List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2021

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 2021. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

List of number ones

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Indicates best-performing album of 2021[1]
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) R&B Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs.
January 2 Music to Be Murdered By Eminem Merry Christmas Mariah Carey Music to Be Murdered By Eminem [2]
January 9 Whole Lotta Red Playboi Carti The Christmas Song Nat King Cole Whole Lotta Red Playboi Carti [3]
January 16 The Voice Lil Durk After Hours The Weeknd The Voice Lil Durk [4]
January 23 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke Heaux Tales Jazmine Sullivan Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke [5]
January 30 After Hours The Weeknd [6]
February 6 [7]
February 13 The Voice Lil Durk The Voice Lil Durk [8]
February 20 The Highlights The Weeknd The Highlights Shiesty Season Pooh Shiesty [9]
February 27 After Hours After Hours The Voice Lil Durk [10]
March 6 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke [11]
March 13 The Highlights The Weeknd The Highlights [12]
March 20 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke After Hours [13]
March 27 [14]
April 3 [15]
April 10 SoulFly Rod Wave The Highlights SoulFly Rod Wave [16]
April 17 [17]
April 24 The Best of DMX DMX The Best of DMX DMX [18]
May 1 Slime Language 2 Young Thug & Various Artists Slime Language 2 Young Thug & Various Artists [19]
May 8 A Gangsta's Pain Moneybagg Yo After Hours A Gangsta’s Pain Moneybagg Yo [20]
May 15 Khaled Khaled DJ Khaled Khaled Khaled DJ Khaled [21]
May 22 A Gangsta's Pain Moneybagg Yo A Gangsta's Pain Moneybagg Yo [22]
May 29 The Off-Season J. Cole The Off-Season J. Cole [23]
June 5 [24]
June 12 [25]
June 19 The Voice of the Heroes Lil Baby and Lil Durk The Voice of the Heroes Lil Baby and Lil Durk [26]
June 26 Hall of Fame Polo G Hall of Fame Polo G [27]
July 3 Back of My Mind H.E.R. [28]
July 10 Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator Planet Her Doja Cat Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator [29]
July 17 Planet Her Doja Cat The Voice of the Heroes Lil Baby and Lil Durk [30]
July 24 [31]
July 31 Faith Pop Smoke Faith Pop Smoke [32]
August 7 F*ck Love The Kid Laroi F*ck Love The Kid Laroi [33]
August 14 Welcome 2 America Prince [34]
August 21 King’s Disease II Nas Planet Her Doja Cat King’s Disease II Nas [35]
August 28 Planet Her Doja Cat F*ck Love The Kid Laroi [36]
September 4 Trip at Knight Trippie Redd Trip at Knight Trippie Redd [37]
September 11 Donda Kanye West Donda Kanye West [38]
September 18 Certified Lover Boy Drake Certified Lover Boy Drake [39]
September 25 [40]
October 2 [41]
October 9 Sincerely, Kentrell YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sincerely, Kentrell YoungBoy Never Broke Again [42]
October 16 Certified Lover Boy Drake Certified Lover Boy Drake [43]
October 23 [44]
October 30 Punk Young Thug Punk Young Thug [45]
November 6 Certified Lover Boy Drake Certified Lover Boy Drake [46]
November 13 [47]
November 20 Still Over It Summer Walker Still Over It Summer Walker [48]
November 27 An Evening with Silk Sonic Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic Silk Sonic [49]
December 4 Certified Lover Boy Drake [50]
December 11 Still Over It Summer Walker [51]
December 18 Hall of Fame Polo G Merry Christmas Mariah Carey Hall of Fame Polo G [52]
December 25 Fighting Demons Juice Wrld Fighting Demons Juice Wrld [53]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Year-End 2021
    • "2021 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
    • "2021 Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
    • "2021 Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ Billboard issue dated January 2, 2021:
  3. ^ Billboard issue dated January 9, 2021:
  4. ^ Billboard issue dated January 16, 2021:
  5. ^ Billboard issue dated January 23, 2021:
  6. ^ Billboard issue dated January 30, 2021:
  7. ^ Billboard issue dated February 6, 2021:
  8. ^ Billboard issue dated February 13, 2021:
  9. ^ Billboard issue dated February 20, 2021:
  10. ^ Billboard issue dated February 27, 2021:
  11. ^ Billboard issue dated March 6, 2021:
  12. ^ Billboard issue dated March 13, 2021:
  13. ^ Billboard issue dated March 20, 2021:
  14. ^ Billboard issue dated March 27, 2021:
  15. ^ Billboard issue dated April 3, 2021:
  16. ^ Billboard issue dated April 10, 2021:
  17. ^ Billboard issue dated April 17, 2021:
  18. ^ Billboard issue dated April 24, 2021:
  19. ^ Billboard issue dated May 1, 2021:
  20. ^ Billboard issue dated May 8, 2021:
  21. ^ Billboard issue dated May 15, 2021:
  22. ^ Billboard issue dated May 22, 2021:
  23. ^ Billboard issue dated May 29, 2021:
  24. ^ Billboard issue dated June 5, 2021:
  25. ^ Billboard issue dated June 12, 2021:
  26. ^ Billboard issue dated June 19, 2021:
  27. ^ Billboard issue dated June 26, 2021:
  28. ^ Billboard issue dated July 3, 2021:
  29. ^ Billboard issue dated July 10, 2021:
  30. ^ Billboard issue dated July 17, 2021:
  31. ^ Billboard issue dated July 24, 2021:
  32. ^ Billboard issue dated July 31, 2021:
  33. ^ Billboard issue dated August 7, 2021:
  34. ^ Billboard issue dated August 14, 2021:
  35. ^ Billboard issue dated August 21, 2021:
  36. ^ Billboard issue dated August 28, 2021:
  37. ^ Billboard issue dated September 4, 2021:
  38. ^ Billboard issue dated September 11, 2021:
  39. ^ Billboard issue dated September 18, 2021:
  40. ^ Billboard issue dated September 25, 2021:
  41. ^ Billboard issue dated October 2, 2021:
  42. ^ Billboard issue dated October 9, 2021:
  43. ^ Billboard issue dated October 16, 2021:
  44. ^ Billboard issue dated October 23, 2021:
  45. ^ Billboard issue dated October 30, 2021:
  46. ^ Billboard issue dated November 6, 2021:
  47. ^ Billboard issue dated November 13, 2021:
  48. ^ Billboard issue dated November 20, 2021:
  49. ^ Billboard issue dated November 27, 2021:
  50. ^ Billboard issue dated December 4, 2021:
  51. ^ Billboard issue dated December 11, 2021:
  52. ^ Billboard issue dated December 18, 2021:
  53. ^ Billboard issue dated December 25, 2021: