This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male. The award was retired during the 2007 ceremony, but during its awarding it has had several names including Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Male, Album of the Year – Male and Best Album – Male. R. Kelly has won the most awards in this category, with a total of three.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s Year Artist Album Ref 1987 Luther Vandross Give Me the Reason Freddie Jackson Rock Me Tonight Billy Ocean Love Zone Stevie Wonder In Square Circle 1988 Michael Jackson Bad Alexander O'Neal Hearsay Prince Sign o' the Times Stevie Wonder Characters 1989 Bobby Brown Don't Be Cruel Bobby McFerrin Simple Pleasures Al B. Sure In Effect Mode Luther Vandross Any Love
1990s Year Artist Album Ref 1990 Babyface Tender Lover Bobby Brown Dance!...Ya Know It! Quincy Jones Back on the Block Luther Vandross The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love 1991 Johnny Gill Johnny Gill Al B. Sure! Private Times...and the Whole 9! MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em Keith Sweat I'll Give All My Love to You 1992 Luther Vandross Power of Love Will Downing A Dream Fulfilled Tony Terry Tony Terry Keith Washington Make Time for Love 1993 Michael Jackson Dangerous Bobby Brown Bobby Tevin Campbell T.E.V.I.N. Brian McKnight Brian McKnight 1994 Babyface For the Cool in You Tevin Campbell I'm Ready Prince The Hits/The B-Sides Luther Vandross Never Let Me Go 1995 Barry White The Icon Is Love Gerald Levert Groove On Keith Sweat Get Up on It Luther Vandross Songs 1996 D'Angelo Brown Sugar Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Quincy Jones Q's Jook Joint Brian McKnight I Remember You 1997 Maxwell Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Babyface The Day R. Kelly R. Kelly Keith Sweat Keith Sweat 1998 The Notorious B.I.G. Life After Death Joe All That I Am Maxwell MTV Unplugged Prince Emancipation 1999 R. Kelly R. Jay Z Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Maxwell Embrya Will Smith Big Willie Style
2000s Year Artist Album Ref 2000 Ginuwine 100% Ginuwine Eric Benét A Day in the Life Donell Jones Where I Wanna Be Brian McKnight Back at One 2001 R. Kelly TP-2.com D'Angelo Voodoo Sisqó Unleash the Dragon Carl Thomas Emotional 2002 Usher 8701 Michael Jackson Invincible Jaheim Ghetto Love Musiq Aijuswanaseing 2003 Musiq Juslisen Gerald Levert The G Spot Jaheim Still Ghetto Justin Timberlake Justified 2004 R. Kelly Chocolate Factory Dwele Subject Anthony Hamilton Comin' From Where I'm From Luther Vandross Dance with My Father 2005 Usher Confessions R. Kelly Happy People/U Saved Me Musiq Soulstar Prince Musicology 2006 John Legend Get Lifted Anthony Hamilton Soulife R. Kelly TP.3 Reloaded Charlie Wilson Charlie, Last Name Wilson 2007 Jamie Foxx Unpredictable Chris Brown Chris Brown John Legend Once Again Robin Thicke The Evolution of Robin Thicke
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