List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 1997

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, and is based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and other formats over the previous seven days.

The following are the number-one albums of 1997.

Number-one albums

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.5 JanuaryTravelling Without MovingJamiroquaiSony Soho Square12 January19 January26 January2 February9 February The Soul AlbumVarious ArtistsVirgin16 February 23 February Ocean DriveLighthouse FamilyWildcard/Polydor2 March9 March16 March23 MarchBefore the RainEternalEMI30 MarchLisa StansfieldLisa StansfieldArista6 April13 AprilBaduizmErykah BaduKedar/Universal20 AprilShare My WorldMary J. BligeMCA27 AprilShelterBrand New HeaviesFFRR4 May Sisters of Swing IIIVarious ArtistsPolygram Tv/Global11 May 18 May Travelling Without MovingJamiroquaiSony Soho Square25 May 1 JuneBefore the RainEternalEMI8 June15 June22 JuneEV3En VogueEast West29 JuneKiss 100FM - Smooth GroovesVarious ArtistsPolygram TV6 July13 July20 July27 JulyNo Way OutPuff DaddyBad Boy3 AugustMen in Black: The AlbumVarious ArtistsColumbia/Sony10 August17 August24 August31 August7 SeptemberMuch LoveShola AmaWarner Music14 SeptemberButterflyMariah CareyColumbia21 September28 September5 October12 OctoberThe Velvet RopeJanet JacksonVirgin19 OctoberFrescoM PeopleM People26 OctoberPostcards from HeavenLighthouse FamilyWildcard/Polydor2 NovemberGreatest HitsEternalEMI9 November16 November23 November30 NovemberAll SaintsAll SaintsLondon/Island7 December14 December21 December28 December

List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 1997

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