| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Spirit1 | Leona Lewis |
| January 11 | I Am… Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | Good Girl Gone Bad1 | Rihanna |
| February 1 | I Am… Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | Lovesongs | Luther Vandross |
| February 22 | I Am… Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | Freedom | Akon |
| March 22 | Just Go | Lionel Richie |
| March 29 | Freedom | Akon |
| April 5 | R.O.O.T.S. | Flo Rida |
| April 12 | I Am… Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 174 | R&B Collection - Summer 20093 | Various artists |
| May 242 | Relapse1 | Eminem |
| May 312 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas |
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | The Essential1 | Michael Jackson |
| July 52 | ||
| July 122 | ||
| July 192 | ||
| July 262 | ||
| August 22 | ||
| August 92 | ||
| August 162 | ||
| August 23 | The E.N.D. | Black Eyed Peas |
| August 30 | I Am... Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé |
| September 6 | The E.N.D. | Black Eyed Peas |
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z |
| September 27 | Tongue N' Cheek | Dizzee Rascal |
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z |
| October 18 | I Am Chipmunk | Chipmunk |
| October 25 | I Look to You | Whitney Houston |
| November 1 | This Is It | Michael Jackson |
| November 8 | ||
| November 152 | JLS1 | JLS |
| November 222 | Echo1 | Leona Lewis |
| November 29 | JLS1 | JLS |
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | The E.N.D. | Black Eyed Peas |
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |
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