This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2010. 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 2010 [1] [2] |
Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 2 | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | The State vs. Radric Davis | Gucci Mane | [3] |
January 9 | Stronger with Each Tear | Mary J. Blige | We Are Young Money | Young Money | [4] |
January 16 | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | [5] | ||
January 23 | [6] | ||||
January 30 | [7] | ||||
February 6 | [8] | ||||
February 13 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | Michael Jackson | [9] | ||
February 20 | Rebirth | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | Lil Wayne | [10] |
February 27 | Soldier of Love | Sade | [11] | ||
March 6 | [12] | ||||
March 13 | [13] | ||||
March 20 | [14] | ||||
March 27 | Battle of the Sexes | Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes | Ludacris | [15] |
April 3 | Here I Am | Marvin Sapp | [16] | ||
April 10 | Still Standing | Monica | [17] | ||
April 17 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [18] | ||
April 24 | [19] | ||||
May 1 | [20] | ||||
May 8 | [21] | ||||
May 15 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | [22] |
May 22 | Pulse | Toni Braxton | [23] | ||
May 29 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [24] | ||
June 5 | Distant Relatives | Nas and Damian Marley | Distant Relatives | Nas and Damian Marley | [25] |
June 12 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [26] | ||
June 19 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | [27] | ||
June 26 | Goon Affiliated | Plies | [28] | ||
July 3 | Thank Me Later | Drake | Thank Me Later | Drake | [29] |
July 10 | Recovery † | Eminem | Recovery † | Eminem | [30] |
July 17 | [31] | ||||
July 24 | [32] | ||||
July 31 | [33] | ||||
August 7 | [34] | ||||
August 14 | [35] | ||||
August 21 | [36] | ||||
August 28 | [37] | ||||
September 4 | [38] | ||||
September 11 | Back to Me | Fantasia | [39] | ||
September 18 | Recovery † | Eminem | [40] | ||
September 25 | [41] | ||||
October 2 | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | Trey Songz | [42] | ||
October 9 | Recovery † | Eminem | [43] | ||
October 16 | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | [44] |
October 23 | Recovery † | Eminem | Recovery † | Eminem | [45] |
October 30 | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | [46] |
November 6 | [47] | ||||
November 13 | [48] | ||||
November 20 | Merry Christmas II You | Mariah Carey | [49] | ||
November 27 | Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | Kid Cudi | [50] |
December 4 | Loud | Rihanna | 5.0 | Nelly | [51] |
December 11 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | [52] |
December 18 | [53] | ||||
December 25 | No Mercy | T.I. | No Mercy | T.I. | [54] |
This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2010. 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 2010 [1] [2] |
Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 2 | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | The State vs. Radric Davis | Gucci Mane | [3] |
January 9 | Stronger with Each Tear | Mary J. Blige | We Are Young Money | Young Money | [4] |
January 16 | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | [5] | ||
January 23 | [6] | ||||
January 30 | [7] | ||||
February 6 | [8] | ||||
February 13 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | Michael Jackson | [9] | ||
February 20 | Rebirth | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | Lil Wayne | [10] |
February 27 | Soldier of Love | Sade | [11] | ||
March 6 | [12] | ||||
March 13 | [13] | ||||
March 20 | [14] | ||||
March 27 | Battle of the Sexes | Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes | Ludacris | [15] |
April 3 | Here I Am | Marvin Sapp | [16] | ||
April 10 | Still Standing | Monica | [17] | ||
April 17 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [18] | ||
April 24 | [19] | ||||
May 1 | [20] | ||||
May 8 | [21] | ||||
May 15 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | [22] |
May 22 | Pulse | Toni Braxton | [23] | ||
May 29 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [24] | ||
June 5 | Distant Relatives | Nas and Damian Marley | Distant Relatives | Nas and Damian Marley | [25] |
June 12 | Raymond vs. Raymond | Usher | [26] | ||
June 19 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | B.o.B | [27] | ||
June 26 | Goon Affiliated | Plies | [28] | ||
July 3 | Thank Me Later | Drake | Thank Me Later | Drake | [29] |
July 10 | Recovery † | Eminem | Recovery † | Eminem | [30] |
July 17 | [31] | ||||
July 24 | [32] | ||||
July 31 | [33] | ||||
August 7 | [34] | ||||
August 14 | [35] | ||||
August 21 | [36] | ||||
August 28 | [37] | ||||
September 4 | [38] | ||||
September 11 | Back to Me | Fantasia | [39] | ||
September 18 | Recovery † | Eminem | [40] | ||
September 25 | [41] | ||||
October 2 | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | Trey Songz | [42] | ||
October 9 | Recovery † | Eminem | [43] | ||
October 16 | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | [44] |
October 23 | Recovery † | Eminem | Recovery † | Eminem | [45] |
October 30 | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | I Am Not a Human Being | Lil Wayne | [46] |
November 6 | [47] | ||||
November 13 | [48] | ||||
November 20 | Merry Christmas II You | Mariah Carey | [49] | ||
November 27 | Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | Kid Cudi | [50] |
December 4 | Loud | Rihanna | 5.0 | Nelly | [51] |
December 11 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West | [52] |
December 18 | [53] | ||||
December 25 | No Mercy | T.I. | No Mercy | T.I. | [54] |