List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2014

This page lists the albums that reached number one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the R&B Albums chart (introduced in 2013), and the Rap Albums chart in 2014. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts serve as partial 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

Key
† Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2014[1][2][3]
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) R&B Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs.
January 4 Beyoncé † Beyoncé Beyoncé † Beyoncé The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † Eminem [4]
January 11 [5]
January 18 [6]
January 25 My Own Lane Kid Ink [7]
February 1 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † Eminem [8]
February 8 [9]
February 15 The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis [10]
February 22 Love, Marriage & Divorce Toni Braxton and Babyface Love, Marriage & Divorce Toni Braxton and Babyface The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † Eminem [11]
March 1 Beyoncé † Beyoncé Beyoncé † Beyoncé [12]
March 8 [13]
March 15 Oxymoron Schoolboy Q Oxymoron Schoolboy Q [14]
March 22 Mastermind Rick Ross Girl Pharrell Williams Mastermind Rick Ross [15]
March 29 Lift Your Spirit Aloe Blacc [16]
April 5 My Krazy Life YG Girl Pharrell Williams My Krazy Life YG [17]
April 12 Girl Pharrell Williams [18]
April 19 [19]
April 26 [20]
May 3 Testimony August Alsina Testimony August Alsina The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † Eminem [21]
May 10 Honest Future Girl Pharrell Williams Honest Future [22]
May 17 The New Classic Iggy Azalea The New Classic Iggy Azalea [23]
May 24 Strangeulation Tech N9ne Strangeulation Tech N9ne [24]
May 31 Xscape Michael Jackson Xscape Michael Jackson The New Classic Iggy Azalea [25]
June 7 [26]
June 14 Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Mariah Carey Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse Mariah Carey [27]
June 21 Animal Ambition 50 Cent Xscape Michael Jackson Animal Ambition 50 Cent [28]
June 28 Xscape Michael Jackson [29]
July 5 A.K.A. Jennifer Lopez A.K.A. Jennifer Lopez The New Classic Iggy Azalea [30]
July 12 These Things Happen G-Eazy Bridges Joe These Things Happen G-Eazy [31]
July 19 Trigga Trey Songz Trigga Trey Songz Thanks for Listening Colt Ford [32]
July 26 Closer Mike Stud [33]
August 2 The New Classic Iggy Azalea [34]
August 9 Nobody's Smiling Common Nobody's Smiling Common [35]
August 16 PartyNextDoor Two PartyNextDoor PartyNextDoor Two PartyNextDoor The New Classic Iggy Azalea [36]
August 23 The New Classic Iggy Azalea Trigga Trey Songz [37]
August 30 Stronger Tank Stronger Tank [38]
September 6 Blacc Hollywood Wiz Khalifa Smokey & Friends Smokey Robinson Blacc Hollywood Wiz Khalifa [39]
September 13 Promise To Love: Album IV Kem Promise To Love: Album IV Kem [40]
September 20 Seen It All: The Autobiography Jeezy Seen It All: The Autobiography Jeezy [41]
September 27 Souled Out Jhené Aiko Souled Out Jhené Aiko Anomaly Lecrae [42]
October 4 X Chris Brown X Chris Brown [43]
October 11 [44]
October 18 Art Official Age Prince Art Official Age Prince Kauai Childish Gambino [45]
October 25 Point of No Return Keyshia Cole Point of No Return Keyshia Cole [46]
November 1 Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf The Game X Chris Brown Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf The Game [47]
November 8 Paperwork T.I. Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics Aretha Franklin Paperwork T.I. [48]
November 15 J.E. Heartbreak 2 Jagged Edge [49]
November 22 VII Teyana Taylor VII Teyana Taylor [50]
November 29 Cadillactica Big K.R.I.T. Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances Whitney Houston Cadillactica Big K.R.I.T. [51]
December 6 [52]
December 13 Shady XV Shady Records More Beyoncé Shady XV Shady Records [53]
December 20 The London Sessions Mary J. Blige The London Sessions Mary J. Blige [54]
December 27 2014 Forest Hills Drive J. Cole Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? K. Michelle 2014 Forest Hills Drive J. Cole [55]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2014 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
  2. ^ "2014 Top R&B Albums".
  3. ^ "2014 Top Rap Albums".
  4. ^ Billboard issue dated January 4, 2014:
  5. ^ Billboard issue dated January 11, 2014:
  6. ^ Billboard issue dated January 18, 2014:
  7. ^ Billboard issue dated January 25, 2014:
  8. ^ Billboard issue dated February 1, 2014:
  9. ^ Billboard issue dated February 8, 2014:
  10. ^ Billboard issue dated February 15, 2014:
  11. ^ Billboard issue dated February 22, 2014:
  12. ^ Billboard issue dated March 1, 2014:
  13. ^ Billboard issue dated March 8, 2014:
  14. ^ Billboard issue dated March 15, 2014:
  15. ^ Billboard issue dated March 22, 2014:
  16. ^ Billboard issue dated March 29, 2014:
  17. ^ Billboard issue dated April 5, 2014:
  18. ^ Billboard issue dated April 12, 2014:
  19. ^ Billboard issue dated April 19, 2014:
  20. ^ Billboard issue dated April 26, 2014:
  21. ^ Billboard issue dated May 3, 2014:
  22. ^ Billboard issue dated May 10, 2014:
  23. ^ Billboard issue dated May 17, 2014:
  24. ^ Billboard issue dated May 24, 2014:
  25. ^ Billboard issue dated May 31, 2014:
  26. ^ Billboard issue dated June 7, 2014:
  27. ^ Billboard issue dated June 14, 2014:
  28. ^ Billboard issue dated June 21, 2014:
  29. ^ Billboard issue dated June 28, 2014:
  30. ^ Billboard issue dated July 5, 2014:
  31. ^ Billboard issue dated July 12, 2014:
  32. ^ Billboard issue dated July 19, 2014:
  33. ^ Billboard issue dated July 26, 2014:
  34. ^ Billboard issue dated August 2, 2014:
  35. ^ Billboard issue dated August 9, 2014:
  36. ^ Billboard issue dated August 16, 2014:
  37. ^ Billboard issue dated August 23, 2014:
  38. ^ Billboard issue dated August 30, 2014:
  39. ^ Billboard issue dated September 6, 2014:
  40. ^ Billboard issue dated September 13, 2014:
  41. ^ Billboard issue dated September 20, 2014:
  42. ^ Billboard issue dated September 27, 2014:
  43. ^ Billboard issue dated October 4, 2014:
  44. ^ Billboard issue dated October 11, 2014:
  45. ^ Billboard issue dated October 18, 2014:
  46. ^ Billboard issue dated October 25, 2014:
  47. ^ Billboard issue dated November 1, 2014:
  48. ^ Billboard issue dated November 8, 2014:
  49. ^ Billboard issue dated November 15, 2014:
  50. ^ Billboard issue dated November 22, 2014:
  51. ^ Billboard issue dated November 29, 2014:
  52. ^ Billboard issue dated December 6, 2014:
  53. ^ Billboard issue dated December 13, 2014:
  54. ^ Billboard issue dated December 20, 2014:
  55. ^ Billboard issue dated December 27, 2014: