List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2008

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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 2008.

Number-one albums[edit]

Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref.
6 January Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [3]
13 January Back to Black Amy Winehouse Island [4]
20 January Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [5]
27 January Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Lupe Fiasco 1st & 15th/Atlantic [6]
3 February Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [7]
10 February Growing Pains Mary J. Blige Geffen [8]
17 February Back to Black Amy Winehouse Island [9]
24 February [10]
2 March [a] [11]
9 March [12]
16 March [13]
23 March [14]
30 March Spirit Leona Lewis Syco/Sony BMG/J [15]
6 April Shine Estelle Atlantic/Homeschool [16]
13 April Step Up 2: The Streets Various Artists Atlantic/WEA [17]
20 April E=MC² Mariah Carey Island [18]
27 April [19]
4 May Step Up 2: The Streets Various Artists Atlantic/WEA [20]
11 May Back to Black Amy Winehouse Island [21]
18 May My Own Way Jay Sean Jayded/2Point9 [22]
25 May R&B Collection Various Artists Universal Music TV [23]
1 June [a] Here I Stand Usher LaFace [24]
8 June [25]
15 June Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown [26]
22 June [27]
29 June Exclusive Chris Brown Jive/Zomba [28]
6 July Back to Black Amy Winehouse Island [29]
13 July Exclusive Chris Brown Jive/Zomba [30]
20 July Untitled Nas Def Jam/Columbia [31]
27 July Exclusive Chris Brown Jive/Zomba [32]
3 August Massive Weekend Various Artists Universal Music TV [33]
10 August Chilled R&B Sony BMG [34]
17 August [35]
24 August Essential R&B - Hit Selection Rhino/Sony BMG [36]
31 August LAX The Game Geffen [37]
7 September [38]
14 September [39]
21 September Year of the Gentleman Ne-Yo Def Jam/Compound [40]
28 September Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [41]
5 October [42]
12 October [43]
19 October Year of the Gentleman Ne-Yo Def Jam/Compound [44]
26 October [45]
2 November [46]
9 November [47]
16 November The Ballads Mariah Carey Legacy/Columbia/Virgin [48]
23 November [a] Spirit Leona Lewis Syco/Sony BMG/J [49]
30 November [50]
7 December [51]
14 December [52]
21 December [53]
28 December [54]

Notes[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who we are - Our charts & data". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Getting into the charts - Meeting the chart rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ "06 January 2008 – 12 January 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ "13 January 2008 – 19 January 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ^ "20 January 2008 – 26 January 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ^ "27 January 2008 – 02 February 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ^ "03 February 2008 – 09 February 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ^ "10 February 2008 – 16 February 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. ^ "17 February 2008 – 23 February 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  10. ^ "24 February 2008 – 01 March 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  11. ^ "02 March 2008 – 08 March 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ^ "09 March 2008 – 15 March 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. ^ "16 March 2008 – 22 March 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  14. ^ "23 March 2008 – 29 March 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  15. ^ "30 March 2008 – 05 April 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  16. ^ "06 April 2008 – 12 April 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  17. ^ "13 April 2008 – 19 April 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  18. ^ "20 April 2008 – 26 April 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  19. ^ "27 April 2008 – 03 May 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  20. ^ "04 May 2008 – 10 May 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  21. ^ "11 May 2008 – 17 May 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  22. ^ "18 May 2008 – 24 May 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  23. ^ "25 May 2008 – 31 May 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  24. ^ "01 June 2008 – 07 June 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  25. ^ "08 June 2008 – 14 June 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  26. ^ "15 June 2008 – 21 June 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  27. ^ "22 June 2008 – 28 June 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  28. ^ "29 June 2008 – 05 July 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  29. ^ "06 July 2008 – 12 July 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  30. ^ "13 July 2008 – 19 July 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  31. ^ "20 July 2008 – 26 July 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  32. ^ "27 July 2008 – 02 August 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  33. ^ "03 August 2008 – 09 August 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  34. ^ "10 August 2008 – 16 August 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  35. ^ "17 August 2008 – 23 August 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  36. ^ "24 August 2008 – 30 August 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  37. ^ "31 August 2008 – 06 September 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  38. ^ "07 September 2008 – 13 September 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  39. ^ "14 September 2008 – 20 September 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  40. ^ "21 September 2008 – 27 September 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  41. ^ "28 September 2008 – 04 October 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  42. ^ "05 October 2008 – 11 October 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  43. ^ "12 October 2008 – 18 October 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  44. ^ "19 October 2008 – 25 October 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  45. ^ "26 October 2008 – 01 November 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  46. ^ "02 November 2008 – 08 November 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  47. ^ "09 November 2008 – 15 November 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  48. ^ "16 November 2008 – 22 November 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  49. ^ "23 November 2008 – 29 November 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  50. ^ "30 November 2008 – 06 December 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  51. ^ "07 December 2008 – 13 December 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  52. ^ "14 December 2008 – 20 December 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  53. ^ "21 December 2008 – 27 December 2008". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  54. ^ "28 December 2008 – 03 January 2009". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  55. ^ "2008 The Number One Albums List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  56. ^ "2008 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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