List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of the 1960s

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These are the albums that reached number-one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart during the 1960s. The chart debuted in the issue dated January 30, 1965.

Chart history

Contents
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Weeks at No. 1
1965
January 30 Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes 1
February 6 Sam Cooke at the Copa Sam Cooke 3
February 27 Shake Sam Cooke4
March 27 People Get Ready The Impressions 2
April 10 The Temptations Sing Smokey The Temptations 18
July 3 Four Tops The Four Tops 3
July 24Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-Stars 1
September 11 The In Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio 12
October 30 Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding 1
December 11 The Temptin' Temptations The Temptations15
1966
January 15 Going to a Go-Go Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 4
April 23 I Hear a Symphony The Supremes 1
April 30Got My Mojo Workin' Jimmy Smith 2
May 14 Crying Time Ray Charles 1
May 21Lou Rawls Live! Lou Rawls 12
July 30 Gettin' Ready The Temptations6
August 20 Hold On, I'm Comin' Sam and Dave 1
October 1Soulin'Lou Rawls9
October 22 The Supremes A' Go-Go The Supremes4
December 31 Greatest Hits The Temptations9
1967
February 4Four Tops Live Four Tops 1
March 11 The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland The Supremes 3
April 1 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1
April 8 Temptations Live! The Temptations3
April 29 I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin 14
July 15 Revenge Bill Cosby 2
July 29 Here Where There Is Love Dionne Warwick 2
September 2 The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul The Temptations1
September 9 Aretha Arrives Aretha Franklin5
October 14 Greatest Hits Diana Ross and The Supremes12
1968
January 6 The Temptations in a Mellow Mood The Temptations 7
February 24 The History of Otis Redding Otis Redding 1
March 2 Lady Soul Aretha Franklin 16
April 20 The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding3
June 22 The Temptations Wish It Would Rain The Temptations2
July 27 Aretha Now Aretha Franklin17
September 14The Temptations Wish It Would RainThe Temptations1
November 23 Hickory Holler Revisited O. C. Smith 1
December 7 Special Occasion Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 2
December 21 Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations4
1969
January 18 TCB Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations6
March 1 Soul '69 Aretha Franklin 4
March 29 Cloud Nine The Temptations13
June 21 M.P.G. Marvin Gaye 2
July 12 My Whole World Ended David Ruffin 2
July 26 Aretha's Gold Aretha Franklin4
August 23 Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes 10
November 1 Puzzle People The Temptations15

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