List of number one R&B albums in the US (2008)

This is a list of the number one albums on Billboard's sales charts for R&B and rap albums in the United States in 2008. Twenty-seven R&B albums and eighteen rap albums reached number one status that year.

R&B Albums (Top 100)

← 2007 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			2009 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 2007 - January 4, 2008 1 week (total 5) 5 Alicia Keys As I Am - January 5, 2008 - February 1, 2008 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Mary J. Blige Growing pains - February 2, 2008 - February 8, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Raheem DeVaughn Love Behind the Melody - February 9, 2008 - February 22, 2008 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Mary J. Blige Growing pains - February 23, 2008 - March 7, 2008 2 weeks (total 7) 7th Alicia Keys As I Am - March 8, 2008 - March 14, 2008 1 week (total 7) 7th Mary J. Blige Growing pains - March 15, 2008 - March 28, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Janet Jackson Discipline - March 29, 2008 - April 4, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Rick ross Trilla - April 5, 2008 - April 11, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Danity Kane Welcome to the dollhouse - April 12, 2008 - April 18, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Day26 Day26 - April 19, 2008 - April 25, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Trina Still there Baddest - April 26, 2008 - May 2, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Ray J All I feel - May 3, 2008 - May 16, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Mariah Carey E = MC² - May 17, 2008 - May 23, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Lyfe Jennings Lyfe Change - May 24, 2008 - May 30, 2008 1 week (total 3) 3 Mariah Carey E = MC² - May 31, 2008 - June 6, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Keith Sweat Just me - June 7, 2008 - June 13, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Bun B II trill - June 14, 2008 - June 27, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Usher Here I stand - June 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III - August 2, 2008 - August 15, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Nas Untitled - August 16, 2008 - August 22, 2008 1 week (6 in total) 6th Lil Wayne Tha Carter III - August 23, 2008 - August 29, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Lloyd Lessons in Love - August 30, 2008 - September 5, 2008 1 week (total 7) 7th Lil Wayne Tha Carter III - September 6, 2008 - September 12, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Ice Cube Raw footage - September 13, 2008 - September 19, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 The Game LAX - September 20, 2008 - October 3, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Young Jeezy The Recession - October 4, 2008 - October 10, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Ne-yo Year of the gentleman - October 11, 2008 - October 17, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Jazmine Sullivan Fearless - October 18, 2008 - November 14, 2008 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th TI Paper trail - November 15, 2008 - November 21, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 John Legend Evolver - November 22, 2008 - November 28, 2008 1 week (total 5) 5 TI Paper trail - November 29, 2008 - December 5, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 T-Pain Three Ringz - December 6, 2008 - December 12, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Beyoncé I am ... Sasha Fierce - December 13, 2008 - December 19, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak - December 20, 2008 - December 26, 2008 1 week (total 2) 2 Beyoncé I am ... Sasha Fierce -
← 2007				→ 2009 →

Rap Albums (Top 25)

← 2007 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			2009 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 2007 - January 4, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Bow Wow & Omarion Face off - January 5, 2008 - January 25, 2008 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool - January 26, 2008 - February 1, 2008 1 week (total 2) 2 Jay-Z American gangster - February 2, 2008 - February 22, 2008 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool - February 23, 2008 - February 29, 2008 1 week (total 3) 3 Jay-Z American gangster - March 1st, 2008 - March 7th, 2008 1 week (total 7) 7th Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool - March 8, 2008 - March 14, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Jim Jones Harlem's American gangster - March 15, 2008 - March 28, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Webbie Savage Life 2 - March 29, 2008 - April 18, 2008 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Rick ross Trilla - April 19, 2008 - April 25, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Trina Still there Baddest - April 26, 2008 - May 16, 2008 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Rick ross Trilla - May 17, 2008 - May 23, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 The roots Rising Down - May 24, 2008 - June 6, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Rick ross Trilla - June 7, 2008 - June 27, 2008 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Bun B II trill - June 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III - August 2, 2008 - August 15, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Nas Untitled - August 16, 2008 - September 5, 2008 3 weeks (8 in total) 8th Lil Wayne Tha Carter III - September 6, 2008 - September 12, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Ice Cube Raw footage - September 13, 2008 - September 19, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 The Game LAX - September 20, 2008 - October 3, 2008 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Young Jeezy The Recession - October 4, 2008 - October 10, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Nelly Brass knuckles - October 11, 2008 - October 17, 2008 1 week (total 3) 3 Young Jeezy The Recession - October 18, 2008 - December 12, 2008 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th TI Paper trail - December 13, 2008 - December 19, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Ludacris Theater of the Mind - December 20, 2008 - December 26, 2008 1 week (total 1) 1 Scarface emeritus -
← 2007				→ 2009 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Rap Albums
• Billboard Google Books 2005–2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Alicia Keys - As I Am)
2. ↑ Discogs (Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains)
3. ↑ Discogs (Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind the Melody)
4. ↑ Discogs (Janet Jackson - Discipline)
5. ↑ Discogs (Rick Ross - Trilla)
6. ↑ Discogs (Danity Kane - Trilla)
7. ↑ Discogs (Day26 - Day26)
8. ↑ Discogs (Trina - Still da Baddest)
9. ↑ Discogs (Ray J - All I Feel)
10. ↑ Discogs (Mariah Carey - E = MC²)
11. ↑ Discogs (Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change)
12. ↑ Discogs (Keith Sweat - Just Me)
13. ↑ Discogs (Bun B - II Trill)
14. ↑ Discogs (Usher - Here I Stand)
15. ↑ Discogs (Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III)
16. ↑ Discogs (Nas - Untitled)
17. ↑ Discogs (Lloyd - Lessons in Love)
18. ↑ Discogs (Ice Cube - Raw Footage)
19. ↑ Discogs (The Game - LAX)
20. ↑ Discogs (Young Jeezy - The Recession)
21. ↑ Discogs (Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman)
22. ↑ Discogs (Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless)
23. ↑ Discogs (TI - Paper Trail)
24. ↑ Discogs (John Legend - Evolver)
25. ↑ Discogs (T-Pain - Three Ringz)
26. ↑ Discogs (Beyoncé - I Am… Sasha Fierce)
27. ↑ Discogs (Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak)
28. ↑ Discogs (Bow Wow & Omarion - Face Off)
29. ↑ Discogs (Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool)
30. ↑ Discogs (Jay-Z - American Gangster)
31. ↑ Discogs (Jim Jones - Harlem's American Gangster)
32. ↑ Discogs (Webbie - Savage Life 2)
33. ↑ Discogs (The Roots - Rising Down)
34. ↑ Discogs (Nelly - Brass Knuckles)
35. ↑ Discogs (Ludacris - Theater of the Mind)
36. ↑ Discogs (Scarface - Emeritus)