List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s
Introduction Releasing four albums in the decade, Ed Sheeran spent a total of 41 weeks at number one, more than any other artist.Adele's 2015 album ''25'' sold 800,307 copies in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling album of all time in the UK. Her two albums released in the 2010s, ''21'' and ''25'', were the two best-selling albums of the decade.The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Friday to Thursday in the United Kingdom; , there had been 266 number-one albums during the 2010s, by 76 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; 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.The chart is based on both physical and digital album sales, as well as audio streaming, 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 Scott Mills. The album chart is published online by Radio 1 (Top 40), in ''Music Week'' magazine (Top 75), on the OCC website (Top 100) and the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ''UKChartsPlus''. In June 2010, ''Time Flies... 1994–2009'' by Oasis became the 900th album ever to top the UK Albums Chart, in November 2013, ''Swings Both Ways'' by Robbie Williams became the 1,000th, and in November 2016, ''24 Hrs'' by Olly Murs became the 1,100th. Ed Sheeran, who released four albums during the decade, spent a total of 41 weeks at number one, more than any other artist, while the two albums released by Adele during the decade (''21'' and ''25'') spent 36 weeks at number one, and were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s.The following albums were all number one in the United Kingdom during the 2010s.
Number-one albums Florence and the Machine had the first new number-one album of the decade with their debut album ''Lungs''—topping the chart again in November 2011 with ''Ceremonials'' and then for a third time in June 2015 with ''How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful''.Little Mix achieved their number-one with Glory Days, in 2016.It had the highest first-week UK album sales for a girl group since ''Spiceworld'' in 1997, and became the fastest-selling number-one album by a girl group since 2001, with ''Survivor'' by Destiny's Child. It spent the most weeks at number one for a girl group album (5 weeks), since the Spice Girls spent 15 weeks at number one with ''Spice'' in 1996.In November 2018, it set a new chart record for the most weeks spent inside the top 40 of the UK Albums chart for a girl group album..Kylie Minogue achieved her fifth number one in July 2010 with ''Aphrodite'', making her the first act to achieve a number-one album in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. She subsequently achieved her sixth number one in April 2018 with ''Golden'' and seventh number one in June 2019 with ''Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection''.Christina Aguilera's sixth album, ''Bionic'', made UK chart history in June 2010 by registering the largest drop in chart positions for a number-one album at the time, when it fell 28 places to number 29.Selling 24,000 copies, it became the lowest selling number-one album in eight years.In September 2018, Eminem broke the UK chart record for the most consecutive number-one albums, with nine, after his album "Kamikaze" topped the chart. He had previously scored number ones earlier in the decade with "Recovery", "The Marshall Mathers LP 2", and "Revival".Take That's sixth album ''Progress'' sold 520,000 copies in one week to become the second-fastest-selling album of all-time.Following her death in July 2011, Amy Winehouse returned to number-one with ''Back to Black'' (2007) and again with the posthumous compilation ''Lioness: Hidden Treasures'' in December.MDNA'' marked Madonna's twelfth number-one album in the UK, allowing her to become the female solo artist with the most number-one albums ever.Emeli Sandé reached number-one in February 2012 with her debut album, ''Our Version of Events''—which spent a total of ten non-consecutive weeks at the summit; including one as the Christmas number-one.Mumford & Sons sold 158,923 copies of their second studio album ''Babel'' in one week in September 2012—the biggest first week sales of the year.David Bowie reached number-one in March 2013 with ''The Next Day'', his 24th studio album and first release since 2003 (''Reality''); and then again in January 2016 with his final studio album ''Blackstar'', which was released just two days before his death. After spending three weeks at the top, ''Blackstar'' was replaced by Bowie's 2002 greatest hits collection, ''Best of Bowie''.Justin Timberlake attained the highest first week sales of the year in March 2013 (105,888 copies), when his third studio album—''The 20/20 Experience''—reached the summit.In November 2013, Robbie Williams' tenth album ''Swings Both Ways'' became the 1,000th album ever to top the album chart.One Direction's third album ''Midnight Memories'' became the best selling album of 2013.Ellie Goulding reached number-one in January 2014 with ''Halcyon'' after its 56th week in the chart.Sam Smith broke a record in March 2015 for the studio album by a male solo artist with the most non-consecutive runs at number one ever with ''In the Lonely Hour''.Following her death in August 2015, Cilla Black reached number-one with ''The Very Best of Cilla Black''.''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' by the Beatles saw a return to number-one after 50 years when the album was reissued in 2017, meaning that the Beatles have achieved a number-one album in five different decades.the Vamps gained their first number one with ''Night & Day'', but the following week it dropped from number 1 to number 35, surpassing Christina Aguilera's record for the largest fall from the top spot.Taylor Swift has earned four number-one albums in this decade with her albums ''Red'' (2012), ''1989'' (2014), ''Reputation'' (2017) and ''Lover'' (2019).Lady Gaga has had four number-one albums this decade: ''The Fame'' (2010), ''Born This Way'' (2011), ''Artpop'' (2013) and ''A Star Is Born'' (2018).soundtrack to the 2017 film ''The Greatest Showman'' broke records when it spent 28 non-consecutive weeks at number one during 2018 and 2019, the most weeks spent at number one for an album that decade.Billie Eilish was 17 years and four months old when she became the youngest female solo artist to top the album charts in 2019 with her debut album ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ''BTS became the first Korean act to top the album charts with their 2019 EP ''Map of the Soul: Persona''.Lewis Capaldi's debut album ''Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'' became the best selling album of 2019.+Key''n''th album to top the UK Albums ChartreReturn of an album to number oneBest-selling album of the yearBest-selling album of the decade← 2000s20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020s →ArtistAlbumRecord labelReached number oneWeeks atnumber oneCertificationre''Sunny Side Up''Atlantic26× Platinum888Florence and the Machine''Lungs''Island26× Platinumre''Sunny Side Up''Atlantic16× Platinum889J23× Platinum890''Glee'' Cast''Glee: The Music, Volume 1''Epic1PlatinumreLady GagaInterscope111× Platinum891''Lights''Polydor12× Platinum892Boyzone''Brother''Polydor1PlatinumreLady GagaInterscope111× PlatinumreBoyzone''Brother''Polydor2PlatinumreLady GagaInterscope111× Platinum893Plan B679/Atlantic14× Platinum894AC/DC''Iron Man 2''Columbia12× PlatinumrePlan B679/Atlantic14× Platinum895''Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree''RCA1Gold896Keane''Night Train''Island1Silverre''Exile on Main St.''Polydor1Platinum897Pendulum''Immersion''Warner Bros.1Platinum898''To the Sea''Brushfire/Island1Gold899''Bionic''RCA1Silver900Oasis''Time Flies... 