Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Information from Answers.com

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (formerly Top R&B/Black Albums) is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999. The chart debuted in the magazine as Hot R&B LPs in 1965 and were also called Top Black Albums; from 1969-1978 they were identified as Soul charts. The Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tracks the albums of quiet storm, urban contemporary, soul music, R&B, new jack swing, hip hop, and sometimes house music artists.^{[citation needed]}

References

"Billboard R&B Charts Get Updated Names." Billboard. December 11, 1999.

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Current Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums — top fifty positions
Yearly Billboard (magazine) Top 5 R&B Hip-Hop Albums 1966-2006

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Albums	Billboard 200 (Pop Catalog) • Billboard Comprehensive Albums • R&B/Hip-Hop Albums • Country Albums (Country Catalog) • Dance/Electronic Albums • Top Heatseekers • European Albums • Latin Albums • Kid Albums

Singles and tracks	Hot 100 • Radio Songs • Hot 100 Singles Sales • Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles • Digital Songs • Hot Digital Tracks • Pop 100 (defunct) • Pop 100 Airplay (defunct) • R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales • Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles • Rap Songs • Top 40 Tracks (defunct) • Country Songs • Pop Songs • Rhythmic Top 40 • Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks • Adult Contemporary • Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart • Alternative Songs • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Rock Songs • Dance/Club Play Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Dance Singles Sales • Latin Songs • Christian Songs • Ringtones • Hot RingMasters • Canadian Hot 100 • European Hot 100 • Japan Hot 100

Lists of number-ones	Billboard 200 • Top Country Albums • U.S. number-one singles (Motown; by artist nationality: Australian, British, Canadian, European) • Hot 100 Airplay • Top 40 Mainstream • Hot Dance Club Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Alternative Tracks • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Rhythmic Airplay • Year-end Top 100 Singles

Lists of artists who reached number one	U.S. (by total number; simultaneous U.S. and UK number-one hits) • Hot Dance Club Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Alternative Tracks • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Rhythmic Airplay

See also	Billboard Radio Monitor (defunct) • List of top 10 singles '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, • Billboard Year-End • List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones (most hit singles from an album) • Hot Country Songs achievements • R&R (defunct) • Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs

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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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