List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2005

This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2005. The Rap Albums chart partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Chart history

Key
† Indicates best-performing album of 2005[1]
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs.
January 1 Loyal to the Game 2Pac Loyal to the Game 2Pac [2]
January 8 Destiny Fulfilled Destiny's Child Encore Eminem [3]
January 15 Get Lifted John Legend Crunk Juice Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz [4]
January 22 [5]
January 29 [6]
February 5 The Documentary The Game The Documentary The Game [7]
February 12 [8]
February 19 [9]
February 26 [10]
March 5 [11]
March 12 O Omarion [12]
March 19 The Massacre † 50 Cent The Massacre † 50 Cent [13]
March 26 [14]
April 2 [15]
April 9 [16]
April 16 The B. Coming Beanie Sigel The B. Coming Beanie Sigel [17]
April 23 The First Lady Faith Evans The Massacre † 50 Cent [18]
April 30 The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey [19]
May 7 Who Is Mike Jones? Mike Jones Who Is Mike Jones? Mike Jones [20]
May 14 Disturbing tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino Bobby Valentino [21]
May 21 The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey [22]
May 28 [23]
June 4 Album II Kem 534 Memphis Bleek [24]
June 11 Be Common Be Common [25]
June 18 The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey [26]
June 25 Monkey Business The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business The Black Eyed Peas [27]
July 2 The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey All or Nothing Fat Joe [28]
July 9 Boyz n da Hood Boyz n da Hood Boyz n da Hood Boyz n da Hood [29]
July 16 U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) Ying Yang Twins U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) Ying Yang Twins [30]
July 23 TP.3 Reloaded R. Kelly The Cookbook Missy Elliott [31]
July 30 Already Platinum Slim Thug [32]
August 6 Now! 19 Now! series / Various artists Wanted Bow Wow [33]
August 13 Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 Young Jeezy Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 Young Jeezy [34]
August 20 [35]
August 27 [36]
September 3 [37]
September 10 Harlem: Diary of a Summer Jim Jones Harlem: Diary of a Summer Jim Jones [38]
September 17 Late Registration Kanye West Late Registration Kanye West [39]
September 24 [40]
October 1 The Peoples Champ Paul Wall The Peoples Champ Paul Wall [41]
October 8 So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross Various artists Late Registration Kanye West [42]
October 15 Most Known Unknown Three 6 Mafia Most Known Unknown Three 6 Mafia [43]
October 22 The Day After Twista The Day After Twista [44]
October 29 Unplugged Alicia Keys [45]
November 5 Trill Bun B Trill Bun B [46]
November 12 #1's Destiny's Child [47]
November 19 Trill Bun B [48]
November 26 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Soundtrack / G-Unit Get Rich or Die Tryin' Soundtrack [49]
December 3 [50]
December 10 What the Game's Been Missing! Juelz Santana What the Game's Been Missing! Juelz Santana [51]
December 17 Chris Brown Chris Brown [52]
December 24 Tha Carter II Lil Wayne Tha Carter II Lil Wayne [53]
December 31 Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace Disturbing tha Peace / Various artists Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace Various artists [54]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2005 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. ^ Billboard issue dated January 1, 2005:
  3. ^ Billboard issue dated January 8, 2005:
  4. ^ Billboard issue dated January 15, 2005:
  5. ^ Billboard issue dated January 22, 2005:
  6. ^ Billboard issue dated January 29, 2005:
  7. ^ Billboard issue dated February 5, 2005:
  8. ^ Billboard issue dated February 12, 2005:
  9. ^ Billboard issue dated February 19, 2005:
  10. ^ Billboard issue dated February 26, 2005:
  11. ^ Billboard issue dated March 5, 2005:
  12. ^ Billboard issue dated March 12, 2005:
  13. ^ Billboard issue dated March 19, 2005:
  14. ^ Billboard issue dated March 26, 2005:
  15. ^ Billboard issue dated April 2, 2005:
  16. ^ Billboard issue dated April 9, 2005:
  17. ^ Billboard issue dated April 16, 2005:
  18. ^ Billboard issue dated April 23, 2005:
  19. ^ Billboard issue dated April 30, 2005:
  20. ^ Billboard issue dated May 7, 2005:
  21. ^ Billboard issue dated May 14, 2005:
  22. ^ Billboard issue dated May 21, 2005:
  23. ^ Billboard issue dated May 28, 2005:
  24. ^ Billboard issue dated June 4, 2005:
  25. ^ Billboard issue dated June 11, 2005:
  26. ^ Billboard issue dated June 18, 2005:
  27. ^ Billboard issue dated June 25, 2005:
  28. ^ Billboard issue dated July 2, 2005:
  29. ^ Billboard issue dated July 9, 2005:
  30. ^ Billboard issue dated July 16, 2005:
  31. ^ Billboard issue dated July 23, 2005:
  32. ^ Billboard issue dated July 30, 2005:
  33. ^ Billboard issue dated August 6, 2005:
  34. ^ Billboard issue dated August 13, 2005:
  35. ^ Billboard issue dated August 20, 2005:
  36. ^ Billboard issue dated August 27, 2005:
  37. ^ Billboard issue dated September 3, 2005:
  38. ^ Billboard issue dated September 10, 2005:
  39. ^ Billboard issue dated September 17, 2005:
  40. ^ Billboard issue dated September 24, 2005:
  41. ^ Billboard issue dated October 1, 2005:
  42. ^ Billboard issue dated October 8, 2005:
  43. ^ Billboard issue dated October 15, 2005:
  44. ^ Billboard issue dated October 22, 2005:
  45. ^ Billboard issue dated October 29, 2005:
  46. ^ Billboard issue dated November 5, 2005:
  47. ^ Billboard issue dated November 12, 2005:
  48. ^ Billboard issue dated November 19, 2005:
  49. ^ Billboard issue dated November 26, 2005:
  50. ^ Billboard issue dated December 3, 2005:
  51. ^ Billboard issue dated December 10, 2005:
  52. ^ Billboard issue dated December 17, 2005:
  53. ^ Billboard issue dated December 24, 2005:
  54. ^ Billboard issue dated New Year's Eve 2005: