These are the albums that reached number-one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart during the 1960s. The chart debuted in the issue dated January 30, 1965.
Chart history
Issue date Album Artist(s) Weeks at No. 11965 January 30 Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes 1 February 6 Sam Cooke at the Copa Sam Cooke 3 February 27 Shake Sam Cooke 4 March 27 People Get Ready The Impressions 2 April 10 The Temptations Sing Smokey The Temptations 18 July 3 Four Tops The Four Tops 3 July 24 Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-Stars 1 September 11 The In Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio 12 October 30 Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding 1 December 11 The Temptin' Temptations The Temptations 151966 January 15 Going to a Go-Go Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 4 April 23 I Hear a Symphony The Supremes 1 April 30 Got My Mojo Workin''' | Jimmy Smith | 2 |- | May 14 | 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 |- !colspan=4|1967 |- | February 4 || Four Tops Live || Four Tops || 1 |- | March 11 || The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland || The Supremes || 3 |- | April 1 || Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' || Julian "Cannonball" Adderley || 1 |- | April 8 || Temptations Live! || The Temptations || 3 |- | April 29 || I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You || Aretha Franklin || 14 |- | July 15 || Revenge || Bill Cosby || 2 |- | July 29 || Here Where There Is Love || Dionne Warwick || 2 |- | September 2 || The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul || The Temptations || 1 |- | September 9 || Aretha Arrives || Aretha Franklin || 5 |- | October 14 || Greatest Hits || Diana Ross and The Supremes || 12 |- !colspan=4|1968 |- | January 6 | The Temptations in a Mellow Mood | The Temptations | 7 |- | February 24 | The History of Otis Redding | Otis Redding | 1 |- | March 2 | Lady Soul | Aretha Franklin | 16 |- | April 20 | The Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | 3 |- | June 22 | The Temptations Wish It Would Rain | The Temptations | 2 |- | July 27 | Aretha Now| Aretha Franklin | 17 |- | September 14 | The Temptations Wish It Would Rain | The Temptations | 1 |- | November 23 | Hickory Holler Revisited | O. C. Smith | 1 |- | December 7 | Special Occasion | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 2 |- | December 21 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations | Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations | 4 |- !colspan=4|1969 |- | January 18 || TCB || Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations || 6 |- | March 1 || Soul '69 || Aretha Franklin || 4 |- | March 29 || Cloud Nine || The Temptations || 13 |- | June 21 || M.P.G. || Marvin Gaye || 2 |- | July 12 || My Whole World Ended || David Ruffin || 2 |- | July 26 || Aretha's Gold || Aretha Franklin || 4 |- | August 23 || Hot Buttered Soul || Isaac Hayes || 10 |- | November 1 || Puzzle People'' The Temptations 15
References
See also 1960s in music List of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits