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 2022. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as respective distillations for R&B and rap-specific titles of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Indicates best-performing album of 2022 [1] |
Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | R&B Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) | Refs. | ||
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January 1 | Live Life Fast | Roddy Ricch | Merry Christmas | Mariah Carey | Live Life Fast | Roddy Ricch | [2] | ||
January 8 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole | Certified Lover Boy | Drake | [3] | ||
January 15 | Certified Lover Boy | Drake | Planet Her | Doja Cat | [4] | ||||
January 22 | DS4Ever | Gunna | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | DS4Ever | Gunna | [5] | ||
January 29 | [6] | ||||||||
February 5 | Colors | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Colors | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | [7] | ||||
February 12 | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | DS4Ever | Gunna | [8] | ||||
February 19 | DS4Ever | Gunna | [9] | ||||||
February 26 | The Highlights | [10] | |||||||
March 5 | [11] | ||||||||
March 12 | Back for Everything | Kodak Black | Back for Everything | Kodak Black | [12] | ||||
March 19 | What It Means to Be King | King Von | What It Means to Be King | King Von | [13] | ||||
March 26 | 7220 | Lil Durk | 7220 | Lil Durk | [14] | ||||
April 2 | [15] | ||||||||
April 9 | [16] | ||||||||
April 16 | [17] | ||||||||
April 23 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | [18] | ||||||
April 30 | Call Me If You Get Lost | Tyler, the Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost | Tyler, the Creator | [19] | ||||
May 7 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | [20] | ||||
May 14 | I Never Liked You | Future | Dawn FM | The Weeknd | I Never Liked You | Future | [21] | ||
May 21 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | [22] | ||||||
May 28 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | [23] | ||||
June 4 | [24] | ||||||||
June 11 | [25] | ||||||||
June 18 | Twelve Carat Toothache | Post Malone | I Never Liked You | Future | [26] | ||||
June 25 | Ctrl | SZA | [27] | ||||||
July 2 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | [28] | ||||
July 9 | 7220 | Lil Durk | [29] | ||||||
July 16 | [30] | ||||||||
July 23 | Wasteland | Brent Faiyaz | Wasteland | Brent Faiyaz | I Never Liked You | Future | [31] | ||
July 30 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | [32] | ||||
August 6 | I Never Liked You | Future | [33] | ||||||
August 13 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation | Suicideboys | [34] | ||
August 20 | The Last Slimeto | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | [35] | ||||
August 27 | Beautiful Mind | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | Rod Wave | [36] | ||||
September 3 | [37] | ||||||||
September 10 | God Did | DJ Khaled | God Did | DJ Khaled | [38] | ||||
September 17 | [39] | ||||||||
September 24 | Demons Protected by Angels | Nav | Demons Protected by Angels | Nav | [40] | ||||
October 1 | The Highlights | The Weeknd | The Highlights | The Weeknd | I Never Felt Nun | EST Gee | [41] | ||
October 8 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Beautiful Mind | Rod Wave | [42] | ||
October 15 | The Highlights | The Weeknd | The Highlights | The Weeknd | [43] | ||||
October 22 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Renaissance | Beyoncé | Only Built for Infinity Links | Quavo and Takeoff | [44] | ||
October 29 | It's Only Me | Lil Baby | The Highlights | The Weeknd | It's Only Me | Lil Baby | [45] | ||
November 5 | [46] | ||||||||
November 12 | [47] | ||||||||
November 19 | Her Loss | Drake and 21 Savage | Her Loss | Drake and 21 Savage | [48] | ||||
November 26 | [49] | ||||||||
December 3 | [50] | ||||||||
December 10 | [51] | ||||||||
December 17 | Heroes & Villains | Metro Boomin | Heroes & Villains | Metro Boomin | [52] | ||||
December 24 | SOS | SZA | SOS | SZA | [53] | ||||
December 31 | [54] |