List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2012
The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, 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 sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days.[2]
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The logo of the Official Charts Company, responsible for compiling all of the official music charts in the United Kingdom, including the R&B albums chart.
The following are the number-one albums of 2012.
Number-one albums
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Ben Drew, also known as British rapper Plan B, clocked up 11 non-consecutive weeks at number one with his sophomore effort, ill Manors, including an eight-week consecutive streak stretching from the beginning of September through to early November.
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Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West enjoyed a total of six non-consecutive weeks at the top spot in 2012. Paired with the two weeks they spent at number-one in 2011, this gives the album a total of eight weeks atop the UK R&B albums chart.
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Whitney Houston's compilation album, The Ultimate Collection, held the number-one spot for two weeks following her death in February.
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Rihanna's two number-one albums this year, Talk That Talk and Unapologetic held the top spot for a total of nine weeks, making her the female with the most weeks at number-one in 2012.
Issue Date | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [3] |
14 January | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | [4] |
21 January | [5] | |||
28 January | [6] | |||
4 February [b] | Stereo Typical | Rizzle Kicks | Island | [7] |
11 February | [8] | |||
18 February | [9] | |||
25 February | The Ultimate Collection | Whitney Houston | Arista | [10] |
3 March | [11] | |||
10 March | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [12] |
17 March | [13] | |||
24 March | One R&B | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [14] |
31 March | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [15] |
7 April | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [16] |
14 April [a][b] | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | Nicki Minaj | Young Money Entertainment / Cash Money / Universal Republic |
[17] |
21 April | [18] | |||
28 April | [19] | |||
5 May | [20] | |||
12 May [b] | [21] | |||
19 May | Strange Clouds | B.o.B | Grand Hustle / Rebel Rock / Atlantic | [22] |
26 May | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [23] |
2 June | Watch The Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [24] |
9 June | [25] | |||
16 June | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [26] |
23 June | Looking 4 Myself | Usher | RCA | [27] |
30 June | [28] | |||
7 July | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation / Def Jam | [29] |
14 July [a] | Fortune | Chris Brown | RCA | [30] |
21 July | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Def Jam | [31] |
28 July | [32] | |||
4 August [a] | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [33] |
11 August | [34] | |||
18 August | R&B Summerjamz | Various Artists | Universal Music TV | [35] |
25 August | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [36] |
1 September | Chapter V | Trey Songz | Songbook / Atlantic | [37] |
8 September | ill Manors | Plan B | Atlantic | [38] |
15 September | [39] | |||
22 September | [40] | |||
29 September | [41] | |||
6 October | [42] | |||
13 October | [43] | |||
20 October | [44] | |||
27 October | [45] | |||
3 November | Bad Intentions | Dappy | Takeover / Island | [46] |
10 November | Electronic Earth | Labrinth | Syco Music | [47] |
17 November | Evolution | JLS | RCA | [48] |
24 November | [49] | |||
1 December [a] | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [50] |
8 December [b] | [51] | |||
15 December | [52] | |||
22 December | [53] | |||
29 December | [54] |
Notes
- a - The album was simultaneously number-one on the UK albums chart.[55]
- b - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B singles chart.[56]
See also
References
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