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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. [1]
From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965 there was no Billboard R&B singles chart. Some publications have used Cashbox magazine's stats in their place. No specific reason has ever been given as to why Billboard ceased releasing R&B charts, but the prevailing wisdom is that the chart methodology used was being questioned, since more and more white acts were reaching number-one on the R&B chart.
Crying Time: Ray Charles: 1 May 21 Lou Rawls Live! Lou Rawls: 12 July 30 Gettin' Ready: The Temptations 6 August 20 Hold On, I'm Comin' Sam and Dave: 1 October 1 Soulin' Lou Rawls 9 October 22 The Supremes A' Go-Go: The Supremes 4 December 31 Greatest Hits: The Temptations 9 1967 February 4: Four Tops Live: Four Tops: 1 March 11
totals are counted from the start of the stay at No. 1 - for example, a hit which reached No. 1 in November 1945 and stayed there 11 weeks is included in the 1945 list but not 1946. As well as the R&B best sellers (BS) chart, between 1948 and 1957 there was also an R&B juke box (JB) chart, and from 1955 to 1958 there was an R&B airplay (JY ...
Album Artist January 4: Fire: The Ohio Players: January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8: Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs: Carl Douglas: February 15: New and Improved: The Spinners: February 22: Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express: March 1: AWB: Average White Band: March 8 March 15 March 22: Al Green Explores ...
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997. Chart history. Issue date Album Artist January 4: ... R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
Issue date Album Artist January 1: Songs in the Key of Life: Stevie Wonder: January 8: Good High: Brick: January 15: Songs in the Key of Life: Stevie Wonder January 22
This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the newly-relaunched R&B Albums chart and the Rap Albums chart in 2013. The R&B Albums chart was introduced in the January 26, 2013 issue of Billboard as a new distinct chart, returning its name to the magazine since the rebranding of the original R&B chart in 1999.