# List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2005

This page lists the albums that reached number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in 2005. 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 album of 2005 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) |
| January 1 | Loyal to the Game | 2Pac | Loyal to the Game | 2Pac |
| January 8 | Destiny Fulfilled | Destiny's Child | Encore | Eminem |
| January 15 | Get Lifted | John Legend | Crunk Juice | Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz |
| January 22 | Get Lifted | John Legend | Crunk Juice | Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz |
| January 29 | Get Lifted | John Legend | Crunk Juice | Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz |
| February 5 | The Documentary | The Game | The Documentary | The Game |
| February 12 | The Documentary | The Game | The Documentary | The Game |
| February 19 | The Documentary | The Game | The Documentary | The Game |
| February 26 | The Documentary | The Game | The Documentary | The Game |
| March 5 | The Documentary | The Game | The Documentary | The Game |
| March 12 | O | Omarion | The Documentary | The Game |
| March 19 | The Massacre † | 50 Cent | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| March 26 | The Massacre † | 50 Cent | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| April 2 | The Massacre † | 50 Cent | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| April 9 | The Massacre † | 50 Cent | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| April 16 | The B. Coming | Beanie Sigel | The B. Coming | Beanie Sigel |
| April 23 | The First Lady | Faith Evans | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| April 30 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | The Massacre † | 50 Cent |
| May 7 | Who Is Mike Jones? | Mike Jones | Who Is Mike Jones? | Mike Jones |
| May 14 | Disturbing tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino | Bobby Valentino | Who Is Mike Jones? | Mike Jones |
| May 21 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | Who Is Mike Jones? | Mike Jones |
| May 28 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | Who Is Mike Jones? | Mike Jones |
| June 4 | Album II | Kem | 534 | Memphis Bleek |
| June 11 | Be | Common | Be | Common |
| June 18 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | Be | Common |
| June 25 | Monkey Business | The Black Eyed Peas | Monkey Business | The Black Eyed Peas |
| July 2 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | All or Nothing | Fat Joe |
| July 9 | Boyz n da Hood | Boyz n da Hood | Boyz n da Hood | Boyz n da Hood |
| July 16 | U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) | Ying Yang Twins | U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) | Ying Yang Twins |
| July 23 | TP.3 Reloaded | R. Kelly | The Cookbook | Missy Elliott |
| July 30 | TP.3 Reloaded | R. Kelly | Already Platinum | Slim Thug |
| August 6 | Now! 19 | Now! series / Various artists | Wanted | Bow Wow |
| August 13 | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy |
| August 20 | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy |
| August 27 | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy |
| September 3 | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy | Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 | Young Jeezy |
| September 10 | Harlem: Diary of a Summer | Jim Jones | Harlem: Diary of a Summer | Jim Jones |
| September 17 | Late Registration | Kanye West | Late Registration | Kanye West |
| September 24 | Late Registration | Kanye West | Late Registration | Kanye West |
| October 1 | The Peoples Champ | Paul Wall | The Peoples Champ | Paul Wall |
| October 8 | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross | Various artists | Late Registration | Kanye West |
| October 15 | Most Known Unknown | Three 6 Mafia | Most Known Unknown | Three 6 Mafia |
| October 22 | The Day After | Twista | The Day After | Twista |
| October 29 | Unplugged | Alicia Keys | The Day After | Twista |
| November 5 | Trill | Bun B | Trill | Bun B |
| November 12 | #1's | Destiny's Child | Trill | Bun B |
| November 19 | Trill | Bun B | Trill | Bun B |
| November 26 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Soundtrack / G-Unit | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Soundtrack |
| December 3 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Soundtrack / G-Unit | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Soundtrack |
| December 10 | What the Game's Been Missing! | Juelz Santana | What the Game's Been Missing! | Juelz Santana |
| December 17 | Chris Brown | Chris Brown | What the Game's Been Missing! | Juelz Santana |
| December 24 | Tha Carter II | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter II | Lil Wayne |
| December 31 | Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Disturbing tha Peace / Various artists | Ludacris Presents Disturbing tha Peace | Various artists |