel ORANGE | |
| 9 | 2012-09-14 | How to Dress Well | Total Loss | |
| 75 | 2012-11-13 | The Weeknd | Trilogy | |
| 31 |  |
2013-09-09 | The Weeknd | Kiss Land (Deluxe) |
| 72 | 2013-09-09 | The Weeknd | Kiss Land | |
| 45 |  |
2013-11-22 | Celeste | Stop This Flame |
| 55 | 2014-01-29 | Banks | Brain | |
| 73 | 2014-04-08 | SZA | Z | |
| 13 | 2014-06-05 | Glass Animals | ZABA | |
| 80 |  |
2014-06-09 | SZA | CTRL |
| 77 | 2014-08-06 | FKA twigs | LP1 | |
| 57 |  |
2015 | Tyler, the Creator | Cherry Bomb |
| 66 |  |
2015-02-14 | Blackbear | deadroses |
| 28 |  |
2015-08-28 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness |
| 93 |  |
2016 | Frank Ocean | Provider |
| 95 |  |
2016 | Frank Ocean | Blonde |
| 100 |  |
2016 | Frank Ocean | Chanel |
| 67 |  |
2016-02-19 | FKA twigs | Good to Love |
| 33 |  |
2016-06-28 | Blood Orange | Freetown Sound |
| 47 |  |
2016-09-30 | Banks | The Altar |
| 58 |  |
2016-11-18 | Solange | A Seat at the Table |
| 50 |  |
2017 | Mura Masa | MURA MASA |
| 98 |  |
2017-01-10 | LIL PEEP | star shopping |
| 69 |  |
2017-01-27 | Sonder | Into |
| 56 |  |
2017-02-03 | Sampha | Process |
| 4 |  |
2017-03-17 | Khalid | American Teen |
| 8 |  |
2017-03-21 | Eyedi | Caffeine |
| 90 |  |
2017-04-23 | Frank Ocean | Lens |
| 46 |  |
2017-08-24 | xxxtentacion | 17 |
| 15 |  |
2017-08-25 | BROCKHAMPTON | Saturation II |
| 89 |  |
2017-08-25 | Daniel Caesar | Freudian |
| 19 |  |
2017-09-26 | Yung Sherman | Innocence v2 |
| 34 |  |
2017-10-06 | Kelela | Take Me Apart |
| 24 |  |
2017-11-10 | Jesse | & |
| 74 | |
2017-12-11 | Tyler, the Creator | Flower Boy |
| 27 |  |
2018 | Bladee | Into Dust |
| 64 |  |
2018 | Mac Miller | Swimming |
| 39 |  |
2018-04-06 | Kali Uchis | Isolation |
| 40 |  |
2018-04-06 | Alina Baraz | The Color Of You |
| 25 | 2018-05-25 | A$AP Rocky | TESTING | |
| 37 |  |
2018-05-25 | J Balvin | Vibras |
| 48 |  |
2018-05-30 | omar apollo | Stereo |
| 1 |  |
2018-08-03 | H.E.R. | I Used To Know Her: The Prelude |
| 38 |  |
2018-08-03 | Travis Scott | ASTROWORLD |
| 84 |  |
2018-08-10 | Clairo | diary 001 |
| 81 |  |
2018-10-19 | Summer Walker | Last Day Of Summer |
| 18 | 2018-11-02 | Pink Sweat$ | Volume 1 | |
| 20 |  |
2018-11-02 | Rosalía | El Mal Querer |
| 11 |  |
2019 | Machine Gun Kelly | my ex's best friend (with blackbear) |
| 79 |  |
2019 | BROCKHAMPTON | 1998 TRUMAN |
| 42 |  |
2019-01-19 | Toro y Moi | Outer Peace |
| 91 |  |
2019-03-29 | Dominic Fike | Don't Forget About Me, Demos |
| 26 |  |
2019-04-11 | Bladee | Apple |
| 76 |  |
2019-04-25 | Kevin Abstract | ARIZONA baby |
| 53 |  |
2019-06-28 | Chase Atlantic | Phases |
| 78 |  |
2019-07-26 | Bladee | Vanilla Sky |
| 61 |  |
2019-08-02 | Clairo | Immunity |
| 5 |  |
2019-08-23 | Cartier God | Let Me Go |
| 83 |  |
2019-09-06 | Melanie Martinez | K-12 |
| 29 |  |
2019-10-18 | Caroline Polachek | Pang |
| 60 |  |
2019-11-22 | Trippie Redd | A Love Letter To You 4 |
| 82 |  |
2019-12-21 | YABUJIN | FLASH CASANOVA |
| 85 |  |
2020-02-07 | Brent Faiyaz | Fuck the World |
| 92 |  |
2020-03-20 | The Weeknd | After Hours |
| 10 |  |
2020-05-29 | Ojerime | B4 I Breakdown |
| 43 |  |
2020-08-28 | Internet Money | B4 The Storm |
| 94 |  |
2020-09-18 | Brent Faiyaz | Dead Man Walking |
| 22 |  |
2021 | JPEGMAFIA | LP! |
| 62 | 2021-01-22 | Nosgov | goes nowhere | |
| 51 |  |
2021-02-05 | The Weeknd | The Highlights |
| 3 |  |
2021-03-05 | Chase Atlantic | BEAUTY IN DEATH (DELUXE EDITION) |
| 97 |  |
2021-04-29 | Billie Eilish | Therefore I Am |
| 41 |  |
2021-09-10 | Baby Keem | The Melodic Blue (Deluxe) |
| 35 |  |
2021-10-08 | James Blake | Friends That Break Your Heart |
| 68 |  |
2021-10-08 | Don Toliver | Life Of A Don |
| 87 |  |
2021-12-03 | Brent Faiyaz | Mercedes |
| 70 |  |
2022-01-14 | FKA twigs | Caprisongs |
| 65 |  |
2022-02-01 | JPEGMAFIA | CALL ME MAYBE |
| 71 | 2022-02-12 | Drain Gang Archive | HOLD ME DOWN LIKE GRAVITY | |
| 6 |  |
2022-06-03 | 070 Shake | You Can’t Kill Me |
| 36 |  |
2022-09-30 | ShyGirl | Nymph |
| 86 |  |
2022-10-12 | Raye | Escapism. / The Thrill Is Gone. |
| 14 |  |
2023-02-03 | Raye | My 21st Century Blues |
| 52 |  |
2023-06-09 | amaarae | Fountain Baby |
| 88 |  |
2023-07-31 | Travis Scott | Utopia |
| 16 |  |
2023-08-11 | Trippie Redd | A Love Letter To You 2 |
| 17 |  |
2023-09-20 | Eartheater | Powders |
| 32 |  |
2023-10-20 | Sampha | Lahai |
| 63 |  |
2023-10-30 | NAV | NAV |
| 49 |  |
2023-11-17 | Tinashe | BB/ANG3L |
| 44 |  |
2024-07-19 | Childish Gambino | Bando Stone and The New World |
| 21 |  |
2024-10-11 | Charli XCX | Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat |
| 54 | So!YoON! | Episode1 : Love |