List of best-selling R&B albums in the United States

This is a list of best-selling R&B albums in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Artist	Album	Year	Label	Subgenre	Sales (millions)	Certification
Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	2003	Arista Records	Southern Hip Hop, R&B	11.4 (Double Album)	11× Platinum
Bob Marley & The Wailers	Legend	1984	Island Records	Reggae	11	10× Platinum
Whitney Houston/Various Artists	The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album	1992	Arista Records	Pop, Soul, R&B	45	17× Platinum
Michael Jackson	Thriller	1983	Epic Records	R&B, Pop, Disco	51-65	29× Platinum
Usher	Confessions	2004	Arista	R&B, Pop	10.6	10× Platinum
Toni Braxton	Toni Braxton	1993	LaFace Records	R&B	5	5× Platinum
TLC	CrazySexyCool	1994	LaFace	R&B, Pop, Hip-hop soul	11	11× Platinum
Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	1998	Ruffhouse/Columbia	East Coast Hip Hop	7.1	8× Platinum
Beyoncé	I Am... Sasha Fierce	2008	Music World Management	Modern age R&B	2.6	2× Platinum
Drake	Take Care	2011	Young Money Entertainment/Universal Republic	Pop Rap, Hip-hop soul	2	2× Platinum
Justin Timberlake	The 20/20 Experience	2013	RCA Records/Sony	Contemporary R&B	2.6	2× Platinum
Mary J. Blige	What's the 411?	1992	MCA Records	Old-school hip hop, Hip hop soul	2	2× Platinum
Mary J. Blige	My Life	1994	MCA Records	R&B	4	3× Platinum
Toni Braxton	The Heat	2000	LaFace	Contemporary R&B	2.6	2× Platinum
Rihanna	Unapologetic	2012	Def Jam Recordings	Dance, Techno-pop, Modern age R&B	2	Platinum

$*$Double album.

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of best-selling albums worldwide
• Lists of best-selling albums by country
• List of best-selling music artists
• List of best-selling singles
• Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
• Best-selling albums by year in the United States

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