# List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2014

This page lists the albums that reached number one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the R&B Albums chart (introduced in 2013), and the Rap Albums chart in 2014. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts serve as partial distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

## List of number ones

Key :
| † | Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2014 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | R&B Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) |
| January 4 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| January 11 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| January 18 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| January 25 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | My Own Lane | Kid Ink |
| February 1 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| February 8 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| February 15 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| February 22 | Love, Marriage & Divorce | Toni Braxton and Babyface | Love, Marriage & Divorce | Toni Braxton and Babyface | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| March 1 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| March 8 | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| March 15 | Oxymoron | Schoolboy Q | Beyoncé † | Beyoncé | Oxymoron | Schoolboy Q |
| March 22 | Mastermind | Rick Ross | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Mastermind | Rick Ross |
| March 29 | Mastermind | Rick Ross | Lift Your Spirit | Aloe Blacc | Mastermind | Rick Ross |
| April 5 | My Krazy Life | YG | Girl | Pharrell Williams | My Krazy Life | YG |
| April 12 | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Girl | Pharrell Williams | My Krazy Life | YG |
| April 19 | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Girl | Pharrell Williams | My Krazy Life | YG |
| April 26 | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Girl | Pharrell Williams | My Krazy Life | YG |
| May 3 | Testimony | August Alsina | Testimony | August Alsina | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 † | Eminem |
| May 10 | Honest | Future | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Honest | Future |
| May 17 | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea | Girl | Pharrell Williams | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| May 24 | Strangeulation | Tech N9ne | Girl | Pharrell Williams | Strangeulation | Tech N9ne |
| May 31 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | Xscape | Michael Jackson | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| June 7 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | Xscape | Michael Jackson | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| June 14 | Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Mariah Carey | Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Mariah Carey | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| June 21 | Animal Ambition | 50 Cent | Xscape | Michael Jackson | Animal Ambition | 50 Cent |
| June 28 | Xscape | Michael Jackson | Xscape | Michael Jackson | Animal Ambition | 50 Cent |
| July 5 | A.K.A. | Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | Jennifer Lopez | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| July 12 | These Things Happen | G-Eazy | Bridges | Joe | These Things Happen | G-Eazy |
| July 19 | Trigga | Trey Songz | Trigga | Trey Songz | Thanks for Listening | Colt Ford |
| July 26 | Trigga | Trey Songz | Trigga | Trey Songz | Closer | Mike Stud |
| August 2 | Trigga | Trey Songz | Trigga | Trey Songz | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| August 9 | Nobody's Smiling | Common | Trigga | Trey Songz | Nobody's Smiling | Common |
| August 16 | PartyNextDoor Two | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor Two | PartyNextDoor | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| August 23 | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea | Trigga | Trey Songz | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| August 30 | Stronger | Tank | Stronger | Tank | The New Classic | Iggy Azalea |
| September 6 | Blacc Hollywood | Wiz Khalifa | Smokey & Friends | Smokey Robinson | Blacc Hollywood | Wiz Khalifa |
| September 13 | Promise To Love: Album IV | Kem | Promise To Love: Album IV | Kem | Blacc Hollywood | Wiz Khalifa |
| September 20 | Seen It All: The Autobiography | Jeezy | Promise To Love: Album IV | Kem | Seen It All: The Autobiography | Jeezy |
| September 27 | Souled Out | Jhené Aiko | Souled Out | Jhené Aiko | Anomaly | Lecrae |
| October 4 | X | Chris Brown | X | Chris Brown | Anomaly | Lecrae |
| October 11 | X | Chris Brown | X | Chris Brown | Anomaly | Lecrae |
| October 18 | Art Official Age | Prince | Art Official Age | Prince | Kauai | Childish Gambino |
| October 25 | Point of No Return | Keyshia Cole | Point of No Return | Keyshia Cole | Kauai | Childish Gambino |
| November 1 | Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf | The Game | X | Chris Brown | Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf | The Game |
| November 8 | Paperwork | T.I. | Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics | Aretha Franklin | Paperwork | T.I. |
| November 15 | Paperwork | T.I. | J.E. Heartbreak 2 | Jagged Edge | Paperwork | T.I. |
| November 22 | VII | Teyana Taylor | VII | Teyana Taylor | Paperwork | T.I. |
| November 29 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances | Whitney Houston | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. |
| December 6 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances | Whitney Houston | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. |
| December 13 | Shady XV | Shady Records | More | Beyoncé | Shady XV | Shady Records |
| December 20 | The London Sessions | Mary J. Blige | The London Sessions | Mary J. Blige | Shady XV | Shady Records |
| December 27 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | J. Cole | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | K. Michelle | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | J. Cole |