List of number-one R&B albums of 2000 (U.S.)
Encyclopedia
These are the Billboard
R&B and Hip-Hop albums
that peaked at number-one in 2000.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B and Hip-Hop albums
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 peaked at number-one in 2000.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | Tha G-Code Tha G-Code Tha G-Code is the fourth studio album by rapper Juvenile, released December 13, 1999, on Cash Money Records. It features the hit singles, "U Understand" and "I Got That Fire".... |
Juvenile Juvenile (rapper) Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995... |
| January 8 | ...And Then There Was X ...And Then There Was X …And Then There Was X is the third album by American rapper DMX, released December 21, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.- Songs :... |
DMX DMX (rapper) Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's... |
| January 15 | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released December 28, 1999 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It exhibits a return to the street-oriented sound of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt... |
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... |
| January 22 | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | Jay-Z |
| January 29 | ...And Then There Was X | DMX |
| February 5 | J.E. Heartbreak J.E. Heartbreak J.E. Heartbreak is the second studio album by American R&B group Jagged Edge. The album, which was originally set to be released in Fall of 1999, but the album was delayed and was released on January 18, 2000.... |
Jagged Edge Jagged Edge (band) Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi... |
| February 12 | Voodoo | D'Angelo D'Angelo Michael Eugene Archer , better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences,... |
| February 19 | Voodoo | D'Angelo |
| February 26 | Voodoo | D'Angelo |
| March 4 | Voodoo | D'Angelo |
| March 11 | 2001 | Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records... |
| March 18 | BTNHResurrection BTNHResurrection BTNHResurrection is the fourth studio album by rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The album was released on February 29, 2000 on Ruthless Records. It reached platinum status within a month, but sales declined afterwards... |
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone... |
| March 25 | Life Story Life Story (album) Life Story is the critically acclaimed debut album by Black Rob, an American hip hop musician. Life Story attempts to showcase Black Rob's struggle through hard beats and well constructed rhymes. The album boasts a wide range of guests, mostly fellow artists from Bad Boy Records.-Track listing:# "Mrs... |
Black Rob Black Rob Black Rob is a rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy Records.-Music career:Black Rob began associating with the label as early as 1996, appearing on the Bad Boy remix to 112's "Come See Me"... |
| April 1 | Life Story | Black Rob |
| April 8 | War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) | Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,... |
| April 15 | Romeo Must Die: The Album | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| April 22 | Yeeeah Baby Yeeeah Baby Yeeeah Baby is the second solo and final studio album by rapper Big Pun. In the wake of Big Pun's death in February 2000, it was posthumously released in April of the same year as planned, peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 charts, and subsequently was certified Gold... |
Big Pun Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s... |
| April 29 | Unrestricted | Da Brat Da Brat Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:... |
| May 6 | My Name Is Joe My Name Is Joe (album) -Biography:My Name Is Joe is the third studio album from R&B Singer, Songwriter and Producer Joe . It was released on 18 April 2000.... |
Joe Joe (singer) Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir... |
| May 13 | The Heat | 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... |
| May 20 | Goodfellas Goodfellas (504 Boyz album) Goodfellas is the debut album by rap group, 504 Boyz. It was released on May 2, 2000 through No Limit Records and featured production from Carlos Stephens and Donald XL Robertson. Goodfellas was a huge success peaking at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #2 on the Billboard 200, behind only 'N... |
504 Boyz 504 Boyz 504 Boyz is a hip hop group led by Percy Miller, aka Master P. The group's name is a reference to the area code 504. Originally the group consisted of Master P, Mystikal and Silkk The Shocker . Right before the release of their first album C-Murder & Krazy were added to the lineup... |
| May 27 | Goodfellas | 504 Boyz |
| June 3 | I Got That Work | Big Tymers Big Tymers The Big Tymers were an American rap duo active from 1997 to 2005 from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Big Tymers consisted of Cash Money Records co-founder, Baby and former Cash Money in-house producer, Mannie Fresh. Baby later changed his stage name to Birdman after the group was dissolved... |
