List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that have reached number-one in 1996.
See also: 1996 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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 1996.
See also: 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
, R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Seven songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart : "Always Be My Baby," "Tha Crossroads," "How Do U Want It" / "California Love," "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow"...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| January 13 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| January 20 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| January 27 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 3 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 10 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 17 | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is rapper Eazy-E's second and final full-length album. It was released posthumously on November 24, 1995, almost exactly eight months after Eazy-E's death from AIDS... |
Eazy-E Eazy-E Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California... |
| February 24 | Waiting to Exhale | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| March 2 | All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 on Death Row Records and Interscope Records.... |
2Pac Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world... |
| March 9 | All Eyez on Me | 2Pac |
| March 16 | All Eyez on Me | 2Pac |
| March 23 | The Score The Score (album) The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees, released worldwide February 13, 1996 on Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip hop that would come to dominate the hip hop music scene in the... |
Fugees |
| March 30 | The Score | Fugees |
| April 6 | The Score | Fugees |
| April 13 | The Coming The Coming The Coming is the debut album by former Leaders of the New School member, Busta Rhymes, released in 1996 by Elektra Records. The Coming features rapping from Def Squad members Redman and Keith Murray as well as a guest appearance from Q-Tip and singing from Zhané and different future Flipmode Squad... |
Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes... |
| April 20 | The Resurrection The Resurrection (Geto Boys Album) The Resurrection is the sixth album by the Geto Boys. The album was released after the Geto Boys reunited after a 3-year breakup. It is considered to be one of the group's most critically praised albums, and the first of a one-two punch of creativity.... |
Geto Boys Geto Boys Geto Boys is a rap group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. The Geto Boys earned notoriety for its lyrics which included misogyny, gore, psychotic experiences, and necrophilia... |
| April 27 | The Score | Fugees |
| May 4 | The Score | Fugees |
| May 11 | Sunset Park Sunset Park (soundtrack) - Tracks :#High 'Til I Die - 2Pac#Motherless Child - Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon#Just Doggin - Tha Dogg Pound#Back at You - Mobb Deep#Are You Ready - Aaliyah#It's Alright - Groove Theory... |
Soundtrack / Various artists |
| May 18 | The Score | Fugees |
| May 25 | The Score | Fugees |
| June 1 | The Score | Fugees |
| June 8 | Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) | Too Short |
| June 15 | Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) | Too Short |
| June 22 | Legal Drug Money Legal Drug Money Legal Drug Money is the debut album from Hip Hop group Lost Boyz, featuring members Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah, DJ Spigg Nice and Pretty Lou. The album featured 5 major hits "Renee", "Music Makes Me High", "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz", "Get Up" and "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Shameless"... |
Lost Boyz |
| June 29 | The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor (soundtrack) The Nutty Professor soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1996 comedy film, The Nutty Professor. It was released on 1996 through Def Jam Recordings and contained hip hop and R&B music. The album fared well on the Billboard charts, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop... |
Soundtrack / Various artists |
| July 6 | Secrets | Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... |
| July 13 | Keith Sweat Keith Sweat (album) Keith Sweat is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat. The album was released on June 25, 1996. The single "Twisted" made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, his biggest hit ever on that chart. "Nobody" peaked at #3 on the same chart... |
Keith Sweat Keith Sweat Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:... |
| July 20 | It Was Written It Was Written It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the moderate sales success of his acclaimed debut album, Illmatic , Nas chose to focus his efforts in a more mainstream direction... |
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... |
| July 27 | It Was Written | Nas |
| August 3 | It Was Written | Nas |
| August 10 | It Was Written | Nas |
| August 17 | Beats, Rhymes and Life Beats, Rhymes and Life Beats, Rhymes and Life is the fourth album of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released in 1996, it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful Midnight Marauders. This album is a departure from the joyful, positive vibe of the earlier albums and is regarded as the group's... |
A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006... |
| August 24 | It Was Written | Nas |
| August 31 | It Was Written | Nas |
| September 7 | It Was Written | Nas |
| September 14 | ATLiens ATLiens Upon its release, ATLiens received positive reviews from music publications such as The Hartford Courant, Rolling Stone, and The Washington Post... |
Outkast OutKast Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast... |
| September 21 | ATLiens | Outkast |
| September 28 | Home Again Home Again (New Edition album) Home Again is the sixth studio album by American R&B group New Edition. Released on September 15, 1996, it is the group's only album as a sextet, and was their final recording for MCA Records... |
New Edition New Edition New Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync... |
| October 5 | Another Level | Blackstreet Blackstreet Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what... |
| October 12 | Another Level | Blackstreet |
| October 19 | Another Level | Blackstreet |
| October 26 | Another Level | Blackstreet |
| November 2 | Another Level | Blackstreet |
| November 9 | Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers.... |
Westside Connection Westside Connection Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:... |
| November 16 | Ironman Ironman (album) Ironman is the solo debut album by American hip hop artist and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released October 29, 1996, on Epic Records... |
Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success... |
| November 23 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released... |
Makaveli Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world... |
| November 30 | Tha Doggfather Tha Doggfather Tha Doggfather is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row/Interscope Records on November 12, 1996. The album was re-released July 11, 2005. Snoop spent much of 1995 preparing for the case, which finally went to trial in late 1995. In February 1996, he was... |
Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... |
| December 7 | Hell on Earth | Mobb Deep Mobb Deep Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones... |
| December 14 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
| December 21 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
| December 28 | Muddy Waters Muddy Waters (album) -Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*composing – Redman, Erick Sermon*executive production – Erick Sermon*mixing – Dave Greenberg, Troy Hightower*performing – Method Man... |
Redman |