UKMIX Urban/R&B Album of the Year 2018 (#11)

[abi]

What is this countdown?
It's the Urban/R&B Album of The Year 2018. You guys vote for your favorite records then I will count them down until #1.

Rules
1. Listen to your favorite R&B/Urban albums of the year again, rank them from #1 (favorite) to #15 (least favorite), then PM the list to me.
2. You may submit up to 15 albums (max). You have to vote for at least 5 albums.
3. Remember the genre. The albums that are allowed are:
- All albums that belong in this R&B and Urban section of UKMIX.
- All albums that have charted within either Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Billboard Top R&B Albums or Billboard Top Rap Albums. You can check their stats on Wikipedia or Billboard.
- The term ‘R&B’ has been used so widely these days so there will be some Urban/R&B outsiders that I’m going to allow. For more details please see below.
4. The album has to be released between January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
5. You can also put some comments & list your favorite songs from each album you vote, just for fun.
6. The deadline is January 15, 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions:

May I vote for albums that are not on the list below?
Yes, as long as it’s Urban/R&B and released in the US and/or the UK between January 1st - December 31st.

Can I vote for non-English albums that belong to Urban/R&B, i.e. K-Pop or Latin?
Of course, why not.

How about mixtapes?
I’m going to allow it, so yes. As long as it contains original songs.

EP's?
Yes, as long as it contains at least 5 original tracks.

[abi]

List of Urban/R&B Albums released in 2018
Comments below if you think I've missed some.

6ix9ine	Day69
6ix9ine	Dummy Boy
6lack	East Atlanta Love Letter
88rising	Head in the Clouds
A$AP Rocky	Testing
Alina Baraz   The Color Of You
Amerie	4AM Mulholland/After 4AM
Anderson. Paak	Oxnard
Ariana Grande	Sweetener
Bad Bunny X100PRE
Bhad Babie    15
Black Eyed Peas	Masters of the Sun
Blood Orange	Negro Swan
BROCKHAMPTON	Iridescence
BTS	Love Yourself: Tear
Cardi B	Invasion of Privacy
Chloe x Halle	The Kids Are Alright
Christina Aguilera	Liberation
Craig David	The Time is Now
Crush	Wonderlost
Cupcakke	Eden
Cupcakke	Ephorize
Diana Gordon	Pure
Drake	Scorpions
Drunken Tiger     Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK
Ella Mai	Ella Mai
Eminem	Kamikaze
En Vogue	Electric Café
Eric Bellinger	Eazy Call
Estelle	Lovers Rock
Future & Juice WRLD	Future & Juice Wrld Present... Wrld on Drugs
Ginette Claudette  On To Something
Gucci Mane	Evil Genius
H.E.R.	I Used to Know Her - Part 2
H.E.R.	I Used to Know Her: The Prelude
Heize Wish & Wind
Iggy Azalea	Survive the Summer
Janine  99
J Balvin	Vibras
J. Cole	KOD
Jaden Smith	Syre: The Electric Album
Janelle Monae	Dirty Computer
Jay Park	Ask About Me
Jay Rock   Redemption
Jess Connelly	JCON
Jessie J	R.O.S.E.
J-Hope	Hope World
Joi SIR Rebekkah Holylove
Joji	BALLADS 1
Jooheon	DWTD
Jorja Smith	Lost & Found
Juice WRLD	Goodbye & Good Riddance
Jun Hyung Yong	Goodbye 20's
Justin Timberlake	Man of the Woods
Kali Uchis	Isolation
Kanye West	Ye
Kanye West & Kid Cudi	Kids See Ghost
Kendrick Lamar	Black Panther: The Album
Kevin Gates	Luca Brasi 3
Khalid	Suncity
Kodak Black	Dying to Live
Kodak Black	Heart Break Kodak
Kris Wu	Antares
Leah Labelle	Love to the Moon
Leon Bridges	Good Thing
Lil Baby & Gunna	Drip Harder
Lil Wayne	Tha Carter V
Lil Yachty	Lil Boat 2
Lloyd	Tru
Logic	Bobby Tarantino II
Logic	YSIV
Mac Miller	Swimming
Macy Gray	Ruby
Maluma	F.A.M.E
Marc E. Bassy	Postmodern Depression
Mariah Carey	Caution
Maxwell	NIGHTiscoming
Mick Jenkins  Pieces of a Man
Migos	Culture II
MihTy      MihTy
Mike WiLL Made-It	Creed II: The Album (soundtrack)
MINO	XX
Mya	T.K.O. (The Knock out)
NAO	Saturn
Nas	Nasir
NCT	NCT 2018 Empathy
NCT 127	Regular-Irregular
Ne-Yo	Good Man
Nicki Minaj	Queen
NIKI	Zephyr
Noname  Room 25
Plan B	Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose
Playboi Carti	Die Lit
Post Malone	Beerbongs & Bentleys
Pusha T	Daytona
Quavo	Quavo Huncho
Ravyn Lenae	Crush
Rhye	Blood
Rich Brian	Amen
Rich The Kid	The World is Yours
RM	Mono.
Sik-k	TRAPART
SiR	November
Snoop Dogg	Bible of Love
Stefflon Don	Secure
Tamia	Passion Like Fire
Teyana Taylor	K.T.S.E.
The Carters	Everything is Love
The Internet  Hive Mind
The Weeknd	Dear My Melancholy
THEY.   Fireside
Tinashe	JOYRIDE
Toni Braxton	Sex & Cigarettes
Tory Lanez	Love Me Now
Tory Lanez	Memories Don't Die
Traci Braxton	On Earth
Travis Scott	ASTROWORLD
Trey Songz	11/28
Trina	Blue Magic
Usher & Zaytoven	"A"
VanJess Silk Canvas
Various Artists	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (OST)
Vince Staples FM!
Xscape	Here For It
XXXTentacion	?
XXXTentacion	Skins
ZAYN	Icarus Falls

