List of number one R&B albums in the US (2016)

This is a list of the number one albums on Billboard's sales charts for R&B / hip hop , R&B and rap albums in the US in 2016. There were nineteen number one albums that year.

R&B / Hip-Hop Albums (Top 50)

← 2015 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			2017 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 2015 - January 1, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 G-Eazy When It's Dark Out - January 2, 2016 - January 8, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 R. Kelly The buffet - January 9, 2016 - January 29, 2016 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Chris Brown Royalty - January 30, 2016 - February 5, 2016 1 week (8 in total) 8th The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness - February 6, 2016 - February 12, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Original motion picture soundtrack Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture - February 13, 2016 - February 19, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 tank Sex Love & Pain II - February 20, 2016 - February 26, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Rihanna Anti - February 27, 2016 - March 4, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Future Evol - March 5, 2016 - March 11, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Rihanna Anti - March 12, 2016 - March 18, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Yo Gotti The Art of Hustle - March 19, 2016 - March 25, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made - March 26, 2016 - April 8, 2016 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Kendrick Lamar Untitled Unmastered - April 9, 2016 - April 15, 2016 1 week (total 3) 3 Rihanna Anti - April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 K. Michelle More Issues Than Vogue - April 23, 2016 - April 29, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Twenty88 Twenty88 - April 30, 2016 - May 6, 2016 1 week (4 in total) 4th Rihanna Anti - May 7, 2016 - May 13, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Royce da 5'9 ″ Layers - May 14, 2016 - May 20, 2016 1 week (total 10) 10 Beyoncé Lemonade - May 21, 2016 - June 3, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Drake Views - June 4, 2016 - July 8, 2016 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Beyoncé Lemonade - July 9, 2016 - July 15, 2016 1 week (total 3) 3 Drake Views - July 16, 2016 - July 22, 2016 1 week (total 7) 7th Beyoncé Lemonade - July 23, 2016 - July 29, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night - July 30, 2016 - August 5, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Schoolboy Q Blank Face LP - August 6, 2016 - August 12, 2016 1 week (8 in total) 8th Beyoncé Lemonade - August 13, 2016 - August 19, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Gucci Mane Everybody Looking - August 20, 2016 - August 26, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 DJ Khaled Major Key - August 27, 2016 - September 2, 2016 1 week (9 in total) 9 Beyoncé Lemonade - September 3, 2016 - September 9, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 PartyNextDoor PartyNextDoor 3 - September 10, 2016 - September 23, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Frank Ocean blonde - September 17, 2016 - September 23, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 De la soul And the Anonymous Nobody ... - September 24, 2016 - September 30, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight - October 1, 2016 - October 7, 2016 1 week (total 10) 10 Beyoncé Lemonade - October 8, 2016 - October 14, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Mac Miller The Divine Feminine - October 15, 2016 - October 21, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night - October 22, 2016 - November 4, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 As long as A seat at the table - November 5, 2016 - November 11, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 The Game 1992 - November 12, 2016 - November 18, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Joe Budden Rage & The Machine - November 19, 2016 - November 25, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Jeezy Trap or Die 3 - November 26, 2016 - December 2, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Alicia Keys Here - December 3, 2016 - December 9, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - December 10, 2016 - December 16, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Bruno Mars 24K Magic - December 17, 2016 - December 23, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 The Weeknd Starboy - December 24, 2016 - December 30, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Various artists The Hamilton Mixtape -
← 2015				→ 2017 →

R&B Albums (Top 25)

← 2015 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			2017 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 2015 - January 1, 2016 1 week (total of 12) 12 The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness - January 2, 2016 - January 8, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 R. Kelly The buffet - January 9, 2016 - January 29, 2016 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Chris Brown Royalty - January 30, 2016 - February 12, 2016 2 weeks (total 14) 14th The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness - February 13, 2016 - February 19, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 tank Sex Love & Pain II - February 20, 2016 - April 15, 2016 8 weeks (total 7) 7th Rihanna Anti - April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 K. Michelle More Issues Than Vogue - April 23, 2016 - April 29, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Twenty88 Twenty88 - April 30, 2016 - May 13, 2016 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 Rihanna Anti - May 14, 2016 - July 22, 2016 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Beyoncé Lemonade ' - July 23, 2016 - July 29, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night - July 30, 2016 - August 19, 2016 3 weeks (total of 13) 13 Beyoncé Lemonade - August 20, 2016 - August 26, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Fantasia The Definition Of ... - August 27, 2016 - September 2, 2016 1 week (total 14) 14th Beyoncé Lemonade - September 3, 2016 - September 9, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 PartyNextDoor PartyNextDoor 3 - September 10, 2016 - September 23, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Frank Ocean blonde - September 24, 2016 - October 7, 2016 2 weeks (16 total) 16 Beyoncé Lemonade - October 8, 2016 - October 14, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Usher Hard II Love - October 15, 2016 - October 21, 2016 1 week (total 2) 2 Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night - October 22, 2016 - November 4, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 As long as A seat at the table - November 5, 2016 - October 25, 2016 51 weeks (total 19) 19th Beyoncé Lemonade - November 26, 2016 - December 2, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Alicia Keys Here - December 3, 2016 - December 9, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Joe My name is Joe Thomas - December 10, 2016 - December 16, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Bruno Mars 24K Magic - December 17, 2016 - December 23, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 The Weeknd Starboy - December 24, 2016 - December 30, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Childish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!" -
← 2015				→ 2017 →

Rap Albums (Top 25)

