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]
The following are the number-one albums of 1997.
Number-one albums
editIssue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 January | Travelling Without Moving | Jamiroquai | Sony Soho Square | [3] |
12 January | [4] | |||
19 January | [5] | |||
26 January | [6] | |||
2 February | [7] | |||
9 February | The Soul Album | Various Artists | Virgin | [8] |
16 February | [9] | |||
23 February | Ocean Drive | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [10] |
2 March | [11] | |||
9 March | [12] | |||
16 March | [13] | |||
23 March | Before the Rain | Eternal | EMI | [14] |
30 March | Lisa Stansfield | Lisa Stansfield | Arista | [15] |
6 April | [16] | |||
13 April | Baduizm | Erykah Badu | Kedar/Universal | [17] |
20 April | Share My World | Mary J. Blige | MCA | [18] |
27 April | Shelter | Brand New Heavies | FFRR | [19] |
4 May | Sisters of Swing III | Various Artists | Polygram Tv/Global | [20] |
11 May | [21] | |||
18 May | Travelling Without Moving | Jamiroquai | Sony Soho Square | [22] |
25 May | [23] | |||
1 June | Before the Rain | Eternal | EMI | [24] |
8 June | [25] | |||
15 June | [26] | |||
22 June | EV3 | En Vogue | East West | [27] |
29 June | Kiss 100FM - Smooth Grooves | Various Artists | Polygram TV | [28] |
6 July | [29] | |||
13 July | [30] | |||
20 July | [31] | |||
27 July | No Way Out | Puff Daddy | Bad Boy | [32] |
3 August | Men in Black: The Album | Various Artists | Columbia/Sony | [33] |
10 August | [34] | |||
17 August | [35] | |||
24 August | [36] | |||
31 August | [37] | |||
7 September | Much Love | Shola Ama | Warner Music | [38] |
14 September | Butterfly | Mariah Carey | Columbia | [39] |
21 September | [40] | |||
28 September | [41] | |||
5 October | [42] | |||
12 October | The Velvet Rope | Janet Jackson | Virgin | [43] |
19 October | Fresco | M People | M People | [44] |
26 October | Postcards from Heaven | Lighthouse Family | Wildcard/Polydor | [45] |
2 November | Greatest Hits | Eternal | EMI | [46] |
9 November | [47] | |||
16 November | [48] | |||
23 November | [49] | |||
30 November | All Saints | All Saints | London/Island | [50] |
7 December | [51] | |||
14 December | [52] | |||
21 December | [53] | |||
28 December | [54] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Who we are - Our charts & data". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Getting into the charts - Meeting the chart rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "05 January 1997 – 11 January 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "12 January 1997 – 18 January 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "19 January 1997 – 25 January 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "26 January 1997 – 01 February 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "02 February 1997 – 08 February 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "09 February 1997 – 15 February 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "16 February 1997 – 22 February 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "23 February 1997 – 01 March 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "02 March 1997 – 08 March 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "09 March 1997 – 15 March 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "16 March 1997 – 22 March 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "23 March 1997 – 29 March 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "30 March 1997 – 05 April 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "06 April 1997 – 12 April 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "13 April 1997 – 19 April 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "20 April 1997 – 26 April 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "27 April 1997 – 03 May 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "04 May 1997 – 10 May 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "11 May 1997 – 17 May 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "18 May 1997 – 24 May 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "25 May 1997 – 31 May 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "01 June 1997 – 07 June 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "08 June 1997 – 14 June 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "15 June 1997 – 21 June 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "22 June 1997 – 28 June 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "29 June 1997 – 05 July 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "06 July 1997 – 12 July 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "13 July 1997 – 19 July 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "20 July 1997 – 26 July 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "27 July 1997 – 02 August 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "03 August 1997 – 09 August 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "10 August 1997 – 16 August 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "17 August 1997 – 23 August 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "24 August 1997 – 30 August 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "31 August 1997 – 06 September 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "07 September 1997 – 13 September 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "14 September 1997 – 20 September 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "21 September 1997 – 27 September 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "28 September 1997 – 04 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "05 October 1997 – 11 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "12 October 1997 – 18 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "19 October 1997 – 25 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "26 October 1997 – 01 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "02 November 1997 – 08 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "09 November 1997 – 15 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "16 November 1997 – 22 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "23 November 1997 – 29 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "30 November 1997 – 06 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "07 December 1997 – 13 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "14 December 1997 – 20 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "21 December 1997 – 27 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "28 December 1997 – 03 January 1998". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2015.