List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s
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The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Friday to Thursday in the United Kingdom; as of 29 January 2016, there have been 181 number-one albums during the 2010s, by 70 artists. The Official Charts Company (OCC) defines an "album" as being a type of music release that feature more than four tracks and last longer than 25 minutes;[1] sales of albums in the UK are recorded on behalf of the British music industry by the OCC and compiled weekly as the UK Albums Chart.[2]
The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales,[3] as well as audio streaming,[4] and each week's new number one is first announced every Friday (previously Sunday) on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, which is currently hosted by Greg James.[5] The album chart is published online by Radio 1 (Top 40),[6] in Music Week magazine (Top 75),[7] on the OCC website (Top 100)[8] and the full Top 200 is published exclusively in UKChartsPlus.[9] In June 2010, Time Flies... 1994–2009 by Oasis became the 900th album ever to top the UK Albums Chart[10] and in November 2013, Swings Both Ways by Robbie Williams became the 1,000th.[11]
The following albums have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2010s.[6][8]
Number ones
No. | nth album to top the UK Albums Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
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No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 3] |
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re | Nutini, PaoloPaolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | Atlantic | 3 January 2010 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
888 | Florence and the Machine | Lungs | Island | 17 January 2010 | 2 | 5× Platinum |
re | Nutini, PaoloPaolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | Atlantic | 31 January 2010 | 1 | 6× Platinum |
889 | Keys, AliciaAlicia Keys | The Element of Freedom | J | 7 February 2010 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
890 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | Epic | 21 February 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 28 February 2010 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
891 | Goulding, EllieEllie Goulding | Lights | Polydor | 7 March 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
892 | Boyzone | Brother | Polydor | 14 March 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 21 March 2010 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
re | Boyzone | Brother | Polydor | 28 March 2010 | 2 | Platinum |
re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Interscope | 11 April 2010 | 1 | 9× Platinum |
893 | Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | 679/Atlantic | 18 April 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
894 | AC/DC | Iron Man 2 | Columbia | 25 April 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | 679/Atlantic | 2 May 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
895 | Vickers, DianaDiana Vickers | Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree | RCA | 9 May 2010 | 1 | Gold |
896 | Keane | Night Train | Island | 16 May 2010 | 1 | Silver |
re | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Exile on Main St. | Polydor | 23 May 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
897 | Pendulum | Immersion | Warner Bros. | 30 May 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
898 | Johnson, JackJack Johnson | To the Sea | Brushfire/Island | 6 June 2010 | 1 | Gold |
899 | Aguilera, ChristinaChristina Aguilera | Bionic | RCA | 13 June 2010 | 1 | Silver |
900 | Oasis | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Big Brother | 20 June 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
901 | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 27 June 2010 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
902 | Minogue, KylieKylie Minogue | Aphrodite | Parlophone | 11 July 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 18 July 2010 | 3 | 3× Platinum |
903 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Mercury | 8 August 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 15 August 2010 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
904 | Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier | EMI | 22 August 2010 | 1 | Gold |
re | Eminem | Recovery | Interscope | 29 August 2010 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
905 | Perry, KatyKaty Perry | Teenage Dream | Virgin | 5 September 2010 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
906 | Flowers, BrandonBrandon Flowers | Flamingo | Vertigo | 12 September 2010 | 1 | Gold |
907 | Script, TheThe Script | Science & Faith | Phonogenic | 19 September 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
908 | Collins, PhilPhil Collins | Going Back | Atlantic | 26 September 2010 | 1 | Gold |
re | Script, TheThe Script | Science & Faith | Phonogenic | 3 October 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
909 | Tinie Tempah | Disc-Overy | Parlophone | 10 October 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
910 | Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 |
Virgin | 17 October 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