1994–2009''Big Brother15× Platinum901Eminem''Recovery''Interscope24× Platinum902''Aphrodite''Parlophone1PlatinumreEminem''Recovery''Interscope34× Platinum903Arcade FireMercury1PlatinumreEminem''Recovery''Interscope14× Platinum904Iron MaidenEMI1GoldreEminem''Recovery''Interscope14× Platinum905''Teenage Dream''Virgin15× Platinum906''Flamingo''Vertigo1Gold907''Science & Faith''Phonogenic12× Platinum908''Going Back''Atlantic1Goldre''Science & Faith''Phonogenic12× Platinum909''Disc-Overy''Parlophone13× Platinum910''In and Out of Consciousness:Greatest Hits 1990–2010''Virgin12× Platinum911Kings of Leon''Come Around Sundown''Hand Me Down23× Platinum912''Messy Little Raindrops''Fascination1Platinum913Syco12× Platinum914Take That''Progress'' Polydor68× Platinum915Rihanna''Loud''Def Jam37× Platinum916''Doo-Wops & Hooligans''Elektra17× Platinum917AdeleXL1118× Platinum918Foo Fighters''Wasting Light''RCA1PlatinumreAdeleXL518× Platinum919Lady Gaga''Born This Way''Interscope23× Platinum920Arctic Monkeys''Suck It and See''Domino1PlatinumreTake That''Progress''Polydor18× PlatinumreLady Gaga''Born This Way''Interscope13× Platinum921BeyoncéColumbia/Parkwood23× PlatinumreAdeleXL218× Platinumre''Back to Black''Island314× Platinum922Nero''Welcome Reality''MTA1Gold923''Echoes''RCA1Platinum924Red Hot Chili Peppers''I'm with You''Warner1Gold925Example''Playing in the Shadows''Ministry of Sound1Platinum926''+''Asylum19× Platinum927Kasabian''Velociraptor! ''Columbia12× Platinum928Island2Platinum929StepsSony1Platinum930Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds''Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds''Sour Mash13× Platinum931Coldplay''Mylo Xyloto''Parlophone15× Platinum932Florence and the Machine''Ceremonials''Island13× Platinum933''Someone to Watch Over Me''Syco1Platinum934''Christmas''Reprise111× Platinum935Rihanna''Talk That Talk''Def Jam13× Platinum936''In Case You Didn't Know''Epic13× Platinum937''Lioness: Hidden Treasures''Island13× Platinumre''Christmas''Reprise211× Platinumre''+''Asylum19× PlatinumreAdele XL118× Platinumre''Doo-Wops & Hooligans''Elektra16× PlatinumreAdele XL118× Platinumre''+''Asylum19× Platinum938''Born to Die''Polydor25× Platinum939Virgin18× PlatinumreAdele XL118× PlatinumreVirgin18× Platinum940''Wrecking Ball''Columbia1Gold941Military Wives''In My Dreams''Decca1Gold942''Sonik Kicks''Island1Silver943Madonna''MDNA''Interscope1Gold944Nicki Minaj''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded''Cash Money/Island1PlatinumreAdele XL218× Platinum945''Blunderbuss''XL1Gold946Marina and the Diamonds''Electra Heart''679/Atlantic1Gold947Keane''Strangeland''Island2GoldreVirgin18× Platinum948Gary Barlow and The Commonwealth Band''Sing''Decca3Gold949''Believe''Def Jam1Gold950Linkin Park''Living Things''Warner Bros.1Gold951Chris Brown''Fortune''RCA1Gold952''Write It On Your Skin''Ugly Truth1Silver953 vs. Pnau''Good Morning to the Night''Mercury1954Plan B''Ill Manors''679/Atlantic1Gold955''Contrast''Parlophone1SilverreRihanna''Talk That Talk''Def Jam13× PlatinumreVirgin28× Platinum956''Ora''Columbia/Roc Nation1Platinum957''Come of Age''Columbia1Gold958''Coexist''Young Turks1Platinum959''Battle Born''Vertigo1Platinum960Mumford & Sons''Babel''Gentlemen of the Road/Island14× Platinum961Muse''''Helium 3/Warner1PlatinumreMumford & Sons''Babel''Gentlemen of the Road/Island14× Platinum962''Jake Bugg''Mercury12× Platinum963''Red''Big Machine12× Platinum964''18 Months''Columbia/Fly Eye14× Platinum965''Take the Crown''Island1Platinum966One Direction''Take Me Home''Syco14× Platinum967Rihanna''Unapologetic''Def Jam12× Platinum968''Right Place Right Time''Epic24× Platinum969''Unorthodox Jukebox''Atlantic13× PlatinumreVirgin28× Platinumre''18 Months''Columbia/Fly Eye14× Platinumre''Our Version of Events''Virgin18× Platinum970Motion Picture Cast Recording''Les Misérables''Polydor22× Platinum971Biffy Clyro''Opposites''14th Floor1PlatinumreMotion Picture Cast Recording''Les Misérables''Polydor22× Platinumre''Our Version of Events''Virgin28× Platinum972Bastille''Bad