List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2012

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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 2012.

Number-one albums

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.

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.

Whitney Houston's compilation album, The Ultimate Collection, held the number-one spot for two weeks following her death in February.

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

• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2012
• List of UK R&B Chart number-one singles of 2012

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External links

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