Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male

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	[1]
	Freddie Jackson	Rock Me Tonight
	Billy Ocean	Love Zone
	Stevie Wonder	In Square Circle
1988
	Michael Jackson	Bad	[2]
	Alexander O'Neal	Hearsay
	Prince	Sign o' the Times
	Stevie Wonder	Characters
1989
	Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel	[3]
	Bobby McFerrin	Simple Pleasures
	Al B. Sure	In Effect Mode
	Luther Vandross	Any Love

1990s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990
	Babyface	Tender Lover	[4]
	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	[5]
	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	[6]
	Will Downing	A Dream Fulfilled
	Tony Terry	Tony Terry
	Keith Washington	Make Time for Love
1993
	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	[7]
	Bobby Brown	Bobby
	Tevin Campbell	T.E.V.I.N.
	Brian McKnight	Brian McKnight
1994
	Babyface	For the Cool in You	[8]
	Tevin Campbell	I'm Ready
	Prince	The Hits/The B-Sides
	Luther Vandross	Never Let Me Go
1995
	Barry White	The Icon Is Love	[9]
	Gerald Levert	Groove On
	Keith Sweat	Get Up on It
	Luther Vandross	Songs
1996
	D'Angelo	Brown Sugar	[10]
	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	[11]
	Babyface	The Day
	R. Kelly	R. Kelly
	Keith Sweat	Keith Sweat
1998
	The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death	[12]
	Joe	All That I Am
	Maxwell	MTV Unplugged
	Prince	Emancipation
1999
	R. Kelly	R.	[13]
	Jay Z	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
	Maxwell	Embrya
	Will Smith	Big Willie Style

2000s

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
2000
	Ginuwine	100% Ginuwine	[14]
	Eric Benét	A Day in the Life
	Donell Jones	Where I Wanna Be
	Brian McKnight	Back at One
2001
	R. Kelly	TP-2.com	[15]
	D'Angelo	Voodoo
	Sisqó	Unleash the Dragon
	Carl Thomas	Emotional
2002
	Usher	8701	[16]
	Michael Jackson	Invincible
	Jaheim	Ghetto Love
	Musiq	Aijuswanaseing
2003
	Musiq	Juslisen	[17]
	Gerald Levert	The G Spot
	Jaheim	Still Ghetto
	Justin Timberlake	Justified
2004
	R. Kelly	Chocolate Factory	[18]
	Dwele	Subject
	Anthony Hamilton	Comin' From Where I'm From
	Luther Vandross	Dance with My Father
2005
	Usher	Confessions	[19]
	R. Kelly	Happy People/U Saved Me
	Musiq	Soulstar
	Prince	Musicology
2006
	John Legend	Get Lifted	[20]
	Anthony Hamilton	Soulife
	R. Kelly	TP.3 Reloaded
	Charlie Wilson	Charlie, Last Name Wilson
2007
	Jamie Foxx	Unpredictable	[21]
	Chris Brown	Chris Brown
	John Legend	Once Again
	Robin Thicke	The Evolution of Robin Thicke

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