The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album has been handed out since 1995. In 2003, the category was split into two Best Contemporary R&B Album for R&B LPs with modern hip-hop styles and Best R&B Album for R&B LPs that are traditional with less electronic influence. Hip-hop super trio TLC and Alicia Keys are the biggest winners in the category with two wins each. The grammy awards given out in a particular year is for the music released in the previous year.
Winners: Grammys Best R&B Album
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Year
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Winner
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Album
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2010
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Maxwell
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BLACKsummers'night
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2009
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Jennifer Hudson
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Jennifer Hudson
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2008
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Chaka Khan
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Funk This
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2007
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Mary J. Blige
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The Breakthrough
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2006
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John Legend
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Get Lifted
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2005
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Alicia Keys
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The Diary of Alicia Keys
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2004
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Luther Vandross
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Dance with My Father
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2003
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India.Arie
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Voyage to India
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2002
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Alicia Keys
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Songs in A Minor
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2001
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D'Angelo
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Voodoo
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2000
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TLC
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Fanmail
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1999
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Lauryn Hill
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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1998
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Erykah Badu
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Baduizm
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1997
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Tony Rich
|
Words
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1996
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TLC
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CrazySexyCool
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1995
|
Boyz II Men
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II
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