2025 in rhythm and blues

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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2025.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • On July 31, the AIR Awards of 2025 were held.[34] Emma Donovan won Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP for Til My Song Is Done. Ella Thompson won Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP for Ripple On the Wing.[35]

September

October

December

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Nia Nadurata Still Living with My Parents Arts & Crafts Productions[40]
8 Wolfacejoeyy Cupid Self-released[41]
10 Moonchild Sanelly Full Moon Transgressive[42]
Otis Kane Violet Nettwerk Music Group[43]
Rilès Survival Mode Self-released
Skiifall Lovers Till I'm Gone Peoples Champ[44]
15 Maro & Nasaya Lifeline Secca, Venice
Nariaki Zatto Self-released[45]
17 Keke Palmer DivaGurl: A Story By Keke Palmer Big Bosses, The SRG, ILS Group[46]
Mac Miller Balloonerism Warner
Yola My Way S-Curve Records[47]
21 Minnie Her Cube
24 Benjamin Booker Lower Fire Next Time, Thirty Tigers[48]
Charlie Bereal Walk With The Father Death Row Records, Gamma[49]
FKA Twigs Eusexua Young, Atlantic[50]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
JoJo NGL BMG[51]
Jordan Adetunji A Jaguar's Dream 300 Entertainment, Warner UK[52]
Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) Warner[53]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Young Franco It's Franky Baby! Neon[54]
29 Jacob Banks Yonder: Book II Nobody Records[55]
31 Brooke Combe Dancing at the Edge of the World Modern Sky UK
Carl Thomas Explosive Music of the Sea[56]
Cymande Renascence BMG[57]
Eddie Chacon Lay Low Stones Throw[58]
Iniko The Awakening Columbia, Audio Angel[59]
Journey Montana Lucky Girl Syndrome 10K Projects[60]
Qing Madi I Am the Blueprint Jton, Bu Vision[61]
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow XO, Republic[62]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
7 Biig Piig 11:11 Sony Music UK[63]
Chase Shakur Wonderlove Def Jam[64]
Johnnyswim When the War is Over Self-released[65]
Truice Young Vices Gamma[66]
11 Kelela In the Blue Light Warp Records[67]
12 Capella Grey U Miss Me Yet? Allepac the Family, 10K Projects[68]
14 Alessia Cara Love & Hyperbole Def Jam[69]
Candi Staton Back To My Roots Beracah Records[70]
Flau'jae Flau & B Flauge Entertainment[71]
Jacquees & DeJ Loaf Fuck A Friendzone 2 Yellow World, FYB Records[72]
Jagged Edge All Original Parts, Vol. 1 Self-released[73]
John Glacier Like a Ribbon Young[74]
Mereba The Breeze Grew a Fire Secretly Canadian[75]
PartyNextDoor & Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U OVO Sound, Republic Records[76]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
The Altons Heartache in Room 14 Daptone[77]
They. Love.Jones Drink Sum Wtr[77]
18 Durand Bernarr Bloom Create Music Group[78]
21 Bren Joy Sunset Black Self-released[79]
Joan Thiele Joanita Sony Music Italy[80]
Morray Long Story Short Empire[81]
Nao Jupiter Little Tokyo Recordings, Sony Music[82]
Saint Jhn Festival Season Godd Complexx[83]
Sir Woman If It All Works Out ONErpm[84]
Tate McRae So Close to What RCA
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
25 Senidah Sen i Dah Bassivity Digital[85]
27 Bini Biniverse Star Music
28 Aloe Blacc Stand Together Grand Scheme, Vydia[86]
Banks Off with Her Head Self-released[87]
Everything Is Recorded Temporary XL[88]
Fridayy Some Days I'm Good, Some Days I'm Not Lost In Melody, Def Jam[89]
  • Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
Hope Tala Hope Handwritten PMR Records[90]
Michi Dirty Talk Stones Throw[91]
Noemi Nostalgia Columbia, Sony Music
Serpentwithfeet Grip Sequel Secretly Canadian[92]
Terrace Martin Albion Files Sounds of Crenshaw[93]
Yves Jarvis All Cylinders In Real Life[94]

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Papota 5020 Records[95]
7 Immasoul Pistola Empire[96]
Jacob Banks Yonder: Book III Nobody Records[97]
Jennie Ruby Odd Atelier, Columbia
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Tokimonsta Eternal Reverie Young Art[98]
10 Seulgi Accidentally On Purpose SM[99]
14 Twin Shadow Georgie Cheree Cheree[100]
21 Annie and the Caldwells Can't Lose My (Soul) Luaka Bop[101]
Bathe Inside Voice(s) MNRK[102]
Drew Sidora I Did It To Me MusicXchange[103]
Greentea Peng Tell Dem It's Sunny AWAL[104]
Jon B. Waiting On You Vibezelect[105]
Lonnie Holley Tonky Jagjaguwar
27 Joeboy Viva Lavida Young Legend, Warner Music Africa[106]
28 Aqyila Falling Into Place Sony Canada[107]
Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead Republic
Butcher Brown Letters from the Atlantic Concord Jazz[108]
Jessie Reyez Paid In Memories Fmly, Island[109]
Q 10 Songs Boy Meets Euphoria, Columbia[110]
Vory You Made Me This Way Ikonic Global[111]
Yukimi For You Ninja Tune[112]

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Duckwrth All American FuckBoy Stem[113]
4 Dreamer Isioma StarX Lover Self-released[114]
Duendita A strong desire to survive 10k[114]
Joe Kay If Not Now, Then When? Soulection Records, Colture[115]
Malcolm Todd Malcolm Todd Columbia[116]
  • Debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200
Melanie Fiona Say Yes LoveLinc, Public Records, Colture, Title 9[117]
7 Mark The Firstfruit SM, Kakao[118]
11 Bon Iver Sable, Fable Jagjaguwar
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Bootsy Collins Album of the Year #1 Funkateer Bootzilla[119]
Galactic & Irma Thomas Audience With the Queen Tchoup-Zilla, Thirty Tigers[120]
KayCyy & Sign Crushes Motorist Saddest Truth BuVision, Columbia[121]
Valerie June Owls, Omens and Oracles Concord Records[122]
18 Alex Isley When Free Lunch, Warner Records[123]
Davido 5ive Sony[124]
Keri Hilson We Need to Talk: Love Audible Art Club, Create[125]
Various artists Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sony Masterworks
  • Debuted at No. 133 on the Billboard 200
19 Sault 10 Forever Living Originals
25 Coco Jones Why Not More? High Standardz, Def Jam[126]
  • Debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200
d4vd Withered Darkroom, Interscope[127]
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Destin Conrad Love on Digital Above Ground, Empire[128]
Ledisi The Crown Listen Back, BMG[129]
Roy Woods Dark Nights OVO[130]
Silas Short Lushland Stones Throw[130]

