| ARIA Charts number-one urban albums of 2024 | |
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| Other Australian number-one charts of 2024 | |
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| singles | |
| urban singles | |
| dance singles | |
| club tracks | |
| digital tracks | |
| streaming tracks |
The ARIA Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the best-performing hip hop and R&B albums in Australia. It is published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation that collects music data for the weekly ARIA Charts. To be eligible to appear on the chart, the recording must be an album of a predominantly urban nature. [1]
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [2] |
| 8 January | [3] | ||
| 15 January | [4] | ||
| 22 January | American Dream | 21 Savage | [5] |
| 29 January | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [6] |
| 5 February | [7] | ||
| 12 February | [8] | ||
| 19 February | Vultures 1 | Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | [9] |
| 26 February | [10] | ||
| 4 March | SOS | SZA | [11] |
| 11 March | [12] | ||
| 18 March | [13] | ||
| 25 March | [14] | ||
| 1 April | We Don't Trust You | Future and Metro Boomin | [15] |
| 8 April | SOS | SZA | [16] |
| 15 April | Might Delete Later | J. Cole | [17] |
| 22 April | SOS | SZA | [18] |
| 29 April | [19] | ||
| 6 May | [20] | ||
| 13 May | [21] | ||
| 20 May | [22] | ||
| 27 May | [23] | ||
| 3 June | Walking Under Stars (10th Anniversary Edition) | Hilltop Hoods | [24] |
| 10 June | SOS | SZA | [25] |
| 17 June | [26] | ||
| 24 June | New World Depression | Suicideboys | [27] |
| 1 July | SOS | SZA | [28] |
| 8 July | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [29] |
| 15 July | SOS | SZA | [30] |
| 22 July | The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) | Eminem | [31] |
| 29 July | [32] | ||
| 5 August | [33] | ||
| 12 August | Vultures 2 | ¥$ Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | [34] |
| 19 August | [35] | ||
| 26 August | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [36] |
| 2 September | Days Before Rodeo | Travis Scott | [37] |
| 9 September | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [38] |
| 16 September | [39] | ||
| 23 September | The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) | Eminem | [40] |
| 30 September | The Diamond Collection | Post Malone | [41] |
| 7 October | [42] | ||
| 14 October | [43] | ||
| 21 October | Utopia | Travis Scott | [44] |
| 28 October | [45] | ||
| 4 November | Chromakopia | Tyler, the Creator | [46] |
| 11 November | [47] | ||
| 18 November | [48] | ||
| 25 November | [49] | ||
| 2 December | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | [50] |
| 9 December | [51] | ||
| 16 December | [52] | ||
| 23 December | [53] | ||
| 30 December | SOS | SZA | [54] |
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