These are the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums that peaked at number-one in 2001.
Chart history edit
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Tha Last Meal | Snoop Dogg |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | Hot Shot | Shaggy |
| February 10 | J.Lo | Jennifer Lopez |
| February 17 | Hot Shot | Shaggy |
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | The Professional 2 | DJ Clue? |
| March 24 | Scorpion | Eve |
| March 31 | Force of Nature | Tank |
| April 7 | Part III | 112 |
| April 14 | Until the End of Time | 2Pac |
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | All for You | Janet Jackson |
| May 19 | Survivor | Destiny's Child |
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | Miss E... So Addictive | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| June 9 | Malpractice | Redman |
| June 16 | Miss E... So Addictive | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| June 23 | Free City | St. Lunatics |
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | Devil's Night | D12 |
| July 14 | Songs In A Minor | Alicia Keys |
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | Eternal | The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley a.k.a. Mr. Biggs |
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | Now | Maxwell |
| September 15 | No More Drama | Mary J. Blige |
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | The Blueprint | Jay-Z |
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule |
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | The Great Depression | DMX |
| November 17 | Invincible | Michael Jackson |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | Word of Mouf | Ludacris |
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 | Infamy | Mobb Deep |