List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2011
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 2011.
Number-one albums
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Record label | Ref. |
| 1 January | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 8 January | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 15 January | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 23 January | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 29 January | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 5 February | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 12 February | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 19 February | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 26 February | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 5 March | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 12 March | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 19 March | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 26 March | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 2 April | F.A.M.E | Chris Brown | Jive | |
| 9 April | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 16 April | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 23 April | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 30 April | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 7 May | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 14 May | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Beastie Boys | Capitol | |
| 21 May | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 28 May | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 4 June | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | Elektra | |
| 11 June | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 18 June | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 25 June | Bad Meets Evil | Interscope/Shady | ||
| 2 July | Planet Pit | Pitbull | Polo Grounds/J/Mr. 305/Sony | |
| 9 July | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | |
| 16 July | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | |
| 23 July | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | |
| 30 July | 4 | Beyoncé | Parkwood/Columbia | |
| 6 August | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | |
| 13 August | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | |
| 20 August | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/ Def Jam | |
| 27 August | Watch the Throne | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/ Def Jam | |
| 3 September | Black and White | Wretch 32 | Ministry of Sound | |
| 10 September | Tha Carter 4 | Lil Wayne | Young Money/Cash Money/ Universal Republic | |
| 17 September | Tha Carter 4 | Lil Wayne | Young Money/Cash Money/ Universal Republic | |
| 24 September | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 1 October | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 8 October | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Island | |
| 15 October | The Lady Killer | Cee Lo Green | Elektra | |
| 22 October | Future History | Jason Derulo | Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. | |
| 29 October | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 5 November | Loud | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 12 November | At Your Inconvenience | Professor Green | Virgin | |
| 19 November | At Your Inconvenience | Professor Green | Virgin | |
| 26 November | Jukebox | JLS | Epic/Sony | |
| 3 December | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 10 December | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 17 December | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 24 December | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP | |
| 31 December | Talk That Talk | Rihanna | Def Jam/SRP |