911 | Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown | Hand Me Down | 24 October 2010 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
912 | Cole, CherylCheryl Cole | Messy Little Raindrops | Fascination | 7 November 2010 | 1 | Platinum |
913 | Boyle, SusanSusan Boyle | The Gift | Syco | 14 November 2010 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
914 | Take That | Progress | Polydor | 21 November 2010 | 6 | 8× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
915 | Rihanna | Loud | Def Jam | 2 January 2011 | 3 | 6× Platinum |
916 | Mars, BrunoBruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Elektra | 23 January 2011 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
917 | Adele | 21 | XL | 30 January 2011 | 11 | 16× Platinum |
918 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | RCA | 17 April 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 24 April 2011 | 5 | 16× Platinum |
919 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | Interscope | 29 May 2011 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
920 | Arctic Monkeys | Suck It and See | Domino | 12 June 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Take That | Progress | Polydor | 19 June 2011 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
re | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | Interscope | 26 June 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
921 | Beyoncé | 4 | Columbia/Parkwood | 3 July 2011 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 17 July 2011 | 2 | 16× Platinum |
re | Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse | Back to Black | Island | 31 July 2011 | 3 | 11× Platinum |
922 | Nero | Welcome Reality | MTA | 21 August 2011 | 1 | Gold |
923 | Young, WillWill Young | Echoes | RCA | 28 August 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
924 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You | Warner | 4 September 2011 | 1 | Gold |
925 | Example | Playing in the Shadows | Ministry of Sound | 11 September 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
926 | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | + | Asylum | 18 September 2011 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
927 | Kasabian | Velociraptor! | Columbia | 25 September 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
928 | Morrison, JamesJames Morrison | The Awakening | Island | 2 October 2011 | 2 | Platinum |
929 | Steps | The Ultimate Collection | Sony | 16 October 2011 | 1 | Gold |
930 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Sour Mash | 23 October 2011 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
931 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | Parlophone | 30 October 2011 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
932 | Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | Island | 6 November 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
933 | Boyle, SusanSusan Boyle | Someone to Watch Over Me | Syco | 13 November 2011 | 1 | Platinum |
934 | Bublé, MichaelMichael Bublé | Christmas | Reprise | 20 November 2011 | 1 | 8× Platinum |
935 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Def Jam | 27 November 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
936 | Murs, OllyOlly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | Epic | 4 December 2011 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
937 | Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Island | 11 December 2011 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
re | Bublé, MichaelMichael Bublé | Christmas | Reprise | 18 December 2011 | 2 | 8× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
re | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | + | Asylum | 1 January 2012 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 8 January 2012 | 1 | 16× Platinum |
re | Mars, BrunoBruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Elektra | 15 January 2012 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 22 January 2012 | 1 | 16× Platinum |
re | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | + | Asylum | 29 January 2012 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
938 | Del Rey, LanaLana Del Rey | Born to Die | Polydor | 5 February 2012 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
939 | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 19 February 2012 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 26 February 2012 | 1 | 16× Platinum |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 4 March 2012 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
940 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | Columbia | 11 March 2012 | 1 | Gold |
941 | Military Wives | In My Dreams | Decca | 18 March 2012 | 1 | Gold |
942 | Weller, PaulPaul Weller | Sonik Kicks | Island | 25 March 2012 | 1 | Silver |
943 | Madonna | MDNA | Interscope | 1 April 2012 | 1 | Gold |
944 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | Cash Money/Island | 8 April 2012 | 1 | Gold |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 15 April 2012 | 2 | 16× Platinum |
945 | White, JackJack White | Blunderbuss | XL | 29 April 2012 | 1 | Gold |
946 | Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | 679/Atlantic | 6 May 2012 | 1 | Silver |
947 | Keane | Strangeland | Island | 13 May 2012 | 2 | Gold |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 27 May 2012 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