Blood''Virgin13× Platinum973''''RCA1Platinum974''''RCA3Platinum975Paramore''Paramore''Atlantic/Fueled by Ramen1Platinum 976''To Be Loved''Reprise22× Platinum977Rudimental''Home''Asylum12× Platinum978''The Shocking Miss Emerald''Grandmono/Dramatico1Gold979''Time''Capitol/Decca12× Platinum980Daft Punk''Random Access Memories''Columbia2Platinum981Disclosure''Settle''PMR1Platinum982Black Sabbath''13''Vertigo1Gold983''Yeezus''Def Jam1Gold984''Long Way Down''Columbia1PlatinumreMumford & Sons''Babel''Gentlemen of the Road/Island14× Platinum985Jay-Z''Magna Carta Holy Grail''Roc Nation1Gold986''Blurred Lines''Interscope1Gold987''Love Never Fails''RCA1Silver988Richard & Adam''''Sony Music4Gold989Avenged Sevenfold''Hail to the King''Warner Bros.1Gold990''The 1975''Dirty Hit/Polydor12× Platinum991Arctic Monkeys''AM''Domino26× Platinum992Kings of Leon''Mechanical Bull''RCA1Platinum993Haim''Days Are Gone''Polydor1Platinum994''Bangerz''RCA1Gold995''Tribute''Island1Platinum996''Prism''Virgin1Platinum997Arcade Fire''Reflektor''Sonovox1Gold998Eminem''The Marshall Mathers LP 2''Interscope12× Platinum999Lady Gaga''Artpop''Interscope1Gold1000''Swings Both Ways''Island12× Platinum1001One Direction''Midnight Memories'' Syco23× Platinumre''Swings Both Ways''Island32× Platinum1002''Halcyon''Polydor24× Platinum1003''High Hopes''Columbia1Goldre''Halcyon''Polydor14× Platinum1004You Me at Six''Cavalier Youth''BMG Rights1Gold1005Bombay Bicycle Club''So Long, See You Tomorrow''Island1Gold1006Katy B''Little Red''Columbia1SilverreBastille''Bad Blood''Virgin23× Platinum1007''Girl''Columbia1Platinum1008Elbow''The Take Off and Landing of Everything''Fiction1Gold1009''Symphonica''Virgin EMI1Gold1010''The Power of Love''Sony1Gold1011Kaiser Chiefs''Education, Education, Education & War''Fiction2Gold1012''Caustic Love''Atlantic32× Platinum1013''Sheezus''Parlophone1Gold1014''Xscape''MJJ1Gold1015Coldplay''Ghost Stories''Parlophone12× Platinum1016''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol29× Platinum1017Kasabian''48:13''Columbia/Sony1Platinum1018''Ultraviolence''Interscope/Polydor1Platinum1019x Asylum/Atlantic812× Platinum1020Collabro''Stars''Syco1Gold1021Royal Blood''Royal Blood''Warner Bros.12× Platinum  re''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol29× Platinum1022''No Sound Without Silence''Columbia1Platinum1023alt-J''This Is All Yours''Infectious1Gold1024''Wanted on Voyage''Columbia25× Platinum1025''Chapter One''Syco1Platinum1026''I Forget Where We Were''Island1Gold1027''1989''Big Machine15× Platinumrex Asylum/Atlantic112× Platinum1028Pink Floyd''The Endless River''Parlophone1Platinum1029One Direction''Four''Columbia/Syco12× Platinum1030''Never Been Better''Syco/Epic13× Platinum1031Take That''III''Polydor1Platinumrex Asylum/Atlantic312× Platinumre''Wanted on Voyage''Columbia15× Platinumre''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol19× Platinumre''Wanted on Voyage''Columbia15× Platinum1032''Uptown Special''Columbia1Gold1033''Title''Epic1Platinum1034''Shadows in the Night''Columbia1re''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol19× Platinum1035Imagine Dragons''Smoke + Mirrors''Interscope1Platinumre''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol19× Platinum1036Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds''Chasing Yesterday''Sour Mash1Platinumre''In the Lonely Hour''Capitol19× Platinum1037''To Pimp a Butterfly''Interscope1Platinum1038''Chaos and the Calm''Virgin13× Platinum1039The Prodigy''The Day Is My Enemy''Cooking Vinyl1Gold1040All Time Low''Future Hearts''Hopeless1Silver1041''The Ultimate Collection''Sony1Platinum1042''Stages''Reprise1Gold1043Blur''The Magic Whip''Parlophone1Gold1044Mumford & Sons''Wilder Mind''Gentlemen of the Road/Island2Platinum1045''The Desired Effect''Vertigo1Gold1046''85% Proof''Island1Silver1047Florence and the Machine''How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful''Island1Platinum1048Muse''Drones''Warner Bros.2GoldreFlorence and the