List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2009

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The logo of the Official Charts Company, responsible for compiling all of the official music charts in the United Kingdom, including the R&B albums chart.

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]

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The following are the number-one albums of 2009.

Number-one albums

Beyonce's album I Am... Sasha Fierce spent a total of 13 weeks at the top of the UK R&B Albums Chart throughout 2009. To date the album has been certified 6x Platinum in the United Kingdom. Beyonce at 2009 MTV VMA's cropped.jpg
Beyoncé's album I Am... Sasha Fierce spent a total of 13 weeks at the top of the UK R&B Albums Chart throughout 2009. To date the album has been certified 6× Platinum in the United Kingdom.
Following his death earlier in the year, Michael Jackson's posthumous release, This Is It, reached number one in November and went on to be certified platinum by the BPI after just one month of release, denoting sales of 300,000 copies. Michael Jackson Star.JPG
Following his death earlier in the year, Michael Jackson's posthumous release, This Is It , reached number one in November and went on to be certified platinum by the BPI after just one month of release, denoting sales of 300,000 copies.
The E.N.D by The Black Eyed Peas spent 8 weeks at the top of the UK R&B Albums chart in 2009. Les Black Eyed Peas en concert au VIP Room Paris 3 (cropped).jpg
The E.N.D by The Black Eyed Peas spent 8 weeks at the top of the UK R&B Albums chart in 2009.
Rihanna's album Good Girl Gone Bad spent its 11th week at the top of the UK R&B Albums chart in 2009, over a year and a half after it first topped the chart in June 2007. Rihanna-brisbane-cropped.jpg
Rihanna's album Good Girl Gone Bad spent its 11th week at the top of the UK R&B Albums chart in 2009, over a year and a half after it first topped the chart in June 2007.
Issue dateAlbumArtistRecord labelRef.
4 January Spirit Leona Lewis Syco/Sony BMG/J [6]
11 January I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé Music World/Columbia [7]
18 January [8]
25 January Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [9]
1 FebruaryI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [10]
8 February [11]
15 February Lovesongs Luther Vandross Sony Music [12]
22 FebruaryI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [13]
1 March [14]
8 March [15]
15 March Freedom Akon Universal [16]
22 March Just Go Lionel Richie Mercury [17]
29 MarchFreedomAkonUniversal [18]
5 April [b] R.O.O.T.S. Flo Rida Atlantic [19]
12 AprilI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [20]
19 April [21]
26 April [22]
3 May [23]
10 May [24]
17 MayR&B Collection - Summer 2009Various ArtistsUMTV [25]
24 May [a] Relapse Eminem Interscope [26]
31 May [a] [27]
7 June [28]
14 June [b] The E.N.D The Black Eyed Peas Interscope [29]
21 June [b] [30]
28 June The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Epic [31]
5 July [a] [b] [32]
12 July [a] [b] [33]
19 July [a] [34]
26 July [a] [35]
2 August [a] [36]
9 August [a] [37]
16 August [b] The E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [38]
23 AugustI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [39]
30 August [b] The E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [40]
6 September [41]
13 September [42]
20 September The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z Roc Nation/Atlantic [43]
27 September Tongue N' Cheek Dizzee Rascal Dirtee Stank/Liberation [44]
3 October [45]
10 October [46]
17 OctoberThe Blueprint 3Jay-ZRoc Nation/Atlantic [47]
24 October [b] I Am Chipmunk Chipmunk Columbia [48]
31 October I Look to You Whitney Houston Arista [49]
7 November This Is It Michael JacksonEpic [50]
14 November [51]
21 November [a] JLS JLS [52]
28 November [a] Echo Leona LewisSyco/J [53]
5 DecemberJLSJLSEpic [54]
12 December [55]
19 DecemberThe E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [56]
26 December [b] [57]

Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who we are - Our charts & data". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Getting into the charts - Meeting the chart rules". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Beyonce, I Am Sasha Fierce". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "BPI – Certified Awards Search: Michael Jackson". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Certified Awards – A Timeline" (PDF). British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "04 January 2009 - 10 January 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "11 January 2009 - 17 January 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "18 January 2009 - 24 January 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "25 January 2009 - 31 January 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "01 February 2009 - 07 February 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "08 February 2009 - 14 February 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "15 February 2009 - 21 February 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "22 February 2009 - 28 February 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "01 March 2009 - 07 March 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "08 March 2009 - 14 March 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "15 March 2009 - 21 March 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "22 March 2009 - 28 March 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "28 March 2009 - 4 April 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "5 April 2009 - 11 April 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "12 April 2009 - 18 April 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "19 April 2009 - 25 April 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "26 April 2009 - 2 May 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "3 May 2009 - 9 May 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  24. ↑ "10 May 2009 - 16 May 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  25. ↑ "17 May 2009 - 23 May 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  26. ↑ "24 May 2009 - 30 May 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  27. ↑ "31 May 2009 - 6 June 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  28. ↑ "7 June 2009 - 13 June 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  29. ↑ "14 June 2009 - 20 June 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  30. ↑ "21 June 2009 - 27 June 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  31. ↑ "28 June 2009 - 4 July 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "5 July 2009 - 11 July 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "12 July 2009 - 18 July 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "19 July 2009 - 25 July 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  35. ↑ "26 July 2009 - 1 August 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  36. ↑ "2 August 2009 - 8 August 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  37. ↑ "9 August 2009 - 15 August 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  38. ↑ "16 August 2009 - 22 August 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  39. ↑ "23 August 2009 - 29 August 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  40. ↑ "30 August 2009 - 5 September 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  41. ↑ "6 September 2009 - 12 September 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  42. ↑ "13 September 2009 - 19 September 2009". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  43. ↑ "20th September 2009". Official Charts Company. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  44. ↑ "27th September 2009". Official Charts Company. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  45. ↑ "17th October 2009". Official Charts Company. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  46. ↑ "17th October 2009". Official Charts Company. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  47. ↑ "17th October 2009". Official Charts Company. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  48. ↑ "24th October 2009". Official Charts Company. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  49. ↑ "31st October 2009". Official Charts Company. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  50. ↑ "7th November 2009". Official Charts Company. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  51. ↑ "14th November 2009". Official Charts Company. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  52. ↑ "21st November 2009". Official Charts Company. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  53. ↑ "28th November 2009". Official Charts Company. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  54. ↑ "5th December 2009". Official Charts Company. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  55. ↑ "12th December 2009". Official Charts Company. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  56. ↑ "19th December 2009". Official Charts Company. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  57. ↑ "26th December 2009". Official Charts Company. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  58. ↑ "2009 The Number One Albums List". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  59. ↑ "2009 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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