Hip Hop/R&B Decade End ALBUMS: 60s-80s (NOW 80s)

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Here is the 60s decade end chart for the Hip Hop & R&B Albums Chart:

-The chart started in January of 1965 and tarted with 10 positions while gradually increasing to 50 by the end of the decade
-The first #1 album was Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

-This reflects total chart performance for the decade NOT sales

-The albums in bold also made the Billboard 200 decade end

Rank		Artist	Album	Points
1		The Temptations	The Temptations Greatest Hits	2,201,332
2		Lou Rawls	Lou Rawls Live	2,013,052
3		Aretha Franklin	Aretha: Lady Soul	1,692,300
4		Aretha Franklin	I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You	1,669,984
5		The Temptations	The Temptations Sing Smokey	1,663,032
6		The Temptations	Temptin Temptations	1,512,400
7		Lou Rawls 	Soulin	1,454,590
8		The Supremes	Diana Ross and The Supremes Greatest Hits	1,451,916
9		The Temptations	Cloud Nine	1,415,964
10		Aretha Now	Cloud Nine	1,395,620
14		The Temptations	Gettin' Ready	1,136,600
12		Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke At The Copa	1,126,376
13		Aretha Franklin	Aretha Arrives	942,720
14		Ramsey Lewis Trio	The In Crowd	925,100
15		The Temptations	The Temptations In A Mellow Mood	1,070,900
16		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Going To A Go-Go	1,042,000
17		The Supremes	The Supremes A' Go-Go	1,036,492
18		O.C. Smith	Hickory Holler Revisited	1,006,236
19		The Temptations	Wish It Would Rain	1,003,442
20		Jerry Butler	The Ice Man Cometh	997,968
21		Wes Montgomery	A Day In The Life	991,422
22		The Temptations	The Temptations Live	975,789
23		Isaac Hayes	Hot Buttered Soul	972,876
24		Ray Charles	Crying Time	969,600
25		The Miracles	Greatest Hits From The Beginning	963,528
26		The Four Tops	The Four Tops Greatest Hits	909,484
27		Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations	TCB	903,822
28		Jr. Walker & The All Stars	Shotgun	897,408
29		Otis Redding	The Dock Of The Bay	868,700
30		James Brown	Live At The Apollo, Volume II	853,800
31		Eddie Harris	The Electrifying Eddie Harris	848,100
32		Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin: Soul '69	843,846
33		Otis Redding	History Of Otis Redding	843,700
34		Dionne Warwick	Valley Of The Dolls	836,000
35		Jose Feliciano	Feliciano!	835,612
36		Four Tops	Four Tops Live!	834,750
37		The Temptations	With A Lot O' Soul	833,004
38		Sly & The Family Stone	Stand!	781,728
39		Diana Ross & The Supremes	Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations	779,790
40		Dionne Warwick	Here Where There Is Love	777,482
41		Four Tops	Four Tops	774,744
42		Lou Rawls	Lou Rawls Carryin' On!	771,044
43		Aretha Franklin	Aretha's Gold	755,616
44		The Supremes	More Hits By The Supremes	753,448
45		Wes Montgomery	Tequila	737,756
