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 2012.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [3] |
| 14 January | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | [4] |
| 21 January | [5] | |||
| 28 January | [6] | |||
| 4 February [b] | Stereo Typical | Rizzle Kicks | Island | [7] |
| 11 February | [8] | |||
| 18 February | [9] | |||
| 25 February | The Ultimate Collection | Whitney Houston | Arista | [10] |
| 3 March | [11] | |||
| 10 March | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [12] |
| 17 March | [13] | |||
| 24 March | One R&B | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [14] |
| 31 March | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [15] |
| 7 April | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [16] |
| 14 April [a] [b] | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | Nicki Minaj | Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money / Universal Republic | [17] |
| 21 April | [18] | |||
| 28 April | [19] | |||
| 5 May | [20] | |||
| 12 May [b] | [21] | |||
| 19 May | Strange Clouds | B.o.B | Grand Hustle / Rebel Rock / Atlantic | [22] |
| 26 May | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [23] |
| 2 June | Watch The Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [24] |
| 9 June | [25] | |||
| 16 June | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [26] |
| 23 June | Looking 4 Myself | Usher | RCA | [27] |
| 30 June | [28] | |||
| 7 July | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [29] |
| 14 July [a] | Fortune | Chris Brown | RCA | [30] |
| 21 July | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Def Jam | [31] |
| 28 July | [32] | |||
| 4 August [a] | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [33] |
| 11 August | [34] | |||
| 18 August | R&B Summerjamz | Various Artists | Universal Music TV | [35] |
| 25 August | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [36] |
| 1 September | Chapter V | Trey Songz | Songbook / Atlantic | [37] |
| 8 September | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [38] |
| 15 September | [39] | |||
| 22 September | [40] | |||
| 29 September | [41] | |||
| 6 October | [42] | |||
| 13 October | [43] | |||
| 20 October | [44] | |||
| 27 October | [45] | |||
| 3 November | Bad Intentions | Dappy | Takeover / Island | [46] |
| 10 November | Electronic Earth | Labrinth | Syco Music | [47] |
| 17 November | Evolution | JLS | RCA | [48] |
| 24 November | [49] | |||
| 1 December [a] | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [50] |
| 8 December [b] | [51] | |||
| 15 December | [52] | |||
| 22 December | [53] | |||
| 29 December | [54] |