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 and Hip hop genres 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 2016.
Number-one albums
editIssue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic | [3] |
8 January | [4] | |||
15 January | Keep Up | KSI | Island | [5] |
22 January | Beauty Behind the Madness | The Weeknd | Republic | [6] |
29 January | [7] | |||
5 February | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation | [8] |
12 February | Throwback Slowjams | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [9] |
19 February | [10] | |||
26 February | [11] | |||
4 March | This Unruly Mess I've Made | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Macklemore LLC | [12] |
11 March | Made in the Manor | Kano | Parlophone | [13] |
18 March | Old Skool | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [14] |
25 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | [15] |
1 April [a] | Mind of Mine | Zayn | RCA | [16] |
8 April | [17] | |||
15 April | [18] | |||
22 April | Anti | Rihanna | Westbury Road / Roc Nation | [19] |
29 April [a] | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [20] |
6 May [a] [b] | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [21] |
13 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [22] |
20 May | [23] | |||
27 May | [24] | |||
3 June | [25] | |||
10 June | [26] | |||
17 June | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [27] |
24 June | [28] | |||
1 July | [29] | |||
8 July | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [30] |
15 July | Throwback Summer Jamz | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [31] |
22 July [a] | Love & Hate | Michael Kiwanuka | Polydor | [32] |
29 July | [33] | |||
5 August | Major Key | DJ Khaled | We the Best/Epic | [34] |
12 August | Landlord | Giggs | SNI | [35] |
19 August | PartyNextDoor 3 | PartyNextDoor | OVO/Parlophone | [36] |
26 August [a] | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry | [37] |
2 September | [38] | |||
9 September | Growing Over Life | Wretch 32 | Polydor | [39] |
16 September | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry | [40] |
23 September | Hard II Love | Usher | RCA | [41] |
30 September | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Parkwood / Columbia | [42] |
7 October | Chilled Hip Hop | Various Artists | Ministry of Sound | [43] |
14 October | Let Them Eat Chaos | Kae Tempest | Fiction | [44] |
21 October | 1992 | The Game | SPV | [45] |
28 October [b] | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [46] |
4 November | Dreamland | Mic Righteous | Grimey Limey | [47] |
11 November | Here | Alicia Keys | RCA | [48] |
18 November | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | A Tribe Called Quest | Epic | [49] |
25 November | Views | Drake | Young Money / Republic | [50] |
2 December | Starboy | The Weeknd | Republic | [51] |
9 December | [52] | |||
16 December | [53] | |||
23 December | [54] | |||
30 December | [55] |
Notes
edit- a - The album was simultaneously number-one on the UK Albums Chart.[56]
- b - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B Singles Chart.[57]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Getting into the charts - Meeting the chart rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "31 December 2015 - 6 January 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "7 January 2016 - 14 January 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "14 January 2016 - 21 January 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "21 January 2016 - 28 January 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "28 January 2016 - 4 February 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "5 February 2016 - 11 February 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "12 February 2016 - 18 February 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "19 February 2016 - 25 February 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "26 February 2016 - 3 March 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "4 March 2016 - 10 March 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "11 March 2016 - 17 March 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "18 March 2016 - 24 March 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "25 March 2016 - 31 March 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "2 April 2016 - 7 April 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "9 April 2016 - 14 April 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "16 April 2016 - 21 April 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "23 April 2016 - 28 April 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "30 April 2016 - 5 May 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "7 May 2016 - 12 May 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "13 May 2016 - 19 May 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "20 May 2016 - 26 May 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "27 May 2016 - 3 June 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "3 June 2016 - 10 June 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "10 June 2016 - 17 June 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "17 June 2016 - 24 June 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "24 June 2016 - 1 July 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "1 July 2016 - 7 July 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "8 July 2016 - 14 July 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "15 July 2016 - 21 July 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "22 July 2016 - 28 July 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "29 July 2016 - 4 August 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "5 August 2016 - 11 August 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "12 August 2016 - 18 August 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "19 August 2016 - 25 August 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "26 August 2016 - 1 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "3 September 2016 - 8 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "9 September 2016 - 15 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "16 September 2016 - 22 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "23 September 2016 - 29 September 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "30 September 2016 - 6 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "7 October 2016 - 13 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "14 October 2016 - 20 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "21 October 2016 - 27 October 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "28 October 2016 - 3 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "4 November 2016 - 10 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "11 November 2016 - 17 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "18 November 2016 - 24 November 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "25 November 2016 - 1 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "2 December 2016 - 8 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "9 December 2016 - 15 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "16 December 2016 - 22 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "23 December 2016 - 29 December 2016". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "30 December 2016 - 5 January 2017". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 The Number One Albums List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.