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TIL that from 1984 to 1990, the Billboard "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart was renamed to the "Top Black Albums" chart. The change followed internal debate within Billboard about how to better reflect the growing stylistic range of music made and consumed by Black audiences.

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