← 2015 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			2017 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 2015 - January 8, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 G-Eazy When It's Dark Out - January 9, 2016 - January 15, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Pusha T King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude - January 16, 2016 - January 29, 2016 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th G-Eazy When It's Dark Out - January 30, 2016 - February 5, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Original motion picture soundtrack Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture - February 6, 2016 - February 12, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Lecrae Church Clothes 3 - February 13, 2016 - February 19, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Hoodie Allen Happy campers - February 20, 2016 - February 26, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Kevin Gates Islah - February 27, 2016 - March 4, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Future Evol - March 5, 2016 - March 11, 2016 1 week (total 3) 3 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly - March 12, 2016 - March 18, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Yo Gotti The Art of Hustle - March 19, 2016 - March 25, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made - March 26, 2016 - April 15, 2016 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Kendrick Lamar Untitled Unmastered - April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Young Thug Slime Season 3 - April 23, 2016 - April 29, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Twenty88 Twenty88 - April 30, 2016 - May 13, 2016 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - May 14, 2016 - May 20, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 NF Therapy session - May 21, 2016 - July 1, 2016 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Drake Views - July 2, 2016 - July 8, 2016 1 week (4 in total) 4th Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - July 9, 2016 - July 29, 2016 3 weeks (9 in total) 9 Drake Views - July 30, 2016 - August 5, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Schoolboy Q Blank Face LP - August 6, 2016 - August 12, 2016 1 week (total 5) 5 Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - August 13, 2016 - August 19, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Gucci Mane Everybody Looking - August 20, 2016 - September 2, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 DJ Khaled Major Key - September 3, 2016 - September 9, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Atmosphere Fishing blues - September 10, 2016 - September 16, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Tory Lanez I told you - September 17, 2016 - September 23, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 De la soul And the Anonymous Nobody ... - September 24, 2016 - October 7, 2016 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight - October 8, 2016 - October 14, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Mac Miller The Divine Feminine - October 15, 2016 - November 4, 2016 3 weeks (8 in total) 8th Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - November 5, 2016 - November 11, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 The Game 1992 - November 12, 2016 - November 18, 2016 1 week (9 in total) 9 Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - November 19, 2016 - November 25, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Jeezy Trap or Die 3 - November 26, 2016 - December 2, 2016 1 week (total 10) 10 Original Broadway cast Hamilton: An American Musical - December 3, 2016 - December 23, 2016 3 weeks (total 3) 3 A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - December 24, 2016 - December 30, 2016 1 week (total 1) 1 Various artists The Hamilton Mixtape -
← 2015				→ 2017 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop Albums
• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Rap Albums

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (G-Eazy - When It's Dark Out)
2. ↑ Discogs (R. Kelly - The Buffet)
3. ↑ Discogs (Chris Brown - Royalty)
4. ↑ Discogs (The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness)
5. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture)
6. ↑ Discogs (Tank - Sex Love & Pain II)
7. ↑ Discogs (Rihanna - Anti)
8. ↑ Discogs (Future - Evol)
9. ↑ Discogs (Yo Gotti - The Art of Hustle)
10. ↑ Discogs (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made)
11. ↑ Discogs (Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered)
12. ↑ Discogs (K. Michelle - More Issues Than Vogue)
13. ↑ Discogs (Twenty88 - Twenty88)
14. ↑ Discogs (Royce da 5'9 ″ - Layers)
15. ↑ Discogs (Beyoncé - Lemonade)
16. ↑ Discogs (Drake - Views)
17. ↑ Discogs (Maxwell - blackSUMMERS'night)
18. ↑ Discogs (Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP)
19. ↑ Discogs (Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking)
20. ↑ Discogs (DJ Khaled - Major Key)
21. ↑ Discogs (DJ Khaled - Major Key)
22. ↑ Discogs (Frank Ocean - Blonde)
23. ↑ Discogs (De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody ...)
24. ↑ Discogs (Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight)
25. ↑ Discogs (Mac Miller - The Divine Feminine)
26. ↑ Discogs (Solange - A Seat at the Table)
27. ↑ Discogs (The Game - 1992)
28. ↑ Discogs (Joe Budden - Rage & The Machine)
29. ↑ Discogs (Jeezy - Trap or Die 3)
30. ↑ Discogs (Alicia Keys - Here)
31. ↑ Discogs (A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service)
32. ↑ Discogs (Bruno Mars - 24K Magic)
33. ↑ Discogs (The Weeknd - Starboy)
34. ↑ Discogs (Various Artists - We Got It from Here… The Hamilton Mixtape)
35. ↑ Discogs (The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness)
36. ↑ Discogs (Fantasia - The Definition Of ...)
37. ↑ Discogs (Usher - Hard II Love)
38. ↑ Discogs (Joe - My Name Is Joe Thomas)
39. ↑ Discogs (Childish Gambino - “Awaken, My Love!”)
40. ↑ Discogs (Pusha T - King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude)
41. ↑ Discogs (Lecrae - Church Clothes 3)
42. ↑ Discogs (Hoodie Allen - Happy Camper)
43. ↑ Discogs (Kevin Gates - Islah)
44. ↑ Discogs (Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly)
45. ↑ Discogs (Young Thug - Slime Season 3)
46. ↑ Discogs (Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton: An American Musical)
47. ↑ Discogs (NF - Therapy Session)
48. ↑ Discogs (Atmosphere - Fishing Blues)
49. ↑ Discogs (Tory Lanez - I Told You)
50. ↑ Discogs (De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody ...)