This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the R&B Albums chart (which was re-created in 2013), and the Rap Albums chart in 2016. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
List of number ones +KeyIndicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2016
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) R&B Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs. January 2 The Buffet R. Kelly The Buffet R. Kelly When It's Dark Out G-EazyBillboard issue dated January 2, 2016: January 9 Royalty Chris Brown Royalty Chris Brown King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude Pusha TBillboard issue dated January 9, 2016: January 16 When It's Dark Out G-EazyBillboard issue dated January 16, 2016: January 23Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016: January 30 Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness The Weeknd Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture SoundtrackBillboard issue dated January 23, 2016: February 6 Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Church Clothes 3 LecraeBillboard issue dated February 6, 2016: February 13 Sex Love & Pain II Tank Sex Love & Pain II Tank Happy Camper Hoodie AllenBillboard issue dated February 13, 2016: February 20 Anti Rihanna Anti Rihanna Islah Kevin GatesBillboard issue dated February 20, 2016: February 27 Evol Future Evol FutureBillboard issue dated February 27, 2016: March 5 Anti Rihanna To Pimp a Butterfly Kendrick LamarBillboard issue dated March 5, 2016: March 12 The Art of Hustle Yo Gotti The Art of Hustle Yo GottiBillboard issue dated March 12, 2016: March 19 This Unruly Mess I've Made Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made Macklemore & Ryan LewisBillboard issue dated March 19, 2016: March 26 Untitled Unmastered Kendrick Lamar Untitled Unmastered Kendrick LamarBillboard issue dated March 26, 2016: April 2Billboard issue dated April 2, 2016: April 9 Anti RihannaBillboard issue dated April 9, 2016: April 16 More Issues Than Vogue K. 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Michelle Slime Season 3 Young ThugBillboard issue dated April 16, 2016: April 23 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88 Twenty88Billboard issue dated April 23, 2016: April 30 Anti Rihanna Anti Rihanna Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated April 30, 2016: May 7 Layers Royce da 5'9"Billboard issue dated May 7, 2016: May 14 Lemonade Beyoncé Lemonade Beyoncé Therapy Session NFBillboard issue dated May 14, 2016: May 21 Views Drake Views DrakeBillboard issue dated May 21, 2016: May 28Billboard issue dated May 28, 2016: June 4 Lemonade BeyoncéBillboard issue dated June 4, 2016: June 11Billboard issue dated June 11, 2016: June 18Billboard issue dated June 18, 2016: June 25Billboard issue dated June 25, 2016: July 2 Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated July 2, 2016: July 9 Views Drake Views DrakeBillboard issue dated July 9, 2016: July 16 Lemonade BeyoncéBillboard issue dated July 16, 2016: July 23 blackSUMMERS'night Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night MaxwellBillboard issue dated July 23, 2016: July 30 Blank Face LP Schoolboy Q Lemonade Beyoncé Blank Face LP Schoolboy QBillboard issue dated July 30, 2016: August 6 Lemonade Beyoncé Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated August 6, 2016: August 13 Everybody Looking Gucci Mane Everybody Looking Gucci ManeBillboard issue dated August 13, 2016: August 20 Major Key DJ Khaled The Definition Of... Fantasia Major Key DJ KhaledBillboard issue dated August 20, 2016: August 27 Lemonade Beyoncé Lemonade BeyoncéBillboard issue dated August 27, 2016: September 3 PartyNextDoor 3 PartyNextDoor PartyNextDoor 3 PartyNextDoor Fishing Blues AtmosphereBillboard issue dated September 3, 2016: September 10 Blonde Frank Ocean Blonde Frank Ocean I Told You Tory LanezBillboard issue dated September 10, 2016: September 17 And the Anonymous Nobody... De La SoulBillboard issue dated September 17, 2016: September 24 Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight Travis Scott Lemonade BeyoncéBirds in the Trap Sing McKnight Travis ScottBillboard issue dated September 24, 2016: October 1 Lemonade BeyoncéBillboard issue dated October 1, 2016: October 8 The Divine Feminine Mac Miller Hard II Love Usher The Divine Feminine Mac MillerBillboard issue dated October 8, 2016: October 15 blackSUMMERS'night Maxwell blackSUMMERS'night Maxwell Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated October 15, 2016: October 22 A Seat at the Table Solange A Seat at the Table SolangeBillboard issue dated October 22, 2016: October 29Billboard issue dated October 29, 2016: November 5 1992 The Game Lemonade Beyoncé 1992 The GameBillboard issue dated November 5, 2016: November 12 Rage & The Machine Joe Budden Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated November 12, 2016: November 19 Trap or Die 3 Jeezy Trap or Die 3 JeezyBillboard issue dated November 19, 2016: November 26 Here Alicia Keys Here Alicia Keys Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway CastBillboard issue dated November 26, 2016: December 3 We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest #MyNameIsJoeThomas Joe We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called QuestBillboard issue dated December 3, 2016: December 10 24K Magic Bruno Mars 24K Magic Bruno MarsBillboard issue dated December 10, 2016: December 17 Starboy The Weeknd Starboy The WeekndBillboard issue dated December 17, 2016: December 24 The Hamilton Mixtape Various Artists "Awaken, My Love!" Childish Gambino The Hamilton Mixtape Various ArtistsBillboard issue dated December 24, 2016: December 31 4 Your Eyez Only J. Cole 24K Magic Bruno Mars 4 Your Eyez Only J. ColeBillboard issue dated December 31, 2016:
See also 2016 in music List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2016 List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2016 (U.S.)
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