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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2023.

Events

January

On January 1, Fred White died at the age of 67.^[1]
On January 13, Thomasina Winslow died at the age of 57.^[2]
On January 17, Renée Geyer died at the age of 69.^[3]
On January 28, Barrett Strong died at the age of 81.^[4]
On January 31, Charlie Thomas died at the age of 85.^[5]

February

On February 5, the 65th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Beyoncé won both Best R&B Song for "Cuff It" and Best R&B Traditional Performance for "Plastic Off the Sofa". Muni Long won Best R&B Performance for "Hrs and Hrs". Steve Lacy won Best Progressive R&B Album for Gemini Rights. Robert Glasper won Best R&B Album for Black Radio III.^[6]
On February 11, the Brit Awards 2023 were held. Flo won the Rising Star award.^[7]
On February 13, Huey "Piano" Smith died at the age of 89.^[8] On the same day, Spencer Wiggins died at the age of 81.^[9]
On February 16, Chuck Jackson died at the age of 85.^[10]
On February 18, Don Shinn died at the age of 77.^[11] On the same day, the 12th Circle Chart Music Awards were held. NCT won Artist of the Year – Physical Album 1st Quarter for Universe. Stray Kids won Artist of the Year – Physical Album 4th Quarter for Maxident. NewJeans won New Artist of the Year Digital Music for "Attention". (G)I-dle won Record Production of the Year for I Never Die.^[12] On the same day, the 49th People's Choice Awards were held. Beyoncé won R&B Artist of the Year.^[13]
On February 23, R. Kelly was sentenced in Chicago federal court to 20 years in prison for child pornography and other sexual crimes involving minors, with 19 years being concurrent to his previous 30-year term handed down in New York. Kelly will now serve 31 years in prison.^[14]
On February 25, the 54th NAACP Image Awards were held. Beyoncé won Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "Cuff It", and Outstanding Album for Renaissance. Coco Jones won Outstanding New Artist. Chris Brown won Outstanding Male Artist. Chris Brown and Wizkid won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) for "Call Me Every Day". Silk Sonic won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) for "Love's Train". Rihanna won Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "Lift Me Up". Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis & Dave Jordan won Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Soundtrack). Tems won Outstanding International Song for "No Woman No Cry".^[15]

March

On March 1, Leon Hughes died at the age of 92.^[16]
On March 5, the 20th Korean Music Awards were held. Younha won Song of the Year for "Event Horizon". NewJeans won Rookie of the Year, Best K-Pop Song for "Attention", and Best K-Pop Album for New Jeans. A.Train won Best R&B & Soul Album for Private Pink. Bibi won Best R&B & Soul Song for "Jotto". Nucksal and Cadejo won Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album for Sincerely Yours and Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song for "Good Morning Seoul".^[17]
On March 13, the Juno Awards of 2023 were held. The Weeknd won Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Single of the Year for "Sacrifice", and Album of the Year for Dawn FM. Akeel Henry won Producer of the Year. Angelique Francis won Blues Album of the Year for Long River. Jessie Reyez won Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for Yessie. Savannah Ré and Dylan Sinclair won Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for "Last One". Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak won Rap Single of the Year for "Twin Flame".^[18]
On March 14, Bobby Caldwell died at the age of 71.^[19]
On March 16, Fuzzy Haskins died at the age of 81.^[20]
On March 27, Peggy Scott-Adams died at the age of 74.^[21] On the same day, the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. Future, Drake, and Tems won Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "Wait for U". Drake won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year. SZA won R&B Artist of the Year and R&B Song of the Year for "I Hate U". Muni Long won Best New R&B Artist. Kali Uchis won Best New Latin Artist. Beyoncé won R&B Album of the Year for Renaissance.^[22]
On March 29, Sweet Charles Sherrell died at the age of 80.^[23]
On March 31, the 2023 Global Awards were held. Raye and 070 Shake won Best Social Trended Song for "Escapism". Flo won the Rising Star Award. Lizzo won Best Female.^[24]

April

On April 5, Booker Newberry III died at the age of 67.^[25]
On April 25, Billy "The Kid" Emerson died at the age of 97.^[26]
On April 27, the APRA Music Awards of 2023 were held. Xavier Rudd won Most Performed Blues & Roots Work for "We Deserve to Dream". Miiesha won Most Performed R&B / Soul Work for "Still Dream".^[27]

