This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2006. The Rap Albums chart partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
† | Indicates best-performing album of 2006 [1] [2] |
Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) | Refs. |
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January 7 | The Breakthrough † | Mary J. Blige | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | [3] |
January 14 | Unpredictable | Jamie Foxx | [4] | ||
January 21 | [5] | ||||
January 28 | The Breakthrough † | Mary J. Blige | [6] | ||
February 4 | Unpredictable | Jamie Foxx | [7] | ||
February 11 | [8] | ||||
February 18 | In My Mind | Heather Headley | [9] | ||
February 25 | The Breakthrough † | Mary J. Blige | On Top of Our Game | Dem Franchize Boyz | [10] |
March 4 | Ghetto Classics | Jaheim | [11] | ||
March 11 | [12] | ||||
March 18 | In My Own Words | Ne-Yo | [13] | ||
March 25 | Reality Check | Juvenile | Reality Check | Juvenile | [14] |
April 1 | My Ghetto Report Card | E-40 | My Ghetto Report Card | E-40 | [15] |
April 8 | 3121 | Prince | The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1 | B.G. | [16] |
April 15 | King | T.I. | King † | T.I. | [17] |
April 22 | [18] | ||||
April 29 | [19] | ||||
May 6 | [20] | ||||
May 13 | Director | Avant | [21] | ||
May 20 | Blood Money | Mobb Deep | Blood Money | Mobb Deep | [22] |
May 27 | Baby Makin' Music | The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley | [23] | ||
June 3 | Killa Season | Cam'ron | Killa Season | Cam'ron | [24] |
June 10 | [25] | ||||
June 17 | [26] | ||||
June 24 | New Joc City | Yung Joc | New Joc City | Yung Joc | [27] |
July 1 | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | [28] |
July 8 | Journey of a Gemini | Donell Jones | Light Poles and Pine Trees | Field Mob | [29] |
July 15 | Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship | India.Arie | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | [30] |
July 22 | New Joc City | Yung Joc | [31] | ||
July 29 | Pimpalation | Pimp C | Pimpalation | Pimp C | [32] |
August 5 | [33] | ||||
August 12 | LeToya | LeToya | In My Mind | Pharrell Williams | [34] |
August 19 | Year of the Dog... Again | DMX | Year of the Dog... Again | DMX | [35] |
August 26 | Port of Miami | Rick Ross | Port of Miami | Rick Ross | [36] |
September 2 | The Phoenix | Lyfe Jennings | [37] | ||
September 9 | Idlewild | Soundtrack / Outkast | Idlewild | Soundtrack / Outkast | [38] |
September 16 | Best Thang Smokin' | Young Dro | Best Thang Smokin' | Young Dro | [39] |
September 23 | B'Day | Beyoncé | [40] | ||
September 30 | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Port of Miami | Rick Ross | [41] |
October 7 | Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor | Lupe Fiasco | [42] | ||
October 14 | 20 Y.O. | Janet | Release Therapy | Ludacris | [43] |
October 21 | The Makings of Me | Monica | [44] | ||
October 28 | Rotten Apple | Lloyd Banks | Rotten Apple | Lloyd Banks | [45] |
November 4 | Press Play | Diddy | Press Play | Diddy | [46] |
November 11 | Once Again | John Legend | Bad Azz | Lil Boosie | [47] |
November 18 | Like Father, Like Son | Birdman and Lil Wayne | Like Father, Like Son | Birdman and Lil Wayne | [48] |
November 25 | Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) | Jim Jones | Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) | Jim Jones | [49] |
December 2 | Doctor's Advocate | The Game | Doctor's Advocate | The Game | [50] |
December 9 | Kingdom Come | Jay-Z | Kingdom Come | Jay-Z | [51] |
December 16 | [52] | ||||
December 23 | Ciara: The Evolution | Ciara | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | Shady Records / Various artists | [53] |
December 30 | The Inspiration | Young Jeezy | The Inspiration | Young Jeezy | [54] |