The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and 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 both physical and digital sales. [2] The following are the number-one singles of 2012. [3]
| † | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
| Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | [4] |
| 14 January [a] | [5] | ||
| 21 January | [6] | ||
| 28 January | "Mama Do the Hump" | Rizzle Kicks | [7] |
| 4 February [b] | [8] | ||
| 11 February | "Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) | [9] |
| 18 February | "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" | will.i.am (featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger) | [10] |
| 25 February | "Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) | [11] |
| 3 March | [12] | ||
| 10 March | "Rockstar" | Dappy (featuring Brian May) | [13] |
| 17 March | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [14] |
| 24 March | [15] | ||
| 31 March | "Last Time" | Labrinth | [16] |
| 7 April [a] | "Turn Up the Music" | Chris Brown | [17] |
| 14 April [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [18] |
| 21 April | "Climax" | Usher | [19] |
| 28 April | "Ordinary People" | John Legend | [20] |
| 5 May | "So Good" | B.o.B | [21] |
| 12 May [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [22] |
| 19 May [a] | "R.I.P." | Rita Ora (featuring Tinie Tempah) | [23] |
| 26 May [a] | [24] | ||
| 2 June | [25] | ||
| 9 June | [26] | ||
| 16 June | "Whistle" | Flo Rida | [27] |
| 23 June | [28] | ||
| 30 June | [29] | ||
| 7 July | [30] | ||
| 14 July | [31] | ||
| 21 July | [32] | ||
| 28 July | [33] | ||
| 4 August | [34] | ||
| 11 August | [35] | ||
| 18 August | "Wonderful" | Angel | [36] |
| 25 August | "Simply Amazing" | Trey Songz | [37] |
| 1 September | "Wonderful" | Angel | [38] |
| 8 September | "Harder Than You Think" | Public Enemy | [39] |
| 15 September [a] | "Let Me Love You" | Ne-Yo | [40] |
| 22 September | [41] | ||
| 29 September | [42] | ||
| 6 October | "I Cry" | Flo Rida | [43] |
| 13 October [a] | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | [44] |
| 20 October | [45] | ||
| 27 October | [46] | ||
| 3 November [a] | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) | [47] |
| 10 November | [48] | ||
| 17 November | [49] | ||
| 24 November | [50] | ||
| 1 December | [51] | ||
| 8 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | [52] |
| 15 December | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) | [53] |
| 22 December | "Scream & Shout" | will.i.am (featuring Britney Spears) | [54] |
| 29 December | [55] |
