Rap Albums

Top Rap Albums is an American record chart published by Billboard that ranks rap albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.^[1]

History

Top Rap Albums began publication for the week of November 13, 2004 and the first number-one album was Unfinished Business by Jay-Z and R. Kelly.^[2]

Chart achievements

Albums with the most weeks at No. 1

19 weeks - Recovery by Eminem
16 weeks - Take Care by Drake
14 weeks - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem
13 weeks - Paper Trail by T.I.
13 weeks - The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
13 weeks - Hamilton
11 weeks - DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
10 weeks - The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z

Artists with most number-one albums

Albums	Artist	Source
8	The Game	^[3]
8	Drake	^[3]

References

↑ "Rap Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
↑ "Rap Albums: Week of November 13, 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
1 2 Anderson, Trevor (13 July 2018). "Drake Ties The Game For Most No. 1s on Top Rap Albums Chart". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

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[1] "Rap Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-09.

[2] "Rap Albums: Week of November 13, 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

[Rap_20180714-3] 1 2 Anderson, Trevor (13 July 2018). "Drake Ties The Game For Most No. 1s on Top Rap Albums Chart". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 16 July 2018.