title: List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2011
text: # List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2011
  
  This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2011. The Rap Albums chart partially serves as a distillation of rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
  
  ## Chart history
  
  Key :
  
  | † | Indicates best-performing albums of 2011 |
  | - | - |
  | Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) |
  | January 1 | Michael | Michael Jackson | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | January 8 | Michael | Michael Jackson | Recovery | Eminem |
  | January 15 | Recovery | Eminem | Recovery | Eminem |
  | January 22 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | January 29 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | February 5 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | February 12 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | February 19 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | February 26 | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | March 5 | Recovery | Eminem | Recovery | Eminem |
  | March 12 | Recovery | Eminem | Recovery | Eminem |
  | March 19 | Late Nights & Early Mornings | Marsha Ambrosius | Pink Friday | Nicki Minaj |
  | March 26 | Lasers | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers | Lupe Fiasco |
  | April 2 | Lasers | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers | Lupe Fiasco |
  | April 9 | F.A.M.E. | Chris Brown | Lasers | Lupe Fiasco |
  | April 16 | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa |
  | April 23 | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa |
  | April 30 | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa |
  | May 7 | F.A.M.E. | Chris Brown | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa |
  | May 14 | F.A.M.E. | Chris Brown | Rolling Papers | Wiz Khalifa |
  | May 21 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys |
  | May 28 | Goblin | Tyler, the Creator | Turtleneck & Chain | The Lonely Island |
  | June 4 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys |
  | June 11 | Self Made Vol. 1 | Maybach Music Group | Self Made Vol. 1 | Maybach Music Group |
  | June 18 | Self Made Vol. 1 | Maybach Music Group | Self Made Vol. 1 | Maybach Music Group |
  | June 25 | All 6's and 7's | Tech N9ne | All 6's and 7's | Tech N9ne |
  | July 2 | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | July 9 | The Light of the Sun | Jill Scott | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | July 16 | 4 | Beyoncé | Finally Famous | Big Sean |
  | July 23 | 4 | Beyoncé | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | July 30 | 4 | Beyoncé | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | August 6 | 4 | Beyoncé | We the Best Forever | DJ Khaled |
  | August 13 | Here I Am | Kelly Rowland | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | August 20 | 4 | Beyoncé | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil |
  | August 27 | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West |
  | September 3 | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West |
  | September 10 | The R.E.D. Album | Game | The R.E.D. Album | Game |
  | September 17 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | September 24 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | October 1 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | October 8 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | October 15 | Cole World: The Sideline Story | J. Cole | Cole World: The Sideline Story | J. Cole |
  | October 22 | Cole World: The Sideline Story | J. Cole | Cole World: The Sideline Story | J. Cole |
  | October 29 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | November 5 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | November 12 | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV † | Lil Wayne |
  | November 19 | Ambition | Wale | Ambition | Wale |
  | November 26 | Blue Slide Park | Mac Miller | Blue Slide Park | Mac Miller |
  | December 3 | Take Care | Drake | Take Care | Drake |
  | December 10 | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Take Care | Drake |
  | December 17 | Take Care | Drake | Take Care | Drake |
  | December 24 | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Amy Winehouse | Take Care | Drake |
  | December 31 | Take Care | Drake | Take Care | Drake |
  