List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2004

This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2004, which had been recently created in 2004. The Rap Albums chart, first published by Billboard in November 2004,[1] partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Chart history

Key
† Indicates best-performing album of 2004[2]
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist(s) Rap Albums Artist(s) Refs.
January 3 The Diary of Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Did not materialize until the week of June 26, 2004 [3]
January 10 [4]
January 17 [5]
January 24 [6]
January 31 Soulful Ruben Studdard [7]
February 7 [8]
February 14 Kamikaze Twista [9]
February 21 [10]
February 28 The College Dropout Kanye West [11]
March 6 [12]
March 13 Tough Luv Young Gunz [13]
March 20 The College Dropout Kanye West [14]
March 27 Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits Bad Boy Records / Various Artists [15]
April 3 Split Personality Cassidy [16]
April 10 Confessions † Usher [17]
April 17 [18]
April 24 [19]
May 1 [20]
May 8 Hurt No More Mario Winans [21]
May 15 D12 World D12 [22]
May 22 Confessions † Usher [23]
May 29 Living Legends 8Ball & MJG [24]
June 5 Tical 0: The Prequel Method Man [25]
June 12 Confessions † Usher [26]
June 19 [27]
June 26 Living Legends 8Ball & MJG [28]
July 3 To the 5 Boroughs Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs Beastie Boys [29]
July 10 Kiss of Death Jadakiss Kiss of Death Jadakiss [30]
July 17 The Hunger for More Lloyd Banks The Hunger for More Lloyd Banks [31]
July 24 [32]
July 31 [33]
August 7 True Story Terror Squad [34]
August 14 True Story Terror Squad [35]
August 21 The Hunger for More Lloyd Banks The Hunger for More Lloyd Banks [36]
August 28 Godfather Buried Alive Shyne Godfather Buried Alive Shyne [37]
September 4 The Hard Way 213 The Hard Way 213 [38]
September 11 Happy People/U Saved Me R. Kelly Straight Outta Cashville Young Buck [39]
September 18 Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 Jill Scott The DEFinition LL Cool J [40]
September 25 My Everything Anita Baker Straight Outta Cashville Young Buck [41]
October 2 Suit Nelly Suit Nelly [42]
October 9 [43]
October 16 Goodies Ciara [44]
October 23 Confessions † Usher [45]
October 30 The New Danger Mos Def [46]
November 6 Suit Nelly [47]
November 13 Unfinished Business R. Kelly and Jay-Z Unfinished Business R. Kelly and Jay-Z [48]
November 20 Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets Trick Daddy Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets Trick Daddy [49]
November 27 Encore Eminem Encore Eminem [50]
December 4 [51]
December 11 Destiny Fulfilled Destiny's Child [52]
December 18 Urban Legend T.I. Urban Legend T.I. [53]
December 25 The Red Light District Ludacris The Red Light District Ludacris [54]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (November 20, 2004). "Over the Counter". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 81.
  2. ^ "2004 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ Billboard issue dated January 3, 2004:
  4. ^ Billboard issue dated January 10, 2004:
  5. ^ Billboard issue dated January 17, 2004:
  6. ^ Billboard issue dated January 24, 2004:
  7. ^ Billboard issue dated January 31, 2004:
  8. ^ Billboard issue dated February 7, 2004:
  9. ^ Billboard issue dated Valentine's Day 2004:
  10. ^ Billboard issue dated February 21, 2004:
  11. ^ Billboard issue dated February 28, 2004:
  12. ^ Billboard issue dated March 6, 2004:
  13. ^ Billboard issue dated March 13, 2004:
  14. ^ Billboard issue dated March 20, 2004:
  15. ^ Billboard issue dated March 27, 2004:
  16. ^ Billboard issue dated April 3, 2004:
  17. ^ Billboard issue dated April 10, 2004:
  18. ^ Billboard issue dated April 17, 2004:
  19. ^ Billboard issue dated April 24, 2004:
  20. ^ Billboard issue dated May 1, 2004:
  21. ^ Billboard issue dated May 8, 2004:
  22. ^ Billboard issue dated May 15, 2004:
  23. ^ Billboard issue dated May 22, 2004:
  24. ^ Billboard issue dated May 29, 2004:
  25. ^ Billboard issue dated June 5, 2004:
  26. ^ Billboard issue dated June 12, 2004:
  27. ^ Billboard issue dated June 19, 2004:
  28. ^ Billboard issue dated June 26, 2004:
  29. ^ Billboard issue dated July 3, 2004:
  30. ^ Billboard issue dated July 10, 2004:
  31. ^ Billboard issue dated July 17, 2004:
  32. ^ Billboard issue dated July 24, 2004:
  33. ^ Billboard issue dated July 31, 2004:
  34. ^ Billboard issue dated August 7, 2004:
  35. ^ Billboard issue dated August 14, 2004:
  36. ^ Billboard issue dated August 21, 2004:
  37. ^ Billboard issue dated August 28, 2004:
  38. ^ Billboard issue dated September 4, 2004:
  39. ^ Billboard issue dated September 11, 2004:
  40. ^ Billboard issue dated September 18, 2004:
  41. ^ Billboard issue dated September 25, 2004:
  42. ^ Billboard issue dated October 2, 2004:
  43. ^ Billboard issue dated October 9, 2004:
  44. ^ Billboard issue dated October 16, 2004:
  45. ^ Billboard issue dated October 23, 2004:
  46. ^ Billboard issue dated October 30, 2004:
  47. ^ Billboard issue dated November 6, 2004:
  48. ^ Billboard issue dated November 13, 2004:
  49. ^ Billboard issue dated November 20, 2004:
  50. ^ Billboard issue dated November 27, 2004:
  51. ^ Billboard issue dated December 4, 2004:
  52. ^ Billboard issue dated December 11, 2004:
  53. ^ Billboard issue dated December 18, 2004:
  54. ^ Billboard issue dated Christmas Day 2004: