Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of October 10, 1981

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

The week's most popular albums, as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming (audio + video) equivalent albums.

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Street Songs

Rick James

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

Dave Chappelle's Rick James Returns With Blonde Braids for ‘House of the Dragon’ Spoof on ‘SNL’: Watch

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of October 10, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Street Songs
  Rick James
- 1
- 1
- 24
- - 1
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

2
- Breakin' Away
  Jarreau
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

3
- Carl Carlton
  Carl Carlton
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

4
- Love All The Hurt Away
  Aretha Franklin
- 5
- 4
- 6
- - 5
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

5
- It Must Be Magic
  Teena Marie
- 4
- 2
- 17
- - 4
  - 2
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

6
- I'm In Love
  Evelyn "Champagne" King
- 6
- 6
- 13
- - 6
  - 6
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

7
- Dimples
  Richard "Dimples" Fields
- 7
- 5
- 13
- - 7
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

8
- Tonight
  Four Tops
- 10
- 8
- 5
- - 10
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

9
- Never Too Much
  Luther Vandross
- 19
- 9
- 4
- - 19
  - 9
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- The Time
  The Time
- 12
- 10
- 7
- - 12
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

11
- Just Be My Lady
  Larry Graham
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

12
- Live In New Orleans
  Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
- 14
- 3
- 15
- - 14
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

13
- Summer Heat
  Brick
- 15
- 13
- 6
- - 15
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

14
- Endless Love
  Soundtrack
- 9
- 9
- 11
- - 9
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

15
- Wall To Wall
  Rene & Angela
- 16
- 15
- 10
- - 16
  - 15
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

16
- In The Pocket
  Commodores
- 17
- 4
- 13
- - 17
  - 4
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

17
- It's Time For Love
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 37
- 17
- 2
- - 37
  - 17
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

18
- Black & White
  The Pointer Sisters
- 18
- 9
- 15
- - 18
  - 9
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

19
- Slingshot
  Michael Henderson
- 25
- 19
- 4
- - 25
  - 19
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

20
- The Many Facets Of Roger
  Roger
- 35
- 20
- 2
- - 35
  - 20
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

21
- The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
  Brook-lyn
- 21
- 21
- 8
- - 21
  - 21
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

22
- Touch
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 22
- 22
- 6
- - 22
  - 22
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

23
- My Melody
  Deniece Williams
- 24
- 13
- 28
- - 24
  - 13
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Love Byrd
  Donald Byrd And The 125th Street N.Y.C.
- 32
- 24
- 4
- - 32
  - 24
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

25
- Black Tie
  The Manhattans
- 23
- 21
- 9
- - 23
  - 21
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

26
- This Kind Of Lovin'
  The Whispers
- 33
- 26
- 3
- - 33
  - 26
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

27
- Can't We Fall In Love Again
  Phyllis Hyman
- 11
- 11
- 11
- - 11
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

28
- The Man With The Horn
  Miles Davis
- 13
- 13
- 10
- - 13
  - 13
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

29
- The Dude
  Quincy Jones
- 30
- 3
- 28
- - 30
  - 3
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

30
- Too
  The S.O.S. Band
- 31
- 30
- 8
- - 31
  - 30
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Unknown

31
- Ebonee Webb
  Ebonee Webb
- 34
- 31
- 6
- - 34
  - 31
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

32
- Sign Of The Times
  Bob James
- 40
- 32
- 3
- - 40
  - 32
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tappan Zee/Unknown

33
- With You
  Stacy Lattisaw
- 20
- 8
- 13
- - 20
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

34
- Stephanie
  Stephanie Mills
- 28
- 3
- 21
- - 28
  - 3
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

35
- Fancy Dancer
  One Way
- 45
- 35
- 2
- - 45
  - 35
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

36
- The Temptations
  The Temptations
- 36
- 36
- 6
- - 36
  - 36
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

37
- Freetime
  Spyro Gyra
- 41
- 37
- 3
- - 41
  - 37
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

38
- Happy Love
  Natalie Cole
- 42
- 38
- 4
- - 42
  - 38
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

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NEW
- Every Home Should Have One
  Patti Austin
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of October 10, 1981

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Street Songs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dave Chappelle's Rick James Returns With Blonde Braids for ‘House of the Dragon’ Spoof on ‘SNL’: Watch

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Street Songs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Breakin' Away

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carl Carlton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love All The Hurt Away

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Must Be Magic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'm In Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dimples

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tonight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never Too Much

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just Be My Lady

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live In New Orleans

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summer Heat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Endless Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wall To Wall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Pocket

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Time For Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black & White

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slingshot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Many Facets Of Roger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Touch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Melody

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Byrd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Tie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Kind Of Lovin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Can't We Fall In Love Again

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Man With The Horn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Dude

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Too

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ebonee Webb

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sign Of The Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

With You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stephanie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fancy Dancer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Temptations