Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999. The chart debuted in the magazine as Hot R&B LPs in 1965, and were also called Top Black Albums; from 1969-1978 they were identified as Soul charts. The US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tracks the albums of quiet storm, urban contemporary, soul music, R&B, new jack swing, hip hop, and sometimes house music artists.
Album achievements
Most weeks in top ten
| Weeks | Album | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Stoney | Post Malone | [1] |
| 76 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | [1] |
| 64 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | [1] |
| 63 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas | [1] |
| 59 | The Heist | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | [1] |
| 58 | Recovery | Eminem | [1] |
| Can’t Slow Down | Lionel Richie | [1] | |
| 56 | Control | Janet Jackson | [1] |
| 55 | Rapture | Anita Baker | [1] |
| 54 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | [1] |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5
- "Billboard R&B Charts Get Updated Names". Billboard. December 11, 1999.
External links
- Yearly Billboard (magazine) Top 5 R&B Hip-Hop Albums 1966-2006
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