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

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 [1]
January 9 Royalty Chris Brown Royalty Chris Brown King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude Pusha T [2]
January 16 When It's Dark Out G-Eazy [3]
January 23 [4]
January 30 Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack [5]
February 6 Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Church Clothes 3 Lecrae [6]
February 13 Sex Love & Pain II Tank Sex Love & Pain II Tank Happy Camper Hoodie Allen [7]
February 20 Anti Rihanna Anti Rihanna Islah Kevin Gates [8]
February 27 Evol Future Evol Future [9]
March 5 Anti Rihanna To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick Lamar [10]
March 12 The Art of Hustle Yo Gotti The Art of Hustle Yo Gotti [11]
March 19 This Unruly Mess I've Made Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made Macklemore & Ryan Lewis [12]
March 26 Untitled Unmastered Kendrick Lamar Untitled Unmastered Kendrick Lamar [13]
April 2 [14]
April 9 Anti Rihanna [15]
April 16 More Issues Than Vogue K. Michelle More Issues Than Vogue K. Michelle Slime Season 3 Young Thug [16]
April 23 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 [17]
April 30 Anti Rihanna Anti Rihanna Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway Cast [18]
May 7 Layers Royce da 5'9" [19]
May 14 Lemonade Beyoncé Lemonade Beyoncé Therapy Session NF [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 2, 2016:
  2. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 9, 2016:
  3. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
  4. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016:
  5. ↑ Billboard issue dated January 23, 2016:
  6. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 6, 2016:
  7. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 13, 2016:
  8. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 20, 2016:
  9. ↑ Billboard issue dated February 27, 2016:
  10. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 5, 2016:
  11. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 12, 2016:
  12. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 19, 2016:
  13. ↑ Billboard issue dated March 26, 2016:
  14. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 2, 2016:
  15. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 9, 2016:
  16. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 16, 2016:
  17. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 23, 2016:
  18. ↑ Billboard issue dated April 30, 2016:
  19. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 7, 2016:
  20. ↑ Billboard issue dated May 14, 2016:
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