’10 R&B Albums: #1 Usher Raymond v. Raymond

After disappointing fans and critics alike with Here I Stand, Ush reinvigorated everyone’s interest last spring, with his sixth album, Raymond v. Raymond. Unlike its predecessor, Usher got back to what he does best: Make hits. He boasted about his divorce (“Papers”) and newly found bachelor status (“Hey Daddy”.)  We’ll forgive you for that terrible Plies verse. With the assistance of Nicki Minaj he turned good girls bad (“Lil Freak”) but kept some at arm’s reach with “There Goes My Baby”. By the turn of the season, Ush cashed out with a lil’ ditty called “OMG”.  In the case of Raymond v. Raymond, everyone’s a winner.

Previously: #5 Soldier Of Love |#4 Amerykah Part 2: Return Of The Ankh |#3 Love Me Back| #2 ArchAndroid

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  1. just no. says:

    this is real stupid.

  2. Busby says:

    Hmm..can’t hate on this one…

  3. Mook says:

    I’m sorry but this album is not better than The-Dreams “Love King”! I can’t believe niggas is still sleeping on The-Dreams albums. Love Vs. Money got slept on too! SMH…

  4. Mook says:

    Confessions >>>>>>>>>

  5. Citylivin' says:

    dope album! “Guilty” with TI is my favorite.

  6. Donn says:

    OMG
    DJ GOT US FALLING IN LOVE
    LIL FREAK
    PAPERS
    THERE GOES MY BABY
    HOT TOTTIE

    I agree, this album was a huge success. I don’t expect commenters on a HipHop site to like anything outside of hardcore gangster shit so i’m not even gonna bother arguing with anyone about this. But commercially this album did WELL. And has tracks i play again and again

  7. comonson says:

    these lists are gay and wrong

  8. Ac@pella! says:

    WHAT?!?!? This fuckin album sucked! I quit!

  9. DC says:

    The Dream Love King is way better (cause it is a R&B Album not pop), we Got Tank, We got R.Kelly, Ciara, Keri H, Monica im not saying that all of those albums deserve to be #1 but these albums are R&B, and not that DJ Got Us Falling in Love shiit pop and yeah Love King on my list

  10. TJ says:

    this dude went from r&b to pop/electronic so fucking fast. he might as well retire and get cake off beiber since he’s a SELL OUT!

    shoulda put erykah at the top, the realest artist our.

  11. assasin says:

    The dream by a landslide

  12. Joshua says:

    THIS YELLOW NIGGA DONE JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW. GO JOIN THE 5,000 BIRDS AND 100,000 FISH

  13. Joshua says:

    I AIN’T FORGET ABOUT THAT WAVE CAPE WEARING NIGGA TOO. WHATS IS Y’ALL SMOKING ON

  14. Steve Wonder says:

    I thought it said R&B…………..SMH

  15. UltraKid says:

    B. Dot is officially gay…

  16. Belize says:

    The album was okay. Too pop-ish imo.

  17. Black McJagger says:

    LMFAO!!! over Janelle? 4real? No Hate but you honestly would put Raymond vs Raymond as an album over Archandroid? *tom jackson voice* C’MON MAN!

  18. Niyemortal says:

    That Sade track “Babyfather” killed everrything on the whole Raymond CD

  19. Joshua says:

    YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT PEEING ON LIL KIDS NIGGA ON THE LIST THAN USHER

  20. UltraKid says:

    Love King by The-Dream > Raymond v. Raymond
    All I Want is You by The-Dream > Raymond v. Raymond

  21. Jzik says:

    Where is The-Dream Love King?????
    …Tank and R. Kelly also should have been on the list

  22. @kingofphilly81 says:

    Nice R&B album!!

  23. Jamal says:

    Usher? Really? Over Janelle Monae? HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  24. Yep says:

    Good to see that RR are brave enough to give this mane his props!
    This album was Really good. Probably his best after confessions.

  25. Guilty
    Hey Daddy (Daddy Home)
    There Goes My Baby
    Papers
    Lil Freak with Nicki Minaj
    She Know with Ludacris

    Best r&b album ever.

  26. Usher “Raymond V. Raymond” is better than his last 2008 album ‘Here I Stand”.

  27. muzikqueen11 says:

    Ok! Now where is all this coming from? How in the hell did this beat erykah badu, Sade and Janelle Monae? This is an outright display of biasness (if thats a word)! I am so disappointed with these lists. Whoever did this these lists, please tell us the criteria for he ratings because im lost!

  28. BIG MIKE says:

    Monica definitely should have made the list….

  29. Ghost says:

    His last two albums suck what the fuck

  30. Jaymalls says:

    Here I Stand Wasn’t A Disappointment, for the record. Also the Dreams Love King sucked compared 2 his debut album, Love Hate!
    Here Go my List:
    Sade > Janelle Monae > Erykah Badu > Monica > R Kelly > Tank > Usher > The Dream > Jazmine Sullivan > Drake > etc.

  31. dadamelo says:

    C’mon son that album was not even close to Janelle’s…wondering if u guys have shit goin on with the majors…

  32. dadamelo says:

    C’mon son that album was not even close to Janelle’s..

  33. SDO Trends says:

    Men lie women lie but numbers don’t. In opinionated arguements the fact is, Usher album is one of the albums a top the list because he appealed to more people so he got more support. Dj got us falling in love is not on the Raymond v Raymond LP It’s on the Versus cd. I’m sorry if people couldn’t convince more people to purchase, request or just listen to that Eryka album, it was dope, or that Janae album which was also dope but that Usher along with Alicia Keys ablum has to head the list because of the fact that they were both strong enough albums to continue to generate album buzz and revenue. And both those albums we’re banging

  34. SDO Trends says:

    Meant to say Janelle album instead of Janae

  35. Lioness says:

    am I the only one still trying to find 6-10 of the R and B list? Just sayin

  36. 3000 says:

    THIS !? over Janelle Monae … ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS , SMDH

  37. mooo says:

    terrible album what a joke

  38. B.Dot knows NOTHING About G.O.O.D music! says:

    FAIL by B. Dot ..
    Janelle Monae is Album of the Year! Next is R. Kelly! This album is after Erykah Badu but before Sade..

  39. kendra says:

    damn some of the songs do sound good to me i don,t know about anybody else…..and he has great showmanship to go with his status….wihich alot of artist don,t no how to do to keep there fanbase…nouf said thou…..

  40. Ari says:

    Your website is called Rap Radar…there is no way you should be doing a top ten of 2010 for R&B because CLEARLY you have no clue in what you are talking about. I love Usher but this CD is not #1..you took hot singles and made them into a #1 album. How do you put this CD above Janelle Monae at all?? How do you not even put Love King by The Dream on here? That CD was better overall than Raymond vs Raymond oh but I forgot Rap Radar doesn’t like the Dream…stick to what you know…Rap..hip hop but leave the R&B lists alone!

  41. j_dilla says:

    yeh this was a dope album from top to bottom…

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