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Elodie Mi ami mi odi Island
Xavier Omär HunnyMoon Mountain XO Creative Club, RBC, BMG[131]
7 TA Thomas Southern Soul Def Jam[132]
8 Erika de Casier Lifetime Independent Jeep
9 Brandon Before You Go Secretly Canadian[133]
Cuco Ridin' Interscope PS[134]
Galdive Blue Mom + Pop Music[135]
Kali Uchis Sincerely Capitol[136]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Kitschkreig & Dré Six London's Calling SoulForce, BMG[137]
Naomi Sharon The Only Love We Know OVO[138]
PinkPantheress Fancy That Warner UK[139]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 72 on the Billboard 200
Raiche Standards Genre Defying Entertainment, Island Prolific, Atlantic[140]
Sailorr From Florida's Finest BuVision[141]
14 Bibi Eve: Romance Feel Ghood, Kakao, 88rising[142]
Savannah Ré Formed Matrimony[143]
16 Asiahn Free Love Train[144]
Cautious Clay The Hours: Morning Fantasy, Concord[145]
DRAM & Ellis Quinn Leorpio Waver, OneLand[146]
Emotional Oranges Orenjii Avant Garden, Colture[146]
Lido Pimienta La Belleza Anti
MonoNeon You Had Your Chance... Bad Attitude! Floki Studios[146]
Mourning [A] BLKstar Flowers For The Living Don Giovanni Records[146]
Spill Tab Angie Because
Surprise Chef Superb Big Crown Records[146]
Tanika Charles Reasons to Stay Record Kicks[146]
23 Eska The Ordinary Life Of A Magic Woman Earthling, Kartel[147]
Estelle Stay Alta 1980, Fab Factory[148]
Smerz Big City Life Escho
26 Seventeen Happy Burstday Pledis
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
30 The Budos Band VII Diamond West[149]
Honey Bxby Raw Honey Rebirth, Art@War, Warner[149]
Obongjayar Paradise Now September[150]

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You Verve, Republic[151]
  • Debuted at No. 165 on the Billboard 200
Eric Benét The Co-Star JBR[152]
Loaded Honey Love Made Trees Vetra, AWAL[153]
Omar Brighter the Days Impressive Collective, BBE Music[154]
Quinton Barnes Black Noise Watch That Ends The Night[155]
Sabrina Claudio Fall in Love With Her SC, Empire[156]
11 Psiryn In The Key Of Us Kandi Koated[157]
13 Brandee Younger Gadabout Season Impulse!, Verve[158]
Joe Armon-Jones All The Quiet (Part II) Aquarii[158]
Maiya Blaney A Room With A Door That Closes Lex Records[158]
Maleek Berry If Only Love Was Enough Berry's Room[159]
Witch Sogolo Desert Daze[160]
17 Bas & The Hics Melanchronica The Fiends[161]
20 Keke Palmer Just Keke Big Bosses, SoNo[162]
Kwn With All Due Respect RCA[162]
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Come As You Are Sounds of Crenshaw, Empire[162]
Yaya Bey Do It Afraid Drink Sum Wtr[163]
24 Madison McFerrin Scorpio Self-released[164]
27 Durand Jones & The Indications Flowers Dead Oceans[165]
Katseye Beautiful Chaos Hybe UMG, Geffen
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Leven Kali LK99: The Prelude Def Jam[166]

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 NoMBe DIÁSPORA Position[167]
4 The Colleagues & October London Love Language Self-released[168]
7 D.O. Bliss SooSoo, Dreamus[169]
9 Tobi Elements Vol. 2 Allwon[170]
11 Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi Whispers of Rain Tru Thoughts[171]
Burna Boy No Sign of Weakness Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 200 on the Billboard 200
Deante' Hitchcock Just A Sample 3 Do Better Records, 195 Oak[172]
Giveon Beloved Epic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Jane Handcock It's Me, Not You Death Row, Gamma[173]
Justin Bieber Swag Ithaca Holdings, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Kokoroko Tuff Times Never Last Brownswood[174]
Odeal The Summer That Saved Me OVMBR, LVRN[175]
Pastor Mike Jr. Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape Rock City[173]
15 Algee Smith Love Lost 7 Scope[176]
18 Kanii #Blue Masked, Warner[177]
Natalie Bergman My Home Is Not In This World Third Man[178]
Nectar Woode It's like I never left Since '93[177]
Sofia Ly Are You Bored Yet? LiveHelpLive, Pulse, Concord[177]
22 Black Party The Last Dance Guin, Stem[179]
25 ELHAE Lotus Ave RBC, BMG[180]
Frida Touray Homebody E2, Edition[181]
Mabel Mabel Polydor[181]
Tasha Cobbs Leonard Tasha Motown, TeeLee[181]
Tyla WWP Fax, Epic[182]
Vedo E•pit•o•me New Wav[183]
30 Buddy Guy Ain't Done with the Blues RCA[184]
31 Wolfacejoeyy Summer Songs Self-released[185]