46		The Supremes	The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland	714,228
47		Jimmy Smith	Got My Mojo Workin'	712,900
48		Wilson Pickett	The Exciting Wilson Pickett	709,480
49		Herbie Mann	Memphis Underground	706,656
50		James Brown	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag	705,968
51		Sam Cooke	Shake	701,784
52		Dionne Warwick	Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One	701,170
53		The Dells	There Is	673,100
54		Four Tops	Four Tops Reach Out	659,680
55		Stevie Wonder	Up-Tight Everything's Alright	645,600
56		Hugh Masekela	The Promise Of A Future	632,700
57		Otis Redding	The Soul Album	608,900
58		The Isley Brothers	It's Our Thing	592,900
59		Marvin Gaye	In The Groove	592,300
60		Bill Cosby	Revenge	590,632
61		The Temptations	Live At The Copa	588,642
62		The Impressions	People Get Ready	584,592
63		Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Special Occasion	580,390
64		Ramsey Lewis	Wade In The Water	579,404
65		Otis Redding	King & Queen	569,750
66		The Supremes	The Supremes At The Copa	569,400
67		Jimi Hendrix	Are You Experienced?	564,414
68		Lou Rawls	Too Much!	548,550
69		The Miracles	Away We A Go-Go	544,522
70		Otis Redding	The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads	541,272
71		Cannonball Adderley Quintet	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!	535,300
72		The Miracles	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2	534,300
73		The 5th Dimension	The Age Of Aquarius	530,808
74		Four Tops	Four Tops Second Album	529,200
75		Dionne Warwick	Promises, Promises	528,564
76		Peaches & Herb	Let's Fall In Love	522,580
77		Four Tops	4 Tops On Top	520,696
78		Otis Redding	Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul	517,864
79		Young-Holt Unlimited	Soulful Strut	516,834
80		Richard "Groove" Holmes	Soul Message	516,100
81		Dionne Warwick	Soulful	506,532
82		Nancy Wilson	Easy	494,600
83		The Rascals	Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits	491,912
84		The Miracles	Make It Happen	481,698
85		The Impressions	The Impressions Greatest Hits	480,168
86		James Brown	It's A Mother	477,972
87		Marvin Gaye	M.P.G.	464,610
88		The Supremes	I Hear A Symphony	463,200
89		Gene Chandler	Gene Chandler - Live On Stage In '65	462,400
90		David Ruffin	My Whole World Ended	453,084
91		The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go	451,896
92		Otis Redding	The Immortal Otis Redding	450,100
93		The Soulful Strings	Groovin' With The Soulful Strings	442,900
94		Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye	United	440,420
95		Billy Stewart	I Do Love You	439,584
96		The Impressions	We're A Winner	437,600
97		Wes Montgomery	California Dreaming	437,568
98		The Temptations	The Temptations Show	436,458
99		Jimmy Smith	Organ Grinder Swing	435,024
100		Wilson Pickett	The Wicked Pickett	432,586

