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 1996.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | Epic/MJJ Productions | [3] |
14 January | [4] | |||
21 January | [5] | |||
28 January | Sisters of Swing | Various Artists | Polygram TV | [6] |
4 February | [7] | |||
11 February | [8] | |||
18 February | [9] | |||
25 February | [10] | |||
3 March | Best Swing 96 - Vol. 2 | Telstar | [11] | |
10 March | Ocean Drive | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [12] |
17 March | The Best Rap Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Virgin | [13] |
24 March | [14] | |||
31 March | [15] | |||
7 April | [16] | |||
14 April | [17] | |||
21 April | [18] | |||
28 April | Vybin' 3 - New Soul Rebels | Global Television | [19] | |
5 May | Boyz of Swing | Polygram Tv | [20] | |
12 May | [21] | |||
19 May | The Score | Fugees | Ruffhouse/Columbia | [22] |
26 May | [23] | |||
2 June | [24] | |||
9 June | [25] | |||
16 June | [26] | |||
23 June | [27] | |||
30 June | [28] | |||
7 July | [29] | |||
14 July | [30] | |||
21 July | [31] | |||
28 July | [32] | |||
4 August | [33] | |||
11 August | [34] | |||
18 August | [35] | |||
25 August | [36] | |||
1 September | [37] | |||
8 September | [38] | |||
15 September | Travelling Without Moving | Jamiroquai | Sony Soho Square | [39] |
22 September | [40] | |||
29 September | [41] | |||
6 October | The Score | Fugees | Ruffhouse/Columbia | [42] |
13 October | [43] | |||
20 October | [44] | |||
27 October | [45] | |||
3 November | Ocean Drive | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [46] |
10 November | [47] | |||
17 November | Tha Doggfather | Snoop Dogg | Death Row/Interscope | [48] |
24 November | The Score | Fugees | Ruffhouse/Columbia | [49] |
1 December | [50] | |||
8 December | [51] | |||
15 December | Travelling Without Moving | Jamiroquai | Sony Soho Square | [52] |
22 December | [53] | |||
29 December | [54] |
The Official Progressive Albums Chart is a monthly album chart for progressive music sales compiled by the Official Charts Company and launched in September 2015. The first album to top the chart was Currents by Tame Impala.