| June 10 | The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the US. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year... |
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... |
| June 17 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem |
| June 24 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem |
| July 1 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem |
| July 8 | Anarchy | 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... |
| July 15 | The Notorious K.I.M. | Lil' Kim Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A..... |
| July 22 | Ryde or Die Vol. 2 Ryde or Die Vol. 2 Ryde or Die Vol. 2 is a 2000 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 4 of that year. Album debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, by selling 254,000 copies in first week in stores.-Track listing:Samples=... |
Ruff Ryders Ruff Ryders Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a record label founded by brothers Darrin "Dee" Dean and Joaquin "Waah" Dean, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Fontana Distribution.The label is currently active as Ruff Ryders... |
| July 29 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (soundtrack) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Released by Def Jam Recordings, the soundtrack is mainly composed of hip hop and R&B songs... |
Soundtrack / Various artists |
| August 5 | Country Grammar Country Grammar Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on June 27, 2000.- Reception :- Commercial performance :... |
Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album... |
| August 12 | Country Grammar | Nelly |
| August 19 | Country Grammar | Nelly |
| August 26 | Country Grammar | Nelly |
| September 2 | Country Grammar | Nelly |
| September 9 | Country Grammar | Nelly |
| September 16 | DJ Clue? Presents Backstage: A Hard Knock Life Backstage: A Hard Knock Life Backstage: A Hard Knock Life is the soundtrack to the 2000 documentary film, Backstage. It was released on August 29, 2000 through Def Jam Recordings and featured production from DJ Clue?, Irv Gotti and Swizz Beatz, among others... |
DJ Clue? |
| September 23 | Trapped in Crime Trapped in Crime Trapped in Crime is the third studio album by rapper C-Murder. It was released on September 5, 2000 through No Limit Records and was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Donald XL Robertson and Carlos Stephens... |
C-Murder |
| September 30 | G.O.A.T. G.O.A.T. G.O.A.T. is the eighth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, issued on Def Jam Recordings. It was released on September 5, 2000, and peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200... |
LL Cool J LL Cool J James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor... |
| October 7 | G.O.A.T. | LL Cool J |
| October 14 | Let's Get Ready Let's Get Ready Let's Get Ready is the fourth hip hop solo album by New Orleans-based rapper Mystikal, released on September 26, 2000. It has sold approximately 2,227,536 copies, and was certified double platinum in the U.S... |
Mystikal Mystikal Michael Lawrence Tyler , better known by his stage name Mystikal, is an American rapper, and actor from New Orleans.-1993-1994: Early career:... |
| October 14 | Let's Get Ready | Mystikal |
| October 21 | Let's Get Ready | Mystikal |
| October 28 | Rule 3:36 Rule 3:36 -Chart positions:-References:... |
Ja Rule Ja Rule Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"... |
| November 4 | Rule 3:36 | Ja Rule |
| November 11 | Rule 3:36 | Ja Rule |
| November 18 | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Sample credits*"Intro contains a sample of "She Said Loves Me" by Kleeer*"I Just Wanna Love U " contains elements and samples of "Give it To Me Baby" performed by Rick James, and "The World is Filled" by the Notorious B.I.G.... |
Jay-Z |
| November 25 | TP-2.com TP-2.com -Critical response:TP-2.com received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Sonicnet wrote, "TP-2.com isn't the masterpiece Kelly seems capable of, but it's as strong an R&B album as any since, well, since R., balancing the carnal and the spiritual as convincingly as anyone's done it since... |
R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... |
| December 2 | TP-2.com | R. Kelly |
| December 9 | The W The W The W is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released November 21, 2000 on Loud/Columbia Records. It was released several years after their previous album Wu-Tang Forever, to which many group members released solo projects between the two albums... |
Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group... |
| December 16 | TP-2.com | R. Kelly |
| December 23 | The Understanding | Memphis Bleek Memphis Bleek Malik Thuston Patrick Cox , better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records... |
| December 30 | Restless Restless (Xzibit album) -Track listing:-Album singles:-Album chart positions:-Singles chart positions:... |
Xzibit Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success... |