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70s Soul Album Decade End
-Bolded albums means that the albums also made the pop BB 200 Decade End

Ranking	-	Artist	Album	Points
1		Stevie Wonder	Songs In The Key Of Life	2,648,000
2		Soundtrack	Shaft	2,320,000
3		Al Green	I'm Still In Love With You	2,123,000
4		War	The World Is A Ghetto	1,840,000
5		Isaac Hayes	The Isaac Hayes Movement	1,730,000
6		Marvin Gaye	What's Going On	1,721,000
7		The O'Jays	Ship Ahoy	1,698,000
8		Commodores	Commodores	1,670,000
9		Earth, Wind & Fire	That's The Way Of The World (Soundtrack)	1,590,000
10		Soundtrack	Saturday Night Fever	1,576,000
11		George Benson	Breezin'	1,524,000
12		Al Green	Let's Stay Together	1,467,000
13		Peaches & Herb	2-hot	1,447,000
14		Roberta Flack	Chapter Two	1,453,000
15		Earth, Wind & Fire	All 'n' All	1,444,000
16		Ohio Players	Fire	1,432,000
17		Gladys Knight And The Pips	Imagination	1,376,000
18		Rufus & Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	1,360,000
19		Curtis Mayfield	Curtis	1,377,000
20		Stevie Wonder	Talking Book	1,351,000
21		Chic	C'est Chic	1,344,000
22		The Jackson 5	Third Album	1,268,000
23		Earth, Wind & Fire	Gratitude	1,244,000
24		Stevie Wonder	Fullfillingness First Finale	1,221,000
25		Isaac Hayes	To Be Continued	1,217,000
26		Ohio Players	Skin Tight	1,211,000
27		Isaac Hayes	Black Moses	1,178,000
28		Ohio Players	Honey	1,156,000
29		Four Tops	Still Waters Run Deep	1,142,000
30		The Stylistics	The Stylistics	1,133,000
31		Sister Sledge	We Are Family	1,133,000
32		Commodores	Hot On The Tracks	1,114,000
33		Herbie Hancock	Head Hunters	1,114,000
34		Jackson 5	ABC	1,110,000
35		The Temptations	Puzzle People	1,110,000
36		Rose Royce	Rose Royce II/In Full Bloom	1,104,000
37		Isaac Hayes	Hot Buttered Soul	1,097,000
38		Bill Withers	Still Bill	1,091,000
39		Al Green	Explores Your Mind	1,084,000
40		Commodores	Natural High	1,083,000
41		Teddy Pendergrass	Teddy	1,073,000
42		The Jackson 5	Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5	1,071,000
43		Richard Pryor	That Guy's Crazy	1,064,000
44		James Brown	The Payback	1,053,000
45		Aretha Franklin	Aretha: Live At Fillmore West	1,051,000
46		The Isley Brothers	Go For Your Guns	1,046,000
47		The Brothers Johnson	Look Out For #1	1,044,000
48		Ramsey Lewis	Sun Goddess	1,034,000
49		The Temptations	Psychedelic Shack	1,018,000
50		The Emotions	Rejoice	1,016,000
51		The Stylistics	Round 2: The Stylistics	997,000
52		Soundtrack	Superfly	994,000
53		Diana Ross	Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)	994,000
54		Santana	Abraxas	983,000
55		GQ	Disco Nights	972,000
56		Parliament	Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome	950,000
57		Quincy Jones	Body Heat	939,000
58		Michael Jackson	Off The Wall	937,000
59		Rick James	Bustin' Out	936,000
60		Natalie Cole	Inseparable	934,000
61		Roberta Flack	First Take	930,000
62		Aretha Franklin	This Girl's In Love With You	930,000
63		Rick James	Come Get It	929,000
64		The Temptations	A Song For You	926,000
65		Earth, Wind & Fire	Spirit	918,000
66		The O'Jays	Family Reunion	915,000
67		Sly & The Family Stone	There's A Riot Goin' On	914,000
68		Barry White	I've Got So Much To Give	910,000
69		Gladys Knight & The Pips	Neither One Of Us	908,000
70		Donna Summer	Bad Girls	905,000
71		Teddy Pendergrass	Life Is A Song Worth Singing	894,000
72		Rufus & Chaka Khan	Rufusized	884,000
73		The Brothers Johnson	Right On Time	884,000
74		Earth, Wind & Fire	I Am	883,000
75		The Chi-lites	A Lonely Man	883,000
76		Earth, Wind & Fire	Open Our Eyes	881,000
77		George Benson	Weekend In L.a.	880,000
78		The Jackson 5	Maybe Tomorrow	880,000
79		Barry White	Barry White Sings For Someone You Love	879,000
80		The Temptations	Sky's The Limit	875,000
81		The Isley Brothers	The Heat Is On	870,000
82		Spinners	Mighty Love	867,000
83		KC & The Sunshine Band	K C And The Sunshine Band	858,000
84		The O'Jays	Backstabbers	858,000
85		The O'Jays	So Full Of Love	857,000
86		The Temptations	All Directions	857,000
87		Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	847,000
88		Brick	Brick	846,000
89		The Jacksons	Destiny	843,000
90		Barry White	Barry White The Man	841,000
91		Marvin Gaye	I Want You	834,000
92		Rose Royce	Car Wash	828,000
93		Natalie Cole	Thankful	828,000
94		Sly &The Family Stone	Greatest Hits	828,000
95		The Brothers Johnson	Blam	826,000
96		Grover Washington, Jr.	Mister Magic	825,000
97		LTD	Togetherness	825,000
98		Ashford & Simpson	Is It Still Good To Ya	825,000
99		Sly & The Family Stone	Stand!	820,000
100		Rare Earth	Get Ready	817,000

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80s R&B/Hip Hop Album Decade End
-Whitney had the biggest female album of the decade
-Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Isley Brothers, & Marvin Gaye become the first acts to chart at least ONE album on the decade end list at least 3 times
-Luther Vandross has the most entries on the chart (6)
-Bolded means the albums also made the BB 200 decade end list

