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.

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Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List of number ones

Key
†Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2016 [1] [2] [3]
Issue dateR&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsArtist(s)R&B AlbumsArtist(s)Rap AlbumsArtist(s)Refs.
January 2 The Buffet R. Kelly The BuffetR. Kelly When It's Dark Out G-Eazy [4]
January 9 Royalty Chris Brown RoyaltyChris Brown King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude Pusha T [5]
January 16When It's Dark OutG-Eazy [6]
January 23 [7]
January 30 Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Beauty Behind the MadnessThe Weeknd Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack [8]
February 6Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion PictureSoundtrack Church Clothes 3 Lecrae [9]
February 13 Sex Love & Pain II Tank Sex Love & Pain IITank Happy Camper Hoodie Allen [10]
February 20 Anti Rihanna AntiRihanna Islah Kevin Gates [11]
February 27 Evol Future EvolFuture [12]
March 5AntiRihanna To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar [13]
March 12 The Art of Hustle Yo Gotti The Art of HustleYo Gotti [14]
March 19 This Unruly Mess I've Made Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've MadeMacklemore & Ryan Lewis [15]
March 26 Untitled Unmastered Kendrick LamarUntitled UnmasteredKendrick Lamar [16]
April 2 [17]
April 9AntiRihanna [18]
April 16 More Issues Than Vogue K. Michelle More Issues Than VogueK. Michelle Slime Season 3 Young Thug [19]
April 23 Twenty88 Twenty88Twenty88Twenty88Twenty88Twenty88 [20]
April 30AntiRihannaAntiRihanna 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 4LemonadeBeyoncé [26]
June 11 [27]
June 18 [28]
June 25 [29]
July 2Hamilton: An American MusicalOriginal Broadway Cast [30]
July 9Views†DrakeViews†Drake [31]
July 16LemonadeBeyoncé [32]
July 23 blackSUMMERS'night Maxwell blackSUMMERS'nightMaxwell [33]
July 30 Blank Face LP Schoolboy Q Lemonade†BeyoncéBlank Face LPSchoolboy Q [34]
August 6LemonadeBeyoncéHamilton: An American MusicalOriginal Broadway Cast [35]
August 13 Everybody Looking Gucci Mane Everybody LookingGucci Mane [36]
August 20 Major Key DJ Khaled The Definition Of... Fantasia Major KeyDJ Khaled [37]
August 27LemonadeBeyoncéLemonade†Beyoncé [38]
September 3 PartyNextDoor 3 PartyNextDoor PartyNextDoor 3PartyNextDoor Fishing Blues Atmosphere [39]
September 10 Blonde Frank Ocean BlondeFrank 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†BeyoncéBirds in the Trap Sing McKnightTravis Scott [42]
October 1LemonadeBeyoncé [43]
October 8 The Divine Feminine Mac Miller Hard II Love Usher The Divine FeminineMac Miller [44]
October 15blackSUMMERS'nightMaxwellblackSUMMERS'nightMaxwellHamilton: An American MusicalOriginal Broadway Cast [45]
October 22 A Seat at the Table Solange A Seat at the TableSolange [46]
October 29 [47]
November 5 1992 The Game Lemonade†Beyoncé1992The Game [48]
November 12 Rage & The Machine Joe Budden Hamilton: An American MusicalOriginal Broadway Cast [49]
November 19 Trap or Die 3 Jeezy Trap or Die 3Jeezy [50]
November 26 Here Alicia Keys HereAlicia KeysHamilton: An American MusicalOriginal 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 ServiceA Tribe Called Quest [52]
December 10 24K Magic Bruno Mars 24K MagicBruno Mars [53]
December 17 Starboy The Weeknd StarboyThe Weeknd [54]
December 24 The Hamilton Mixtape Various Artists "Awaken, My Love!" Childish Gambino The Hamilton MixtapeVarious Artists [55]
December 31 4 Your Eyez Only J. Cole 24K MagicBruno Mars4 Your Eyez OnlyJ. Cole [56]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
  2. ↑ "2016 Top R&B Albums".
  3. ↑ "2016 Top Rap Albums".
  4. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 2, 2016:
  5. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 9, 2016:
  6. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
  7. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
  8. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 23, 2016:
  9. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 6, 2016:
  10. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 13, 2016:
  11. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 20, 2016:
  12. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 27, 2016:
  13. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 5, 2016:
  14. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 12, 2016:
  15. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 19, 2016:
  16. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 26, 2016:
  17. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 2, 2016:
  18. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 9, 2016:
  19. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 16, 2016:
  20. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 23, 2016:
  21. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 30, 2016:
  22. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 7, 2016:
  23. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 14, 2016:
  24. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 21, 2016:
  25. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 28, 2016:
  26. ↑ Billboard issue dated June 4, 2016:
  27. ↑ Billboard issue dated June 11, 2016:
  28. ↑ Billboard issue dated June 18, 2016:
  29. ↑ Billboard issue dated June 25, 2016:
  30. ↑ Billboard issue dated July 2, 2016:
  31. ↑ Billboard issue dated July 9, 2016:
  32. ↑ Billboard issue dated July 16, 2016:
  33. ↑ Billboard issue dated July 23, 2016:
  34. ↑ Billboard issue dated July 30, 2016:
  35. ↑ Billboard issue dated August 6, 2016:
  36. ↑ Billboard issue dated August 13, 2016:
  37. ↑ Billboard issue dated August 20, 2016:
  38. ↑ Billboard issue dated August 27, 2016:
  39. ↑ Billboard issue dated September 3, 2016:
  40. ↑ Billboard issue dated September 10, 2016:
  41. ↑ Billboard issue dated September 17, 2016:
  42. ↑ Billboard issue dated September 24, 2016:
  43. ↑ Billboard issue dated October 1, 2016:
  44. ↑ Billboard issue dated October 8, 2016:
  45. ↑ Billboard issue dated October 15, 2016:
  46. ↑ Billboard issue dated October 22, 2016:
  47. ↑ Billboard issue dated October 29, 2016:
  48. ↑ Billboard issue dated November 5, 2016:
  49. ↑ Billboard issue dated November 12, 2016:
  50. ↑ Billboard issue dated November 19, 2016:
  51. ↑ Billboard issue dated November 26, 2016:
  52. ↑ Billboard issue dated December 3, 2016:
  53. ↑ Billboard issue dated December 10, 2016:
  54. ↑ Billboard issue dated December 17, 2016:
  55. ↑ Billboard issue dated December 24, 2016:
  56. ↑ Billboard issue dated December 31, 2016:
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