List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016

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.

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

List of number ones

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

See also

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References

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  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: