01/01/07 - Top 100 Year-End R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - RRT

**™5★Bossman** · 01-01-2007, 07:30 PM

Here are the top 100 R&B and Hip-Hop Albums of 2006.....According to Billboard Magazine.

The numbers are based on data from Nielsen Music, with sales of physical and digital product compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, Weeks on the Charts and radio airplay measured by Nielsen BDS.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Issue Date: 12/31/2006

# Title Artist Labels
1 THE BREAKTHROUGH Mary J. Blige Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
2 UNPREDICTABLE Jamie Foxx J/RMG
3 KING T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG
4 IN MY OWN WORDS Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG
5 CHRIS BROWN Chris Brown Jive/Zomba
6 THA CARTER II Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG
7 THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI Mariah Carey Island/IDJMG
8 B'DAY Beyonce Columbia/Sony Music
9 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
10 THE WAY IT IS Keyshia Cole A&M/Interscope
11 DUETS: THE FINAL CHAPTER The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/AG
12 THE SOUND OF REVENGE Chamillionaire Universal Motown/UMRG
13 FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS Justin Timberlake Jive/Zomba
14 IN MY MIND Heather Headley RCA/RMG
15 NEW JOC CITY Yung Joc Block/Bad Boy South/AG
16 AIN'T NOBODY WORRYIN' Anthony Hamilton So So Def/Zomba
17 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' Soundtrack G-Unit/Interscope
18 PORT OF MIAMI Rick Ross Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam/IDJMG
19 WHAT THE GAME'S BEEN MISSING! Juelz Santana Diplomats/Def Jam/IDJMG
20 RELEASE THERAPY Ludacris DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
21 MONKEY BUSINESS The Black Eyed Peas A&M/Interscope
22 GHETTO CLASSICS Jaheim Divine Mill/Warner Bros.
23 THE BIG BANG Busta Rhymes Aftermath/Interscope
24 ON TOP OF OUR GAME Dem Franchize Boyz So So Def/Virgin
25 LET'S GET IT: THUG MOTIVATION 101 Young Jeezy Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG
26 LETOYA LeToya Capitol
27 THE TRINITY Sean Paul VP/Atlantic/AG
28 20 Y.O. Janet Jackson Virgin
29 TESTIMONY: VOL. 1, LIFE & RELATIONSHIP India.Arie Universal Motown/UMRG
30 A GIRL LIKE ME Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
31 REALITY CHECK Juvenile UTP/Atlantic/AG
32 HERO Kirk Franklin Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric/Zomba
33 BABY MAKIN' MUSIC The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley Def Soul Classics/Def Jam/IDJMG
34 #1'S Destiny's Child Columbia/Sony Music
35 LUDACRIS PRESENTS...DISTURBING THA PEACE Ludacris And DTP DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
36 LAUGH NOW, CRY LATER Ice Cube Lench Mob
37 MOST KNOWN UNKNOWN Three 6 Mafia Hypnotize Minds/Columbia/Sony Music
38 LATE REGISTRATION Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
39 RAPPA TERNT SANGA T-Pain Konvict/Jive/Zomba
40 THE PHOENIX Lyfe Jennings Columbia/Sony Music
41 DANITY KANE Danity Kane Bad Boy/AG
42 DIRECTOR Avant Magic Johnson/Geffen/Interscope
43 ST. ELSEWHERE Gnarls Barkley Downtown/Atlantic
44 IDLEWILD (SOUNDTRACK) OutKast LaFace/Zomba
45 MY GHETTO REPORT CARD E-40 Sick Wid' It/BME/Warner Bros.