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Rexx Life Raj In Rhythm Empire[186]
8 Amaarae Black Star Golden Child, Interscope[187]
Bryson Tiller The Vices RCA[188]
Craig David Commitment Believe UK[187]
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart
Iyla Weeping Angel Tomorrow, Astra Velum, Create[188]
Jenevieve Crysalis Interscope[188]
Kaash Paige KaashMyChecks Rostrum[187]
Sasha Keable Act Right Flight Club[189]
Various artists Stax Revue: Live In '65! Craft, Concord[188]
12 Najee Under the Moon Over the Sky Blue Horn[190]
15 Dijon Baby R&R, Warner[191]
Gregg Belisle-Chi Slow Crawl: Performing the Music of Tim Berne Intakt Records[192]
Liamani Dear Little Me Def Jam[176]
Mahalia Luvergirl Warner Music UK[193]
Maroon 5 Love Is Like 222, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200
Tres Leches The Smooth Sounds of Tres Leches, LHCC Mart Vol. 1 Brainfeeder[192]
22 Adam Blackstone Humble Magic Bassic Black Entertainment, Anderson, Empire[194]
Ciara CiCi Beauty Marks
Dominic Fike Rocket Columbia[195]
Jae Stephens Sellout II Raedio, Def Jam[196]
Jon Batiste Big Money Verve, Interscope[197]
J.P. Took A Turn Roc Nation[198]
Kalan.FrFr California Player Roc Nation[199]
Leela James 2BHonest Shesangz, BMG[200]
Mariah the Scientist Hearts Sold Separately Buckles Laboratories, Epic
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Nourished by Time The Passionate Ones XL[196]
Teyana Taylor Escape Room Def Jam Recordings[196]
  • Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200
Umi People Stories Epic[196]
28 Destin Conrad Whimsy AboveGround, Empire[201]
Kevin Ross Love Uptempo: Max Art Society Music Group, Empire[202]
Tiwa Savage This One Is Personal Everything Savage, Empire[203]
29 Blood Orange Essex Honey RCA[204]
  • Debuted at No. 69 on the UK Albums Chart
Braxton Cook Not Everyone Can Go Nettwerk[205]
Kirby Miss Black America Self-released[206]
Maurice Brown Betta Days Self-released[207]
Spinall Èkó Groove TheCAPMusic, Epic[201]

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Kamauu The Romantic Spirituals Mméré Dané, Stem[208]
5 Avenoir Mirage Listen to the Kids[209]
Curtis Harding Departures & Arrivals: Adventures Of Captain Curt Anti-[210]
El Michels Affair 24 Hr Sports Big Crown[210]
Elmiene Heat the Streets Def Jam, Polydor[210]
Fujii Kaze Prema Republic, Universal Sigma, Hehn
Jabari Ultra Epic[211]
Justin Bieber Swag II ILH, Def Jam[212]
Steven Bamidele The Crash! Tru Thoughts[208]
Walter Trout Sign of the Times Mascot, Provogue[210]
10 Abir The Game Fez's Finest, Empire[213]
Ayoni Isola Def Jam[213]
12 4Batz Still Shinin BuVision[213]
Ali McGuirk Watertop Signature Sounds Recordings[213]
Keri Hilson We Need To Talk: Drama Audible Art Club, Create[214]
Peyton Au Stones Throw[213]
19 Bakar Beastie Forever and Ever[215]
Cktrl Spirit Sounds of Wonder, R&R[216]
Jordan Astra Time Will Tell Mind of a Genius[217]
Joy Crookes Juniper Insanity, Sony, Speakerbox[216]
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart
Kendra Morris Next Karma Chief, Colemine[216]
Lola Young I'm Only F**king Myself Island
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200
26 Anaiis Devotion & the Black Divine Dream Sequence, 5dB[218]
Ant Clemons Happy 2 Be Here With You Self-released[219]
Breez Kennedy We All Need Love Standard, Def Jam[220]
Doja Cat Vie Kemosabe, RCA
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Eric Bellinger It All Makes Sense All Wins[218]
Lady Wray Cover Girl Big Crown[221]
Mariah Carey Here for It All Gamma
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Capitol, Polydor
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Rochelle Jordan Through the Wall Empire[220]

