This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2009. The Rap Albums chart partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The top-selling R&B/hip-hop album for the year was I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé, which was released in November 2008.
Chart history
edit† | Indicates best-performing albums of 2009[1][2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2009 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "2009 Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 3, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of January 3, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of January 3, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 10, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of January 10, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of January 10, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 17, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of January 17, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of January 17, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 24, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of January 24, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of January 24, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated January 31, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of January 31, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of January 31, 2009". Billboard. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 7, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of February 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated Valentine's Day 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of February 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 21, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of February 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated February 28, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of February 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 7, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of March 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of March 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 14, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of March 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of March 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 21, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of March 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of March 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated March 28, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of March 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of March 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 4, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of April 4, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of April 4, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 11, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of April 11, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of April 11, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 18, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of April 18, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of April 18, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated April 25, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of April 25, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of April 25, 2009". Billboard. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 2, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of May 2, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of May 2, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 9, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of May 9, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of May 9, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 16, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of May 16, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of May 16, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 23, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of May 23, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of May 23, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated May 30, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of May 30, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of May 30, 2009". Billboard. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 6, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of June 6, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of June 6, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 13, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of June 13, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of June 13, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 20, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of June 20, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of June 20, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated June 27, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of June 27, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of June 27, 2009". Billboard. 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 4, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of Independence Day 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of Independence Day 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 11, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of July 11, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of July 11, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 18, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of July 18, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of July 18, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated July 25, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of July 25, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of July 25, 2009". Billboard. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 1, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 1, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of August 1, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 8, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 8, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of August 8, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 15, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 15, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of August 15, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 22, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 22, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of August 22, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated August 29, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 29, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of August 29, 2009". Billboard. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 5, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of September 5, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of September 5, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 12, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of September 12, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of September 12, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 19, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of September 19, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of September 19, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated September 26, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of September 26, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of September 26, 2009". Billboard. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 3, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of October 3, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of October 3, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 10, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of October 10, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of October 10, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 17, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of October 17, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of October 17, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated October 24, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of October 24, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of October 24, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated Halloween 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of October 31, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of October 31, 2009". Billboard. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 7, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of November 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of November 7, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 14, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of November 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of November 14, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 21, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of November 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of November 21, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated November 28, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of November 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of November 28, 2009". Billboard. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 5, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of December 5, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of December 5, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 12, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of December 12, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of December 12, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 19, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of December 19, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of December 19, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Billboard issue dated December 26, 2009:
- "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of December 26, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Billboard Rap Albums - Week of December 26, 2009". Billboard. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2022-02-12.