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 2003.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista | [3] |
| 12 January | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Jive | [4] |
| 19 January | [5] | |||
| 26 January | [6] | |||
| 2 February | [7] | |||
| 9 February | [8] | |||
| 16 February | [9] | |||
| 23 February | [10] | |||
| 2 March | [11] | |||
| 9 March | [12] | |||
| 16 March | [13] | |||
| 23 March | This Is Me... Then | Jennifer Lopez | Epic | [14] |
| 30 March | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Jive | [15] |
| 6 April | The Very Best of Pure R&B - Summer 2003 | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV | [16] |
| 13 April | [17] | |||
| 20 April | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Jive | [18] |
| 27 April | [19] | |||
| 4 May | [20] | |||
| 11 May | [21] | |||
| 18 May | [22] | |||
| 25 May | [23] | |||
| 1 June | [24] | |||
| 8 June | [25] | |||
| 15 June | [26] | |||
| 22 June | [27] | |||
| 29 June | Dangerously in Love | Beyoncé | Columbia/Music World | [28] |
| 6 July | [29] | |||
| 13 July | [30] | |||
| 20 July | [31] | |||
| 27 July | [32] | |||
| 3 August | [33] | |||
| 10 August | [34] | |||
| 17 August | [35] | |||
| 24 August | Clones | The Neptunes | Star Trak/Arista | [36] |
| 31 August | [37] | |||
| 7 September | [38] | |||
| 14 September | Boy in da Corner | Dizzee Rascal | XL | [39] |
| 21 September | Grand Champ | DMX | Ruff Ryders/Def Jam | [40] |
| 28 September | The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 | R. Kelly | Jive | [41] |
| 5 October | Cheers | Obie Trice | Shady/Interscope | [42] |
| 12 October | [43] | |||
| 19 October | [44] | |||
| 26 October | Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack | Various Artists | A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner Bros. | [45] |
| 2 November | R&B Love | Sony TV/Warner Dance | [46] | |
| 9 November | Westwood Platinum Edition | Def Jam | [47] | |
| 16 November | [48] | |||
| 23 November | Beg for Mercy | G-Unit | G-Unit/Interscope | [49] |
| 30 November | Elephunk | The Black Eyed Peas | A&M/will.i.am | [50] |
| 7 December | The Diary of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | J | [51] |
| 14 December | Elephunk | The Black Eyed Peas | A&M/will.i.am | [52] |
| 21 December | [53] | |||
| 28 December | [54] |