Ranking	-	Artist	Album	Points
1		Michael Jackson	Thriller	3,129,000
2		Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	2,600,000
3		Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	2,430,000
4		Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel	2,390,000
5		Freddie Jackson	Just Like The First Time	2,280,000
6		Anita Baker	Rapture	2,300,000
7		Janet Jackson	Control	2,250,000
8		Rick James	Street Songs	2,230,000
9		Michael Jackson	Bad	1,900,000
10		Guy	Guy	1,876,000
11		Freddie Jackson	Rock Me Tonight	1,866,000
12		The Gap Band	Gap Band Iv	1,780,000
13		Diana Ross	Diana	1,730,000
14		Keith Sweat	Make It Last Forever	1,760,000
15		Tina Turner	Private Dancer	1,570,000
16		Stevie Wonder	Hotter Than July	1,535,000
17		Kool & The Gang	Emergency	1,523,000
18		Kool & The Gang	Something Special	1,489,000
19		Lionel Richie	Lionel Richie	1,422,000
20		Prince	Purple Rain	1,363,000
21		Michael Jackson	Off The Wall	1,343,000
22		Luther Vandross	Give Me The Reason	1,174,000
23		Midnight Star	No Parking On The Dance Floor	1,155,000
24		Quincy Jones	The Dude	1,153,000
25		Whitney Houston	Whitney	1,136,000
26		Cameo	Word Up	1,110,000
27		Luther Vandross	Never Too Much	1,102,000
28		Karyn White	Karyn White	1,079,000
29		Jeffrey Osborne	Stay With Me Tonight	1,078,000
30		Luther Vandross	The Night I Fell In Love	1,077,000
31		Al B. Sure!	In Effect Mode	1,046,000
32		New Edition	Heart Break	1,012,000
33		Prince	1999	1,005,000
34		Stevie Wonder	In Square Circle	1,004,000
35		New Edition	New Edition	1,000,000
36		Rene & Angela	Street Called Desire	993,000
37		The Gap Band	The Gap Band III	987,000
38		The Whispers	The Whispers	983,000
39		Earth, Wind & Fire	Raise	983,000
40		Run-D.M.C.	Raising Hell	964,000
41		George Michael	Faith	928,000
42		Sade	Promise	926,000
43		M.C. Hammer	Let's Get It Started	913,000
44		Luther Vandross	Forever, For Always, For Love	902,000
45		Slick Rick	The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick	887,000
46		George Benson	Give Me The Night	882,000
47		Teddy Pendergrass	T.P.	882,000
48		Kool & The Gang	Celebrate	877,000
49		Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got	857,000
50		Stevie Wonder	Characters	856,000
51		Luther Vandross	Busy Body	848,000
52		Skyy	Skyy Line	847,000
53		Marvin Gaye	Midnight Love	836,000
54		Rick James	Cold Blooded	829,000
55		Gladys Knight And The Pips	Visions	809,000
56		Rick James	Throwin' Down	796,000
57		Ready For The World	Ready For The World	787,000
58		Atlantic Starr	Brilliance	785,000
59		Billy Ocean	Suddenly	785,000
60		The Jacksons	Triumph	784,000
61		LL Cool J	Bigger & Deffer	782,000
62		Jermaine Jackson	Let's Get Serious	780,000
63		Stevie Wonder	The Woman In Red	776,000
64		Jody Watley	Jody Watley	774,000
65		Terence Trent D'Arby	Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby	770,000
66		Aretha Franklin	Jump To It	768,000
67		Aretha Franklin	Who's Zoomin' Who?	762,000
68		Dazz Band	Keep It Live	751,000
69		Debarge	All This Love	746,000
70		Bobby Womack	The Poet	742,000
71		Ashford & Simpson	Solid	739,000
72		Jarreau	Breakin' Away	735,000
73		Freddie Jackson	Don't Let Love Slip Away	735,000
74		Stephanie Mills	If I Were Your Woman	731,000
75		Atlantic Starr	As The Band Turns	722,000
76		Patti LaBelle	Winner In You	717,000
77		Evelyn "Champagne" King	Get Loose	717,000
78		The Isley Brothers	Go All The Way	715,000
79		Grover Washington, Jr	Winelight	707,000
80		Prince	Prince	704,000
81		Beastie Boys	Licensed To Ill	702,000
82		Smokey Robinson	Being With You	700,000
83		Gladys Knight And The Pips	All Our Love	699,000
84		Cameo	Cameosis	699,000
85		The Pointer Sisters	Break Out	695,000
86		Luther Vandross	Any Love	690,000
87		New Edition	All For Love	688,000
88		Stephanie Mills	Sweet Sensation	687,000
89		Rufus And Chaka Khan	Masterjam	684,000
90		Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio	A Woman Needs Love	683,000
91		Patti LaBelle	I'm In Love Again	678,000
92		Teena Marie	It Must Be Magic	676,000
93		Billy Ocean	Love Zone	669,000
94		The Brothers Johnson	Light Up The Night	669,000
95		Jeffrey Osborne	Jeffrey Osborne	668,000
96		Smokey Robinson	One Heartbeat	667,000
97		Natalie Cole	Everlasting	665,000
98		Yarbrough & Peoples	The Two Of Us	664,000
99		Lakeside	Fantastic Voyage	657,000
100		Teddy Pendergrass	It's Time For Love	656,000