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 2020.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | Grime MC | Jme | Boy Better Know | [3] |
| 10 January [a] [b] | Heavy Is the Head | Stormzy | Atlantic/Merky | [4] |
| 17 January [b] | [5] | |||
| 24 January [a] [b] | Music to Be Murdered By | Eminem | Interscope | [6] |
| 31 January | [7] | |||
| 7 February | [8] | |||
| 14 February | [9] | |||
| 21 February | [10] | |||
| 28 February | Heavy Is the Head | Stormzy | Atlantic/Merky | [11] |
| 6 March | Music to Be Murdered By | Eminem | Interscope | [12] |
| 13 March | [13] | |||
| 20 March | [14] | |||
| 27 March [a] | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic/XO | [15] |
| 3 April | Insomnia | Skepta/Chip/Young Adz | SKC M29 | [16] |
| 10 April [b] | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic/XO | [17] |
| 17 April [b] | [18] | |||
| 24 April [b] | [19] | |||
| 1 May | What Kinda Music | Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes | Beyond the Groovee/Blue Note | [20] |
| 8 May [a] | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake | OVO/Republic | [21] |
| 15 May [b] | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic/XO | [22] |
| 22 May | [23] | |||
| 29 May | Dissimulation | KSI | RBC | [24] |
| 5 June | Polaris | Aitch | NQ | [25] |
| 12 June | RTJ4 | Run the Jewels | BMG | [26] |
| 19 June | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [27] |
| 26 June | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic/XO | [28] |
| 3 July | [29] | |||
| 10 July | [30] | |||
| 17 July | None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive | The Streets | Island | [31] |
| 24 July | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | Warner | [32] |
| 31 July | [33] | |||
| 7 August | Bigger Love | John Legend | Columbia | [34] |
| 14 August | None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive | The Streets | Island | [35] |
| 21 August | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [36] |
| 28 August | King's Disease | Nas | Mass Appeal | [37] |
| 4 September | Crabs in a Bucket | Nines | Warner | [38] |
| 11 September | [39] | |||
| 18 September | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [40] |
| 25 September | RTJ4 | Run the Jewels | BMG | [41] |
| 2 October | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic | [42] |
| 9 October | [43] | |||
| 16 October | The Blue Print: Us vs. Them | D-Block Europe | D-Block Europe | [44] |
| 23 October | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | Polydor | [45] |
| 30 October | Beastie Boys Music | Beastie Boys | UMC | [46] |
| 6 November | E3 AF | Dizzee Rascal | Dirtee Stank | [47] |
| 13 November | Dutch From the 5th | Dutchavelli | Parlophone | [48] |
| 20 November | Street Side Effects | K-Trap | Black Butter | [49] |
| 27 November | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [50] |
| 4 December | After Hours | The Weeknd | Republic | [51] |
| 11 December | Gospel | Mica Paris | East West | [52] |
| 18 December | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [53] |
| 25 December | Music to Be Murdered By | Eminem | Interscope | [54] |