List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997

These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997.

Chart history

Issue date Album Artist
January 4 The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack / Whitney Houston
January 11[1]
January 18 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Makaveli
January 25
February 1 Rhyme & Reason Soundtrack / Various artists
February 8 The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Makaveli
February 15 Gridlock'd Soundtrack / Various artists
February 22
March 1 Baduizm Erykah Badu
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29 The Untouchable Scarface
April 5
April 12 Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G.
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10 Share My World Mary J. Blige
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7 I'm Bout It Soundtrack / Various artists
June 14 God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation God's Property
June 21 I'm Bout It Soundtrack / Various artists
June 28 Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Clan
July 5 God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation God's Property
July 12
July 19
July 28
August 2 Supa Dupa Fly Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
August 9 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family
August 16 The Art of War Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
August 23 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20 Ghetto D Master P
September 27
October 4 When Disaster Strikes Busta Rhymes
October 11 Evolution Boyz II Men
October 18 Soul Food Soundtrack / Various artists
October 25 Gang Related Soundtrack / Various artists
November 1
November 8 The Firm: The Album The Firm feat. Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature and AZ
November 15 Harlem World Mase
November 22 The 18th Letter Rakim
November 29 Unpredictable Mystikal
December 6 Live Erykah Badu
December 13 R U Still Down? (Remember Me) 2Pac
December 20
December 27 Live Erykah Badu

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top R&B Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 11, 1997. p. 19.