List of number-one R&B albums of 2007 (U.S.)
Encyclopedia
These are the Billboard
R&B and Hip-Hop albums
that have reached number one in 2007.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B and Hip-Hop albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
that have reached number one in 2007.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | Hip Hop Is Dead Hip Hop Is Dead Hip Hop Is Dead is the eighth studio album by American rapper Nas, released December 15, 2006 on Def Jam Recordings. His first album for the label, it was co-financed by Nas's previous label, Columbia Records, which once distributed for Def Jam... |
Nas Nas Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time... |
| January 13 | 21 | Omarion Omarion Omari Ishmael Grandberry better known as Omarion, is an American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and former lead singer of the R&B group, B2K. Omarion was spotted at a young age by a manager, Christopher B. Stokes, who took a liking to his vocal abilities... |
| January 20 | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| January 27 | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 3 | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 10 | Late Night Special Late Night Special Late Night Special is the second studio album by Pretty Ricky. It was released on January 23, 2007. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling about 132,000 copies in its first week. In its second week on the chart it fell to #5 with 62,000 copies sold... |
Pretty Ricky Pretty Ricky Pretty Ricky is an American R&B/hip hop group originally made up of Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith, Spectacular Smith, Corey "Slick 'em" Mathis, and Marcus "Pleasure P" Cooper. In 2007, Pleasure P left the group to pursue a solo career... |
| February 17 | The Evolution of Robin Thicke The Evolution of Robin Thicke The Evolution of Robin Thicke is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, released by Star Trak/Interscope Records on October 3, 2006 . Guest appearances from Faith Evans, Lil Wayne and Pharrell where included. The album was re-released as a Deluxe Edition on February... |
Robin Thicke Robin Thicke Robin Charles Thicke is an Award-winning American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Thicke's albums, which he previously released under the moniker Thicke, are noted for their feature of a predominantly R&B sound. Robin Thicke has penned hits for popular artists such as... |
| February 24 | The Evolution of Robin Thicke | Robin Thicke |
| March 3 | In My Songs In My Songs In My Songs is a Grammy Award-winning album released posthumously on February 13, 2007 by Gerald Levert.-Track listing:# In My Songs# I Don't Get Down Like That# DJ Don't# Wanna Get Up With You# Fall Back# Deep As It Goes... |
Gerald Levert Gerald Levert Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert... |
| March 10 | In My Songs | Gerald Levert |
| March 17 | The Evolution of Robin Thicke | Robin Thicke |
| March 24 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (The Notorious B.I.G. album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G. The album was released on March 6, 2007 by Bad Boy Records, three days before the 10th anniversary of his death.... |
The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough... |
| March 31 | Luvanmusiq Luvanmusiq -Samples credits:* "b.u.d.d.y." contains interpolations from the Taana Gardner song "Heartbeat".* "lullaby" contains elements from the Blue Magic song "Stop to Start".* "ms.philadelphia" contanins elements from Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder ".-Bonus tracks:... |
Musiq Soulchild |
| April 7 | Veteran Veteran (album) Veteran is the third studio album of American R&B artist Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on March 20, 2007 and is available as a standard version, as well as a Circuit City Exclusive version and a Target Exclusive version... |
Marques Houston Marques Houston Marques Barrett Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx until 2002, he went solo in 2003. He is also the cousin of J-Boog, former member of the R&B/Hip-Hop group B2K.... |
| April 14 | Buck the World | Young Buck Young Buck David Darnell Brown , also known as Young Buck, is an American Southern rapper. Buck is a former member of the New York City Hip-Hop group G-Unit, also a former artist of G-Unit Records as of Nov 26, 2011... |
| April 21 | B'Day B'Day B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a... |
Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... |
| April 28 | Buck the World | Young Buck |
| May 5 | Luvanmusiq | Musiq Soulchild |
| May 12 | Ain't Nothin' Like Me | Joe Joe (singer) Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir... |
| May 19 | Because of You Because of You (Ne-Yo album) - Chart history :AlbumChart procession and succession- Release history :- External links :* at Discogs* at Metacritic... |
Ne-Yo Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario... |
| May 26 | Special Occasion | Bobby Valentino |
| June 2 | Sex, Love & Pain Sex, Love & Pain Sex, Love & Pain is the third studio album released by Tank. It was released on May 15, 2007. The first single released was "Please Don't Go", followed by the single "Heartbreaker".The album leaked onto the Internet on May 9... |
Tank Tank (singer) Tank is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.-Career:Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved with his family as a child to the Washington, D.C. suburb of Clinton, Maryland. He was a multi-sport athlete at Crossland High School and was offered the opportunity to play college... |
| June 9 | Cold Summer | U.S.D.A. |
| June 16 | Double Up Double Up (R. Kelly album) Double Up is the eighth studio album by R&B singer R. Kelly, released on May 29, 2007. The first single off the album, "I'm a Flirt Remix", which features T.I., and T-Pain, attained prominence on the Billboard Top 40 charts, peaking at #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.The album features guest... |
R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... |
| June 23 | Epiphany | T-Pain T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,... |
| June 30 | From Nothin' to Somethin' From Nothin' to Somethin' -Credits:* Chris Athens – mastering* Ashaunna Ayars – marketing* David Brown – engineer* Shari Bryant – marketing* Miguel Bustamante – mixing assistant* Don Cannon – producer, engineer* Jermaine Dupri – producer, mixing* Aaron Heick – saxophon... |
Fabolous Fabolous John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut... |
| July 7 | From Nothin' to Somethin | Fabolous |
| July 14 | Epiphany | T-Pain |
| July 21 | T.I. vs. T.I.P. T.I. vs. T.I.P. T.I. vs. T.I.P. is the fifth studio album by American rapper T.I., released on July 3, 2007 through Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album only took a year in a half to record towards earliy-2007, T.I. stated and confirmed in an interview with MTV News... |
T.I. T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records.... |
| July 28 | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | T.I. |
| August 4 | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | T.I. |
| August 11 | Planet Earth Planet Earth (album) Planet Earth is the twenty-fifth studio album by American musician Prince, first released July 15, 2007 in the UK as a free covermount with The Mail on Sunday national newspaper. This was followed by the album's worldwide distribution... |
Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of... |
| August 18 | Finding Forever | Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... |
| August 25 | Underground Kingz | UGK UGK UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner... |
| September 1 | Underground Kingz | UGK |
| September 8 | One Man Band Man One Man Band Man Sample credits*"It's Me Bitches" – Contains a sample of "Hollywood Babylon" by Crazy Town.*"Bust Ya Gunz" – Embodies portions of "Down Bottom" by Drag-On.*"Take a Picture" – Contains a sample of "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers.... |
Swiss Beatz |
| September 15 | Hustlenomics Hustlenomics Hustlenomics is the second studio album by rapper Yung Joc. It was released by Bad Boy Records on August 28, 2007.-History:The first single from the album is "Coffee Shop" which features Gorilla Zoe.... |
Yung Joc Yung Joc YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer... |
| September 22 | Hustlenomics | Yung Joc |
| September 29 | Graduation Graduation (album) Graduation is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2007 at Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City and at Chalice Studios and The Record Plant... |
Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and... |
| October 6 | Graduation | Kanye West |
| October 13 | Just Like You Just like You (Keyshia Cole album) Just Like You is the second studio album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole. The album was released on September 25, 2007 on Geffen Records. It was nominated in the Best Contemporary R&B Album category at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards that was held February 2008, but lost to Ne-Yo's Because of You... |
Keyshia Cole Keyshia Cole Keyshia Myeshia Cole Gibson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter and actress. She gained nationwide acclaim when her 2005 debut album, The Way It Is went platinum. Her sophomore album Just Like You went into production shortly after that and was released in September 2007... |
| October 20 | Back of My Lac' Back of My Lac' - External links :* * * * * * * * * *... |
J. Holiday J. Holiday Nahum Grymes better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He came into prominence in 2007 with his breakthrough hit "Bed" peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Discography:... |
| October 27 | Just Like You | Keyshia Cole |
| November 3 | The Art of Love & War | Angie Stone Angie Stone Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,... |
| November 10 | Graduation | Kanye West |
| November 17 | After Tonight | Will Downing Will Downing Will Downing , is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Downing is known in the contemporary jazz and R&B music genres for his rich baritone vocals, and his interpretations of R&B and pop classics that stretch back to the early 1980s... |
| November 24 | American Gangster American Gangster (album) American Gangster is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 6, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It is Jay-Z's last studio release for the Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records label and his first concept album, which was inspired by the film of the same name. The album features... |
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... |
| December 1 | As I Am As I Am As I Am is the third studio album by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on November 13, 2007 by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios during 2005 to 2007... |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| December 8 | As I Am | Alicia Keys |
| December 15 | As I Am | Alicia Keys |
| December 22 | As I Am | Alicia Keys |
| December 29 | As I Am | Alicia Keys |