May

On May 3, Linda Lewis died at the age of 72.^[28]
On May 5, Chris Strachwitz died at the age of 91.^[29]
On May 6, the 17th Metro FM Music Awards were held. MOE. won Best New Age R&B Artist.^[30]
On May 23, Sheldon Reynolds died at the age of 63.^[31]
On May 24, Tina Turner died at the age of 83.^[32]
On May 30, DaniLeigh was arrested for a DUI in Miami-Dade County, Florida.^[33]

June

On June 4, George Winston at the age of 74.^[34]
On June 15, the 2023 Libera Awards were held. Shemekia Copeland won Best Blues Record for Done Come Too Far. Sudan Archives won Breakthrough Artist/Release and Best R&B Record for Natural Brown Prom Queen. Lee Fields won Best Soul/Funk Record for Sentimental Fool.^[35]
On June 23, Jacquees was arrested for battery in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^[36]
On June 25, the BET Awards 2023 were held. SZA won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Album of the Year for SOS and Video of the Year for "Kill Bill". Beyoncé won the BET Her Award for "Break My Soul", Album of the Year for Renaissance and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Break My Soul". Future, Drake, and Tems won Best Collaboration for "Wait for U". Usher won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. Coco Jones won Best New Artist.Chris Brown won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.^[37]
On June 30, Lord Creator died at the age of 87.^[38]

July

On July 1, the 34th Golden Melody Awards were held. A-Lin won Best Female Mandarin Singer.^[39]
On July 3, Vicki Anderson died at the age of 83.^[40]
On July 5, Coco Lee died at the age of 48.^[41]
On July 12, August Moon died at the age of 85.^[42]

August

On August 2, Lizzo was sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment by sexually harassing and weight shaming her dancers.^[43]
On August 13, Clarence Avant died at the age of 92.^[44]
On August 7, Toussaint McCall died at the age of 89.^[45]
On August 17, Bobby Eli died at the age of 77.^[46]
On August 29, August 08 died at the age of 31.^[47]

September

On September 12, the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were held. SZA won Best R&B for "Shirt".^[48]
On September 16, Irish Grinstead, of 702, died at the age of 43.^[49]
On September 26, the 2023 AIM Independent Music Awards were held. Raye and 070 Shake won Best Independent Track for "Escapism".^[50]
On September 27, the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards were held. Vika and Linda won the Artistic Excellence Award.^[51]
On September 30, Russell Batiste Jr. died at the age of 57.^[52]

October

On October 5, the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held. Romeo Santos won Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo. Aventura won Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group.^[53]
On October 11, Rudolph Isley, of The Isley Brothers, died at the age of 84.^[54]
On October 26, the 2023 UK Music Video Awards were held. Jorja Smith won Best R&B/Soul Video – UK for "Try Me". Lil Yachty won Best R&B/Soul Video – International for "Say Something". Sans Soucis won Best R&B/Soul Video – Newcomer for "I Know Your Present". Bakar won Best Alternative Video – UK for "Alive!" Audrey Nuna won Best Visual Effects in a Video for "Locket".^[55]

November

On November 3, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, The Spinners, and Don Cornelius were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[56]^[57]
On November 5, the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards were held. Chris Brown won Best R&B.^[58]
On November 10, Johnny Ruffo died at the age of 35.^[59]
On November 15, the 2023 ARIA Music Awards were held. Genesis Owusu won Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop/Rap Release, and Best Independent Release for Struggler. The Teskey Brothers won Best Blues & Roots Album for The Winding Way. Forest Claudette won Best Cover Art for Everything Was Green and Best Soul/R&B Release for "Mess Around" with EarthGang.^[60]
On November 19, the 2023 Billboard Music Awards were held. SZA won Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top R&B Song for "Kill Bill", and Top R&B Album for SOS. The Weeknd won Top R&B Male Artist. Beyoncé won Top R&B Touring Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, and Top Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. Drake won Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, and Top Rap Touring Artist. NewJeans won Top Global K-Pop Artist. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage won Top Collaboration for "Creepin'".^[61]
On November 22, Jean Knight died at the age of 80.^[62]
On November 26, the 2023 Soul Train Music Awards were held. SZA won Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Album of the Year for SOS, Song of the Year and The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for "Snooze". Victoria Monét won Video of the Year and Best Dance Performance for "On My Mama". Usher won Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Soul Train Certified Award, and Best Collaboration, alongside Summer Walker & 21 Savage, for "Good Good".^[63]
On November 28, the 2023 MAMA Awards were held. NewJeans won Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Dance Performance – Female Group for "Ditto", and Best Female Group. Seventeen won Best Male Group and Best Dance Performance – Male Group for "Super". Jimin won Best Male Artist.^[64]

