This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female. The award was retired during the 2007 ceremony, but during its awarding it has had several names including Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Female, Album of the Year – Female and Best Album – Female. Mary J. Blige has won the most awards in this category, with a total of four.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | |||
| Janet Jackson | Control | [1] | |
| Anita Baker | Rapture | ||
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | ||
| Patti LaBelle | Winner in You | ||
| 1988 | |||
| Whitney Houston | Whitney | [2] | |
| Natalie Cole | Everlasting | ||
| Jody Watley | Jody Watley | ||
| Angela Winbush | Sharp | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Anita Baker | Giving You the Best That I Got | [3] | |
| Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | ||
| Sade | Stronger Than Pride | ||
| Vanessa Williams | The Right Stuff |
1990s
2000s
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||
| Mary J. Blige | Mary | [13] | |
| Macy Gray | On How Life Is | ||
| Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | On the 6 | ||
| 2001 | |||
| Jill Scott | Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 | [14] | |
| Toni Braxton | The Heat | ||
| Mýa | Fear of Flying | ||
| Kelly Price | Mirror Mirror | ||
| 2002 | |||
| Alicia Keys | Songs in A Minor | [15] | |
| Aaliyah | Aaliyah | ||
| India.Arie | Acoustic Soul | ||
| Sade | Lovers Rock | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Ashanti | Ashanti | [16] | |
| Amerie | All I Have | ||
| Mary J. Blige | No More Drama | ||
| Angie Stone | Mahogany Soul | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Beyoncé | Dangerously in Love | [17] | |
| Erykah Badu | Worldwide Underground | ||
| Mary J. Blige | Love & Life | ||
| Aretha Franklin | So Damn Happy | ||
| 2005 | |||
| Alicia Keys | The Diary of Alicia Keys | [18] | |
| Brandy | Afrodisiac | ||
| Ciara | Goodies | ||
| Jill Scott | Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Mariah Carey | The Emancipation of Mimi | [19] | |
| Keyshia Cole | The Way It Is | ||
| Faith Evans | The First Lady | ||
| Fantasia | Free Yourself | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Mary J. Blige | The Breakthrough | [20] | |
| Beyoncé | B’Day | ||
| India.Arie | Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship | ||
| Monica | The Makings of Me |
See also
- List of music awards honoring women
References
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ a b "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "2004 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "2005 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.