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 2013.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
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5 January | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Def Jam/ SRP | [6] |
12 January | [7] | |||
19 January | [8] | |||
26 January | Long. Live. ASAP | ASAP Rocky | ASAP Worldwide/ Polo Grounds/ RCA | [9] |
2 February | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [10] |
9 February | [11] | |||
16 February | [12] | |||
23 February | [13] | |||
2 March | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Def Jam | [14] |
9 March | [15] | |||
16 March | Sing to the Moon | Laura Mvula | RCA | [16] |
23 March | [17] | |||
30 March [a] [b] | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | [18] | |
6 April [a] [b] | [19] | |||
13 April [a] [b] | [20] | |||
20 April [b] | [21] | |||
27 April | [22] | |||
4 May [b] | #willpower | will.i.am | will.i.am/ Interscope | [23] |
11 May | [24] | |||
18 May | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | RCA | [25] |
25 May [b] | The Heist | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | Macklemore LLC | [26] |
1 June [b] | [27] | |||
8 June [b] | [28] | |||
15 June [b] | [29] | |||
22 June | Unapologetic | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | [30] |
29 June [a] | Yeezus | Kanye West | Def Jam | [31] |
6 July | [32] | |||
13 July | [33] | |||
20 July [a] | Magna Carta... Holy Grail | Jay-Z | Roc-A-Fella/ Roc Nation/ Universal | [34] |
27 July | [35] | |||
3 August | [36] | |||
10 August | [37] | |||
17 August [b] | [38] | |||
24 August [b] | [39] | |||
31 August | Doris | Earl Sweatshirt | Tan Cressida/ Columbia | [40] |
7 September | Magna Carta... Holy Grail | Jay-Z | Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Universal | [41] |
14 September [b] | Roaring 20s | Rizzle Kicks | Island | [42] |
21 September | Kiss Land | The Weeknd | Republic | [43] |
28 September | The Heist | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | Macklemore LLC | [44] |
5 October | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | Young Money/ Cash Money/Republic | [45] |
12 October | The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | Justin Timberlake | RCA | [46] |
19 October | Nothing Was the Same | Drake | Young Money/Cash Money/Republic | [47] |
26 October | [48] | |||
2 November | [49] | |||
9 November | [50] | |||
16 November [a] [b] | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | Aftermath/ Shady/Interscope | [51] |
23 November [b] | [52] | |||
30 November [b] | [53] | |||
7 December [b] | [54] | |||
14 December [b] | [55] | |||
21 December | [56] | |||
28 December | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | [57] |