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Bryson Tiller Solace RCA[222]
  • Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
3 Adekunle Gold Fuji Somtin Different, Believe UK[223]
Bee-B Villain Origin Story Vrse1, Create[224]
Boy Soda Soulstar Warner Music Australia[225]
Jussie Smollett Break Out Music of Sound, Rowdy[226]
Kindred the Family Soul Grandlife Self-released[226]
Ledisi For Dinah Listen Back, Candid[223]
Say She She Cut & Rewind Drink sum wtr[222]
Trevor Jackson I Love You Born Art, UnitedMasters[224]
10 Amber Mark Pretty Idea Jasmine Music, PMR, Interscope[227]
Eric Benét It's Christmas JBR[228]
JayDon Me, My Songs, and I Zoo, Mega, Gamma[229]
Josh Levi Hydraulic Raedio, Atlantic[230]
Kaash Paige 2 Late To Be Toxic Rostrum[230]
Kent Jamz Fear Epic[230]
Khalid After the Sun Goes Down Right Hand, RCA
  • Debuted at No. 136 on the Billboard 200
Lojay XOXO Koratori[231]
Niia V Candid[228]
Robert Finley Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya Easy Eye[230]
Robert Glasper Keys to the City Volume One Loma Vista[228]
St. Paul & The Broken Bones St. Paul & The Broken Bones Oasis Pizza, Thirty Tigers[230]
Sy Ari da Kid Sy Ari Not Sorry 2 No I In Team, Cinq[228]
The Soul of John Black Soul Salvation Big Slamm[228]
Tom Scott Anitya Years Gone By[232]
15 JMSN ...It's only about u if you think it is. White Room[233]
17 Bryant Barnes Solace Mercury[234]
Isaiah Falls Lucky You Lvrs Only[235]
Ron E Let Me Explain MNRK[235]
Ruel Kicking My Feet Recess, Giant[236]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the ARIA Charts
Sudan Archives The BPM Stones Throw[234]
Suubi Casa's Journal Free Lunch, Warner[235]
Ty Dolla Sign Tycoon EZMNY, Atlantic[237]
Zeyne Awda MDLBeast, Scarab[234]
23 Miguel Caos ByStorm, RCA[238]
24 Antibalas Hourglass Daptone[239]
Cautious Clay The Hours: Night Fantasy[240]
Daniel Caesar Son of Spergy Hollace, Republic[241]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Dion The Rock 'n' Roll Philosopher Keeping The Blues Alive[242]
Halle Love?... or Something Like It Parkwood, Columbia[243]
Hannah Jadagu Describe Sub Pop[244]
Leon Thomas Pholks EZMNY, Motown[245]
Mon Laferte Femme Fatale Sony US Latin[244]
Monte Booker Noise (Meaning) EQT[240]
Nelly Moar Love's Law ADA Nordics[240]
Queen Naija 30. Capitol[245]
Skylar Grey Angel With Tattoos Grey Songs[244]
Yazmin Lacey Teal Dreams AMF[246]
28 Bjrnck A Girl Like Me Geffen[247]
31 Ingratax Fama De Ingrata Room28[248]
Keiyaa Hooke's Law XL[249]
Makaya McCraven Off the Record International Anthem, Nonesuch, XL[250]
Sevdaliza Heroina Broke, Create[248]
Trevor Jackson Goodbye Born Art, UnitedMasters[251]

