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

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

Year	Artist	Album	Ref
1990
	Janet Jackson	Rhythm Nation 1814	[4]
	Regina Belle	Stay with Me
	Stacy Lattisaw	What You Need
	Stephanie Mills	Home
1991
	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	[5]
	Anita Baker	Compositions
	Michel'le	Michel'le
	Lisa Stansfield	Affection
1992
	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love	[6]
	Mariah Carey	Emotions
	Lisa Fischer	So Intense
	Whitney Houston	I'm Your Baby Tonight
1993
	Mary J. Blige	What's the 411	[7]
	Mariah Carey	MTV Unplugged
	CeCe Peniston	Finally
	Sade	Love Deluxe
1994
	Toni Braxton	Toni Braxton	[8]
	Mariah Carey	Music Box
	Janet Jackson	janet.
	Tina Turner	What's Love Got to Do with It
1995
	Anita Baker	Rhythm of Love	[8]
	Aaliyah	Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
	Brandy	Brandy
	Me'Shell Ndegeocello	Plantation Lullabies
1996
	Mary J. Blige	My Life	[9]
	Mariah Carey	Daydream
	Faith Evans	Faith
	Monica	Miss Thang
1997
	Toni Braxton	Secrets	[10]
	Aaliyah	One in a Million
	Monifah	Moods...Moments
	Me'Shell NdegeOcello	Peace Beyond Passion
1998
	Erykah Badu	Baduizm	[11]
	Mary J. Blige	Share My World
	Janet Jackson	The Velvet Rope
	Lil' Kim	Hard Core
1999
	Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	[12]
	Brandy	Never Say Never
	Mýa	Mýa
	Kelly Price	Soul of a Woman

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

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