# List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2013

This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the newly-relaunched R&B Albums chart and the Rap Albums chart in 2013. The R&B Albums chart was introduced in the January 26, 2013 issue of Billboard as a new distinct chart, returning its name to the magazine since the rebranding of the original R&B chart in 1999. The Rap and R&B albums charts serve as partial distillations of rap and R&B-specific titles, respectively, from the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

## List of number ones

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing albums of 2013 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Artist(s) | R&B Albums | Artist(s) | Rap Albums | Artist(s) |
| January 5 | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. |
| January 12 | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. |
| January 19 | Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Chart debuted the week of January 26, 2013. | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Kendrick Lamar |
| January 26 | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. |
| February 2 | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| February 9 | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| February 16 | Love, Charlie | Charlie Wilson | Love, Charlie | Charlie Wilson | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| February 23 | No Love Lost | Joe Budden | Unapologetic | Rihanna | No Love Lost | Joe Budden |
| March 2 | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky |
| March 9 | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Rihanna | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| March 16 | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Unapologetic | Rihanna | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| March 23 | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Unapologetic | Rihanna | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| March 30 | All Around The World | Mindless Behavior | All Around The World | Mindless Behavior | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| April 6 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| April 13 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | I Am Not a Human Being II | Lil Wayne |
| April 20 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Wolf | Tyler, the Creator |
| April 27 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Hotel California | Tyga |
| May 4 | Indicud | Kid Cudi | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Indicud | Kid Cudi |
| May 11 | Side Effects of You | Fantasia | Side Effects of You | Fantasia | Indicud | Kid Cudi |
| May 18 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| May 25 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| June 1 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| June 8 | Excuse My French | French Montana | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Excuse My French | French Montana |
| June 15 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| June 22 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| June 29 | The 20/20 Experience † | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | The Wack Album | The Lonely Island |
| July 6 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Talk a Good Game | Kelly Rowland | Yeezus | Kanye West |
| July 13 | The Gifted | Wale | Songversation | India Arie | The Gifted | Wale |
| July 20 | Born Sinner | J. Cole | Doubleback: Evolution of R&B | Joe | Born Sinner | J. Cole |
| July 27 | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z | Ciara | Ciara | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| August 3 | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| August 10 | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| August 17 | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| August 24 | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| August 31 | Rebellious Soul | K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | K. Michelle | Magna Carta Holy Grail | Jay-Z |
| September 7 | 3 Kings | TGT | 3 Kings | TGT | Doris | Earl Sweatshirt |
| September 14 | Hall of Fame | Big Sean | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Hall of Fame | Big Sean |
| September 21 | Love and War | Tamar Braxton | Love and War | Tamar Braxton | Stay Trippy | Juicy J |
| September 28 | Kiss Land | The Weeknd | Kiss Land | The Weeknd | B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time | 2 Chainz |
| October 5 | Self Made Vol. 3 | Maybach Music Group | Kiss Land | The Weeknd | Self Made Vol. 3 | Maybach Music Group |
| October 12 | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| October 19 | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| October 26 | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| November 2 | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| November 9 | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| November 16 | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | Nothing Was the Same | Drake |
| November 23 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem |
| November 30 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | Sail Out | Jhené Aiko | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem |
| December 7 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | A Mary Christmas | Mary J. Blige | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem |
| December 14 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem |
| December 21 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | A Mary Christmas | Mary J. Blige | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem |
| December 28 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Because the Internet | Childish Gambino |