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 2019.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | Kamikaze | Eminem | Interscope | [3] |
| 11 January | [4] | |||
| 18 January | [5] | |||
| 25 January | [6] | |||
| 1 February | [7] | |||
| 8 February | Third Avenue | Fredo | Since 93 | [8] |
| 15 February | AJ Tracey | AJ Tracey | AJ Tracey | [9] |
| 22 February | KOD | J.Cole | Interscope | [10] |
| 1 March | Big Bad | Giggs | Island | [11] |
| 8 March | Grey Area | Little Simz | Age 101 | [12] |
| 15 March [a] | Psychodrama | Dave | Dave/Neighbourhood | [13] |
| 22 March | [14] | |||
| 29 March | [15] | |||
| 5 April | [16] | |||
| 12 April | Free Spirit | Khalid | Right Hand Music | [17] |
| 19 April | New Age | KSI and Randolph | KSI and Randolph | [18] |
| 26 April | Not Waving, but Drowning | Loyle Carner | EMI | [19] |
| 3 May | [20] | |||
| 10 May | [21] | |||
| 17 May | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Logic | Def Jam | [22] |
| 24 May | Nothing Great About Britain | Slowthai | Method | [23] |
| 31 May | [24] | |||
| 7 June | Ignorance Is Bliss | Skepta | Boy Better Know | [25] |
| 14 June | Stacko | MoStack | Virgin | [26] |
| 21 June | The Book of Traps and Lessons | Kae Tempest | Fiction | [27] |
| 28 June | [28] | |||
| 5 July | Indigo | Chris Brown | RCA | [29] |
| 12 July | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Merky | [30] |
| 19 July | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [31] |
| 26 July | The Lion King: The Gift | Various Artists | RCA | [32] |
| 2 August | The Search | NF | NF Real Music | [33] |
| 9 August | Care Package | Drake | Cash Money/Republic | [34] |
| 16 August | The New Adventures of | P. P. Arnold | earMUSIC | [35] |
| 23 August | Bags and Boxes 4 | Blade Brown | Catalyst | [36] |
| 30 August | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [37] |
| 6 September | Hoodies All Summer | Kano | Parlophone | [38] |
| 13 September [a] | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | Republic | [39] |
| 20 September | [40] | |||
| 27 September | [41] | |||
| 4 October | [42] | |||
| 11 October | Igor | Tyler, the Creator | Columbia | [43] |
| 18 October | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [44] |
| 25 October [b] | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | Republic | [45] |
| 1 November | Jesus Is King | Kanye West | Def Jam | [46] |
| 8 November | Merry Christmas | Mariah Carey | Sony | [47] |
| 15 November | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | Republic | [48] |
| 22 November | Our Pathetic Age | DJ Shadow | Mas Appeal | [49] |
| 29 November | Cuz I Love You | Lizzo | Atlantic | [50] |
| 6 December | Grime MC | Jme | Boy Better Know | [51] |
| 13 December | [52] | |||
| 20 December [b] | Heavy Is the Head | Stormzy | Atlantic/Merky | [53] |
| 27 December [b] | [54] |