TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS

The week of November 27, 1982
Sales Data =TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ranks the most popular R&B/hip-hop albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
2
Two Weeks Ago
2
Last Week
4 Platinum
RIAA Certification
1
Weeks at no. 1
5
Weeks on chart
Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Weeks On Chart
2 2 1
#1 1 wks
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
 4 Platinum 1 5
1 1 2
Forever, For Always, For Love
Luther Vandross
Epic
 0 7
-- 15 3
Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye
Columbia
 Platinum 0 2
3 3 4
Get Loose
Evelyn "Champagne" King
RCA
 0 12
5 5 5
Silk Electric
Diana Ross
 0 6
8 6 6
Vanity 6
Vanity 6
 0 9
4 4 7
What Time Is It?
The Time
 0 11
7 8 8
As One
Kool & The Gang
 0 8
11 9 9
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
 0 6
-- 32 10
1999
Prince
 4 Platinum 0 2
6 7 11
Jump To It
Aretha Franklin
 0 16
14 12 12
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Osborne
 0 24
21 18 13
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
 0 4
16 14 14
Second To Nunn
Bobby Nunn
 0 8
9 10 15
Gap Band Iv
The Gap Band
 0 24
12 13 16
Zapp Ii
Zapp
 0 17
13 16 17
Tantalizingly Hot
Stephanie Mills
 0 16
32 23 18
The Other Side Of The Rainbow
Melba Moore
 0 4
30 22 19
Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick
 Gold 0 5
10 11 20
If That's What It Takes
Michael McDonald
 0 13
23 21 21
The Bad C.c.
Carl Carlton
 0 6
17 17 22
Sneakin' Out
Stacy Lattisaw
 0 14
36 25 23
Just Ain't Good Enough
Johnnie Taylor
Beverly Glen
 0 5
18 20 24
This One's For You
Teddy Pendergrass
 0 15
-- 43 25
Propositions
Barkays
 0 2
31 28 26
Wild Night
One Way
MCA
 0 5
29 27 27
I Fooled You This Time
Alicia Myers
MCA
 0 9
41 34 28
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Warner Bros.
 Platinum 0 3
15 19 29
Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn
 0 20
22 26 30
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Jermaine Jackson
 0 16
19 24 31
Throwin' Down
Rick James
 0 26
43 38 32
Seventeen
Bill Summers & Summers Heat
MCA
 0 3
37 33 33
Every Home Should Have One
Patti Austin
 0 27
39 36 34
Down Home
Z.Z. Hill
Malaco
 0 42
-- 49 35
To The Max
ConFunkShun
 0 2
26 29 36
We Are One
Pieces Of A Dream
 0 20
-- 45 37
Hard Times
Millie Jackson
Spring
 0 2
45 41 38
Casino Lights
Various Artists
 0 4
52 42 39
Incognito
Spyro Gyra
 0 4
-- -- 40
Skyyjammer
Skyy
 0 1
33 39 41
Here We Go Again
Bobby Bland
MCA
 0 21
49 46 42
All This Love
Debarge
 Gold 0 7
51 47 43
Grand Slam
The Spinners
Atlantic
 0 4
55 50 44
Distant Lover
Alphonse Mouzon
Highrise
 0 4
20 30 45
Donna Summer
Donna Summer
Geffen
 0 16
27 31 46
Change
Barry White
 0 12
34 35 47
New Directions
Tavares
 0 11
-- 52 48
Two Of A Kind
Earl Klugh
 0 2
38 51 49
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
Stevie Wonder
 0 27
24 37 50
We Go A Long Way Back
Bloodstone
 0 21
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ranks the most popular R&B/hip-hop albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS

The week of
2
LAST WEEK
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Imprint/Promotion Label
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Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
2  Last
1  Peak
5  Weeks
2
LAST WEEK
2
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Platinum x4
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown
2
Luther Vandross Forever, For Always, For Love Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Forever, For Always, For Love
Luther Vandross
1  Last
1  Peak
7  Weeks
1
LAST WEEK
1
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Epic
3
Marvin Gaye Midnight Love Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye
15  Last
3  Peak
2  Weeks
15
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Platinum
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Columbia
4
Evelyn "Champagne" King Get Loose Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Get Loose
Evelyn "Champagne" King
3  Last
1  Peak
12  Weeks
3
LAST WEEK
3
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | RCA
5
Diana Ross Silk Electric Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Silk Electric
Diana Ross
5  Last
5  Peak
6  Weeks
5
LAST WEEK
5
TWO WEEKS AGO
5
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | RCA
6
Vanity 6 Vanity 6 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Vanity 6
Vanity 6
6  Last
6  Peak
9  Weeks
6
LAST WEEK
8
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
7
The Time What Time Is It? Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
What Time Is It?