948 | Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band | Sing | Decca | 3 June 2012 | 3 | Gold |
949 | Bieber, JustinJustin Bieber | Believe | Def Jam | 24 June 2012 | 1 | Gold |
950 | Linkin Park | Living Things | Warner Bros. | 1 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
951 | Chris Brown | Fortune | RCA | 8 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
952 | Faulkner, NewtonNewton Faulkner | Write It On Your Skin | Ugly Truth | 15 July 2012 | 1 | Silver |
953 | John, EltonElton John vs. Pnau | Good Morning to the Night | Mercury | 22 July 2012 | 1 | None |
954 | Plan B | Ill Manors | 679/Atlantic | 29 July 2012 | 1 | Gold |
955 | Maynard, ConorConor Maynard | Contrast | Parlophone | 5 August 2012 | 1 | Silver |
re | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Def Jam | 12 August 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 19 August 2012 | 2 | 7× Platinum |
956 | Ora, RitaRita Ora | Ora | Columbia/Roc Nation | 2 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
957 | Vaccines, TheThe Vaccines | Come of Age | Columbia | 9 September 2012 | 1 | Gold |
958 | xx, TheThe xx | Coexist | Young Turks | 16 September 2012 | 1 | Gold |
959 | Killers, TheThe Killers | Battle Born | Vertigo | 23 September 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
960 | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 30 September 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
961 | Muse | The 2nd Law | Helium 3/Warner | 7 October 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 14 October 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
962 | Bugg, JakeJake Bugg | Jake Bugg | Mercury | 21 October 2012 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
963 | Swift, TaylorTaylor Swift | Red | Big Machine | 28 October 2012 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
964 | Harris, CalvinCalvin Harris | 18 Months | Columbia/Fly Eye | 4 November 2012 | 1 | None |
965 | Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | Take the Crown | Island | 11 November 2012 | 1 | Platinum |
966 | One Direction | Take Me Home | Syco | 18 November 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
967 | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Def Jam | 25 November 2012 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
968 | Murs, OllyOlly Murs | Right Place Right Time | Epic | 2 December 2012 | 2 | 4× Platinum |
969 | Mars, BrunoBruno Mars | Unorthodox Jukebox | Atlantic | 16 December 2012 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 23 December 2012 | 2 | 7× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
re | Harris, CalvinCalvin Harris | 18 Months | Columbia/Fly Eye | 6 January 2013 | 1 | None |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 13 January 2013 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
970 | Motion Picture Cast Recording | Les Misérables | Polydor | 20 January 2013 | 2 | Platinum |
971 | Biffy Clyro | Opposites | 14th Floor | 3 February 2013 | 1 | Gold |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | Les Misérables | Polydor | 10 February 2013 | 2 | Platinum |
re | Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | Virgin | 24 February 2013 | 2 | 7× Platinum |
972 | Bastille | Bad Blood | Virgin | 10 March 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
973 | Bowie, DavidDavid Bowie | Next Day, TheThe Next Day | RCA | 17 March 2013 | 1 | Platinum[16] |
974 | Timberlake, JustinJustin Timberlake | 20/20 Experience, TheThe 20/20 Experience | RCA | 24 March 2013 | 3 | Platinum |
975 | Paramore | Paramore | Atlantic/Fueled by Ramen | 14 April 2013 | 1 | Gold |
976 | Bublé, MichaelMichael Bublé | To Be Loved | Reprise | 21 April 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
977 | Rudimental | Home | Asylum | 5 May 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
978 | Emerald, CaroCaro Emerald | The Shocking Miss Emerald | Grandmono/Dramatico | 12 May 2013 | 1 | Gold |
979 | Stewart, RodRod Stewart | Time | Capitol/Decca | 19 May 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
980 | Punk, DaftDaft Punk | Random Access Memories | Columbia | 26 May 2013 | 2 | Platinum |
981 | Disclosure | Settle | PMR | 9 June 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
982 | Black Sabbath | 13 | Vertigo | 16 June 2013 | 1 | Gold |
983 | West, KanyeKanye West | Yeezus | Def Jam | 23 June 2013 | 1 | Gold |
984 | Odell, TomTom Odell | Long Way Down | Columbia | 30 June 2013 | 1 | Gold |
re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 7 July 2013 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
985 | Jay-Z | Magna Carta... Holy Grail | Roc Nation | 14 July 2013 | 1 | Gold |
986 | Thicke, RobinRobin Thicke | Blurred Lines | Interscope | 21 July 2013 | 1 | Gold |
987 | Douglas, JahméneJahméne Douglas | Love Never Fails | RCA | 28 July 2013 | 1 | Silver |
988 | Richard & Adam | Impossible Dream, TheThe Impossible Dream | Sony Music | 4 August 2013 | 4 | Gold |
989 | Avenged Sevenfold | Hail to the King | Warner Bros. | 1 September 2013 | 1 | Silver |
990 | The 1975 | The 1975 | Dirty Hit/Polydor | 8 September 2013 | 1 | Gold |
991 | Arctic Monkeys | AM | Domino | 15 September 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
992 | Kings of Leon | Mechanical Bull | RCA | 29 September 2013 | 1 | Gold |
