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 1994.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 October | Songs | Luther Vandross | Epic | [3] |
16 October | Music Box | Mariah Carey | Columbia | [4] |
23 October | The Return of the Space Cowboy | Jamiroquai | Sony Soho Square | [5] |
30 October | [6] | |||
6 November | The Best of Sade | Sade | Epic | [7] |
13 November | [8] | |||
20 November | [9] | |||
27 November | [10] | |||
4 December | Always & Forever | Eternal | EMI | [11] |
11 December | [12] | |||
18 December | [13] | |||
25 December | [14] |
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