Every Grammys Best Progressive R&B Album winner

13 ceremonies, 2013–2025. 12 different winners.

Best Progressive R&B Album was first awarded in 2013, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

It was previously known as Best Urban Contemporary Album.

The Academy dropped the urban label and gave it the current name for the 2021 ceremony.

The Weeknd ×2

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Frank Ocean'13

Rihanna'14

Pharrell Williams'15

The Weeknd'16

Beyoncé'17

The Weeknd'18

The Carters'19

Lizzo'20

Thundercat'21

Lucky Daye'22

Steve Lacy'23

SZA'24

AverySunshine'25

Wins by label

Sony433%
XO217%
Brainfeeder18%
I Am Other18%
Independent18%
Keep Cool18%
Other217%

1 further win has no label on record and is not counted in the 12 above.

1 of these 13 wins has no label on record, so the bar covers the other 12.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2013–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Miguel3 noms
6lack2 noms
Childish Gambino2 noms
Chloe x Halle2 noms
Chris Brown2 noms
Cory Henry2 noms

Most losses

Miguel3L · 0W
6lack2L · 0W
Childish Gambino2L · 0W
Chloe x Halle2L · 0W
Chris Brown2L · 0W
Cory Henry2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	AverySunshine (So Glad to Know You)tieNxWorries (Why Lawd?) beat 3 others Childish Gambino (Bando Stone & the New World) Kehlani (Crash) Durand Bernarr (En Route)	Unknown
2024	SZA (SOS) beat 4 others Janelle Monáe (The Age of Pleasure) Diddy (The Love Album: Off the Grid) Terrace Martin and James Fauntleroy (Nova) 6lack (Since I Have a Lover)	Top Dawg/RCA
2023	Steve Lacy (Gemini Rights) beat 4 others Terrace Martin (Drones) Cory Henry (Operation Funk) Tank and the Bangas (Red Balloon) Moonchild (Starfruit)	RCA
2022	Lucky Daye (Table for Two) beat 5 others Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder and Kamasi Washington (Dinner Party: Dessert) Hiatus Kaiyote (Mood Valiant) Eric Bellinger (New Light) Cory Henry (Something to Say) Masego (Studying Abroad: Extended Stay)	Keep Cool/RCA
2021	Thundercat (It Is What It Is) beat 4 others Jhené Aiko (Chilombo) Free Nationals (Free Nationals) Robert Glasper (Fuck Yo Feelings) Chloe x Halle (Ungodly Hour)	Brainfeeder
2020	Lizzo (Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)) beat 4 others Steve Lacy (Apollo XXI) Jessie Reyez (Being Human in Public) Georgia Anne Muldrow (Overload) NAO (Saturn)	Nice Life/Atlantic
2019	The Carters (Everything Is Love) beat 4 others Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (Chris Dave and the Drumhedz) Chloe x Halle (The Kids Are Alright) Meshell Ndegeocello (Ventriloquism) Miguel (War & Leisure)	Parkwood/Roc Nation
2018	The Weeknd (Starboy) beat 4 others Khalid (American Teen) Childish Gambino (Awaken, My Love!) SZA (Ctrl) 6lack (Free 6lack)	XO/Republic
2017	Beyoncé (Lemonade) beat 4 others Rihanna (Anti) Anderson .Paak (Malibu) Gallant (Ology) King (We Are King)	Parkwood/Columbia
2016	The Weeknd (Beauty Behind the Madness) beat 4 others Lianne La Havas (Blood) The Internet (Ego Death) Miguel (Wildheart) Kehlani (You Should Be Here)	XO/Republic
2015	Pharrell Williams (Girl) beat 4 others Beyoncé (Beyoncé) Mali Music (Mali Is...) Jhené Aiko (Sail Out) Chris Brown (X)	I Am Other/Columbia
2014	Rihanna (Unapologetic) beat 4 others Tamar Braxton (Love and War) Mack Wilds (New York: A Love Story) Salaam Remi (One: In the Chamber) Fantasia (Side Effects of You)	Roc Nation/SRP
2013	Frank Ocean (Channel Orange) beat 2 others Chris Brown (Fortune) Miguel (Kaleidoscope Dream)	Def Jam

More Grammys categories

Country Album Album Record Song Pop Duo/Group Trad. Pop Album Pop Vocal (Female)Pop Vocal (Male)Pop Duo/Group (Vocal)Pop Collaboration Dance Recording Dance Album Dance Pop Remixed Recording Country Solo Country Duo/Group All 152 categories

Call next year’s winner before your friends do

You’ve seen the whole history. Now put a pick on the record and run a live pool when the Grammys come back around.

Start a free party