List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2012

This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Rap Albums chart in 2012. The Rap Albums chart partly serves as a distillation for rap-specific titles from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-performing albums of 2012[1][2]

Issue date	R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Artist(s)	Rap Albums	Artist(s)	Refs.
January 7	Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	Young Jeezy	Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition	Young Jeezy	[3]
January 14	Take Care †	Drake	Take Care	Drake	[4]
January 21					[5]
January 28					[6]
February 4					[7]
February 11	Soul 2	Seal			[8]
February 18	Take Care †	Drake			[9]
February 25					[10]
March 3					[11]
March 10	Careless World: Rise of the Last King	Tyga	Careless World: Rise of the Last King	Tyga	[12]
March 17					[13]
March 24	Take Care †	Drake	Take Care	Drake	[14]
March 31					[15]
April 7	The OF Tape Vol. 2	Odd Future	The OF Tape Vol. 2	Odd Future	[16]
April 14	The MF Life	Melanie Fiona	Take Care	Drake	[17]
April 21	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	[18]
April 28					[19]
May 5					[20]
May 12					[21]
May 19	Strange Clouds	B.o.B	Strange Clouds	B.o.B	[22]
May 26	This Is How I Feel	Tank			[23]
June 2	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	[24]
June 9					[25]
June 16					[26]
June 23	Live from the Underground	Big K.R.I.T.	Live from the Underground	Big K.R.I.T.	[27]
June 30	Looking 4 Myself	Usher	Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family	Waka Flocka Flame	[28]
July 7			Let It Shine	Soundtrack / Various artists	[29]
July 14	Self Made Vol. 2	Maybach Music Group	Self Made Vol. 2	Maybach Music Group	[30]
July 21	Fortune	Chris Brown			[31]
July 28	Channel Orange	Frank Ocean			[32]
August 4	Life Is Good	Nas	Life Is Good	Nas	[33]
August 11					[34]
August 18	God Forgives, I Don't	Rick Ross	God Forgives, I Don't	Rick Ross	[35]
August 25					[36]
September 1	Based on a T.R.U. Story	2 Chainz	Based on a T.R.U. Story	2 Chainz	[37]
September 8	Chapter V	Trey Songz			[38]
September 15	Welcome to: Our House	Slaughterhouse	Welcome to: Our House	Slaughterhouse	[39]
September 22	Based on a T.R.U. Story	2 Chainz	Gravity	Lecrae	[40]
September 29			Based on a T.R.U. Story	2 Chainz	[41]
October 6	Cruel Summer	GOOD Music	Cruel Summer	GOOD Music	[42]
October 13	Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1	Lupe Fiasco	Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1	Lupe Fiasco	[43]
October 20	Kaleidoscope Dream	Miguel	Cruel Summer	GOOD Music	[44]
October 27	The Heist	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	The Heist	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	[45]
November 3	Two Eleven	Brandy			[46]
November 10	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	Kendrick Lamar	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	Kendrick Lamar	[47]
November 17	Dreams and Nightmares	Meek Mill	Dreams and Nightmares	Meek Mill	[48]
November 24	R.E.D.	Ne-Yo			[49]
December 1	Trilogy	The Weeknd	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	Kendrick Lamar	[50]
December 8	Unapologetic	Rihanna	Global Warming	Pitbull	[51]
December 15	Girl on Fire	Alicia Keys	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	Kendrick Lamar	[52]
December 22	O.N.I.F.C.	Wiz Khalifa	O.N.I.F.C.	Wiz Khalifa	[53]
December 29	Jesus Piece	The Game	Jesus Piece	The Game	[54]

See also

• 2012 in music
• 2012 in hip hop music
• List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2012 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012