December

On December 2, the 2023 Melon Music Awards were held. NewJeans won Artist of the Year, Best Female Group, and Song of the Year for "Ditto". NCT Dream won Best Male Group. Aespa won Best Female Performance and Global Artist. Seventeen won Best Male Performance. Kiss of Life won 1theK Global Icon. NCT Dream won Record of the Year.^[65]
On December 26, Zahara died at the age of 35.^[66]
On December 29, Les McCann died at the age of 88.^[67]

Released albums

January


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
9	Monsta X	REASOИ	Starship, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
13	Joesef	Permanent Damage^[68]	AWAL, Bold Cut
13	Vedo	Mood Swings^[69]	New Wav Music, Island Prolific, EMPIRE
16	Got the Beat	Stamp on It	SM, Dreamus	Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart
18	Koda Kumi	Wings	Rhythm Zone	Debuted at No. 10 on the Oricon Albums Chart
20	Låpsley	Cautionary Tales of Youth^[70]	Believe, Young
25	Yesung	Sensory Flows	SM Entertainment, Label SJ	Debuted at No. 4 on the Circle Album Chart
27	Aya Nakamura	DNK	Rec. 118, Warner Music France	Debuted at No. 1 on the SNEP Charts
	Jackie Venson	Evolution of Joy^[71]	Self-released
	Kimbra	A Reckoning	Self-released
	Lil Yachty	Let's Start Here	Motown, Quality Control	Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	Popcaan	Great Is He	OVO Sound
	The Arcs	Electrophonic Chronic	Easy Eye Sound	Debuted at No. 90 on the Offizielle Top 100
31	Phum Viphurit	The Greng Jai Piece^[72]	Rats Records, Lirico

February


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
2	Raye	My 21st Century Blues	Human Re Sources	Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
10	Elodie	OK. Respira	Island Records	Debuted at No. 4 on the FIMI Chart
	Eric Bellinger	1-800-Hit Eazy: Line 2^[73]	All Wins Entertainment, Empire
	Kelela	Raven	Warp Records	Debuted at No. 18 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
	Lance Skiiiwalker	Audiodidactic^[74]	Top Dawg Entertainment
	Liv.e	Girl in the Half Pearl	In Real Life Music, AWAL Recordings America
	Sabrina Claudio	Archives & Lullabies ^[75]	SC Entertainment
16	Rakiyah	The Cosmic Queen	Self-released
16	Tini	Cupido	Hollywood, 5020, Sony Latin
17	Wesley Joseph	Glow^[76]	Secretly Canadian
24	Don Toliver	Love Sick	Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records	Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
	Gracie Abrams	Good Riddance	Interscope	Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
	Jozzy	Songs For Women, Free Game For N**s	Love Records
	Tink	Thanks 4 Nothing	Winter's Diary, WD Records, Empire	Debuted at No. 147 on the Billboard 200
	U.S. Girls	Bless This Mess	4AD
27	Sam Smith	Gloria	Capitol	Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
28	KAMAUU	Welcome to KAMAUU.world	Warner Music Group, X5 Music Group

March


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
3	Chiiild	Better Luck In the Next Life^[77]	Avant Garden, 4th & Broadway, Def Jam Recordings
	Dreamville	Creed III: The Soundtrack	Dreamville, Interscope	Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
	Kali Uchis	Red Moon in Venus	Geffen Records	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	Masego	Masego^[78]	EQT Recordings, Capitol Records, UMG Recordings
	Yazmin Lacey	Voice Notes	Own Your Own Records, Believe
6	Onew	Circle	SM	Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart
10	August Alsina	Myself	Shake the World, Empire
	Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy	Victims and Villains^[79]	SoulStar Music Company
	The War and Treaty	Lover's Game	UMG Nashville
13	Kai	Rover	SM, Dreamus	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
16	Code Kunst	Remember Archive	AOMG	Debuted at No. 19 on the Circle Album Chart
17	ELHAE	Forgotten Flowers^[80]	Dream Loud Music Group
	Malina Moye	Dirty	WCE Records, The Orchard
	T-Pain	On Top of the Covers	Nappy Boy, Empire
	Tei Shi	Bad Premonition^[81]	The Orchard
	Unknown Mortal Orchestra	V	Jagjaguwar
24	6LACK	Since I Have a Lover	LVRN, Interscope Records	Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
	Billy Valentine	Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth^[82]	Bob Thiele Jr., Acid Jazz Acquisitions
	Jimin	Face	Big Hit	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
	Matt Corby	Everything's Fine	Island Australia
	Yaya Bey	Exodus the North Star^[83]	Big Dada
25	Kristian Bush	52 \| ATL x BNA	Big Machine
28	Billlie	The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three	Mystic Story, Kakao	Debuted at No. 5 on the Circle Album Chart
31	B. Cool-Aid	Leather Blvd	Lex
	Chlöe	In Pieces	Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records	Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
	Davido	Timeless	DMW, Columbia, Sony	Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
	Eddie Chacon	Sundown	Stones Throw Records	Debuted at No. 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart

