The UK R&B Albums Chart is a weekly chart, first introduced in October 1994, that ranks the 40 biggest-selling 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 2026

Number-one albums Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.2 JanuaryBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island9 January16 JanuaryBefore I Forget The Kid LaroiRCA23 JanuaryRebel EsDeeKidXV/Lizzy30 JanuaryBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island6 February13 FebruaryPiss in the Wind JojiPalace Creek20 FebruaryBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island27 FebruaryTo Whom This May ConcernJill Scott Blues Babe6 MarchBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island13 March The Boy Who Played the Harp DaveNeighbourhood 20 March 27 MarchBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island3 April Sounds for SomeoneElmiene Polydor10 April DistractedThundercat Brainfeeder17 April CasinoBaby Keem Columbia24 April Chapter 1Sault Forever Living Originals1 May The Mocking StarsLausse the Cat Velvet Blues8 May FenianKneecap Heavenly15 May22 May29 May5 June SE9 Part 1 Skye Newman Columbia12 June Do That Again Malcolm Todd Ministry of Sound19 JuneBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island26 JuneThe WizardM HunchoMYB, EGA3 JulyOriginal Pirate MaterialThe StreetsLocked On10 JulyBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island17 JulyThe Ends Never EndsJoe James Neighbourbood24 JulyThe Real MeFuture Freebandz/Epic31 JulyLost TapesNines Empire/Zino7 AugustBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island14 AugustTherapy at the ClubFlo EMI21 AugustYours TrulyAriana Grande Island28 AugustTrapo 2K-Trap K-Trap4 SeptemberThank YouMike D Fontana11 SeptemberB'DayBeyoncé Columbia18 SeptemberBack to BlackAmy Winehouse Island25 September2 OctoberPopstarTinashe Atlantic

Notes - The album was simultaneously number-one on the UK Albums Chart. - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B Singles Chart.

See also

List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2026

References

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