November

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Miyeon My, Lover Cube[252]
7 2BYG The Yearbook Waystar, Def Jam[253]
Blk Odyssey Mood Control Earthchild, Empire[254]
Faouzia Film Noir Self-released[252]
Flwr Chyld InsydeOut Raedio, Def Jam[255]
Jonathan Jeremiah We Come Alive PIAS Germany[254]
Ludmilla Fragmentos Self-released[252]
Mavis Staples Sad and Beautiful World Anti-[256]
Rum.gold Is There Anybody Home Disc 2: Act of God Independent[257]
Tamar Braxton Heartbreak Retrograde Platform[258]
12 Teedra Moses Complex Simplicity (Reimagined) Black Moses[259]
14 Celeste Woman of Faces Polydor[260]
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart
FKA Twigs Eusexua Afterglow Young, Atlantic
Gabriel Jacoby Gutta Child Bourne, Pulse, Concord[261]
Jean Dawson Rock A Bye Baby, Glimmer Of God P+[261]
Lido Digital Dust II Self-released[262]
Mario Mood Swings New Citizen, Empire[261]
Nobu Woods Chimera 2nd Estate, Warner[263]
Nonso Amadi To Cry a Flood Universal Music Canada[261]
Q Parker Evolution of Romance, Vol. 1 Paramount Collective[264]
Sekou In a World We Don't Belong (Pt. 1) EMI[261]
Summer Walker Finally Over It LVRN, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
21 Lance Ferguson Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3 Tru Thoughts[265]
Odeal The Fall That Saved Us OVMBR, LVRN[265]
Roy Woods Flower City Heartbreak OVO[266]
Sabri What I Feel Now Nation of Victims, Empire[265]
Samm Henshaw It Could Be Worse Dorm Seven, AWAL[267]
Tems Love Is a Kingdom RCA, Since '93[265]
Trevor Jackson I Love You, Goodbye (The Greatest Breakup Album of All Time) Born Art, UnitedMasters[268]

December

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 October London For You, My Love Death Row, Gamma[269]
9 Black Party Last Call Guin[270]
12 Fridayy Everybody Got Somebody Lost In Melody, Def Jam[271]
Tanerélle The Burnout Mama Saturn[271]

Highest-charting songs

United States

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[272]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Daisies" Justin Bieber Swag 2
"Man I Need" Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 4
"Love Me Not" Ravyn Lenae Bird's Eye 5
"Mutt" Leon Thomas Mutt 6
"Folded" Kehlani TBA 7
"Anxiety" Doechii Alligator Bites Never Heal 9
"30 for 30" SZA and Kendrick Lamar Lana 10
"Cry for Me" The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow 12
"Messy" Lola Young This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway 14
"It Depends" Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller TBA 16
"Yukon" Justin Bieber Swag 17
"Go Baby" 18
"So Easy (To Fall in Love)" Olivia Dean The Art of Loving
"CN Tower" PartyNextDoor and Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U
"Die Trying" PartyNextDoor, Drake and Yebba 21
"All I Can Take" Justin Bieber Swag
"Burning Blue" Mariah the Scientist Hearts Sold Separately 25
"Something About You" PartyNextDoor and Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U 26
"Somebody Loves Me" PartyNextDoor, Drake and Cash Cobain 27
"Jealous Type" Doja Cat Vie 28
"Moth Balls" PartyNextDoor and Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U 29
"BMF" SZA Lana
"Bad Dreams" Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) 30
"Deeper" PartyNextDoor Some Sexy Songs 4 U 31
"Way It Is" Justin Bieber and Gunna Swag 33
"Things You Do" Justin Bieber 35
"Spider-Man Superman" PartyNextDoor and Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U
"Crying in Chanel" Drake 37
"Walking Away" Justin Bieber Swag
"Where Is My Husband!" Raye TBA
"Dandelion" Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead 38
"Residuals" Chris Brown 11:11 40

