List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016
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This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the R&B Albums chart (which was re-created in 2013), and the Rap Albums chart in 2016. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
List of number ones
[edit]† | Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2016[1][2][3] |
Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | R&B Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) | Refs. | ||
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January 2 | The Buffet | R. Kelly | The Buffet | R. Kelly | When It's Dark Out | G-Eazy | [4] | ||
January 9 | Royalty | Chris Brown | Royalty | Chris Brown | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Pusha T | [5] | ||
January 16 | When It's Dark Out | G-Eazy | [6] | ||||||
January 23 | [7] | ||||||||
January 30 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack | [8] | ||
February 6 | Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack | Church Clothes 3 | Lecrae | [9] | ||||
February 13 | Sex Love & Pain II | Tank | Sex Love & Pain II | Tank | Happy Camper | Hoodie Allen | [10] | ||
February 20 | Anti | Rihanna | Anti | Rihanna | Islah | Kevin Gates | [11] | ||
February 27 | Evol | Future | Evol | Future | [12] | ||||
March 5 | Anti | Rihanna | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | [13] | ||||
March 12 | The Art of Hustle | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | Yo Gotti | [14] | ||||
March 19 | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | [15] | ||||
March 26 | Untitled Unmastered | Kendrick Lamar | Untitled Unmastered | Kendrick Lamar | [16] | ||||
April 2 | [17] | ||||||||
April 9 | Anti | Rihanna | [18] | ||||||
April 16 | More Issues Than Vogue | K. Michelle | More Issues Than Vogue | K. Michelle | Slime Season 3 | Young Thug | [19] | ||
April 23 | Twenty88 | Twenty88 | Twenty88 | Twenty88 | Twenty88 | Twenty88 | [20] | ||
April 30 | Anti | Rihanna | Anti | Rihanna | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [21] | ||
May 7 | Layers | Royce da 5'9" | [22] | ||||||
May 14 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Lemonade † | Beyoncé | Therapy Session | NF | [23] | ||
May 21 | Views † | Drake | Views † | Drake | [24] | ||||
May 28 | [25] | ||||||||
June 4 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [26] | ||||||
June 11 | [27] | ||||||||
June 18 | [28] | ||||||||
June 25 | [29] | ||||||||
July 2 | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [30] | ||||||
July 9 | Views † | Drake | Views † | Drake | [31] | ||||
July 16 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [32] | ||||||
July 23 | blackSUMMERS'night | Maxwell | blackSUMMERS'night | Maxwell | [33] | ||||
July 30 | Blank Face LP | Schoolboy Q | Lemonade † | Beyoncé | Blank Face LP | Schoolboy Q | [34] | ||
August 6 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [35] | ||||
August 13 | Everybody Looking | Gucci Mane | Everybody Looking | Gucci Mane | [36] | ||||
August 20 | Major Key | DJ Khaled | The Definition Of... | Fantasia | Major Key | DJ Khaled | [37] | ||
August 27 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Lemonade † | Beyoncé | [38] | ||||
September 3 | PartyNextDoor 3 | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 3 | PartyNextDoor | Fishing Blues | Atmosphere | [39] | ||
September 10 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Blonde | Frank Ocean | I Told You | Tory Lanez | [40] | ||
September 17 | And the Anonymous Nobody... | De La Soul | [41] | ||||||
September 24 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Lemonade † | Beyoncé | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | [42] | ||
October 1 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [43] | ||||||
October 8 | The Divine Feminine | Mac Miller | Hard II Love | Usher | The Divine Feminine | Mac Miller | [44] | ||
October 15 | blackSUMMERS'night | Maxwell | blackSUMMERS'night | Maxwell | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [45] | ||
October 22 | A Seat at the Table | Solange | A Seat at the Table | Solange | [46] | ||||
October 29 | [47] | ||||||||
November 5 | 1992 | The Game | Lemonade † | Beyoncé | 1992 | The Game | [48] | ||
November 12 | Rage & The Machine | Joe Budden | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [49] | ||||
November 19 | Trap or Die 3 | Jeezy | Trap or Die 3 | Jeezy | [50] | ||||
November 26 | Here | Alicia Keys | Here | Alicia Keys | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast | [51] | ||
December 3 | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | #MyNameIsJoeThomas | Joe | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | [52] | ||
December 10 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | [53] | ||||
December 17 | Starboy | The Weeknd | Starboy | The Weeknd | [54] | ||||
December 24 | The Hamilton Mixtape | Various Artists | "Awaken, My Love!" | Childish Gambino | The Hamilton Mixtape | Various Artists | [55] | ||
December 31 | 4 Your Eyez Only | J. Cole | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | 4 Your Eyez Only | J. Cole | [56] |
See also
[edit]- 2016 in music
- List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2016
- List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2016 (U.S.)
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
- ^ "2016 Top R&B Albums".
- ^ "2016 Top Rap Albums".
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 2, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 9, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 23, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 6, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 13, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-13.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-13.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-13.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 20, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-20.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-20.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-20.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 27, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-27.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-27.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-02-27.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 5, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-05.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-05.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-05.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 12, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-12.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-12.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 19, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-19.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-19.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-19.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 26, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-26.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-26.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-03-26.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 2, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-02.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-02.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-02.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 9, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-09.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-09.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-09.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 16, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-16.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-16.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-16.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 23, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-23.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-23.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-23.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 30, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-30.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-30.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-04-30.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 7, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-07.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-07.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-07.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 14, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-14.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-14.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-14.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 21, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-21.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-21.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-21.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 28, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-28.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-28.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-05-28.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 4, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-04.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-04.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-04.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 11, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-11.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-11.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-11.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 18, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-18.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-18.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-18.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 25, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-25.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-25.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-06-25.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 2, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-02.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-02.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-02.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 9, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-09.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-09.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-09.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 16, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-16.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-16.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-16.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 23, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-23.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-23.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-23.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 30, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-30.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-30.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-07-30.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 6, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-06.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-06.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-06.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 13, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-13.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-13.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-13.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 20, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-20.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-20.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-20.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 27, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-27.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-27.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-08-27.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 3, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-03.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-03.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-03.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 10, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-10.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-10.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-10.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 17, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-17.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-17.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-17.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 24, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-24.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-24.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-09-24.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 1, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-01.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-01.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-01.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 8, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-08.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-08.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-08.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 15, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-15.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-15.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-15.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 22, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-22.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-22.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-22.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 29, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-29.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-29.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-10-29.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 5, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-05.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-05.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-05.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 12, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-12.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-12.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 19, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-19.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-19.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-19.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 26, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-26.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-26.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-11-26.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 3, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-03.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-03.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-03.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 10, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-10.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-10.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-10.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 17, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-17.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-17.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-17.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 24, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-24.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-24.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-24.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 31, 2016:
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-31.
- "R&B Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-31.
- "Rap Albums". Billboard. 2016-12-31.