The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart 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 both physical and digital sales. [2] The following are the number-one singles of 2012. [3]
† | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
7 January | " Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | [4] |
14 January [a] | [5] | ||
21 January | [6] | ||
28 January | " Mama Do the Hump" | Rizzle Kicks | [7] |
4 February [b] | [8] | ||
11 February | " Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) | [9] |
18 February | " T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" | will.i.am (featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger) | [10] |
25 February | "Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) |
[11] |
3 March | [12] | ||
10 March | " Rockstar" | Dappy (featuring Brian May) | [13] |
17 March | " Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [14] |
24 March | [15] | ||
31 March | " Last Time" | Labrinth | [16] |
7 April [a] | " Turn Up the Music" | Chris Brown | [17] |
14 April [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [18] |
21 April | " Climax" | Usher | [19] |
28 April | " Ordinary People" | John Legend | [20] |
5 May | " So Good" | B.o.B | [21] |
12 May [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [22] |
19 May [a] | " R.I.P." |
Rita Ora (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
[23] |
26 May [a] | [24] | ||
2 June | [25] | ||
9 June | [26] | ||
16 June | " Whistle" | Flo Rida | [27] |
23 June | [28] | ||
30 June | [29] | ||
7 July | [30] | ||
14 July | [31] | ||
21 July | [32] | ||
28 July | [33] | ||
4 August | [34] | ||
11 August | [35] | ||
18 August | " Wonderful" | Angel | [36] |
25 August | " Simply Amazing" | Trey Songz | [37] |
1 September | "Wonderful" | Angel | [38] |
8 September | " Harder Than You Think" | Public Enemy | [39] |
15 September [a] | " Let Me Love You" | Ne-Yo | [40] |
22 September | [41] | ||
29 September | [42] | ||
6 October | " I Cry" | Flo Rida | [43] |
13 October [a] | " Diamonds" | Rihanna | [44] |
20 October | [45] | ||
27 October | [46] | ||
3 November [a] | " Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) |
[47] |
10 November | [48] | ||
17 November | [49] | ||
24 November | [50] | ||
1 December | [51] | ||
8 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | [52] |
15 December | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) | [53] |
22 December | " Scream & Shout" | will.i.am (featuring Britney Spears) |
[54] |
29 December | [55] |
The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart 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 both physical and digital sales. [2] The following are the number-one singles of 2012. [3]
† | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
7 January | " Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | [4] |
14 January [a] | [5] | ||
21 January | [6] | ||
28 January | " Mama Do the Hump" | Rizzle Kicks | [7] |
4 February [b] | [8] | ||
11 February | " Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) | [9] |
18 February | " T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" | will.i.am (featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger) | [10] |
25 February | "Wild Ones" | Flo Rida (featuring Sia) |
[11] |
3 March | [12] | ||
10 March | " Rockstar" | Dappy (featuring Brian May) | [13] |
17 March | " Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [14] |
24 March | [15] | ||
31 March | " Last Time" | Labrinth | [16] |
7 April [a] | " Turn Up the Music" | Chris Brown | [17] |
14 April [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [18] |
21 April | " Climax" | Usher | [19] |
28 April | " Ordinary People" | John Legend | [20] |
5 May | " So Good" | B.o.B | [21] |
12 May [b] | "Starships" † | Nicki Minaj | [22] |
19 May [a] | " R.I.P." |
Rita Ora (featuring Tinie Tempah) |
[23] |
26 May [a] | [24] | ||
2 June | [25] | ||
9 June | [26] | ||
16 June | " Whistle" | Flo Rida | [27] |
23 June | [28] | ||
30 June | [29] | ||
7 July | [30] | ||
14 July | [31] | ||
21 July | [32] | ||
28 July | [33] | ||
4 August | [34] | ||
11 August | [35] | ||
18 August | " Wonderful" | Angel | [36] |
25 August | " Simply Amazing" | Trey Songz | [37] |
1 September | "Wonderful" | Angel | [38] |
8 September | " Harder Than You Think" | Public Enemy | [39] |
15 September [a] | " Let Me Love You" | Ne-Yo | [40] |
22 September | [41] | ||
29 September | [42] | ||
6 October | " I Cry" | Flo Rida | [43] |
13 October [a] | " Diamonds" | Rihanna | [44] |
20 October | [45] | ||
27 October | [46] | ||
3 November [a] | " Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) |
[47] |
10 November | [48] | ||
17 November | [49] | ||
24 November | [50] | ||
1 December | [51] | ||
8 December | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | [52] |
15 December | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Labrinth (featuring Emeli Sandé) | [53] |
22 December | " Scream & Shout" | will.i.am (featuring Britney Spears) |
[54] |
29 December | [55] |