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, [1] and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days. [2]
The following are the number-one albums of 2002.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
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6 January | Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | Gabrielle | PolyGram | [3] |
13 January | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam | [4] |
20 January | [5] | |||
27 January | Aaliyah | Aaliyah | Blackground/Virgin | [6] |
3 February | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam | [7] |
10 February | [8] | |||
17 February | Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection | Boyz II Men | Universal | [9] |
24 February | [10] | |||
3 March | Full Moon | Brandy | Atlantic | [11] |
10 March | Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection | Boyz II Men | Universal | [12] |
17 March | Who I Am | Beverley Knight | Parlophone | [13] |
24 March | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic | [14] |
31 March | [15] | |||
7 April | [16] | |||
14 April | [17] | |||
21 April | [18] | |||
28 April | [19] | |||
5 May | [20] | |||
12 May | No More Drama | Mary J. Blige | MCA | [21] |
19 May | [22] | |||
26 May | [23] | |||
2 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady | [24] |
9 June | [25] | |||
16 June | [26] | |||
23 June | [27] | |||
30 June | [28] | |||
7 July | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. | [29] |
14 July | [30] | |||
21 July | Ashanti | Ashanti | Murder Inc./Def Jam | [31] |
28 July | [32] | |||
4 August | [33] | |||
11 August | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV | [34] |
18 August | [35] | |||
25 August | [36] | |||
1 September | [37] | |||
8 September | [38] | |||
15 September | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista | [39] |
22 September | Westwood - Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Def Jam | [40] |
29 September | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. | [41] |
6 October | [42] | |||
13 October | [43] | |||
20 October | [44] | |||
27 October | [45] | |||
3 November | [46] | |||
10 November | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Jive | [47] |
17 November | Slicker Than Your Average | Craig David | Atlantic | [48] |
24 November | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista | [49] |
1 December | [50] | |||
8 December | [51] | |||
15 December | [52] | |||
22 December | [53] | |||
29 December | [54] |
The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock, consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilations, one soundtrack, six extended plays (EPs), 42 singles, 36 music videos and six other appearances. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston, Biffy Clyro released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey, and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records. The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart. The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003, with single "Questions and Answers" reaching the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart. The band's third and final album on Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land, peaked at number 13 in Scotland. "Glitter and Trauma", "My Recovery Injection" and "Only One Word Comes to Mind" all reached the singles chart top ten.