# List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2006

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 2006.

## Number-one albums

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 1 January | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 8 January | Curtain Call: The Hits | Eminem | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 15 January | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy |
| 22 January | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy |
| 29 January | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy |
| 5 February | Duets: The Final Chapter | The Notorious B.I.G. | Bad Boy |
| 12 February | R&B Lovesongs | Various Artists | Sony BMG/Universal Music TV |
| 19 February | R&B Lovesongs | Various Artists | Sony BMG/Universal Music TV |
| 26 February | Late Registration | Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam |
| 5 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 12 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 19 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 26 March | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 2 April | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 9 April | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 16 April | The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living | The Streets | 679/Locked On |
| 23 April | The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living | The Streets | 679/Locked On |
| 30 April | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 7 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 14 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 21 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 28 May | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 4 June | St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | Downtown/Atlantic |
| 11 June | Essential R&B - Summer 2006 | Various Artists | Sony BMG/Universal Music TV |
| 18 June | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | Flipmode/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 25 June | The Big Bang | Busta Rhymes | Flipmode/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 2 July | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | A&M/Interscope |
| 9 July | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | A&M/Interscope |
| 16 July | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | A&M/Interscope |
| 23 July | PCD | The Pussycat Dolls | A&M/Interscope |
| 30 July | In My Mind | Pharrell Williams | Star Trak/Interscope |
| 6 August | A Girl Like Me | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 13 August | A Girl Like Me | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |
| 20 August | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera | RCA |
| 27 August | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera | RCA |
| 3 September | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera | RCA |
| 10 September | B'Day | Beyoncé | Columbia/Music World |
| 17 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 24 September | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 1 October | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 8 October | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 15 October | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae | EMI |
| 22 October | Press Play | Diddy | Bad Boy/Atlantic |
| 29 October | Once Again | John Legend | GOOD Music |
| 5 November | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |
| 12 November | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 19 November | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 26 November | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 3 December | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 10 December | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | Various Artists | Shady/Interscope |
| 17 December | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 24 December | High Times: Singles 1992–2006 | Jamiroquai | Sony |
| 31 December | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island |