# List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2002

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 2002.

## Number-one albums

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 6 January | Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | Gabrielle | PolyGram |
| 13 January | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 20 January | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 27 January | Aaliyah | Aaliyah | Blackground/Virgin |
| 3 February | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 10 February | Pain Is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 17 February | Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection | Boyz II Men | Universal |
| 24 February | Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection | Boyz II Men | Universal |
| 3 March | Full Moon | Brandy | Atlantic |
| 10 March | Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection | Boyz II Men | Universal |
| 17 March | Who I Am | Beverley Knight | Parlophone |
| 24 March | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 31 March | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 7 April | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 14 April | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 21 April | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 28 April | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 5 May | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic |
| 12 May | No More Drama | Mary J. Blige | MCA |
| 19 May | No More Drama | Mary J. Blige | MCA |
| 26 May | No More Drama | Mary J. Blige | MCA |
| 2 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 9 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 16 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 23 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 30 June | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Aftermath/Interscope/Shady |
| 7 July | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 14 July | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 21 July | Ashanti | Ashanti | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 28 July | Ashanti | Ashanti | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 4 August | Ashanti | Ashanti | Murder Inc./Def Jam |
| 11 August | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV |
| 18 August | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV |
| 25 August | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV |
| 1 September | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV |
| 8 September | The Very Best of Pure R&B - The Summer | Various Artists | BMG/Telstar TV |
| 15 September | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 22 September | Westwood - Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Def Jam |
| 29 September | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 6 October | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 13 October | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 20 October | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 27 October | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 3 November | Nellyville | Nelly | Universal/Fo' Real/The Inc. |
| 10 November | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Jive |
| 17 November | Slicker Than Your Average | Craig David | Atlantic |
| 24 November | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 1 December | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 8 December | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 15 December | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 22 December | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 29 December | Missundaztood | Pink | Arista |