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 2008.

Number-one albums

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.6 JanuaryGood Girl Gone BadRihannaDef Jam/SRP13 JanuaryBack to BlackAmy WinehouseIsland20 JanuaryGood Girl Gone BadRihannaDef Jam/SRP27 JanuaryLupe Fiasco's The CoolLupe Fiasco1st & 15th/Atlantic3 FebruaryGood Girl Gone BadRihannaDef Jam/SRP10 FebruaryGrowing PainsMary J. BligeGeffen17 FebruaryBack to BlackAmy WinehouseIsland24 February2 March 9 March16 March23 March30 MarchSpiritLeona LewisSyco/Sony BMG/J6 AprilShineEstelleAtlantic/Homeschool13 AprilStep Up 2: The StreetsVarious ArtistsAtlantic/WEA20 AprilE=MC²Mariah CareyIsland27 April4 MayStep Up 2: The StreetsVarious ArtistsAtlantic/WEA11 MayBack to BlackAmy WinehouseIsland18 MayMy Own WayJay SeanJayded/2Point925 MayR&B CollectionVarious ArtistsUniversal Music TV1 June Here I StandUsherLaFace8 June15 JuneTha Carter IIILil WayneCash Money/Universal Motown22 June29 JuneExclusiveChris BrownJive/Zomba6 JulyBack to BlackAmy WinehouseIsland13 JulyExclusiveChris BrownJive/Zomba20 JulyUntitledNasDef Jam/Columbia27 JulyExclusiveChris BrownJive/Zomba3 AugustMassive WeekendVarious ArtistsUniversal Music TV10 AugustChilled R&BSony BMG17 August24 AugustEssential R&B - Hit SelectionRhino/Sony BMG31 AugustLAXThe GameGeffen7 September14 September21 SeptemberYear of the GentlemanNe-YoDef Jam/Compound28 SeptemberGood Girl Gone BadRihannaDef Jam/SRP5 October12 October19 OctoberYear of the GentlemanNe-YoDef Jam/Compound26 October2 November9 November16 NovemberThe BalladsMariah CareyLegacy/Columbia/Virgin23 November SpiritLeona LewisSyco/Sony BMG/J30 November7 December14 December21 December28 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 2008

References

External links Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company UK Top 40 RnB Albums at BBC Radio 1