Machine''How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful''Island1Platinum1049''The Definitive Collection''Motown13× Platinumre''x''Asylum/Atlantic112× Platinum1050Years & Years''Communion''Polydor22× Platinum1051''Born in the Echoes''Virgin1Silver1052''Marks to Prove It''Polydor1Silver1053Dr. Dre''Compton''Interscope1Gold1054''The Very Best of Cilla Black''Parlophone1Platinum1055''I Cry When I Laugh''Atlantic14× Platinum1056''Beauty Behind the Madness''Republic12× Platinum1057Iron Maiden''The Book of Souls''Parlophone1Gold1058Stereophonics''Keep the Village Alive''Stylus1Gold1059''Rattle That Lock''Columbia1Gold1060Disclosure''Caracal''Island1Gold1061Rudimental''We the Generation''Atlantic1Gold1062Faithless''Faithless 2.0''Sony1Silver1063''Jamie Lawson''Atlantic1Gold10645 Seconds of Summer''Sounds Good Feels Good''Capitol1Gold1065 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''If I Can Dream''RCA2 4× Platinum1066One Direction''Made in the A.M.''Columbia/Syco12× Platinum1067Adele''25'' XL713× Platinum1068 David Bowie''Blackstar''RCA3Platinum1069''Best of Bowie''EMI14× Platinum1070Coldplay''A Head Full of Dreams''Parlophone14× PlatinumreAdele''25'' XL213× Platinum1071''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It''Dirty Hit/Polydor1PlatinumreAdele''25'' XL313× Platinum1072Zayn''Mind of Mine''RCA1Gold1073''Everything You've Come to Expect''Domino1Gold1074''Cleopatra''Dualtone1Gold1075''The Hope Six Demolition Project''Island11076Beyoncé''Lemonade''Parkwood/Columbia1Platinum1077Drake''Views''Young Money/Republic12× Platinum1078Radiohead''A Moon Shaped Pool''XL1GoldreDrake''Views''Young Money/Republic12× Platinum1079''Dangerous Woman''Republic1Platinum1080Catfish and the Bottlemen''The Ride''Capitol1Platinum1081''Stranger to Stranger''Concord1Silver1082''50''BMG1PlatinumreRadiohead''A Moon Shaped Pool''XL1GoldreAdele''25'' XL113× Platinum1083Blink-182''California''BMG1Gold1084Biffy Clyro''Ellipsis''14th Floor1Gold1085''Love & Hate''Polydor1Gold1086Electric Light Orchestra''All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra''Sony15× Platinum1087Viola Beach''Viola Beach''Fuller Beans1Silver1088Blossoms''Blossoms''Virgin2Gold1089''Blonde''Boys Don't Cry1Platinum 1090			''Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway''Columbia11091Ward Thomas''Cartwheels''WTW Music1Gold1092Bastille''Wild World''Virgin EMI2Gold1093Passenger''Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea''Nettwerk1Silver1094''Following My Intuition''Insanity1Gold1095Green Day''Revolution Radio''Reprise1Gold1096Kings of Leon''Walls''RCA1Gold1097Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''The Wonder of You''RCA12× Platinum1098''Back from the Edge''Columbia1Platinum1099''The Heavy Entertainment Show''Columbia1Platinum1100''24 Hrs''Sony1Platinum1101Little Mix''Glory Days''Syco24× Platinum1102''Blue & Lonesome''Polydor1Platinum1103Michael Ball and Alfie Boe''Together''Decca22× PlatinumreLittle Mix''Glory Days''Syco34× Platinum1104''I See You''Young Turks1Gold1105Pete Tong, The Heritage Orchestra and Jules Buckley''Classic House''Universal1Gold1106Various artists''La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''Interscope1Gold1107Elbow''Little Fictions''Polydor1Gold1108Rag'n'Bone Man''Human''Columbia24× Platinum1109Stormzy''Gang Signs & Prayer''Merky1Platinum1110''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic914× Platinum1111Kasabian''For Crying Out Loud''Columbia1Gold1112''Harry Styles''Erskine/Columbia1Platinumre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic114× Platinumre''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''Parlophone118× Platinumre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic114× Platinum1113London Grammar''Truth Is a Beautiful Thing''Metal & Dust/Ministry of Sound1Gold1114Royal Blood''How Did We Get So Dark? ''Warner Bros.1Goldre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic314× Platinum1115The Vamps''Night & Day''Mercury/Virgin EMI1Gold1116''Lust for Life''Polydor/Interscope1Gold1117Arcade Fire''Everything Now''Columbia/Sonovox1Goldre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic314× Platinum1118Queens of the Stone Age''Villains''Matador1Gold1119''Freedom Child''Columbia/Sony1Gold1120''Sleep Well Beast''4AD1Silver1121Foo Fighters''Concrete and Gold''RCA1Gold1122''Wonderful Wonderful''Island1Gold1123''Now''Mercury Nashville1Silver1124''As You Were''Warner Bros.1Platinum1125Pink''Beautiful Trauma''RCA12× Platinum1126''Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / MTV Unplugged''Columbia11127Michael Ball and Alfie Boe''Together Again''Decca1Platinum1128''The Thrill of It All''Capitol12× Platinum1129''Reputation''Big Machine12× Platinum1130''The Architect''RCA, Epic1Platinum1131Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds''Who Built the Moon? ''Sour Mash1Platinumre''The Thrill of It All''Capitol12× Platinumre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic114× Platinum1132Eminem''Revival''Interscope1Platinumre''÷'' Asylum/Atlantic214× Platinum1133Hugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic118× Platinum1134''Staying at Tamara's''Columbia14× PlatinumreHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic18× Platinum1135Kylie Minogue''Golden''BMG1GoldreHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic28× Platinum1136Post Malone''Beerbongs & Bentleys''Republic12× PlatinumreHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic18× Platinum1137Arctic Monkeys''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino''Domino1GoldreHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic68× Platinum1138Drake''Scorpion''Young Money/Republic32× Platinum1139Various artists''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack''Polydor42× Platinum1140Ariana Grande''Sweetener''Republic1PlatinumreVarious artists''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack''Polydor12× Platinum1141Eminem''Kamikaze''Interscope4Platinum1142Rod Stewart''Blood Red Roses''Decca1Gold1143Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper''A Star Is Born''Interscope12× Platinum1144Jess Glynne''Always in Between''Atlantic1PlatinumreLady Gaga and Bradley Cooper''A Star Is Born''Interscope12× Platinum1145Andrea Bocelli''Sì''Decca1Gold1146The Prodigy''No Tourists''BMG1Silver1147Muse''Simulation Theory''Helium 3/Warner Bros.1Gold 1148''Love''Reprise1Platinum1149Take That''Odyssey''Polydor1Platinum 1150''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships''Dirty Hit/Polydor1PlatinumreHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman'' Atlantic78× Platinum1151Bring Me the Horizon''Amo''RCA1Gold1152The Specials''Encore''UMG11153Ariana Grande''Thank U, Next''Republic3Platinum1154Tom Walker''What a Time to Be Alive''Relentless1Platinum1155Dave''Psychodrama''Dave/Neighbourhood1Platinum1156Jack Savoretti''Singing to Strangers''BMG1Silver1157Michael Ball''Coming Home to You''Decca11158Billie Eilish''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ''Interscope22× Platinum1159BTS''Map of the Soul: Persona''Big Hit1GoldreBillie Eilish''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ''Interscope12× Platinum1160Pink''Hurts 2B Human''RCA3Gold1161Lewis Capaldi ''Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'' EMI45× Platinum1162Bruce Springsteen''Western Stars''Columbia1GoldreLewis Capaldi ''Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent''  EMI15× Platinum1163Kylie Minogue''Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection''BMG1GoldreLewis Capaldi ''Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'' EMI15× Platinum1164Ed Sheeran''No.6 Collaborations Project''Asylum43× Platinum1165Slipknot''We Are Not Your Kind''Roadrunner1SilverreEd Sheeran''No.6 Collaborations Project''Asylum13× Platinum1166''Lover''Republic12× Platinum1167Lana Del Rey''Norman Fucking Rockwell! ''Polydor1Gold1168Post Malone''Hollywood's