April


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
7	Brandee Younger	Brand New Life^[84]	Impulse!, Verve Label Group, UMG Recordings
	Daniel Caesar	Never Enough	Hollace, Republic Records	Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
	Planet Giza	Ready When You Are^[85]	Quiet Note
	THEY.	Nü Moon^[86]	Nü Religion Records, AWAL
14	Dinner Party	Enigmatic Society	Sound of Crenshaw, EMPIRE	Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard US Top Jazz Albums
	Jean Deaux	HEAVY^[87]	Duality Records, EMPIRE
	Petite Noir	MotherFather^[88]	Roya Records
	Yung Bleu	Love Scars II	Moon Boy University, EMPIRE	Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
17	NCT DoJaeJung	Perfume	SM	Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
21	Alfa Mist	Variables^[89]	Anti-
	Dreamer Isioma	Princess Forever^[90]	AWAL
	Everything but the Girl	Fuse	Buzzin' Fly, Virgin	Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
	Nourished by Time	Erotic Probiotic 2	Scenic Route
	Post Malone	The Diamond Collection	Republic, Mercury	Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
	St. Paul & the Broken Bones	Angels in Science Fiction^[91]	ATO
25	Taeyang	Down to Earth	The Black Label, Interscope	Debuted at No. 10 on the Circle Album Chart
27	Marina Sena	Vício Inerente	Sony Music Brazil
28	Amir Obè	after.^[92]	Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings
	Baby Rose	Through and Through	Secretly Canadian
	Jessie Ware	That! Feels Good!	EMI	Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
	Labrinth	Ends & Begins	Columbia, Sony Music	Debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200
	rum.gold	U Street Anthology^[93]	Leola
	Smokey Robinson	Gasms	TLR Records

May


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
4	iKon	Take Off	143	Debuted at No. 10 on the Circle Album Chart
4	Various artists	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series)	Netflix Music, Sony Masterworks	Debuted at No. 19 on the UK Soundtrack Albums Chart
5	Aespa	My World	SM, Warner, Dreamus	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	Durand Jones	Wait Til I Get Over	Dead Oceans	Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
	Emily King	Special Occasion^[94]	ATO Records
	Jidenna	ME YOU & GOD^[95]	Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions
	Omarion	Full Circle: Sonic Book One ^[96]	Omarion Worldwide
12	Keke Palmer	Big Boss^[97]	Big Bosses Ent.
	Madison McFerrin	I Hope You Can Forgive Me^[98]	MADMCFERRIN MUSIC
	Njomza	Stages^[99]	Sincethe80s, EMPIRE
15	(G)I-dle	I Feel	Cube, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
19	Angie Stone	Love Language	Conjunction, SoNo
	Sleep Token	Take Me Back to Eden	Spinefarm	Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
	Summer Walker	CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE^[100]	LVRN, Interscope Records	Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
26	D4vd	Petals to Thorns	Darkroom Records, Interscope Records	Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200
	KayCyy & Gesaffelstein	TW2052^[101]	Bu Vision, Columbia
	Lola Young	My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely^[102]	Island
	Manu Manzo	Luna En Geminis	Self-released
	Marco Mengoni	Materia (Prisma)	Sony Music Italy	Debuted at No. 1 on the FIMI Chart
	Nonso Amadi	When It Blooms	Universal Music Canada. Def Jam, Polydor Records. MCA Records France. Universal Music Nigeria	Debuted at No. 105 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
	Simply Red	Time	Warner Music	Debuted at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart

June


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
2	Ben Harper	Wide Open Light	Chrysalis	Debuted at No. 33 on the Swiss Albums Chart
	Louise	Greatest Hits	Tag8, BMG	Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart
	Meshell Ndegeocello	The Omnichord Real Book	Blue Note
	Speakers Corner Quartet	Further Out Than the Edge	OTIH Records
	Witch	Zango^[103]	Desert Daze Sound
7	Dami Im	In Between	ABC Music	Debuted at No. 65 on the ARIA Albums Chart
9	Amaarae	Fountain Baby	Golden Angel, Interscope Records
	BLK ODYSSY	DIAMONDS & FREAKS^[104]	Earthchild, Empire
	Col3trane	Chekhov's Gun^[105]	Trane of Thought Records, UnitedMasters
	Janelle Monáe	The Age of Pleasure	Wondaland Productions, Bad Boy Records	Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
	Maeta	When I Hear Your Name^[106]	Roc Nation Records
	Pantayo	Ang Pagdaloy^[107]	Self-released
	SB19	Pagtatag!	Sony Philippines
	Selwyn Birchwood	Exorcist^[108]	Alligator Records
16	Ambré	Who's Loving You?^[109]	Roc Nation Records
	Asake	Work of Art	YBNL Nation, Empire	Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
	Bettye LaVette	LaVette!	Jay-Vee Records	Debuted at No. 13 on the UK R&B Albums Chart
	Forest Claudette	Everything Was Green	Forest Claudette, Sony
	Kiana Ledé	Grudges^[110]	The Heavy Group, Republic Records
17	Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree	Adolescent^[111]	RISER Music
21	Sara Jo	Bez kontrole	Bassivity Digital
23	I.M	Overdrive	Sony Music Korea	Debuted at No. 6 on the Circle Album Chart
24	Seyi Vibez	Thy Kingdom Come	Vibez Inc, Dvpper Music	Debuted at No. 2 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
26	Shinee	Hard	SM	Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
29	Terrace Martin	Fine Tune^[112]	Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG
30	Ash Walker	Astronaut	Night Time Stories
30	Olivia Dean	Messy	EMI	Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart

July


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
5	Kiss of Life	Kiss of Life	S2	Debuted at No. 18 on the Circle Album Chart
6	Lyanno	Midnight	Rimas Entertainment
7	Anohni and the Johnsons	My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross	Secretly Canadian
	FLO	3 of Us	Island Records
	Gabriels	Angels & Queens	Atlas Artists	Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
	Little Dragon	Slugs of Love	Ninja Tune	Debuted at No. 26 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
10	EXO	Exist	SM, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
	Gloria Groove	Lady Leste (Ao Vivo)^[113]	SB Music
	Zerobaseone	Youth in the Shade	WakeOne	Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
12	Sandara Park	Sandara Park	Abyss Company
14	Mahalia	IRL	Warner Music UK	Debuted at No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart
14	Rita Ora	You & I	BMG	Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
17	Capella Grey	Here, Damn.^[114]	ALLEPAC THE FAMILY
17	NCT Dream	ISTJ	SM, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
19	The Sarz Academy Alumni	Memories That Last Forever 2	1789, United Masters, Warner Music Africa
21	NewJeans	Get Up	ADOR, YG Plus	Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
27	Kizz Daniel	Maverick^[115]	FlyBoy INC, EMPIRE
28	Adekunle Gold	Tequila Ever After^[116]	Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings
	Jessy Lanza	Love Hallucination	Hyperdub
	Roy Woods	Mixed Emotions^[117]	OVO Sound
	Tori Kelly	Tori	Epic, Beautiful Mind
	Treasure	Reboot	YG, Columbia	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart

August


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
3	Iza	Afrodhit	Warner Music Brazil
8	Olamide	Unruly^[118]	YBNL Nation, EMPIRE
11	Emotional Oranges	STILL EMO^[119]	Avant Garden
11	Jungle	Volcano	Caiola, AWAL
18	Amaka	Oasis^[120]	Venice Music
	Cautious Clay	KARPEH^[121]	Blue Note Records
	Ciara	CiCi	Beauty Marks Entertainment^[122]
	Genesis Owusu	Struggler	OURNESS, AWAL	Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart
	Grace Potter	Mother Road	Fantasy
	Jihyo	Zone	JYP, Republic	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
	Jon Batiste	World Music Radio	Verve, Interscope	Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200
	Leon Thomas	Electric Dusk^[123]	UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records
	Swavy	Different Breed^[124]	Columbia Records
25	Burna Boy	I Told Them...	Atlantic, Spaceship, Bad Habit	Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
	Fridayy	Fridayy^[125]	Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings
	Maluma	Don Juan	Sony Latin	Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
	Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy	Nova^[126]	Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG
	Victoria Monét	JAGUAR II	Lovett Music, RCA Records^[127]	Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200
28	NCT	Golden Age	SM, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
30	Dominic Scott	Dear Summer^[128]	Red Balloon Works

September


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Ama Lou	I Came Home Late^[129]	Interscope Records
1	Tekno	The More The Better^[130]	Self-released
5	Tirzah	trip9love...???	Domino
7	Majeeed	Cheers to Life	Dream Empire Music, EMPIRE	Debuted at No. 34 on the TurnTable Top 50
8	Allison Russell	The Returner	Fantasy, Concord	Debuted at No. 56 on the UK Album Downloads
	Teezo Touchdown	How Do You Sleep at Night?	RCA, Not Fit for Society
	Tinashe	BB/ANG3L	Nice Life Recording Company	Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard US Top Album Sales
	V	Layover	Big Hit	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
	Yussef Dayes	Black Classical Music	Brownswood, Nonesuch	Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
15	Alan Palomo	World of Hassle	Mom + Pop
	Cleo Sol	Heaven	Forever Living Originals
	Corinne Bailey Rae	Black Rainbows	Black Rainbows Music, Thirty Tigers^[131]	Debuted at No. 13 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
	Diddy	The Love Album: Off the Grid	Love Records, Motown Records	Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
	Rod Wave	Nostalgia	Alamo	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Stephen Marley	Old Soul	Ghetto Youths International
	Teddy Swims	I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)	Warner	Debuted at No. 61 on the Billboard 200
22	Bakar	Halo	Black Butter	Debuted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart
	Doja Cat	Scarlet	Kemosabe, RCA	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	Dominique Fils-Aimé	Our Roots Run Deep	Ensoul Records^[132]
	K. Michelle	I'm the Problem	Chase Landin, MNRK^[133]
	Stephen Sanchez	Angel Face	Mercury, Republic	Debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard 200
27	XG	New DNA	Xgalx	Debuted at No. 8 on the Circle Album Chart
29	Beverley Knight	The Fifth Chapter	Tag8 Music, BMG Rights Management	Debuted at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart
	Cleo Sol	Gold	Forever Living Originals
	Feid	Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad	Universal Latino	Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
	Grace Weber	Paperflower^[134]	Self-released
	Jorja Smith	Falling or Flying	FAMM	Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
	ROMderful	ICE CREAM CLONES 2	Self-released
	Say She She	Silver^[135]	Karma Chief Records

October


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
4	Bnxn	Sincerely, Benson	T.Y.E., EMPIRE	Debuted at No. 2 on the TurnTable Albums Chart
6	Drake	For All the Dogs	OVO Sound, Republic Records	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Joy Denalane	Willpower	Lesedi, Four	Debuted at No. 33 on the Offizielle Top 100
	NCT 127	Fact Check	SM	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
	ODUMODUBLVCK	EZIOKWU^[136]	NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings
	Vedo	7^[137]	New Wav Music Group, EMPIRE
11	JMSN	Soft Spot^[138]	White Room Records
13	Jamila Woods	Water Made Us	Jagjaguwar^[139]
	Troye Sivan	Something to Give Each Other	EMI Music Australia	Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
	Yamê	Elowi	DBS, Naïve	Debuted at No. 10 on the SNEP Chart
20	Arin Ray	Phases III^[140]	Interscope Records
	Berhana	Amén (The Nomad's Dream)^[141]	EQT Recordings
	Brandon Lake	Coat of Many Colors	Provident Label Group	Debuted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200
	Naomi Sharon	Obsidian^[142]	OVO Sound
	Priya Ragu	Santhosam	Warner Records UK	Debuted at No. 94 on the Swiss Albums Chart
	RealestK	Real World^[143]	Columbia Records
	Sampha	Lahai	Young	Debuted at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart
	Shay Lia	Facets^[144]	AWAL Recordings
	Terrace Martin & Alex Isley	I Left My Heart In Ladera^[145]	Sounds of Crenshaw, IRD Corp, BMG
27	Black Pumas	Chronicles of a Diamond	ATO	Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200
	Blaqbonez	Emeka Must Shine	Chocolate City	Debuted at No. 7 on the TurnTable Top 50
	Brent Faiyaz	Larger than Life	ISO Supremacy, UnitedMasters	Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
	Chxrry22	Siren^[146]	XO Records, Republic Records, UMG Recordings
	Leela James	Thought U Knew^[147]	BMG
	Mariah the Scientist	To Be Eaten Alive	Buckles Laboratories, Epic Records, Sony Music	Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
	Mr Eazi	The Evil Genius^[148]	emPawa Africa Limited
	Robert Finley	Black Bayou	Easy Eye Sound
	Ruben Studdard	The Way I Remember^[149]	SoNo Recording Group
	V V Brown	Am I British Yet?	YOY Records

