# List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2008

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 2008.

## Number-one albums

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 6 January | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 13 January | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 20 January | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 27 January | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | Lupe Fiasco | 1st & 15th/Atlantic |
| 3 February | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 10 February | Growing Pains | Mary J. Blige | Geffen |
| 17 February | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 24 February | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 2 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 9 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 16 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 23 March | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 30 March | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 6 April | Shine | Estelle | Atlantic/Homeschool |
| 13 April | Step Up 2: The Streets | Various Artists | Atlantic/WEA |
| 20 April | E=MC² | Mariah Carey | Island |
| 27 April | E=MC² | Mariah Carey | Island |
| 4 May | Step Up 2: The Streets | Various Artists | Atlantic/WEA |
| 11 May | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 18 May | My Own Way | Jay Sean | Jayded/2Point9 |
| 25 May | R&B Collection | Various Artists | Universal Music TV |
| 1 June | Here I Stand | Usher | LaFace |
| 8 June | Here I Stand | Usher | LaFace |
| 15 June | Tha Carter III | Lil Wayne | Cash Money/Universal Motown |
| 22 June | Tha Carter III | Lil Wayne | Cash Money/Universal Motown |
| 29 June | Exclusive | Chris Brown | Jive/Zomba |
| 6 July | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 13 July | Exclusive | Chris Brown | Jive/Zomba |
| 20 July | Untitled | Nas | Def Jam/Columbia |
| 27 July | Exclusive | Chris Brown | Jive/Zomba |
| 3 August | Massive Weekend | Various Artists | Universal Music TV |
| 10 August | Chilled R&B | Various Artists | Sony BMG |
| 17 August | Chilled R&B | Various Artists | Sony BMG |
| 24 August | Essential R&B - Hit Selection | Various Artists | Rhino/Sony BMG |
| 31 August | LAX | The Game | Geffen |
| 7 September | LAX | The Game | Geffen |
| 14 September | LAX | The Game | Geffen |
| 21 September | Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/Compound |
| 28 September | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 5 October | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 12 October | Good Girl Gone Bad | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 19 October | Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/Compound |
| 26 October | Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/Compound |
| 2 November | Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/Compound |
| 9 November | Year of the Gentleman | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/Compound |
| 16 November | The Ballads | Mariah Carey | Legacy/Columbia/Virgin |
| 23 November | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 30 November | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 7 December | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 14 December | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 21 December | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |
| 28 December | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Syco/Sony BMG/J |