List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997
Appearance
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997.
Chart history
[edit]Issue date | Album | Artist |
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January 4 | The Preacher's Wife | Soundtrack / Whitney Houston |
January 11 | ||
January 18 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
January 25 | ||
February 1 | Rhyme & Reason | Soundtrack / Various artists |
February 8 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
February 15 | Gridlock'd | Soundtrack / Various artists |
February 22 | ||
March 1 | Baduizm | Erykah Badu |
March 8 | ||
March 15 | ||
March 22 | ||
March 29 | The Untouchable | Scarface |
April 5 | ||
April 12 | Life After Death | The Notorious B.I.G. |
April 19 | ||
April 26 | ||
May 3 | ||
May 10 | Share My World | Mary J. Blige |
May 17 | ||
May 24 | ||
May 31 | ||
June 7 | I'm Bout It | Soundtrack / Various artists |
June 14 | God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation | God's Property |
June 21 | I'm Bout It | Soundtrack / Various artists |
June 28 | Wu-Tang Forever | Wu-Tang Clan |
July 5 | God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation | God's Property |
July 12 | ||
July 19 | ||
July 28 | ||
August 2 | Supa Dupa Fly | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
August 9 | No Way Out | Puff Daddy and the Family |
August 16 | The Art of War | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
August 23 | No Way Out | Puff Daddy and the Family |
August 30 | ||
September 6 | ||
September 13 | ||
September 20 | Ghetto D | Master P |
September 27 | ||
October 4 | When Disaster Strikes | Busta Rhymes |
October 11 | Evolution | Boyz II Men |
October 18 | Soul Food | Soundtrack / Various artists |
October 25 | Gang Related | Soundtrack / Various artists |
November 1 | ||
November 8 | The Firm: The Album | The Firm feat. Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature and AZ |
November 15 | Harlem World | Mase |
November 22 | The 18th Letter | Rakim |
November 29 | Unpredictable | Mystikal |
December 6 | Live | Erykah Badu |
December 13 | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) | 2Pac |
December 20 | ||
December 27 | Live | Erykah Badu |