Bleeding''Republic1Platinum1169Sam Fender''Hypersonic Missiles''Polydor1Platinum1170Liam Gallagher''Why Me? Why Not. ''Warner1GoldreThe Beatles''Abbey Road''Apple Corps18× Platinum1171Dermot Kennedy''Without Fear''Island1Platinum1172Elbow''Giants of All Sizes''Polydor1Silver1173Foals''Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2''Warner1Silver1174Stereophonics''Kind''Parlophone1Gold1175Jeff Lynne's ELO''From Out of Nowhere''RCA1Silver1176The Script''Sunsets & Full Moons''Columbia1Silver1177Westlife''Spectrum''EMI1Gold1178Coldplay''Everyday Life''Parlophone1Gold1179Robbie Williams''The Christmas Present''Columbia1Gold1180Rod Stewart and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''Rhino3Platinum← 2000s20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020s →===Artists with the most number ones in the 2010s===Eighteen different artists had three number ones on the UK Albums Chart during the 2010s, whilst eight artists have had four number ones. In 2012, 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. One Direction gained their fourth UK number-one album in 2015, followed by Robbie Williams and Olly Murs in 2016.Eminem, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Coldplay later scored their fourth chart-toppers of the decade as well. In December 2019, Williams' album ''The Christmas Present'' claimed the number 1 spot, making him the first artist of the decade to have five number-one albums and the artist with the most-chart topping albums for the second consecutive decade.ArtistNumber onesAlbums5Coldplay4EminemLady GagaOne DirectionTaylor SwiftArcade Fire3Arctic MonkeysElbowFlorence and the MachineKasabianKings of LeonMuseNoel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRihannaTake That*  Originally released in the 2000s, but went to number one during the 2010s.===Albums with the most weeks at number one===The following albums spent at least seven weeks at number one during the 2010s.ArtistAlbumWeeks atnumber oneHugh Jackman & Various artists''The Greatest Showman''28Adele''21''23''÷''20Adele''25''13''x''Emeli Sandé''Our Version of Events''10''In the Lonely Hour''8Take That''Progress''7Eminem''Recovery''===Artists with the most weeks at number one===Twenty different artists spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart during the 2010s. Ed Sheeran spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 41 weeks.ArtistWeeks atnumber oneAlbums41Adele36Eminem1310Lady Gaga9Take That76Rihanna5DrakeFlorence and the MachineLittle MixOne Direction===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 labelNumber-onealbumsWeeks atnumber oneXL Recordings439Polydor Records1429Atlantic Records1229Island Records1726Virgin Records925Columbia Records1823RCA Records1520Interscope Records1120Parlophone1111Syco Music810Sony Music710Def Jam Recordings58Reprise Records47
Christmas number ones Michael Bublé earned the Christmas number-one in 2011 with his staple album ''Christmas''.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 2010s, the following albums were Christmas number ones.YearArtistAlbumRecord labelWeeks atnumber oneRef.2010			Take That''Progress''Polydor		72011			Michael Bublé''Christmas''143/Reprise		42012Emeli Sandé''Our Version of Events''Virgin102013			Robbie Williams''Swings Both Ways''Island42014			Ed Sheeran''X''Asylum132015			Adele''25''XL132016			Michael Ball & Alfie Boe''Together''Decca22017			Eminem''Revival''Interscope12018			Various Artists''The Greatest Showman''Atlantic282019			Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra''Warner3
See also * List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s* List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2010s* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
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External links * Official Albums Chart Top 100 at the Official Charts Company* The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart at BBC Radio 1