List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2008

This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2008. The Rap Albums chart partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing album of 2008[1][2]
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs.
January 5 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Lupe Fiasco [3]
January 12 [4]
January 19 [5]
January 26 American Gangster Jay-Z [6]
February 2 Love Behind the Melody Raheem deVaughn Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Lupe Fiasco [7]
February 9 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige [8]
February 16 [9]
February 23 As I Am Alicia Keys American Gangster Jay-Z [10]
March 1 Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Lupe Fiasco [11]
March 8 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige Harlem's American Gangster Jim Jones [12]
March 15 Discipline Janet Jackson Savage Life 2 Webbie [13]
March 22 [14]
March 29 Trilla Rick Ross Trilla Rick Ross [15]
April 5 Welcome to the Dollhouse Danity Kane [16]
April 12 Day26 Day26 [17]
April 19 Still da Baddest Trina Still da Baddest Trina [18]
April 26 All I Feel Ray J Trilla Rick Ross [19]
May 3 E=MC² Mariah Carey [20]
May 10 [21]
May 17 Lyfe Change Lyfe Jennings Rising Down The Roots [22]
May 24 E=MC² Mariah Carey Trilla Rick Ross [23]
May 31 Just Me Keith Sweat [24]
June 7 II Trill Bun B II Trill Bun B [25]
June 14 Here I Stand Usher [26]
June 21 [27]
June 28 Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Tha Carter III Lil Wayne [28]
July 5 [29]
July 12 [30]
July 19 [31]
July 26 [32]
August 2 Untitled Nas Untitled Nas [33]
August 9 [34]
August 16 Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Tha Carter III Lil Wayne [35]
August 23 Lessons in Love Lloyd [36]
August 30 Tha Carter III Lil Wayne [37]
September 6 Raw Footage Ice Cube Raw Footage Ice Cube [38]
September 13 L.A.X. The Game L.A.X. The Game [39]
September 20 The Recession Young Jeezy The Recession Young Jeezy [40]
September 27 [41]
October 4 Year of the Gentleman Ne-Yo Brass Knuckles Nelly [42]
October 11 Fearless Jazmine Sullivan The Recession Young Jeezy [43]
October 18 Paper Trail T.I. Paper Trail T.I. [44]
October 25 [45]
November 1 [46]
November 8 [47]
November 15 Evolver John Legend [48]
November 22 Paper Trail T.I. [49]
November 29 Three Ringz T-Pain [50]
December 6 I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé [51]
December 13 808s & Heartbreak Kanye West Theater of the Mind Ludacris [52]
December 20 I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé Emeritus Scarface [53]
December 27 Onmyradio Musiq Soulchild Universal Mind Control Common [54]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ "2008 Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ Billboard issue dated January 5, 2008:
  4. ^ Billboard issue dated January 12, 2008:
  5. ^ Billboard issue dated January 19, 2008:
  6. ^ Billboard issue dated January 26, 2008:
  7. ^ Billboard issue dated February 2, 2008:
  8. ^ Billboard issue dated February 9, 2008:
  9. ^ Billboard issue dated February 16, 2008:
  10. ^ Billboard issue dated February 23, 2008:
  11. ^ Billboard issue dated March 1, 2008:
  12. ^ Billboard issue dated March 8, 2008:
  13. ^ Billboard issue dated March 15, 2008:
  14. ^ Billboard issue dated March 22, 2008:
  15. ^ Billboard issue dated March 29, 2008:
  16. ^ Billboard issue dated April 5, 2008:
  17. ^ Billboard issue dated April 12, 2008:
  18. ^ Billboard issue dated April 19, 2008:
  19. ^ Billboard issue dated April 26, 2008:
  20. ^ Billboard issue dated May 3, 2008:
  21. ^ Billboard issue dated May 10, 2008:
  22. ^ Billboard issue dated May 17, 2008:
  23. ^ Billboard issue dated May 24, 2008:
  24. ^ Billboard issue dated May 31, 2008:
  25. ^ Billboard issue dated June 7, 2008:
  26. ^ Billboard issue dated June 14, 2008:
  27. ^ Billboard issue dated June 21, 2008:
  28. ^ Billboard issue dated June 28, 2008:
  29. ^ Billboard issue dated July 5, 2008:
  30. ^ Billboard issue dated July 12, 2008:
  31. ^ Billboard issue dated July 19, 2008:
  32. ^ Billboard issue dated July 26, 2008:
  33. ^ Billboard issue dated August 2, 2008:
  34. ^ Billboard issue dated August 9, 2008:
  35. ^ Billboard issue dated August 16, 2008:
  36. ^ Billboard issue dated August 23, 2008:
  37. ^ Billboard issue dated August 30, 2008:
  38. ^ Billboard issue dated September 6, 2008:
  39. ^ Billboard issue dated September 13, 2008:
  40. ^ Billboard issue dated September 20, 2008:
  41. ^ Billboard issue dated September 27, 2008:
  42. ^ Billboard issue dated October 4, 2008:
  43. ^ Billboard issue dated October 11, 2008:
  44. ^ Billboard issue dated October 18, 2008:
  45. ^ Billboard issue dated October 25, 2008:
  46. ^ Billboard issue dated November 1, 2008:
  47. ^ Billboard issue dated November 8, 2008:
  48. ^ Billboard issue dated November 15, 2008:
  49. ^ Billboard issue dated November 22, 2008:
  50. ^ Billboard issue dated November 29, 2008:
  51. ^ Billboard issue dated December 6, 2008:
  52. ^ Billboard issue dated December 13, 2008:
  53. ^ Billboard issue dated December 20, 2008:
  54. ^ Billboard issue dated December 27, 2008: