List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2010

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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]

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The following are the number-one albums of 2010.

Number-one albums

The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys spent 15 weeks at number one in 2010, including 13 consecutive weeks at the top spot from January through to April. It has since been certified 3× Platinum by the BPI, denoting sales of more than 900,000 copies.[3][4]
Tinie Tempah's debut album, Disc-Overy, saw four weeks at the top spot and garnered three number-one R&B singles - "Pass Out", "Frisky" and "Written in the Stars".[5][6][7]
The eight weeks that The Defamation of Strickland Banks spent at number one helped Plan B to sell over 1.2 million copies of the set, earning him a 4× Platinum BPI certification.[8][4]
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Issue date Album Artist Record label Ref.
2 January [b] The E.N.D The Black Eyed Peas Interscope [9]
9 January [b] [10]
16 January [11]
23 January The Element of Freedom Alicia Keys J [12]
30 January [13]
6 February [14]
13 February [a] [15]
20 February [a] [16]
27 February [17]
6 March [18]
13 March [19]
20 March [20]
27 March [21]
3 April [22]
10 April [23]
17 April [24]
24 April [a] The Defamation of Strickland Banks Plan B 679/Atlantic [25]
1 May [26]
8 May [a] [27]
15 May [28]
22 May [29]
29 May [30]
5 June [31]
12 June The Element of Freedom Alicia Keys J [32]
19 June [33]
26 June Thank Me Later Drake Young Money/Cash Money/Universal [34]
3 July [a] Recovery Eminem Aftermath/Interscope/Shady [35]
10 July [a] [36]
17 July [37]
24 July [a] [38]
31 July [a][b] [39]
7 August [a] [40]
14 August [41]
21 August [a][b] [42]
28 August [43]
4 September [a] [44]
11 September [45]
18 September [46]
25 September [47]
2 October [48]
9 October The Defamation of Strickland Banks Plan B 679/Atlantic [49]
16 October [a] Disc-Overy Tinie Tempah Parlophone/Disturbing London [50]
23 October [51]
30 October [52]
6 November [53]
13 November Libra Scale Ne-Yo Def Jam [54]
20 November [b] The Lady Killer Cee Lo Green Elektra/Roadrunner [55]
27 November Loud Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [56]
4 December Outta This World JLS Epic/Sony [57]
11 December [58]
18 December Loud Rihanna Def Jam/SRP [59]
25 December [b] [60]
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