The UK R&B Singles Chart is a weekly chart 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 both physical, Streaming and digital sales. [2]
In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk, hip hop and electronic music.
The Official Charts Company, also referred to as Official Charts is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK Album Downloads Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video charts. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Millward Brown, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week.
The following are the songs which have topped the UK R&B Singles Chart in 2015. [3]
Best-selling R&B single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Single | Artist(s) | Record label | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 January [b] | "All of Me" | John Legend | GOOD Music/Columbia | [4] |
10 January | "Only One" | Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney | Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella | [5] |
17 January | [6] | |||
24 January | "Don't Tell 'Em" | Jeremih featuring YG | Def Jam | [7] |
31 January | [8] | |||
7 February | "L.A. Love (La La)" | Fergie | Interscope/will.i.am Music Group | [9] |
14 February | [10] | |||
21 February | "Ayo" | Chris Brown & Tyga | RCA | [11] |
28 February | "Earned It" | The Weeknd | Republic | [12] |
7 March | [13] | |||
14 March | [14] | |||
21 March | "GDFR" | Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas | Atlantic | [15] |
28 March | [16] | |||
4 April | "Earned It" | The Weeknd | Republic | [17] |
11 April | [18] | |||
18 April | "GDFR" | Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas | Atlantic | [19] |
25 April [a] [b] | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | [20] | |
2 May [a] [b] | [21] | |||
9 May [b] | [22] | |||
16 May | [23] | |||
23 May [b] | [24] | |||
30 May | [25] | |||
6 June | [26] | |||
13 June | "Somebody" | Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih | Republic | [27] |
20 June | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | Atlantic | [28] |
27 June | "Trap Queen" | Fetty Wap | 300 Entertainment | [29] |
4 July [a] | "Not Letting Go" | Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne | Parlophone | [30] |
9 July | [31] | |||
16 July | [32] | |||
23 July | [33] | |||
30 July | [34] | |||
6 August | [35] | |||
13 August | "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd | Republic | [36] |
20 August | [37] | |||
27 August | [38] | |||
3 September | [39] | |||
10 September [b] | [40] | |||
17 September [b] | [41] | |||
24 September [b] | [42] | |||
1 October | [43] | |||
8 October [b] | [44] | |||
15 October | "Hotline Bling" | Drake | [45] | |
22 October | [46] | |||
29 October | "The Hills" | The Weeknd | [47] | |
5 November | "Hotline Bling" | Drake | [48] | |
12 November | "The Hills" | The Weeknd | [49] | |
19 November | "In2" | WSTRN | Atlantic | [50] |
26 November | [51] | |||
3 December | [52] | |||
10 December | [53] | |||
17 December | [54] | |||
24 December | "Shut Up" | Stormzy | Stormzy | [55] |
31 December | [56] |
BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7 pm, including electronica, dance, hip hop, rock and indie. The choice of music and presenting style is entirely that of programme hosts, however those who present in the daytime have to rotate a number of songs a specific number of times per week. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claim that they target the 15–29 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991.