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 2006.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | [3] |
| 8 January | [4] | |||
| 15 January | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy | [5] |
| 22 January | [6] | |||
| 29 January | [7] | |||
| 5 February | [8] | |||
| 12 February | R&B Lovesongs | Various Artists | Sony BMG/Universal Music TV | [9] |
| 19 February | [10] | |||
| 26 February | Late Registration | Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam | [11] |
| 5 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI | [12] |
| 12 March | [13] | |||
| 19 March | [14] | |||
| 26 March | [15] | |||
| 2 April | [16] | |||
| 9 April | [17] | |||
| 16 April | The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living | The Streets | 679/Locked On | [18] |
| 23 April | [19] | |||
| 30 April | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic | [20] |
| 7 May | [21] | |||
| 14 May | [22] | |||
| 21 May | [23] | |||
| 28 May | [24] | |||
| 4 June | [25] | |||
| 11 June | Essential R&B - Summer 2006 | Various Artists | Sony BMG/Universal Music TV | [26] |
| 18 June | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | Flipmode/Aftermath/Interscope | [27] |
| 25 June | [28] | |||
| 2 July | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | A&M/Interscope | [29] |
| 9 July | [30] | |||
| 16 July | [31] | |||
| 23 July | [32] | |||
| 30 July | In My Mind | Pharrell Williams | Star Trak/Interscope | [33] |
| 6 August | A Girl Like Me | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [34] |
| 13 August | [35] | |||
| 20 August | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera | RCA | [36] |
| 27 August | [37] | |||
| 3 September | [38] | |||
| 10 September | B'Day | Beyoncé | Columbia/Music World | [39] |
| 17 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba | [40] |
| 24 September | [41] | |||
| 1 October | [42] | |||
| 8 October | [43] | |||
| 15 October | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI | [44] |
| 22 October | Press Play | Diddy | Bad Boy/Atlantic | [45] |
| 29 October | Once Again | John Legend | GOOD Music | [46] |
| 5 November | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [47] |
| 12 November | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony | [48] |
| 19 November | [49] | |||
| 26 November | [50] | |||
| 3 December | [51] | |||
| 10 December | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | Various Artists | Shady/Interscope | [52] |
| 17 December | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony | [53] |
| 24 December | [54] | |||
| 31 December | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [55] |