993 | Haim | Days Are Gone | Polydor | 6 October 2013 | 1 | Gold |
994 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz | RCA | 13 October 2013 | 1 | Gold |
995 | John Newman | Tribute | Island | 20 October 2013 | 1 | Gold |
996 | Katy Perry | Prism | Virgin | 27 October 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
997 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | Sonovox | 3 November 2013 | 1 | Gold |
998 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Interscope | 10 November 2013 | 1 | Platinum |
999 | Lady Gaga | Artpop | Interscope | 17 November 2013 | 1 | Gold |
1000 | Robbie Williams | Swings Both Ways | Island | 24 November 2013 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
1001 | One Direction | Midnight Memories | Syco | 1 December 2013 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
re | Robbie Williams | Swings Both Ways | Island | 15 December 2013 | 3 | 2× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
1002 | Goulding, EllieEllie Goulding | Halcyon | Polydor | 5 January 2014 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
1003 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | High Hopes | Columbia | 19 January 2014 | 1 | Gold |
re | Goulding, EllieEllie Goulding | Halcyon | Polydor | 26 January 2014 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
1004 | You Me at Six | Cavalier Youth | BMG Rights | 2 February 2014 | 1 | Silver |
1005 | Bombay Bicycle Club | So Long, See You Tomorrow | Island | 9 February 2014 | 1 | Silver |
1006 | Katy B | Little Red | Columbia | 16 February 2014 | 1 | Silver |
re | Bastille | Bad Blood | Virgin | 23 February 2014 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
1007 | Pharrell Williams | G I R L | Columbia | 9 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1008 | Elbow | The Take Off and Landing of Everything | Fiction | 16 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1009 | George Michael | Symphonica | Virgin EMI | 23 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1010 | Sam Bailey | The Power of Love | Sony | 30 March 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1011 | Kaiser Chiefs | Education, Education, Education & War | Fiction | 6 April 2014 | 2 | Gold |
1012 | Paolo Nutini | Caustic Love | Atlantic | 20 April 2014 | 3 | Platinum |
1013 | Lily Allen | Sheezus | Parlophone | 11 May 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1014 | Michael Jackson | Xscape | MJJ | 18 May 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1015 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | Parlophone | 25 May 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
1016 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 1 June 2014 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
1017 | Kasabian | 48:13 | Columbia/Sony | 15 June 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1018 | Lana Del Rey | Ultraviolence | Interscope/Polydor | 22 June 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1019 | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | x | Asylum/Atlantic | 29 June 2014 | 8 | 7× Platinum |
1020 | Collabro | Stars | Syco | 24 August 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1021 | Royal Blood | Royal Blood | Warner Bros. | 31 August 2014 | 1 | Gold |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 7 September 2014 | 2 | 6× Platinum |
1022 | The Script | No Sound Without Silence | Columbia | 21 September 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1023 | alt-J | This Is All Yours | Infectious | 28 September 2014 | 1 | Silver |
1024 | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 5 October 2014 | 2 | 3× Platinum |
1025 | Ella Henderson | Chapter One | Syco | 19 October 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
1026 | Ben Howard | I Forget Where We Were | Island | 26 October 2014 | 1 | Gold |
1027 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | Big Machine | 2 November 2014 | 1 | 3x Platinum |
re | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | x | Asylum/Atlantic | 9 November 2014 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
1028 | Floyd, PinkPink Floyd | The Endless River | Parlophone | 16 November 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
1029 | One Direction | Four | Columbia/Syco | 23 November 2014 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
1030 | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | Syco/Epic | 30 November 2014 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
1031 | Take That | III | Polydor | 7 December 2014 | 1 | Platinum |
re | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | x | Asylum/Atlantic | 14 December 2014 | 3 | 7× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
re | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 4 January 2015 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 11 January 2015 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
re | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Columbia | 18 January 2015 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
1032 | Mark Ronson | Uptown Special | Columbia | 25 January 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1033 | Meghan Trainor | Title | Epic | 1 February 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