The Time
4  Last
2  Peak
11  Weeks
4
LAST WEEK
4
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
8
Kool & The Gang As One Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
As One
Kool & The Gang
8  Last
5  Peak
8  Weeks
8
LAST WEEK
7
TWO WEEKS AGO
5
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | De-Lite
9
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
9  Last
9  Peak
6  Weeks
9
LAST WEEK
11
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Sugar Hill
10
Prince 1999 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1999
Prince
32  Last
10  Peak
2  Weeks
32
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
10
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Platinum x4
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros.
11
Aretha Franklin Jump To It Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Jump To It
Aretha Franklin
7  Last
1  Peak
16  Weeks
7
LAST WEEK
6
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Arista
12
Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Osborne Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Osborne
12  Last
3  Peak
24  Weeks
12
LAST WEEK
14
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
24
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | A&M
13
Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
18  Last
13  Peak
4  Weeks
18
LAST WEEK
21
TWO WEEKS AGO
13
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | A&M
14
Bobby Nunn Second To Nunn Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Second To Nunn
Bobby Nunn
14  Last
14  Peak
8  Weeks
14
LAST WEEK
16
TWO WEEKS AGO
14
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Motown
15
The Gap Band Gap Band Iv Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Gap Band Iv
The Gap Band
10  Last
1  Peak
24  Weeks
10
LAST WEEK
9
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
24
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Total Experience
16
Zapp Zapp Ii Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Zapp Ii
Zapp
13  Last
2  Peak
17  Weeks
13
LAST WEEK
12
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
17
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
17
Stephanie Mills Tantalizingly Hot Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Tantalizingly Hot
Stephanie Mills
16  Last
10  Peak
16  Weeks
16
LAST WEEK
13
TWO WEEKS AGO
10
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Casablanca
18
Melba Moore The Other Side Of The Rainbow Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
The Other Side Of The Rainbow
Melba Moore
23  Last
18  Peak
4  Weeks
23
LAST WEEK
32
TWO WEEKS AGO
18
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | EMI
19
Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick
22  Last
19  Peak
5  Weeks
22
LAST WEEK
30
TWO WEEKS AGO
19
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Gold
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Arista
20
Michael McDonald If That's What It Takes Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
If That's What It Takes
Michael McDonald
11  Last
10  Peak
13  Weeks
11
LAST WEEK
10
TWO WEEKS AGO
10
PEAK POSITION
13
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
21
Carl Carlton The Bad C.c. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
The Bad C.c.
Carl Carlton
21  Last
21  Peak
6  Weeks
21
LAST WEEK
23
TWO WEEKS AGO
21
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | RCA
22
Stacy Lattisaw Sneakin' Out Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Sneakin' Out
Stacy Lattisaw
17  Last
11  Peak
14  Weeks
17
LAST WEEK
17
TWO WEEKS AGO
11
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Cotillion
23
Johnnie Taylor Just Ain't Good Enough Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Just Ain't Good Enough
Johnnie Taylor
25  Last
23  Peak
5  Weeks
25
LAST WEEK
36
TWO WEEKS AGO
23
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Beverly Glen
24
Teddy Pendergrass This One's For You Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
This One's For You
Teddy Pendergrass
20  Last
6  Peak
15  Weeks
20
LAST WEEK
18
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
15
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Philadelphia International
25
Barkays Propositions Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Propositions
Barkays
43  Last
25  Peak
2  Weeks
43
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
25
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Mercury
26
One Way Wild Night Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Wild Night
One Way
28  Last
26  Peak
5  Weeks
28
LAST WEEK
31
TWO WEEKS AGO
26
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | MCA
27
Alicia Myers I Fooled You This Time Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
I Fooled You This Time
Alicia Myers
27  Last
27  Peak
9  Weeks
27
LAST WEEK
29
TWO WEEKS AGO
27
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | MCA
28
Donald Fagen The Nightfly Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
34  Last
28  Peak
3  Weeks
34
LAST WEEK
41
TWO WEEKS AGO
28
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Platinum
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
29
Cheryl Lynn Instant Love Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn
