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 2011.
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January [b] | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [12] |
| 8 January [a] [b] | [13] | |||
| 15 January [a] [b] | [14] | |||
| 23 January [a] [b] | [15] | |||
| 29 January | [16] | |||
| 5 February | [17] | |||
| 12 February | [18] | |||
| 19 February | [19] | |||
| 26 February | [20] | |||
| 5 March [b] | [21] | |||
| 12 March [b] | [22] | |||
| 19 March [b] | [23] | |||
| 26 March [b] | [24] | |||
| 2 April | F.A.M.E | Chris Brown | Jive | [25] |
| 9 April | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [26] |
| 16 April | [27] | |||
| 23 April | [28] | |||
| 30 April | [29] | |||
| 7 May | [30] | |||
| 14 May | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys | Capitol | [31] |
| 21 May | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [32] |
| 28 May | [33] | |||
| 4 June | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | Elektra | [34] |
| 11 June | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [35] |
| 18 June | [36] | |||
| 25 June | Hell: The Sequel | Bad Meets Evil | Interscope/Shady | [37] |
| 2 July | Planet Pit | Pitbull | Polo Grounds/J/Mr. 305/Sony | [38] |
| 9 July [a] | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | [39] |
| 16 July [a] | [40] | |||
| 23 July [b] | [41] | |||
| 30 July [b] | [42] | |||
| 6 August [a] | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [43] |
| 13 August [a] | [44] | |||
| 20 August [a] | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/ Def Jam | [45] |
| 27 August | [46] | |||
| 3 September | Black and White | Wretch 32 | Ministry of Sound | [47] |
| 10 September | Tha Carter 4 | Lil Wayne | Young Money/Cash Money/ Universal Republic | [48] |
| 17 September | [49] | |||
| 24 September | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [50] |
| 1 October | [51] | |||
| 8 October | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [52] |
| 15 October | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | Elektra | [53] |
| 22 October | Future History | Jason Derulo | Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. | [54] |
| 29 October | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [55] |
| 5 November | [56] | |||
| 12 November [b] | At Your Inconvenience | Professor Green | Virgin | [57] |
| 19 November | [58] | |||
| 26 November | Jukebox | JLS | Epic/Sony | [59] |
| 3 December [a] | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [60] |
| 10 December | [61] | |||
| 17 December | [62] | |||
| 24 December | [63] | |||
| 31 December | [64] |
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