| Martin Luther McCoy | Count Your Blessings | Undefeated Love | Rebel Soul Music |
| Ben Carroll | O Sister | | Independent |
| Mahalia Jackson | Im Glad About It | Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns Vol. 2 | |
| Aretha Franklin | Today I Sing The Blues | The Delta Meets Detroit | |
| Erykah Badu | A Child With The Blues | Baduizm | Motown |
| Ceu | Concrete Jungle | Ceu | Six Degrees |
| N'Dambi | The Sunshine | Tunin Up & Co-Signin' | Motown |
| Kindred Family Soul (Featuring Ursula Rucker) | We | Surrender to Love | Motown |
| G*D | Time | The Message Universa | Look |
| Ledisi | Think of You | Lost & Found | Verve |
| Amel Larrieux | Congo | Bravebird | Bliss Life |
| MeShell Ndegeocello & Yerba Buena | Gentleman | Red, Hot & Riot: The Music of Fela Kuti | MCA |
| Brand New Heavies | Keep Together | Brother Sister | Delicious Vinyl |
| 4 Hero | Take My Time | Play with the Changes | Raw Canvas |
| Joi | It's Your Life | Star Kitty's Revenge | |
| Betty Davis | Special People | They Say I'm Different | |
| Sarah Vaughan | Summertime (UFO Remix) | Verve Remixed | Verve |
| Billie Holiday | Don't Explain | Verve Remixed | Verve |
| Outkast | Elevators | Atliens | La Face |
| Nneka | God of Mercy | Concrete Jungle | Epic |
| Asian Dub Foundation | Speech | Blu Magazine #7 | Independent |
| Yejidei The Night Queen | Natural | Seventh | Independent |
| Sarah Vaughan | Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) | Ultimate Sarah Vaughan | Verve |
| Nina Simone | Four Women | Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul | |
| Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | The Best of Roberta Flack | Atlantic |
| The Fugees | Killing Me Softly With His Song | The Score | Ruff House/Sony |
| Alicia Keys | Fight | Ali Soundtrack | Sony |
| Various Artists | Freedom (Theme for Panther) | Panther Soundtrack | |
| Bahamadia | Innovation | Kollage | |
| Mystic | The Life | | |
| Jill Scott | Golden | Words and Sounds Vol. 2 | Hidden Beach |
| Erykah Badu | The Other Side of The Game | Erykah Badu Live | Motown |
| Sista Nancy | Bam Bam | One, Two | |
| Dawn Penn | u Don't Love Me | No, No, No | |
| Zap Mama | Sweet Melody | Ancestry in Progress | Luka Bop |
| Les Nubians | Sweetest Taboo | Red Star Sounds, Vol. 1 Soul Searching | |
| Asa | Beautiful | Asa | Downtown |
| Sade | By Your Side (Cottonbelly's Fola Mix) | Red, Hot & Riot | MCA |
| Whitney Houston | My Love is Your Love | The Greatest Hits | Arista |
| Anita Baker | Been So Long | Rapture | |
| Abbey Lincoln | Throw It Away | Turtles Dream | Verve |
| Esperanza Spalding | Mela | Esperanza | Heads Up |
| Ceu | Bobagem | Ceu | Six Degrees |
| Aretha Franklin | One Step Ahead | | |
| Bobbi Humphrey | Sweeter Than Sugar | Fancy Dancer | Blue Note |
| Dorothy Ashby | Come Live With Me | Afro Harping | Verve |
| Alice Coltrane | Journey In Satchidananda | Journey In Satchidananda | Impulse |
| Iara Renno | Tapera | Macunaima | |
| Leela James | Mistreating Me | A Change Is Gonna Come | Warner Bros. / WEA |
| Raphael Saadiq | Different Times Feat. Ledisi and Goapele | All Hits At the House of Blues | Absolute UK |
