The UK R&B Albums Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling albums that are classified in the R&B and Hip hop genres 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 2016.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic | [3] |
| 8 January | [4] | |||
| 15 January | Keep Up | KSI | Island | [5] |
| 22 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic | [6] |
| 29 January | [7] | |||
| 5 February | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation | [8] |
| 12 February | Throwback Slowjams | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [9] |
| 19 February | [10] | |||
| 26 February | [11] | |||
| 4 March | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Macklemore LLC | [12] |
| 11 March | Made in the Manor | Kano | Parlophone | [13] |
| 18 March | Old Skool | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [14] |
| 25 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [15] |
| 1 April [a] | Mind of Mine | Zayn | RCA | [16] |
| 8 April | [17] | |||
| 15 April | [18] | |||
| 22 April | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation | [19] |
| 29 April [a] | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [20] |
| 6 May [a] [b] | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [21] |
| 13 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [22] |
| 20 May | [23] | |||
| 27 May | [24] | |||
| 3 June | [25] | |||
| 10 June | [26] | |||
| 17 June | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [27] |
| 24 June | [28] | |||
| 1 July | [29] | |||
| 8 July | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [30] |
| 15 July | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [31] |
| 22 July [a] | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | Polydor | [32] |
| 29 July | [33] | |||
| 5 August | Major Key | DJ Khaled | We the Best/Epic | [34] |
| 12 August | Landlord | Giggs | SNI | [35] |
| 19 August | PartyNextDoor 3 | PartyNextDoor | OVO/Parlophone | [36] |
| 26 August [a] | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry | [37] |
| 2 September | [38] | |||
| 9 September | Growing Over Life | Wretch 32 | Polydor | [39] |
| 16 September | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry | [40] |
| 23 September | Hard II Love | Usher | RCA | [41] |
| 30 September | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [42] |
| 7 October | Chilled Hip Hop | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [43] |
| 14 October | Let Them Eat Chaos | Kae Tempest | Fiction | [44] |
| 21 October | 1992 | The Game | SPV | [45] |
| 28 October [b] | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [46] |
| 4 November | Dreamland | Mic Righteous | Grimey Limey | [47] |
| 11 November | Here | Alicia Keys | RCA | [48] |
| 18 November | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Epic | [49] |
| 25 November | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [50] |
| 2 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic | [51] |
| 9 December | [52] | |||
| 16 December | [53] | |||
| 23 December | [54] | |||
| 30 December | [55] |