1034 | Bob Dylan | Shadows in the Night | Columbia | 8 February 2015 | 1 | None |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 15 February 2015 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
1035 | Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors | Interscope | 22 February 2015 | 1 | Gold |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 1 March 2015 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
1036 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Chasing Yesterday | Sour Mash | 8 March 2015 | 1 | Gold |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Capitol | 15 March 2015 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
1037 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Interscope | 22 March 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1038 | James Bay | Chaos and the Calm | Virgin | 29 March 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
1039 | The Prodigy | The Day Is My Enemy | Cooking Vinyl | 5 April 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1040 | All Time Low | Future Hearts | Hopeless | 12 April 2015 | 1 | None |
1041 | Paul Simon | The Ultimate Collection | Sony | 19 April 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1042 | Josh Groban | Stages | Reprise | 26 April 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1043 | Blur | The Magic Whip | Parlophone | 3 May 2015 | 1 | Gold[16] |
1044 | Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind | Gentlemen of the Road/Island | 10 May 2015 | 2 | Gold |
1045 | Flowers, BrandonBrandon Flowers | The Desired Effect | Vertigo | 24 May 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1046 | Will Young | 85% Proof | Island | 31 May 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1047 | Florence + the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Island | 7 June 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1048 | Muse | Drones | Warner Bros. | 14 June 2015 | 2 | Gold |
re | Florence + the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Island | 28 June 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1049 | Lionel Richie | The Definitive Collection | Motown | 5 July 2015 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
re | Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran | x | Asylum/Atlantic | 10 July 2015 | 1 | 7× Platinum |
1050 | Years & Years | Communion | Polydor | 17 July 2015 | 2 | Gold |
1051 | The Chemical Brothers | Born in the Echoes | Virgin | 31 July 2015 | 1 | |
1052 | The Maccabees | Marks to Prove It | Polydor | 7 August 2015 | 1 | |
1053 | Dr. Dre | Compton | Interscope | 14 August 2015 | 1 | |
1054 | Cilla Black | The Very Best of Cilla Black | Parlophone | 21 August 2015 | 1 | |
1055 | Jess Glynne | I Cry When I Laugh | Atlantic | 28 August 2015 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
1056 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | Republic | 4 September 2015 | 1 | |
1057 | Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls | Parlophone | 11 September 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1058 | Stereophonics | Keep the Village Alive | Stylus | 18 September 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1059 | David Gilmour | Rattle That Lock | Columbia | 25 September 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1060 | Disclosure | Caracal | Island | 2 October 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1061 | Rudimental | We the Generation | Atlantic | 9 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1062 | Faithless | Faithless 2.0 | Sony | 16 October 2015 | 1 | |
1063 | Jamie Lawson | Jamie Lawson | Atlantic | 23 October 2015 | 1 | Silver |
1064 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Capitol | 30 October 2015 | 1 | Gold |
1065 | Elvis Presley | If I Can Dream | RCA | 6 November 2015 | 2 | 2× Platinum |
1066 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | Columbia/Syco | 20 November 2015 | 1 | Platinum |
1067 | Adele | 25 | XL | 27 November 2015 | 7 | 10× Platinum |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
Certification[lower-alpha 1] |
1068 | David Bowie | Blackstar | RCA | 15 January 2016 | 3 | Platinum |
1069 | David Bowie | Best of Bowie | EMI | 5 February 2016 | 1 | 4× Platinum |
1070 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | Parlophone | 12 February 2016 | 1 | 3x Platinum |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 19 February 2016 | 2 | 10× Platinum |
1071 | The 1975 | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It | Dirty Hit/Polydor | 4 March 2016 | 1 | Gold |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 11 March 2016 | 3 | 10× Platinum |
1072 | ZAYN | Mind of Mine | RCA | 1 April 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1073 | The Last Shadow Puppets | Everything You've Come to Expect | Domino | 8 April 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1074 | The Lumineers | Cleopatra | Dualtone | 15 April 2016 | 1 | |
1075 | PJ Harvey | The Hope Six Demolition Project | Island | 22 April 2016 | 1 | |
1076 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | Parkwood/Columbia | 29 April 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
1077 | Drake | Views | Young Money/Republic | 6 May 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
1078 | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | XL | 13 May 2016 | 1 | Gold |
re | Drake | Views | Young Money/Republic | 20 May 2016 | 1 | Platinum |
