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Alternative R&B genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of Alternative R&B

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

Landmark albums of Alternative R&B

Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre

Beauty Behind the Madness

Beauty Behind the MadnessThe Weeknd

LemonadeBeyoncé

EUSEXUA

EUSEXUAFKA twigs

Hurry Up Tomorrow

Hurry Up TomorrowThe Weeknd

Sweetener

SweetenerAriana Grande

Views

ViewsDrake

Happier Than EverBillie Eilish

Know‐It‐AllAlessia Cara

GIF OF THE MAGI

GIF OF THE MAGIKid Indigo

MalibuAnderson .Paak

SkinFlume

The Colour in AnythingJames Blake

New in Alternative R&B

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

Heavy Is the Crown

Heavy Is the CrownAnderson .Paak & Cordae

Frequency of Love

Frequency of LoveVictoria Monét

Strange Nature

Strange NatureDaley

БЕЗУМИЕ 2

БЕЗУМИЕ 2МЫ

What Are The Odds

What Are The OddsJorja Smith

Oh yeah?

Oh yeah?Steve Lacy

Alternative R&B by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 2010s57 albums in all

Alternative R&B by country and decade

Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade

By country

By decade

Best albums by decade

Artists of Alternative R&B

The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Alternative R&B is divided into

Origins

Genres from which Alternative R&B originated

Parent genre

Alternative R&B is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Contemporary R&B

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Alternative R&B