19  Last
7  Peak
20  Weeks
19
LAST WEEK
15
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
20
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Columbia
30
Jermaine Jackson Let Me Tickle Your Fancy Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Jermaine Jackson
26  Last
9  Peak
16  Weeks
26
LAST WEEK
22
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Motown
31
Rick James Throwin' Down Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Throwin' Down
Rick James
24  Last
2  Peak
26  Weeks
24
LAST WEEK
19
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
26
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Gordy
32
Bill Summers & Summers Heat Seventeen Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Seventeen
Bill Summers & Summers Heat
38  Last
32  Peak
3  Weeks
38
LAST WEEK
43
TWO WEEKS AGO
32
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | MCA
33
Patti Austin Every Home Should Have One Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Every Home Should Have One
Patti Austin
33  Last
18  Peak
27  Weeks
33
LAST WEEK
37
TWO WEEKS AGO
18
PEAK POSITION
27
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Qwest
34
Z.Z. Hill Down Home Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Down Home
Z.Z. Hill
36  Last
17  Peak
42  Weeks
36
LAST WEEK
39
TWO WEEKS AGO
17
PEAK POSITION
42
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Malaco
35
ConFunkShun To The Max Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
To The Max
ConFunkShun
49  Last
35  Peak
2  Weeks
49
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
35
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Mercury
36
Pieces Of A Dream We Are One Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
We Are One
Pieces Of A Dream
29  Last
22  Peak
20  Weeks
29
LAST WEEK
26
TWO WEEKS AGO
22
PEAK POSITION
20
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Elektra
37
Millie Jackson Hard Times Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Hard Times
Millie Jackson
45  Last
37  Peak
2  Weeks
45
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
37
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Spring
38
Various Artists Casino Lights Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Casino Lights
Various Artists
41  Last
38  Peak
4  Weeks
41
LAST WEEK
45
TWO WEEKS AGO
38
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Warner Bros.
39
Spyro Gyra Incognito Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Incognito
Spyro Gyra
42  Last
39  Peak
4  Weeks
42
LAST WEEK
52
TWO WEEKS AGO
39
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | MCA
40
Skyy Skyyjammer Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Skyyjammer
Skyy
-  Last
40  Peak
1  Weeks
41
Bobby Bland Here We Go Again Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Here We Go Again
Bobby Bland
39  Last
22  Peak
21  Weeks
39
LAST WEEK
33
TWO WEEKS AGO
22
PEAK POSITION
21
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | MCA
42
Debarge All This Love Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
All This Love
Debarge
46  Last
42  Peak
7  Weeks
46
LAST WEEK
49
TWO WEEKS AGO
42
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Gold
RIAA Certification
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown | Gordy
43
The Spinners Grand Slam Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Grand Slam
The Spinners
47  Last
43  Peak
4  Weeks
47
LAST WEEK
51
TWO WEEKS AGO
43
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Atlantic
44
Alphonse Mouzon Distant Lover Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Distant Lover
Alphonse Mouzon
50  Last
44  Peak
4  Weeks
50
LAST WEEK
55
TWO WEEKS AGO
44
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Highrise
45
Donna Summer Donna Summer Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Donna Summer
Donna Summer
30  Last
6  Peak
16  Weeks
30
LAST WEEK
20
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Geffen
46
Barry White Change Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Change
Barry White
31  Last
19  Peak
12  Weeks
31
LAST WEEK
27
TWO WEEKS AGO
19
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Unlimited Gold
47
Tavares New Directions Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
New Directions
Tavares
35  Last
30  Peak
11  Weeks
35
LAST WEEK
34
TWO WEEKS AGO
30
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | RCA
48
Earl Klugh Two Of A Kind Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Two Of A Kind
Earl Klugh
52  Last
48  Peak
2  Weeks
52
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
48
PEAK POSITION
2
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
49
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
Stevie Wonder
51  Last
1  Peak
27  Weeks
51
LAST WEEK
38
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
27
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | Tamla
50
Bloodstone We Go A Long Way Back Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
We Go A Long Way Back
Bloodstone
37  Last
11  Peak
21  Weeks
37
LAST WEEK
24
TWO WEEKS AGO
11
PEAK POSITION
21
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | T-Neck
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