became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history to that date. The only reality television stars to top the album chart with two different releases were Will Young, the 2002 winner of Pop Idol, Girls Aloud, the girl group formed by the TV series Popstars: The Rivals, and Leona Lewis, the 2006 winner of The X Factor. Like Hear'Say, Lewis's first album Spirit broke the record for the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history. Number ones By artist Eight artists spent 10 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 2000s. By record label Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 2000s. Christmas number ones In the UK, Christmas number one albums are those that are at the top of the UK Albums Chart on Christmas Day. Typically, this will refer to the album that was announced as number one on the Sunday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday itself, the official number one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart. During the 2000s, the following albums were Christmas number ones. See also List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2000s List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2000s Notes References External links Official UK Albums Top 100 at the Official Charts Company The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart at BBC Radio 1 2000s in British music United Kingdom Albums 2000s