The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days.
The following are the number-one albums of 2012.
Number-one albums
Issue DateAlbumArtistRecord labelRef.7 JanuaryTalk That TalkRihannaDef Jam/SRP14 January4BeyoncéParkwood/Columbia21 January28 January4 February Stereo TypicalRizzle KicksIsland11 February18 February25 FebruaryThe Ultimate CollectionWhitney HoustonArista3 March10 MarchWatch the ThroneJay-Z & Kanye WestRoc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam17 March24 MarchOne R&BVarious ArtistsMinistry of Sound31 MarchWatch the ThroneJay-Z & Kanye WestRoc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam7 AprilTalk That TalkRihannaDef Jam/SRP14 April Pink Friday: Roman ReloadedNicki MinajYoung Money Entertainment / Cash Money / Universal Republic21 April28 April5 May12 May 19 MayStrange CloudsB.o.BGrand Hustle / Rebel Rock / Atlantic26 MayTalk That TalkRihannaDef Jam/SRP2 JuneWatch The ThroneJay-Z & Kanye WestRoc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam9 June16 JuneTalk That TalkRihannaDef Jam/SRP23 JuneLooking 4 MyselfUsherRCA30 June7 JulyWatch the ThroneJay-Z & Kanye WestRoc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam14 July FortuneChris BrownRCA21 Julychannel ORANGEFrank OceanDef Jam28 July4 August ill ManorsPlan BAtlantic11 August18 AugustR&B SummerjamzVarious ArtistsUniversal Music TV25 Augustill ManorsPlan BAtlantic1 SeptemberChapter VTrey SongzSongbook / Atlantic8 Septemberill ManorsPlan BAtlantic15 September22 September29 September6 October13 October20 October27 October3 NovemberBad IntentionsDappyTakeover / Island10 NovemberElectronic EarthLabrinthSyco Music17 NovemberEvolutionJLSRCA24 November1 December UnapologeticRihannaDef Jam/SRP8 December 15 December22 December29 December
Notes - The album was simultaneously number-one on the UK albums chart. - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B singles chart.
See also
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2012 List of UK R&B Chart number-one singles of 2012
References
External links R&B Albums Top 40 at the Official Charts Company UK Top 40 RnB Albums at BBC Radio 1