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The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It then went through several name changes, being known as <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a> LPs in the 1970s and Top Black <a href="/wiki/Albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Albums">Albums</a> in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. </p><p>From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overall album sales.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The core panel of stores continued to be monitored with the advent of SoundScan technology in the early 1990s but was dissolved at the end of 2009 when the methodology of the chart changed to "recap overall album sales of current R&B/hip-hop titles."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Billboard'</i>s respective top R&B and rap albums charts, which respectively rank contemporary R&B and rap albums within their own charting positions, are consolidated into the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chart_name_history">Chart name history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Chart name history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chart debuted on January 30, 1965, as the <b>Hot R&B LP's</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 23, 1969, <i>Billboard</i> renamed both singles and albums contingents of the R&B charts as <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a> charts;<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the albums chart was first called <b>Best Selling Soul LP's</b> and then from July 14, 1973, simply <b>Soul LP's</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 26, 1982, the singles and album charts were renamed again as Black Singles and <b>Black LPs</b> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With <i>Billboard's</i> overhaul of its charts on October 20, 1984,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the chart became <b>Top Black Albums</b>. On October 27, 1990, the charts returned to the R&B designation (<b>Top R&B Albums</b>, Hot R&B Singles). On December 11, 1999, <i>Billboard</i> renamed them again as <b>Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</b> and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, in an effort to recognize the growing sales of <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a> and the genre's influential relationship to <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">contemporary R&B</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Achievements">Achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Album with the Most weeks in the top ten<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Weeks </th> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td>100 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/My_Turn_(Lil_Baby_album)" title="My Turn (Lil Baby album)">My Turn</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>89 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood%27s_Bleeding" title="Hollywood's Bleeding">Hollywood's Bleeding</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">77 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Stoney_(album)" title="Stoney (album)">Stoney</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Beerbongs_%26_bentleys" class="mw-redirect" title="Beerbongs & bentleys">beerbongs & bentleys</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>76 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>70 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Shoot_for_the_Stars,_Aim_for_the_Moon" title="Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon">Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pop_Smoke" title="Pop Smoke">Pop Smoke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>64 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston_(album)" title="Whitney Houston (album)">Whitney Houston</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>63 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/The_E.N.D." title="The E.N.D.">The E.N.D.</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>61 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)" title="After Hours (The Weeknd album)">After Hours</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heist_(album)" title="The Heist (album)">The Heist</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Albums with the Most weeks on the chart<sup id="cite_ref-MostWeeksChart_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MostWeeksChart-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Weeks </th> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td>362 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Take_Care_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Take Care (album)">Take Care</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>342 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Curtain_Call:_The_Hits" title="Curtain Call: The Hits">Curtain Call: The Hits</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>327 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Tupac_Shakur_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>319 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/2014_Forest_Hills_Drive" title="2014 Forest Hills Drive">2014 Forest Hills Drive</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>299 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Kid,_M.A.A.D_City" title="Good Kid, M.A.A.D City">Good Kid, M.A.A.D City</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>266 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Goodbye_%26_Good_Riddance" title="Goodbye & Good Riddance">Goodbye & Good Riddance</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juice_Wrld" title="Juice Wrld">Juice Wrld</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>263 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/DAMN." class="mw-redirect" title="DAMN.">DAMN.</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>259 </td> <td scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Beerbongs_%26_Bentleys" title="Beerbongs & Bentleys">beerbongs & bentleys</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artists_with_the_most_number-one_albums">Artists with the most number-one albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Artists with the most number-one albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Artist </th> <th class="unsortable"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of #1 albums </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_Rap_Albums">Top Rap Albums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Top Rap Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Billboard</i> began the Top Rap Albums chart on the weekend of June 26, 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although its first publication on print commenced on the week of November 20, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pop_Smoke" title="Pop Smoke">Pop Smoke</a>'s posthumous debut, <i><a href="/wiki/Shoot_for_the_Stars,_Aim_for_the_Moon" title="Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon">Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon</a></i> holds the record of most weeks at number one on the chart with twenty non-consecutive weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums_with_the_most_weeks_at_number_one">Albums with the most weeks at number one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Albums with the most weeks at number one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Weeks </th> <th>Album </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shoot_for_the_Stars,_Aim_for_the_Moon" title="Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon">Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pop_Smoke" title="Pop Smoke">Pop Smoke</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Recovery_(Eminem_album)" title="Recovery (Eminem album)">Recovery</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_%26_Villains" title="Heroes & Villains">Heroes & Villains</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Take_Care_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Take Care (album)">Take Care</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drake (rapper)">Drake</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP_2" title="The Marshall Mathers LP 2">The Marshall Mathers LP 2</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">13 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paper_Trail" title="Paper Trail">Paper Trail</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heist_(album)" title="The Heist (album)">The Heist</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macklemore" title="Macklemore">Macklemore</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lewis" title="Ryan Lewis">Ryan Lewis</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Certified_Lover_Boy" title="Certified Lover Boy">Certified Lover Boy</a></i> </td> <td>Drake </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">11 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_(Kendrick_Lamar_album)" title="Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)">DAMN.