Urban/R&B Outsiders that are ALLOWED
Fyi I was having a hard time deciding which ones are R&B and which ones are not but I’ve come up these decisions which I’m still not actually quite sure so I’m always open for further discussion. Still not sure regarding Little Mix's latest album tbh.

from Pure Pop

Ariana Grande	Sweetener
BTS	Love Yourself: Tear 
Christina Aguilera	Liberation
Jessie J	R.O.S.E.
Justin Timberlake	Man of the Woods
Maluma	F.A.M.E
ZAYN	Icarus Falls

from K-Pop

BTS	Love Yourself: Tear
Drunken Tiger     Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK
Heize Wish & Wind
Jay Park	Ask About Me 
J-Hope	Hope World
Jooheon	DWTD 
Jun Hyung Yong	Goodbye 20's 
MINO	XX
NCT	NCT 2018 Empathy
NCT 127	Regular-Irregular
RM	Mono.
Sik-k	TRAPART

[abi]

Voting opens now!
You may send your list now.

Remember, PM you list to me. Do not post your list in the thread. Happy voting y’all.

[abi]

List of voters:
1. JSparksFan
2. leoavalon
3. heartlocked
4. WEBofDESIRE
5. lambforever
6. LongingHeart
7. ForeverYoung
8. 4realmusic
9. Marchum
10. Erotica
11. DOSSOME
12. Loose
13. mattsky
14. Gravity
15. cheapthrills (revised)
16. Unbreakable34
17. croatiaxtina
18. RayRay
19. bluecherry
20. Guru
21. beredy
22. stevyy
23. delapuerta
24. 24fanatic
25. ludichris
26. ThaInfo1
27. firefly_86
28. abidhaq
29. Jonathan
30. BeeBoy (revised)
31. leomedar
32. Controlfreak
33. JeyBeMust
34. Jerz
35. Ska8er
36. Phoenixx
37. abc121209
38. Rihab
39. DnBLover
40. Mainshow
41. UKMusicLova
42. Loveguru
43. Swingin
44. abi
45. cristy
46. Tansike
47. spiritboy
48. heppolo
49. nuttah
50. minime
51. Goldmoney

[Ska8er]

The Pussycat Dolls are releasing an album?

[abi]

The Pussycat Dolls are releasing an album?

Aren't they auditioning new girls or something? I remember seeing pics online of the members allegedly. One of them is Pia Mia, another one is Korean and the rest... well... I could barely remember the original dolls so...

[Jonathan]

add:

Jay Rock — Redemption
Mick Jenkins — Pieces of a Man
Noname — Room 25
The Internet — Hive Mind
Vince Staples — FM!

[Loveguru]

Closing date is

[abi]

January 15.

[JSparksFan]

If the lambs vote, the race is for second place. If not, will be an interesting result!

[Gravity]

Please add On To Something by Ginette Claudette, 99 by Janine, Silk Canvas by VanJess and The Color Of You by Alina Baraz

[ThaInfo1]

I just realized my top two albums this year are "pop" albums. :-?

[Goldmoney]

Kween is topping this

[Gravity]

Not a lot of great albums were released this year, it wad mostly singles-driven for me.

[ThaInfo1]

If the lambs vote, the race is for second place. If not, will be an interesting result!

Lambs shouldn’t be able to vote unless they have at least made 20 post outside of the Mariah thread.

[ThaInfo1]

I just realized my top two albums this year are "pop" albums. :-?

**checks rules**

Nevermind!

[Gravity]

If the lambs vote, the race is for second place. If not, will be an interesting result!

Lambs shouldn’t be able to vote unless they have at least made 20 post outside of the Mariah thread.

Agreed

[Goldmoney]

Kween makin’ em seethe already.

[abi]

If the lambs vote, the race is for second place. If not, will be an interesting result!

Lambs shouldn’t be able to vote unless they have at least made 20 post outside of the Mariah thread.

Agreed

Based on the data from previous years, most of the lambs didn't even notice that this thread exist so we're good.

I'd love if somebody other than the obvious Bey/Mariah/Kanye/Nicki to win this year.

[JSparksFan]

Mariah might win with or without full lamb support, but I need Janelle Monáe to get the love she deserves!

[Colombia71345]

Mariah is sooo wining this, but I'm eager to see who also goes in the top 5

[ThaInfo1]

Kween makin’ em seethe already.

I don't mind her being high up. I, too, Stan for Mirage and the fire album that is Caution.

I just want it to be fair amongst casual posters in this music genre bih. Das all.

[Marchum]

But Caution is really one of the greatest outputs of this year (if not THE best)

[Goldmoney]

Anything less than #1 for Caution is less than fair

[allygdale]

Proceed with Caution

Don’t be dishonest
I need you closa
To love me hahda