Florence and the Machine 's debut album , '' Lungs '' , was released in 2009 ; on 17 January 2010 , the album reached the top position in the UK after being on the chart for 28 consecutive weeks . '' Lungs '' won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010 . The group 's second studio album , '' Ceremonials '' , released in October 2011 , debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the US . The band 's third album , '' How Big , How Blue , How Beautiful '' was released in 2015 to positive reviews from critics , and topped the UK and US charts . The band 's fourth album '' High As Hope '' was released in 2018
Best British Album
2010 Brit Awards
Florence Welch