1079 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | Republic | 27 May 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1080 | Catfish and the Bottlemen | The Ride | Capitol | 3 June 2016 | 1 | Gold |
1081 | Paul Simon | Stranger to Stranger | Concord | 10 June 2016 | 1 | |
1082 | Rick Astley | 50 | BMG | 17 June 2016 | 1 | Gold |
re | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | XL | 24 June 2016 | 1 | Gold |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 1 July 2016 | 1 | 10× Platinum |
1083 | Blink-182 | California | BMG | 8 July 2016 | 1 | |
1084 | Biffy Clyro | Ellipsis | 14th Floor | 15 July 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1085 | Michael Kiwanuka | Love & Hate | Polydor | 22 July 2016 | 1 | |
1086 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Sony | 29 July 2016 | 1 | 3× Platinum |
1087 | Viola Beach | Viola Beach | Fuller Beans | 5 August 2016 | 1 | |
1088 | Blossoms | Blossoms | Virgin | 12 August 2016 | 2 | |
1089 | Frank Ocean | Blonde | Boys Don't Cry | 26 August 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1090 | Barbra Streisand | Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway | Columbia | 2 September 2016 | 1 | |
1091 | Ward Thomas | Cartwheels | WTW Music | 9 September 2016 | 1 | |
1092 | Bastille | Wild World | Virgin EMI | 16 September 2016 | 2 | Silver |
1093 | Passenger | Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea | Nettwerk | 30 September 2016 | 1 | |
1094 | Craig David | Following My Intuition | Insanity | 7 October 2016 | 1 | |
1095 | Green Day | Revolution Radio | Reprise | 14 October 2016 | 1 | |
1096 | Kings of Leon | Walls | RCA | 21 October 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1097 | Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | The Wonder of You | RCA | 28 October 2016 | 1 | Gold |
1098 | James Arthur | Back from the Edge | Columbia | 4 November 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1099 | Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show | Columbia | 11 November 2016 | 1 | Silver |
1100 | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Sony | 18 November 2016 | 1 | |
1101 | Little Mix | Glory Days | Syco | 25 November 2016 | 2 | |
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.[13]
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company.[14]
- ↑ The certifications are those given by the British Phonographic Industry.[15]
By artist
Thirteen different artists have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2010s. Rihanna became the first artist to have three albums reach number one: Loud, which spent three weeks at number one; Talk That Talk, which spent two weeks at number one, and Unapologetic, which spent one week at number one.
Artist | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
Adele | 2 | 36 |
Ed Sheeran | 2 | 16 |
Sandé, EmeliEmeli Sandé | 1 | 10 |
Eminem | 2 | 8 |
Take That | 2 | 8 |
Sam Smith | 1 | 8 |
Lady Gaga | 3 | 7 |
Rihanna | 3 | 6 |
Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | 3 | 6 |
Nutini, PaoloPaolo Nutini | 2 | 6 |
Bowie, DavidDavid Bowie | 3 | 5 |
Florence + the Machine | 3 | 5 |
Bublé, MichaelMichael Bublé | 2 | 5 |
Olly Murs | 4 | 5 |
One Direction | 4 | 5 |
By record label
Thirteen different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2010s.
Record label | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
XL Recordings | 4 | 39 |
Polydor Records | 14 | 29 |
Atlantic Records | 12 | 29 |
Island Records | 17 | 26 |
Virgin Records | 9 | 25 |
Columbia Records | 17 | 22 |
RCA Records | 15 | 20 |
Interscope Records | 11 | 20 |
Parlophone | 11 | 11 |
Syco Music | 8 | 10 |
Sony Music | 7 | 10 |
Def Jam Recordings | 5 | 8 |
Reprise Records | 4 | 7 |
See also
- List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of UK Compilation Chart number-one albums of the 2010s
References
- ↑ "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). London: Official Charts Company. January 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ "The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "About Us – B2B Services". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ BBC Radio 1. "The Official Chart with Greg James". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- 1 2 "The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ MusicWeek. "Music Week - Music Week - Music business magazine". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- 1 2 "The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ ChartsPlus. "Charts Plus - The Definitive UK Charts Magazine". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ↑ "Oasis Score 900th Number 1 for Official Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ "Robbie Williams scores UK's 1,000th number one album". BBC News. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 Satherley, Jessica (22 June 2010). "Christina Aguilera's comeback looking dismal after Bionic makes biggest chart drop in UK history". Daily Mail. DMG Media. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "All the Official Albums Chart Number 1s". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ "Certified Awards". London: British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
External links
- Official Albums Chart Top 100 at the Official Charts Company
- The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart at BBC Radio 1