Green Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 These are the biggest female R&B albums in the US by year of release based on their total known sales/certifications since 2000: 2000: JILL SCOTT WHO IS JILL SCOTT?: WORDS AND SOUNDS, VOLUME 1 2x Platinum (2.5 million pure) TONI BRAXTON THE HEAT 2x Platinum (2.1 million pure) ERYKAH BADU MAMA'S GUN Platinum (1.3 million pure) 2001: Alicia Keys — Songs In a Minor: 7x Platinum DESTINY'S CHILD SURVIVOR 4x Platinum (eligible for 5x Platinum) MARY J. BLIGE NO MORE DRAMA 2x Platinum (3.1 million pure) eligible for 3x Platinum 2002: Ashanti — Ashanti: 3x Platinum (3.3 million pure) Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me... Then 2x Platinum (2.6 million pure) Aaliyah - I Care 4 U Platinum (1,737,789 pure) 2003: Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love: eligible for 6x Platinum (5,104,616 pure album sales) ALICIA KEYS THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 5x Platinum ASHANTI CHAPTER II Platinum (1.5 million pure) 2004: Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled: 3x Platinum CIARA GOODIES 3x Platinum FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF Platinum (1.7 million pure) 2005: Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi: 6x Platinum (6,803,576 SPS) MARY J. BLIGE THE BREAKTHROUGH 3x Platinum (3.1 million pure) Keyshia Cole - The Way It Is Platinum (1.6 million pure) 2006: Beyoncé - B'Day: eligible for 5x Platinum (3.4 million pure album sales) CORINNE BAILEY RAE CORINNE BAILEY RAE Platinum (1.9 million pure) eligible for 2x Platinum CIARA THE EVOLUTION Platinum (1.4 million pure) 2007: Alicia Keys - As I Am: 4x Platinum MARY J. BLIGE GROWING PAINS Platinum (1.7 million pure album sales) KEYSHIA COLE JUST LIKE YOU Platinum (1.7 million pure album sales) 2008: Beyoncé - I Am… Sasha Fierce: eligible for 6x Platinum (3,250,652 pure album sales) MARIAH CAREY E=MC2 Platinum (1,701,105 SPS) KEYSHIA COLE A DIFFERENT ME Platinum (1 million pure) 2009: Alicia Keys — The Element of Freedom: 2x Platinum WHITNEY HOUSTON I LOOK TO YOU Platinum Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Gold (932,809 SPS) 2010: Sade — Soldier of Love: Platinum (1.5 million pure) MONICA STILL STANDING Gold (561,287 pure) Fantasia - Back to Me (490,000 pure) eligible for Gold 2011: Beyoncé – 4: eligible for 3x Platinum (1.6 million pure album sales) MARY J. BLIGE MY LIFE II THE JOURNEY CONTINUES (ACT 1) Gold (681,516 pure album sales) JENNIFER HUDSON I REMEMBER ME Gold (459,000 pure album sales) 2012: Rihanna - Unapologetic: 3x Platinum ALICIA KEYS GIRL ON FIRE Platinum EMELI SANDE OUR VERSION OF EVENTS Gold 2013: Beyoncé – BEYONCÉ: eligible for 4x Platinum (2.4 million pure album sales) JHENE AIKO SAIL OUT Gold 2014: Jhené Aiko - Souled Out: Gold 2015: Kehlani – You Should Be Here: Gold Janet Jackson - Unbreakable 358,633 SPS 2016: RIHANNA ANTI eligible for 4x Platinum BEYONCE LEMONADE 3x Platinum (2 million pure album sales) SOLANGE A SEAT AT THE TABLE Gold 2017: SZA - CTRL: 2x Platinum H.E.R. H.E.R. Platinum JHENE AIKO TRIP Gold 2018: Ella Mai – Ella Mai: 2x Platinum QUEEN NAIJA QUEEN NAIJA EP Gold 2019: Summer Walker - Over It: (2.4 million) eligible for 2x Platinum LIZZO CUZ I LOVE YOU (2.2 million) eligible for 2x Platinum H.E.R. I USED TO KNOW HER Gold 2020: Jhene Aiko – Chilombo: Platinum (1.5 million) Kehlani - IT WAS GOOD UNTIL IT WASN'T 397,000 2021: H.E.R. BACK OF MY MIND Gold Summer Walker – Still Over It 420,000 Jazmine Sullivan HEAUX TALES 343,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Justice for Amerie The fact I am playing "Movies" by Ashanti as I came upon her album in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fememeist Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Green said: Summer Walker - Over It: (2.4 million) eligible for 2x Platinum 4 minutes ago, Green said: Summer Walker – Still Over It 420,000 And yall attacked me for saying her second album was a dip from her first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rihannabiggestfan Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, fememeist said: And yall attacked me for saying her second album was a dip from her first. Her second album isn't even 2 months old yet tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I love almost all of those! Ella Mai, Jhené Aiko, Beyoncé/Destiny's Child, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fentypark Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 39 minutes ago, fememeist said: And yall attacked me for saying her second album was a dip from her first. girl shut the fuck up omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 48 minutes ago, fememeist said: And yall attacked me for saying her second album was a dip from her first. Over It did not cross 500k till 8 weeks after release What's not clicking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah.Beyonce Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Keyshia was so consistent. Back then a reality show could do wonders for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 And not H.E.R being on this list when ATRL pretends she's nonexistent till award season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, Bloodflowers. said: Justice for Amerie The fact I am playing "Movies" by Ashanti as I came upon her album in this thread Ashanti really was a moment. I feel as though she never topped her debut album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 @Devin get in here bestie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fememeist Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Armani? said: Over It did not cross 500k till 8 weeks after release What's not clicking? Time is on my side, SOI will take longer to reach or surpass OI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Of You Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Green said: 2000: JILL SCOTT WHO IS JILL SCOTT?: WORDS AND SOUNDS, VOLUME 1 2x Platinum (2.5 million pure) Yourrr’ee hereeeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Both Sides Now Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Not gonna lie, surprised to see Moomoirs so close to platinum! Maybe in a few years or sooner if Betcha Gon Know goes viral and gets its flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Tinashe deserves better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umich Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Janet almost snatching 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 After 2014 and 2015 are tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgechxng Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 not HER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reymiu Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Alicia's Alicia should be close to Gold right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BnPac Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Floren said: Some of those Rihanna and Bey albums weren't RnB Bey has one pop album IASF and even that album was half pop songs/half urban songs. Edit : I thought Ashanti’s first album sold more but still very massive. Alicia did very well. So did B and DC. Sad she didn’t release more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepo Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Floren said: Some of those Rihanna and Bey albums weren't RnB Clean your ears, what are DIL, Destiny Fulfilled, B'Day and 4 then? Even IASF, a double disc, has its own R&B/Urban half (Single Ladies, Ego). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Floren said: Some of those Rihanna and Bey albums weren't RnB For Rihanna I only included Unapologetic (which won Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammys) and ANTI which it's obviously R&B It's not like I included Loud And like other members have said Beyoncé only "pop" album is I Am Sasha Fierce and that album is half pop/half R&B/urban and won Best Contemporary R&B album at the Grammys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 @Green You forgot Fantasia for 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Armani? said: @Green You forgot Fantasia for 2010 True. I added her now after Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyds Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Where is Janet's All For You in he 2001 list? certified 2x platinum, but sold 3.5M (SPS), eligible for 3x platinum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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