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. |
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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] |
The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock, consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilations, one soundtrack, six extended plays (EPs), 42 singles, 36 music videos and six other appearances. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston, Biffy Clyro released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey, and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records. The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart. The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003, with single "Questions and Answers" reaching the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart. The band's third and final album on Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land, peaked at number 13 in Scotland. "Glitter and Trauma", "My Recovery Injection" and "Only One Word Comes to Mind" all reached the singles chart top ten.