List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2012

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]

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Number-one singles

Key

Best-selling R&B single of the year

Rapper Nicki Minaj's Starships was the best performing song of 2012.

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]

Notes

• ^a - The album was simultaneously number-one on the UK singles chart.[56]
• ^b - The artist was simultaneously number-one on the R&B albums chart.[57]

See also

• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2012
• List of UK R&B Chart number-one albums of 2012

References

1. "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
2. "Chart Rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
3. "2012 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
4. "7th January 2012". Official Charts Company. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
5. "14th January 2012". Official Charts Company. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
6. "21st January 2012". Official Charts Company. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
7. "28th January 2012". Official Charts Company. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
8. "4th February 2012". Official Charts Company. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
9. "11th February 2012". Official Charts Company. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
10. "18th February 2012". Official Charts Company. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
11. "25th February 2012". Official Charts Company. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
12. "3rd March 2012". Official Charts Company. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
13. "10th March 2012". Official Charts Company. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
14. "17th March 2012". Official Charts Company. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
15. "24th March 2012". Official Charts Company. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
16. "31st March 2012". Official Charts Company. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
17. "7th April 2012". Official Charts Company. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
18. "14th April 2012". Official Charts Company. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
19. "21st April 2012". Official Charts Company. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
20. "28th April 2012". Official Charts Company. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
21. "5th May 2012". Official Charts Company. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
22. "12th May 2012". Official Charts Company. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
23. "19th May 2012". Official Charts Company. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
24. "26th May 2012". Official Charts Company. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
25. "2nd June 2012". Official Charts Company. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
26. "9th June 2012". Official Charts Company. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
27. "16th June 2012". Official Charts Company. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
28. "23rd June 2012". Official Charts Company. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
29. "30th June 2012". Official Charts Company. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
30. "7th July 2012". Official Charts Company. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
31. "14th July 2012". Official Charts Company. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
32. "21st July 2012". Official Charts Company. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
33. "28th July 2012". Official Charts Company. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
34. "4th August 2012". Official Charts Company. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
35. "11th August 2012". Official Charts Company. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
36. "18th August 2012". Official Charts Company. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
37. "25th August 2012". Official Charts Company. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
38. "1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
39. "8th September 2012". Official Charts Company. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
40. "15th September 2012". Official Charts Company. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
41. "22nd September 2012". Official Charts Company. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
42. "29th September 2012". Official Charts Company. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
43. "6th October 2012". Official Charts Company. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
44. "13th October 2012". Official Charts Company. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
45. "20th October 2012". Official Charts Company. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
46. "27th October 2012". Official Charts Company. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
47. "3rd November 2012". Official Charts Company. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
48. "10th November 2012". Official Charts Company. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
49. "17th November 2012". Official Charts Company. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
50. "24th November 2012". Official Charts Company. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
51. "1st December 2012". Official Charts Company. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
52. "8th December 2012". Official Charts Company. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
53. "15th December 2012". Official Charts Company. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
54. "22nd December 2012". Official Charts Company. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
55. "29th December 2012". Official Charts Company. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
56. "2012 The Number One Singles List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
57. "2012 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links

• R&B Singles Top 40 at the Official Charts Company
• UK Top 40 RnB Singles at BBC Radio 1