List of number one R&B albums in the US (1997)

This is a list of the number one albums on Billboard's 1997 R&B album sales charts in the US. There were twenty-seven number one albums that year.

← 1996 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 28, 1996 - January 3, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Redman Muddy Waters - January 4, 1997 - January 17, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Whitney Houston The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album - January 18, 1997 - January 31, 1997 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Makaveli The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - February 1, 1997 - February 7, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Original motion picture soundtrack Rhyme & Reason - February 8, 1997 - February 14, 1997 1 week (6 in total) 6th Makaveli The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - February 15, 1997 - February 28, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Original motion picture soundtrack Gridlock'd - March 1, 1997 - January 28, 1997 48 weeks (4 in total) 4th Erykah Badu Baduizm - March 29, 1997 - April 11, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Scarface The Untouchable - April 12, 1997 - May 9, 1997 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Notorious BIG Life after death - May 10, 1997 - June 6, 1997 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Mary J. Blige Share My World - June 7, 1997 - June 10, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Original motion picture soundtrack I'm bout it - June 11, 1997 - June 17, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 God's Property God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - June 18, 1997 - June 24, 1997 1 week (total 2) 2 Original motion picture soundtrack I'm bout it - June 25, 1997 - July 4, 1997 1 week (total 2) 2 Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever - July 5, 1997 - August 1, 1997 4 weeks (total 5) 5 God's Property God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - August 2, 1997 - August 8, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Supa Dupa Fly - August 9, 1997 - August 15, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Puff Daddy & the Family No way out - August 16, 1997 - August 22, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The Art of War - August 23, 1997 - September 19, 1997 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Puff Daddy & the Family No way out - September 20, 1997 - October 1, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Master P Ghetto D - October 2, 1997 - October 3, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Common One Day It'll All Make Sense - October 4, 1997 - October 10, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Busta Rhymes When Disaster Strikes - October 11, 1997 - October 17, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Boyz II Men evolution - October 18, 1997 - October 24, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Original motion picture soundtrack Soul food - October 25, 1997 - November 7, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Original motion picture soundtrack Gang Related - November 8, 1997 - November 14, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 The Firm feat. Nas , Foxy Brown , Nature & AZ The Firm: The Album - November 15, 1997 - November 21, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Mase Harlem World - November 22, 1997 - November 28, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Rakim The 18th letter - November 29, 1997 - December 5, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Mystical Unpredictable - December 6, 1997 - December 12, 1997 1 week (total 1) 1 Erykah Badu live - December 13, 1997 - December 26, 1997 2 weeks (total 2) 2 2Pac RU Still Down? (Remember Me) -
← 1996				→ 1998 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1995-1999

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Redman - Muddy Waters)
2. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album)
3. ↑ Discogs (Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory)
4. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Rhyme & Reason)
5. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Gridlock'd)
6. ↑ Discogs (Erykah Badu - Baduizm)
7. ↑ Discogs (Scarface - The Untouchable)
8. ↑ Discogs (The Notorious BIG - Life After Death)
9. ↑ Discogs (Mary J. Blige - Share My World)
10. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - I'm Bout It)
11. ↑ Discogs (God's Property - God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation)
12. ↑ Discogs (Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever)
13. ↑ Discogs (Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - Wu-Tang Forever)
14. ↑ Discogs (Puff Daddy & the Family - No Way Out)
15. ↑ Discogs (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art of War)
16. ↑ Discogs (Master P - Ghetto D)
17. ↑ Discogs (Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense)
18. ↑ Discogs (Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes)
19. ↑ Discogs (Boyz II Men - Evolution)
20. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soul Food)
21. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Gang Related)
22. ↑ Discogs (The Firm feat. Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature & AZ - The Firm: The Album)
23. ↑ Discogs (Mase - Harlem World)
24. ↑ Discogs (Rakim - The 18th Letter)
25. ↑ Discogs (Mystikal - Unpredictable)
26. ↑ Discogs (Erykah Badu - Live)
27. ↑ Discogs (2Pac - RU Still Down? (Remember Me))