</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/For_All_the_Dogs" title="For All the Dogs">For All The Dogs</a></i> </td> <td>Drake </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artists_with_the_most_number-one_albums_2">Artists with the most number-one albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Artists with the most number-one albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of albums </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drake (rapper)">Drake</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(rapper)" title="The Game (rapper)">The Game</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">7 </td> <td>Eminem </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" 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class="mw-selflink selflink">R&B/hip-hop albums</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1965–1979</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:transparent; visibility:hidden;">1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 ·</span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1965">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1966" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1966">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1967" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1967">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1968" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1968">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1969" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1969">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1970" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1970">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1971" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1971">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1972" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1972">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1973" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1973">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1974" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1974">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1975" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1975">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1976" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1976">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1977" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1977">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1978" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1978">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1979" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1979">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1980" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1980">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1981" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1981">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1982" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1982">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1983" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1983">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1984" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1984">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1985" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1985">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1986" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1986">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1987" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1987">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1988" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1988">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1989" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1989">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1990" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1990">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1991" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1991">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1992" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1992">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1993" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1993">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1994" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1994">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1995" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1995">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1996" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1997" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1998" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_1999" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1999">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000–2019</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B_albums_of_2000" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a 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R&B/hip-hop albums of 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2008" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2009" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2010" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2011" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2012" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2013" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2014" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2015" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2016" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2017" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2018" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2019" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2019">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2020" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2020">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2021" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2021">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2022" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2022">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2023" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2023">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2024" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2024">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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#EEEEEE">Rock</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rock_%26_Alternative_Songs" title="Hot Rock & Alternative Songs">Hot Rock & Alternative Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)" title="Mainstream Rock (chart)">Mainstream Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_Airplay" title="Alternative Airplay">Alternative Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adult_Alternative_Airplay" title="Adult Alternative Airplay">Triple A</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEEEE">R&B/Hip-Hop</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Dance/Electronic_Albums" title="Dance/Electronic Albums">Dance/Electronic Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance/Electronic_Songs" title="Dance/Electronic Songs">Dance/Electronic Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance/Electronic_Digital_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="Dance/Electronic Digital Songs">Dance/Electronic Digital Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance/Mix_Show_Airplay" title="Dance/Mix Show Airplay">Dance/Mix Show Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> (suspended)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_Singles_Sales" title="Dance Singles Sales">Dance Singles Sales</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEEEE">Christian/Gospel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top_Christian_Albums" title="Top Christian Albums">Top Christian Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Christian_Songs" title="Hot Christian Songs">Hot Christian Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Airplay" title="Christian Airplay">Christian Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Gospel_Albums" title="Top Gospel Albums">Top Gospel Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Gospel_Songs" title="Hot Gospel Songs">Hot Gospel Songs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEEEE">Breaking and Entering</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Twitter_Real-Time" title="Billboard Twitter Real-Time">Emerging Artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Heatseekers" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Heatseekers">Heatseekers Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Heatseekers" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Heatseekers">Heatseekers Songs</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEEEE">Holiday</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Christmas_Holiday_charts" title="Billboard Christmas Holiday charts">Christmas/Holiday charts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #EEEEEE">Additional charts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Albums" title="Comedy Albums">Comedy Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kid_Albums" title="Kid Albums">Kid Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Digital_Song_Sales" title="World Digital Song Sales">World Digital Song Sales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Espa%C3%B1ol" title="Billboard Español">Billboard Español</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Top_Latin_Albums" title="Billboard Top Latin Albums">Top Latin Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Latin_Songs" title="Hot Latin Songs">Hot Latin Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Airplay" title="Latin Airplay">Latin Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Pop_Albums" title="Latin Pop Albums">Latin Pop Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Pop_Airplay" title="Latin Pop Airplay">Latin Pop Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Rhythm_Albums" title="Latin Rhythm Albums">Latin Rhythm Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Rhythm_Airplay" title="Latin Rhythm Airplay">Latin Rhythm Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Mexican_Albums" title="Regional Mexican Albums">Regional Mexican Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Mexican_Airplay" title="Regional Mexican Airplay">Regional Mexican Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Albums" title="Tropical