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 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 2017.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic | [3] |
| 13 January | [4] | |||
| 20 January | Godfather | Wiley | CTA | [5] |
| 27 January | Yesterday's Gone | Loyle Carner | AMF | [6] |
| 3 February | R&B Mixtape | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [7] |
| 10 February | [8] | |||
| 17 February | One Foot Out | Nines | XL | [9] |
| 24 February | Now That's What I Call R&B | Various Artists | Sony Music CG/Virgin Emi | [10] |
| 3 March [a] [b] | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Merky | [11] |
| 10 March [b] | [12] | |||
| 17 March [b] | [13] | |||
| 24 March [b] | More Life | Drake | Cash Money/Republic | [14] |
| 31 March [b] | [15] | |||
| 7 April [b] | [16] | |||
| 14 April [b] | [17] | |||
| 21 April | Damn | Kendrick Lamar | Interscope | [18] |
| 28 April | [19] | |||
| 5 May | [20] | |||
| 12 May | [21] | |||
| 19 May | Common Sense | J Hus | Black Butter/Epic | [22] |
| 26 May | [23] | |||
| 2 June | True to Self | Bryson Tiller | RCA | [24] |
| 9 June | Throwback Hip Hop | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [25] |
| 16 June | [26] | |||
| 23 June | [27] | |||
| 30 June [b] | Grateful | DJ Khaled | Black Butter/We The Best | [28] |
| 7 July | TLC | TLC | Cooking Vinyl | [29] |
| 14 July | 4:44 | Jay-Z | Roc Nation | [30] |
| 21 July | King of the North | Bugzy Malone | Ill Gotten | [31] |
| 28 July | I Love R&B | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [32] |
| 4 August | [33] | |||
| 11 August | [34] | |||
| 18 August | League of My Own II | Chip | Cash Motto | [35] |
| 25 August | 4:44 | Jay-Z | Roc Nation | [36] |
| 1 September | [37] | |||
| 8 September | Damn | Kendrick Lamar | Interscope | [38] |
| 15 September | The Ultimate Collection | Whitney Houston | Arista | [39] |
| 22 September | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Columbia/Parkwood Ent | [40] |
| 29 September | Double Dutchess | Fergie | BMG | [41] |
| 6 October | Disstracktions | KSI | Island | [42] |
| 13 October | Wamp 2 Dem | Giggs | No BS | [43] |
| 20 October | FR32 | Wretch 32 | Polydor | [44] |
| 27 October | 7 Days | Krept and Konan | Virgin | [45] |
| 3 November | Heartbreak on a Full Moon | Chris Brown | RCA | [46] |
| 10 November | [47] | |||
| 17 November | Stripped – Acoustic R&B | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [48] |
| 24 November | [49] | |||
| 1 December | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Merky | [50] |
| 8 December | [51] | |||
| 15 December | [52] | |||
| 22 December [a] [b] | Revival | Eminem | Interscope | [53] |
| 29 December [b] | [54] |