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 2010.
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January [b] | The E.N.D | The Black Eyed Peas | Interscope | [9] |
| 9 January [b] | [10] | |||
| 16 January | [11] | |||
| 23 January | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | J | [12] |
| 30 January | [13] | |||
| 6 February | [14] | |||
| 13 February [a] | [15] | |||
| 20 February [a] | [16] | |||
| 27 February | [17] | |||
| 6 March | [18] | |||
| 13 March | [19] | |||
| 20 March | [20] | |||
| 27 March | [21] | |||
| 3 April | [22] | |||
| 10 April | [23] | |||
| 17 April | [24] | |||
| 24 April [a] | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | Plan B | 679/Atlantic | [25] |
| 1 May | [26] | |||
| 8 May [a] | [27] | |||
| 15 May | [28] | |||
| 22 May | [29] | |||
| 29 May | [30] | |||
| 5 June | [31] | |||
| 12 June | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys | J | [32] |
| 19 June | [33] | |||
| 26 June | Thank Me Later | Drake | Young Money/Cash Money/Universal | [34] |
| 3 July [a] | Recovery | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady | [35] |
| 10 July [a] | [36] | |||
| 17 July | [37] | |||
| 24 July [a] | [38] | |||
| 31 July [a] [b] | [39] | |||
| 7 August [a] | [40] | |||
| 14 August | [41] | |||
| 21 August [a] [b] | [42] | |||
| 28 August | [43] | |||
| 4 September [a] | [44] | |||
| 11 September | [45] | |||
| 18 September | [46] | |||
| 25 September | [47] | |||
| 2 October | [48] | |||
| 9 October | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | Plan B | 679/Atlantic | [49] |
| 16 October [a] | Disc-Overy | Tinie Tempah | Parlophone/Disturbing London | [50] |
| 23 October | [51] | |||
| 30 October | [52] | |||
| 6 November | [53] | |||
| 13 November | Libra Scale | Ne-Yo | Def Jam | [54] |
| 20 November [b] | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | Elektra/Roadrunner | [55] |
| 27 November | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [56] |
| 4 December | Outta This World | JLS | Epic/Sony | [57] |
| 11 December | [58] | |||
| 18 December | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [59] |
| 25 December [b] | [60] | |||
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British singer Leona Lewis has released five studio albums, twenty-five singles, one live video album, one extended play and twenty-five music videos. Following winning the third series of British television talent show, The X Factor in 2006, Lewis released "A Moment Like This" in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which became the fastest selling single ever by a female artist in the UK. Her follow-up single, "Bleeding Love" reached number one in 35 countries, and was the biggest-selling single of 2008 worldwide. The song has had over two billion streams. Lewis's first studio album, Spirit was released to follow the single; it became the fastest-selling debut album of all time in the UK and Ireland, and the first debut album by a British solo artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. As of April 2012, Spirit is the 20th biggest-selling album of all time in the UK. The next single, "Better in Time", was also successful worldwide, reaching the top ten in many countries. Subsequent singles "Forgive Me" and "Run" were released across Europe and Australia; "Forgive Me" went on to moderate success, while "Run" became Lewis's third number one in the UK, and also reached the top spot in Austria and Ireland. "I Will Be" was released as the final single in North America.
The discography of Eternal, a British female R&B and pop group, consists of four studio albums, five compilation albums, one remix album, two video albums and twenty-two singles on EMI Records.
The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band from Kilmarnock, consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, seven compilations, one soundtrack, six extended plays (EPs), 43 singles, 37 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.
American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has released five studio albums, three extended plays, sixteen singles, four promotional singles, one video album and sixteen music videos. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, with Tomo Miličević joining the band later. The band's debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars, was released through Immortal and Virgin Records in August 2002 and peaked at number 107 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Heatseekers, selling more than two million copies worldwide as of March 2011. The album produced two singles, "Capricorn " and "Edge of the Earth".
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American rapper J. Cole has released six studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, two extended plays, three mixtapes, 56 singles, two promotional singles and twenty one music videos. J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens, collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh. The Come Up, his debut mixtape, was released on May 4, 2007, to positive reception. Following the release of The Come Up, J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation. Cole released his second mixtape The Warm Up on June 15, 2009. "Lights Please", the first single from The Warm Up, peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and became Cole's first entry on a national record chart. He was later featured on "All I Want Is You", a 2010 single by American R&B singer Miguel – it peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. J. Cole's third mixtape Friday Night Lights was released on November 12, 2010.
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