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

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.
Issue dateAlbumArtistRecord labelRef.
4 January Spirit Leona Lewis Syco/Sony BMG/J [5]
11 January I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé Music World/Columbia [6]
18 January [7]
25 January Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [8]
1 FebruaryI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [9]
8 February [10]
15 February Lovesongs Luther Vandross Sony Music [11]
22 FebruaryI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [12]
1 March [13]
8 March [14]
15 March Freedom Akon Universal [15]
22 March Just Go Lionel Richie Mercury [16]
29 MarchFreedomAkonUniversal [17]
5 April [b] R.O.O.T.S. Flo Rida Atlantic [18]
12 AprilI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [19]
19 April [20]
26 April [21]
3 May [22]
10 May [23]
17 MayR&B Collection - Summer 2009Various ArtistsUMTV [24]
24 May [a] Relapse Eminem Interscope [25]
31 May [a] [26]
7 June [27]
14 June [b] The E.N.D The Black Eyed Peas Interscope [28]
21 June [b] [29]
28 June The Essential Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Epic [30]
5 July [a] [b] [31]
12 July [a] [b] [32]
19 July [a] [33]
26 July [a] [34]
2 August [a] [35]
9 August [a] [36]
16 August [b] The E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [37]
23 AugustI Am... Sasha FierceBeyoncéMusic World/Columbia [38]
30 August [b] The E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [39]
6 September [40]
13 September [41]
20 September The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z Roc Nation/Atlantic [42]
27 September Tongue N' Cheek Dizzee Rascal Dirtee Stank/Liberation [43]
3 October [44]
10 October [45]
17 OctoberThe Blueprint 3Jay-ZRoc Nation/Atlantic [46]
24 October [b] I Am Chipmunk Chipmunk Columbia [47]
31 October I Look to You Whitney Houston Arista [48]
7 November This Is It Michael JacksonEpic [49]
14 November [50]
21 November [a] JLS JLS [51]
28 November [a] Echo Leona LewisSyco/J [52]
5 DecemberJLSJLSEpic [53]
12 December [54]
19 DecemberThe E.N.DThe Black Eyed PeasInterscope [55]
26 December [b] [56]

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