United Kingdom

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[273]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Messy" Lola Young This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway 1
"Man I Need" Olivia Dean The Art of Loving
"Where Is My Husband!" Raye TBA 2
"So Easy (To Fall in Love)" Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 3
"Nice to Each Other" 4

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of November 2025 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Hurry Up Tomorrow The Weeknd 490,500 1 [274]
2 Some Sexy Songs 4 U PartyNextDoor & Drake 246,000 1 [275]
3 Swag Justin Bieber 163,000 2 [276]
4 Finally Over It Summer Walker 77,000 2 [277]
5 Sincerely Kali Uchis 62,000 2 [278]
6 Vie Doja Cat 57,000 4 [279]
7 Ruby Jennie 56,000 7 [280]
8 I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) Teddy Swims 50,000 4 [281]
9 Here for It All Mariah Carey 47,000 7 [279]
10 Beloved Giveon 44,000 8 [276]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Dijon Baby 94 6 reviews [282]
2 Rochelle Jordan Through the Wall 90 5 reviews [283]
3 Mavis Staples Sad and Beautiful World 90 10 reviews [284]
4 Nourished by Time The Passionate Ones 89 15 reviews [285]
5 Blood Orange Essex Honey 89 13 reviews [286]
6 Annie and the Caldwells Can't Lose My (Soul) 88 6 reviews [287]
7 St. Paul & The Broken Bones St. Paul & The Broken Bones 88 4 reviews [288]
8 Valerie June Owls, Omens and Oracles 87 7 reviews [289]
9 Yaya Bey Do It Afraid 85 7 reviews [290]
10 Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 84 10 reviews [291]
11 Joy Crookes Juniper 84 4 reviews [292]
12 Sault 10 84 4 reviews [293]
13 Amaarae Black Star 83 9 reviews [294]
14 Kali Uchis Sincerely 83 7 reviews [295]
15 Erika de Casier Lifetime 83 5 reviews [296]
16 Witch Sogolo 82 7 reviews [297]
17 Cymande Renascence 82 5 reviews [298]
18 Eddie Chacon Lay Low 82 5 reviews [299]
19 Sudan Archives The BPM 81 14 reviews [300]
20 KeiyaA Hooke's Law 81 8 reviews [301]
21 Lola Young I'm Only F**king Myself 79 10 reviews [302]
22 Dion The Rock 'n' Roll Philosopher 79 4 reviews [303]
23 Celeste Woman of Faces 78 7 reviews [304]
24 Kokoroko Tuff Times Never Last 78 7 reviews [305]
25 Doja Cat Vie 78 6 reviews [306]
26 Antibalas Hourglass 78 4 reviews [307]
27 Curtis Harding Departures & Arrivals: Adventures Of Captain Curt 78 4 reviews [308]
28 Quinton Barnes Black Noise 78 4 reviews [309]
29 Mac Miller Balloonerism 77 10 reviews [310]
30 Greentea Peng Tell Dem It's Sunny 77 7 reviews [311]
31 Teyana Taylor Escape Room 77 4 reviews [312]
32 Nao Jupiter 76 7 reviews [313]
33 Summer Walker Finally Over It 75 6 reviews [314]
34 Jennie Ruby 74 6 reviews [315]
35 Everything Is Recorded Temporary 74 4 reviews [316]
36 The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow 73 12 reviews [317]
37 Mariah Carey Here for It All 73 8 reviews [318]
38 Hope Tala Hope Handwritten 72 4 reviews [319]
39 Banks Off with Her Head 71 6 reviews [320]
40 Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) 70 6 reviews [321]
41 Justin Bieber Swag 67 15 reviews [322]
42 Miguel Caos 65 4 reviews [323]
43 Daniel Caesar Son of Spergy 61 4 reviews [324]
44 PartyNextDoor & Drake Some Sexy Songs 4 U 55 5 reviews [325]
45 Justin Bieber Swag II 48 5 reviews [326]

See also

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