46 3121 Prince Universal Republic/UMRG
47 SWEATSUIT Nelly Derrty/Fo' Reel/Universal Motown/UMRG
48 ONCE AGAIN John Legend G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music
49 TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION Soundtrack Universal Motown/UMRG
50 TRILL Bun-B Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/Asylum
51 IN MY MIND Pharrell Star Trak/Interscope
52 KILLA SEASON Cam'Ron Diplomatic Man/Asylum
53 FLO' OLOGY Floetry ervingwonder/Geffen/Interscope
54 UNAPPRECIATED Cherish Sho'Nuff/Capitol
55 NOW 21 Various Artists Universal/EMI/Sony BMG/Zomba/UMe
56 JAGGED EDGE Jagged Edge Columbia/Sony Music
57 DOWN FOR LIFE D4L DeeMoney/Asylum/AG
58 FISHSCALE Ghostface Killah Def Jam/IDJMG
59 UNPLUGGED Alicia Keys J/RMG
60 BACK TO BASICS Christina Aguilera RCA/RMG
61 BEST THANG SMOKIN' Young Dro Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG
62 THE PEOPLES CHAMP Paul Wall Swishahouse/Atlantic/Asylum
63 LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Birdman & Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG
64 CHARLIE, LAST NAME WILSON Charlie Wilson Jive/Zomba
65 TODD SMITH LL Cool J Def Jam/IDJMG
66 BIG BOI PRESENTS...GOT PURP? VOL. II Purple Ribbon All-Stars Purple Ribbon/Virgin
67 BACK II DA BASICS Ginuwine Epic/Sony Music
68 MARY MARY Mary Mary My Block/Columbia/Sony Music
69 PRESS PLAY Diddy Bad Boy/AG
70 YEAR OF THE DOG...AGAIN DMX Columbia/Sony Music
71 BLOOD MONEY Mobb Deep G-Unit/Interscope
72 PIMPALATION Pimp C Wood Wheel/Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/Asylum
73 MONEY IS STILL A MAJOR ISSUE Pitbull Diaz Brothers/TVT
74 THE HEART OF THA STREETZ, VOL. 2 (I AM WHAT I AM) B.G. Choppa City/Koch
75 JOURNEY OF A GEMINI Donell Jones LaFace/Zomba
76 GET LIFTED John Legend G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music
77 SAPPHIRE Teena Marie Cash Money Classics/Universal Motown/UMRG
78 THE MAKINGS OF ME Monica J/RMG
79 ROTTEN APPLE Lloyd Banks G-Unit/Interscope
80 ALBUM II Kem Universal Motown/UMRG
81 EV'RYBODY KNOW ME YoungBloodZ LaFace/Zomba
82 LYFE 268-192 Lyfe Jennings Columbia/Sony Music
83 MY HOMIES PART 2 Scarface J Prince/Rap-A-Lot 4 Life
84 COMING HOME Lionel Richie Island/IDJMG
85 RAYDIATION Ray J Knockout/Sanctuary
86 DAY BY DAY Yolanda Adams Elektra/Atlantic/AG
87 WELCOME TO JAMROCK Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic/UMRG
88 LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR Lupe Fiasco 1st & 15th/Atlantic/AG
89 I GOTTA MAKE IT Trey Songz Song Book/Atlantic/AG
90 THE CHARM Bubba Sparxxx New South/Purple Ribbon/Virgin
91 GREATEST HITS Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ruthless
92 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT REMY: BASED ON A TRUE STORY Remy Ma SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG
93 HOODSTAR Chingy Slot-A-Lot/Capitol
94 U.S.A. STILL UNITED Ying Yang Twins ColliPark/TVT
95 WANTED Bow Wow Columbia/Sony Music
96 CASSIE Cassie NextSelection/Bad Boy/AG
97 LIGHT POLES AND PINE TREES Field Mob DTP/Geffen/Interscope
98 PCD The Pussycat Dolls A&M/Interscope
99 LIBRA Toni Braxton Blackground/Universal Motown/UMRG
100 THE ULTIMATE LUTHER VANDROSS Luther Vandross Legacy/Epic/J/Sony Music/Sony Music/RMG

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yeare...s/rb_album.jsp