November


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	WayV	On My Youth	Label V, SM, Dreamus	Debuted at No. 5 on the Oricon Albums Chart
3	Emilia	.MP3	Sony Latin, WK	Debuted at No. 2 on the CAPIF Albums Chart
	Goapele	Colours^[150]	Skyblaze
	Majid Jordan	Good People^[151]	OVO Sound^[152]
	Tkay Maidza	Sweet Justice	4AD^[153]	Debuted at No. 11 on the UK Independent Albums Chart
	Zoe Wees	Therapy	Valeria, Capitol	Debuted at No. 15 on the Offizielle Top 100
8	Kiss of Life	Born to Be XX	S2	Debuted at No. 49 on the Circle Album Chart
8	Soojin	Agassy	BRD	Debuted at No. 7 on the Circle Album Chart
9	Jacob Latimore	Closure^[154]	FTE
10	BJ the Chicago Kid	Gravy	RCA Records, Sony Music^[155]
	Brandy	Christmas with Brandy	Motown, Brand Nu, UMG	Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard US Top Holiday Albums
	Chris Brown	11:11	CBE, RCA Records^[156]	Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	Miguel Atwood-Ferguson	Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1	Brainfeeder
13	Red Velvet	Chill Kill	SM, Kakao	Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
17	Arcángel	Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad	Rimas	Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
	Enhypen	Orange Blood	Belift Lab, YG Plus	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
	October London	The Greatest Gift^[157]	Death Row Records
	Qing Madi	Qing Madi	Jton Music
	Queen Naija	After the Butterflies^[158]	UMG
	Sneek (Terrace Martin & Gallant)	Sneek^[159]	O'Connor/Lowly
	TeaMarr	You Should Prolly Sit Down for This^[160]	Raedio
21	Miach	Insomnia	Yem
27	Taeyeon	To. X	SM	Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart

December


Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Sean Leon	In Loving Memory	Self-released^[161]
8	James Fauntleroy	The Warmest Winter Ever	Self-released^[162]
8	Tate McRae	Think Later	RCA	Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
15	Omarion	Full Circle: Sonic Book Two	Omarion Worldwide^[163]
15	Various artists	The Color Purple (Music from and Inspired By)	WaterTowerMusic, Gamma
22	NCT 127	Be There for Me	SM
24	Adam Blackstone	A Legacy Christmas	BASSic Black Entertainment Records, Anderson Music Group, EMPIRE^[164]
26	TVXQ	20&2	SM, Kakao	Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart

Highest-charting songs

United States

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the *Billboard* Hot 100^[165]
Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"Die for You"	The Weeknd and Ariana Grande	Starboy	1
"Slime You Out"	Drake featuring SZA	For All the Dogs
"Kill Bill"	SZA	SOS
"Snooze"	SZA	SOS	2
"Creepin'"	Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage	Heroes & Villains	3
"Cuff It"	Beyoncé	Renaissance	6
"Sure Thing"	Miguel	All I Want Is You	11
"Under the Influence"	Chris Brown	Indigo	12
"Double Fantasy"	The Weeknd featuring Future	The Idol	18
"Bahamas Promises"	Drake	For All the Dogs	20
"Tried Our Best"	Drake	For All the Dogs	21
"Escapism"	Raye featuring 070 Shake	My 21st Century Blues	22
"Last Time I Saw You"	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday 2	23
"Members Only"	Drake featuring PartyNextDoor	For All the Dogs	24
"Good Good"	Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage	Coming Home	25
"What It Is (Block Boy)"	Doechii featuring Kodak Black	TBA	29
"BBL Love (Interlude)"	Drake	For All the Dogs	36
"Polar Opposites"	Drake	For All the Dogs	37
"America Has a Problem"	Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar	Renaissance	38

United Kingdom

R&B songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart^[166]
Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"Escapism"	Raye featuring 070 Shake	My 21st Century Blues	1

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of November 2023 in the United States
Number	Album	Artist	1st-week consumption	1st-week position	Refs
1	Red Moon in Venus	Kali Uchis	55,000	4	^[167]
2	11:11	Chris Brown	45,000	9	^[168]
3	Love Sick	Don Toliver	40,500	8	^[169]
4	Gloria	Sam Smith	39,000	7	^[170]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Amaarae	Fountain Baby	95	8 reviews	^[171]
2	Corinne Bailey Rae	Black Rainbows	91	10 reviews	^[172]
3	Jessie Ware	That! Feels Good!	89	19 reviews	^[173]
4	Yazmin Lacey	Voice Notes	89	4 reviews	^[174]
5	Durand Jones	Wait Til I Get Over	88	7 reviews	^[175]
6	Sampha	Lahai	87	12 reviews	^[176]
7	Victoria Monét	JAGUAR II	87	8 reviews	^[177]
8	Kelela	Raven	86	18 reviews	^[178]
9	Liv.e	Girl in the Half Pearl	85	7 reviews	^[179]
10	Eddie Chacon	Sundown	85	6 reviews	^[180]
11	Billy Valentine	Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth	85	4 reviews	^[181]
12	Kali Uchis	Red Moon in Venus	84	13 reviews	^[182]
13	Tirzah	trip9love...???	84	9 reviews	^[183]
14	Jamila Woods	Water Made Us	84	8 reviews	^[184]
15	Bettye LaVette	LaVette!	84	8 reviews	^[185]
16	V V Brown	Am I British Yet?	84	4 reviews	^[186]
17	Cleo Sol	Heaven	83	6 reviews	^[187]
18	Gabriels	Angels & Queens	83	8 reviews	^[188]
19	Mahalia	IRL	81	9 reviews	^[189]
20	Meshell Ndegeocello	The Omnichord Real Book	81	8 reviews	^[190]
21	Say She She	Silver	81	5 reviews	^[191]
22	Cautious Clay	KARPEH	80	4 reviews	^[192]
23	Lola Young	My Mind Wanders And Sometimes Leaves Completely	79	5 reviews	^[193]
24	Priya Ragu	Santhosam	79	5 reviews	^[194]
25	Janelle Monáe	The Age of Pleasure	78	18 reviews	^[195]
26	Tkay Maidza	Sweet Justice	77	7 reviews	^[196]
27	Madison McFerrin	I Hope You Can Forgive Me	77	5 reviews	^[197]
28	St. Paul & the Broken Bones	Angels in Science Fiction	77	5 reviews	^[198]
29	Black Pumas	Chronicles of a Diamond	76	10 reviews	^[199]
30	Little Dragon	Slugs of Love	76	7 reviews	^[200]
31	Selwyn Birchwood	Exorcist	76	5 reviews	^[201]
32	Jorja Smith	Falling or Flying	74	13 reviews	^[202]
33	Daniel Caesar	Never Enough	72	5 reviews	^[203]
34	Miguel Atwood-Ferguson	Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1	72	4 reviews	^[204]
35	Dinner Party	Enigmatic Society	70	5 reviews	^[205]
36	Jon Batiste	World Music Radio	69	5 reviews	^[206]
37	Sam Smith	Gloria	68	17 reviews	^[207]
38	6LACK	Since I Have a Lover	68	6 reviews	^[208]
39	Speakers Corner Quartet	Further Out Than the Edge	68	5 reviews	^[209]
40	Don Toliver	Love Sick	68	5 reviews	^[210]
41	Bakar	Halo	68	4 reviews	^[211]
42	Chlöe	In Pieces	62	8 reviews	^[212]
43	Teezo Touchdown	How Do You Sleep at Night?	56	7 reviews	^[213]

AnyDecentMusic?

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Jessie Ware	That! Feels Good!	8.4	20 reviews	^[214]
2	Kelela	Raven	8.0	20 reviews	^[215]
3	Jamila Woods	Water Made Us	8.0	11 reviews	^[216]
4	Amaarae	Fountain Baby	7.9	6 reviews	^[217]
5	Victoria Monét	JAGUAR II	7.7	7 reviews	^[218]
6	Mahalia	IRL	7.7	12 reviews	^[219]
7	Liv.e	Girl in the Half Pearl	7.4	5 reviews	^[220]
8	Janelle Monáe	The Age of Pleasure	7.3	19 reviews	^[221]
9	Jorja Smith	Falling or Flying	7.3	15 reviews	^[222]

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