# List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2015

This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the R&B Albums chart (which was re-created in 2013), and the Rap Albums chart in 2015. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as 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 2015 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | R&B Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) |
| January 3 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Black Messiah | D'Angelo & The Vanguard | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj |
| January 10 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Black Messiah | D'Angelo & The Vanguard | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj |
| January 17 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Black Messiah | D'Angelo & The Vanguard | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj |
| January 24 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Black Messiah | D'Angelo & The Vanguard | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd |
| January 31 | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj | Reality Show | Jazmine Sullivan | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj |
| February 7 | B4.Da.$$ | Joey Badass | Reality Show | Jazmine Sullivan | B4.Da.$$ | Joey Badass |
| February 14 | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | The Pinkprint | Nicki Minaj |
| February 21 | Full Speed | Kid Ink | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | Full Speed | Kid Ink |
| February 28 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| March 7 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake | Love Sex Passion | Raheem Devaughn | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| March 14 | Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | Dark Sky Paradise | Big Sean |
| March 21 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake | Non-Fiction | Ne-Yo | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| March 28 | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| April 4 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar |
| April 11 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | To Pimp a Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar |
| April 18 | The Album About Nothing | Wale | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | The Album About Nothing | Wale |
| April 25 | Furious 7 | Soundtrack | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | Furious 7 | Soundtrack |
| May 2 | Cherry Bomb | Tyler, The Creator | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | Cherry Bomb | Tyler, The Creator |
| May 9 | Love Story | Yelawolf | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | Love Story | Yelawolf |
| May 16 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Soundtrack | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| May 23 | Special Effects | Tech N9ne | Jackie | Ciara | Special Effects | Tech N9ne |
| May 30 | Bush | Snoop Dogg | Bush | Snoop Dogg | Special Effects | Tech N9ne |
| June 6 | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | Jamie Foxx | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | Jamie Foxx | If You're Reading This It's Too Late † | Drake |
| June 13 | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | Jamie Foxx | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| June 20 | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | Jamie Foxx | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| June 27 | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Love Life | Tamia | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| July 4 | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Love Life | Tamia | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| July 11 | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | Coming Home | Leon Bridges | At. Long. Last. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| July 18 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Wildheart | Miguel | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill |
| July 25 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Wildheart | Miguel | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill |
| August 1 | Black Rose | Tyrese | Black Rose | Tyrese | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill |
| August 8 | DS2 | Future | Black Rose | Tyrese | DS2 | Future |
| August 15 | Woman | Jill Scott | Woman | Jill Scott | Southpaw | Soundtrack |
| August 22 | Woman | Jill Scott | Woman | Jill Scott | Professional Rapper | Lil Dicky |
| August 29 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Woman | Jill Scott | Compton | Dr. Dre |
| September 5 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Woman | Jill Scott | Compton | Dr. Dre |
| September 12 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Black Rose | Tyrese | Compton | Dr. Dre |
| September 19 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Compton | Dr. Dre |
| September 26 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Rodeo | Travis Scott |
| October 3 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | 90059 | Jay Rock |
| October 10 | What a Time to Be Alive | Drake and Future | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | What a Time to Be Alive | Drake and Future |
| October 17 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap |
| October 24 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | What a Time to Be Alive | Drake and Future |
| October 31 | The Documentary 2 | The Game | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | The Documentary 2 | The Game |
| November 7 | General Admission | MGK | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | General Admission | MGK |
| November 14 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | I Changed a Lot | DJ Khaled |
| November 21 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap |
| November 28 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Hamilton: An American Musical | Original Broadway Cast |
| December 5 | The Incredible True Story | Logic | Losing My Religion | Kirk Franklin | The Incredible True Story | Logic |
| December 12 | Top 5 Dead or Alive | Jadakiss | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Top 5 Dead or Alive | Jadakiss |
| December 19 | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap |
| December 26 | When It's Dark Out | G-Eazy | Beauty Behind the Madness † | The Weeknd | When It's Dark Out | G-Eazy |