Albums">Tropical Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Airplay" title="Tropical Airplay">Tropical Airplay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Argentina" title="Billboard Argentina">Billboard Argentina</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_Hot_100" title="Argentina Hot 100">Argentina Hot 100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Brasil" title="Billboard Brasil">Billboard Brasil</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brasil_Hot_100" title="Brasil Hot 100">Brasil Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artistas_25" title="Artistas 25">Artistas 25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_China" title="Billboard China">Billboard China</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_China_Top_100" title="Billboard China Top 100">China Top 100</a> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_China_Airplay/FL" title="Billboard China Airplay/FL">China Airplay/FL</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Greece" title="Billboard Greece">Billboard Greece</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Greek_Airplay" title="Billboard Greek Airplay">Billboard Greek Airplay</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Indonesia" title="Billboard Indonesia">Billboard Indonesia</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Indonesia_Top_100" title="Billboard Indonesia Top 100">Indonesia Top 100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Japan" title="Billboard Japan">Billboard Japan</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Japan_Hot_100" title="Billboard Japan Hot 100">Japan Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Japan_Hot_Albums" title="Billboard Japan Hot Albums">Japan Hot Albums</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Billboard Korea</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K-pop_Hot_100" title="K-pop Hot 100">K-pop 100</a> (defunct)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_K-Town" title="Billboard K-Town">Billboard K-Town</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_K-pop_at_Billboard" title="Timeline of K-pop at Billboard">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_K-pop_at_Billboard_in_the_2020s" title="Timeline of K-pop at Billboard in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Philippines" title="Billboard Philippines">Billboard Philippines</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_Hot_100" title="Philippines Hot 100">Philippines Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Philippine_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Philippine Songs">Top Philippine Songs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_T%C3%BCrkiye" title="Billboard Türkiye">Billboard Türkiye</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%BCrkiye_Top_20" class="mw-redirect" title="Türkiye Top 20">Türkiye Top 20</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Vi%E1%BB%87t_Nam" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard Việt Nam">Billboard Việt Nam</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Vietnam_Hot_100" title="Billboard Vietnam Hot 100">Vietnam Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Vietnam_Hot_100" title="Billboard Vietnam Hot 100">Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Music_%26_Media" title="Music & Media">Music & Media</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Top_100_Albums" title="European Top 100 Albums">European Albums</a> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Hot_100_Singles" title="European Hot 100 Singles">European Hot 100</a> (defunct)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists of number-one<br />albums and singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_alternative_hits" title="List of Billboard number-one alternative hits">Alternative Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americana/Folk_Albums" title="Americana/Folk Albums">Americana/Folk Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_200_number-one_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard 200 number-one albums"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_dance_club_songs" title="List of Billboard number-one dance club songs">Dance Club Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_dance_airplay_hits" title="List of Billboard number-one dance airplay hits">Dance/Mix Show Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_electronic_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one electronic albums">Dance/Electronic Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_Dance/Electronic_Songs_number_ones" title="List of Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs number ones">Dance/Electronic Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one singles">Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_country_songs" title="List of Billboard number-one country songs">Hot Country Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_rhythm_and_blues_hits" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_Hot_100_number_ones" title="List of K-pop Hot 100 number ones">K-Pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Mainstream_Rock_number-one_songs_of_the_2010s" title="List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2010s">Mainstream Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_number-one_single_and_album_in_the_United_States" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one single and album in the United States">Simultaneous album and single</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_UK_and_US_number-one_hits" class="mw-redirect" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits">Simultaneous UK and US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_country_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Billboard number-one country albums">Top Country Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Year-End_number-one_singles_and_albums" title="List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums">Year-End</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists of artists who<br /> reached number one</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_in_the_United_States" title="List of artists who reached number one in the United States">US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Canadian_Hot_100" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Japan_Hot_100" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Japan Hot 100">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Adult_Contemporary_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart">Adult Contemporary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Billboard_Adult_Top_40" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40">Adult Top 40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._alternative_rock_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. alternative rock chart">Alternative Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Dance_Club_Songs_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart">Dance Club Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._dance_airplay_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance airplay chart">Dance/Mix Show Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._country_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart">Hot Country Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Latin_Songs_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Latin Songs chart">Hot Latin Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Billboard_R%26B_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Mainstream_Rock_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart">Mainstream Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Pop_Airplay_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Pop Airplay chart">Pop Airplay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._Rhythmic_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Rhythmic chart">Rhythmic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Social_50_number-one_artists" title="List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists">Social 50</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Radio_Monitor" title="Billboard Radio Monitor">Billboard Radio Monitor</a></i> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%26R_(magazine)" title="R&R (magazine)"><i>R&R</i></a> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Twitter_Real-Time" title="Billboard Twitter Real-Time"><i>Billboard</i> Twitter Real-Time</a> (defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Decade-End" title="Billboard Decade-End">Decade-End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" title="Joel Whitburn">Joel Whitburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones">List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_on_the_Billboard_charts" title="List of K-pop on the Billboard charts">List of K-pop on the <i>Billboard</i> charts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_albums_on_the_Billboard_charts" title="List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts">Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_songs_on_the_Billboard_charts" title="List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts">Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_songs_on_the_Billboard_Japan_Hot_100" title="List of K-pop songs on the Billboard Japan Hot 100">Japan Hot 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_songs_on_the_World_Digital_Song_Sales_chart" title="List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart">World Digital Song Sales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_K-pop_on_the_Billboard_year-end_charts" title="List of K-pop on the Billboard year-end charts">Year-end</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" 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