Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album. Notable winners include The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Recovery, and Views. Eminem and Drake are the only rappers to have won the award more than once.
Winners and Nominees
| Year | Album | Artist | Other nominees |
| 2006 | King | T.I. | Lil Wayne — Tha Carter II Eminem — ' |
| 2011 | Recovery | Eminem | Nicki Minaj — Pink Friday Lil Wayne — I Am Not a Human Being Kanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Drake — Thank Me Later |
| 2012 | Tha Carter IV | Lil Wayne | Kanye West and Jay Z — Watch the Throne Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 — ' Drake — Take Care LMFAO — Sorry for Party Rocking |
| 2013 | Nicki Minaj | Kendrick Lamar — Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — The Heist Rick Ross — God Forgives, I Don't 2 Chainz — Based on a T.R.U. Story | |
| 2014 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | J. Cole — Born Sinner Drake — Nothing Was the Same Jay Z — Magna Carta Holy Grail Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — The Heist |
| 2015 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | J. Cole | Drake — If You're Reading This It's Too Late Nicki Minaj — The Pinkprint Iggy Azalea — The New Classic Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP 2 |
| 2016 | Dreams Worth More Than Money | Meek Mill | Drake — If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late Drake & Future — What A Time To Be Alive Dr. Dre — Compton Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly |
| 2017 | Views | Drake | J. Cole — 4 Your Eyez Only Kevin Gates — Islah DJ Khaled — Major Key A Tribe Called Quest — We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service |
| 2018 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Drake — More Life Lil Uzi Vert — Luv Is Rage 2 Post Malone — Stoney Migos — Culture |
| 2019 | Scorpion | Drake | XXXTentacion — ? Travis Scott — Astroworld Post Malone — Beerbongs & Bentleys Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy |
Most Wins and Nominations
The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Album Awards:| Wins | Artist |
| 2 | Eminem |
| 2 | Drake |
The following individuals received two or more Top Rap Album nominations:
| Nominations | Artist |
| 6 | Drake |
| 5 | Eminem |
| 3 | Lil Wayne |
| 3 | Nicki Minaj |
| 2 | Jay Z |
| 2 | J. Cole |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar |
| 2 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| 2 | Ryan Lewis |
| 2 | Macklemore |
| 2 | Kanye West |