List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2026

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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 2026

Number-one albums

Issue date	Album	Artist(s)	Record label	Ref.
2 January	Back to Black	Amy Winehouse	Island	[3]
9 January				[4]
16 January	Before I Forget	The Kid Laroi	RCA	[5]

See also

• R&B and Soul Music portal

• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s
• List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2025

References

1. "Who we are - Our charts & data". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
2. "Getting into the charts - Meeting the chart rules". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "2 January 2026 - 8 January 2026". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
4. "9 January 2026 - 15 January 2026". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 January 2026.
5. "16 January 2026 - 22 January 2026". London: Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 January 2026.

External links

• R&B Albums Top 40 at the Official Charts Company
• UK Top 40 RnB Albums at BBC Radio 1