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

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				[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	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	Spirit	Leona Lewis	Syco/Sony BMG/J	[49]
30 November				[50]
7 December				[51]
14 December				[52]
21 December				[53]
28 December				[54]

See also

• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2008

References

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.

External links

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