List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s

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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. 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]

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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 on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1, which is currently hosted by Jack Saunders. [5] The album chart is published in Music Week magazine (Top 75), [6] and on the OCC website (Top 100). [7] Lewis Capaldi was the first artist to top the albums chart in the 2020s with Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent . In July 2020, On Sunset by Paul Weller became the 1200th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart. In December 2022, This Is What I Mean by Stormzy became the 1300th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart. In June 2025, More by Pulp became the 1400th album to ever top the UK Albums Chart.

Taylor Swift broke the record for the most UK number-one albums by a female artist, surpassing Madonna. Swift also has the longest-running album of the decade so far with The Tortured Poets Department. Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Midnights Era Set (53110031390) (cropped).jpg
Taylor Swift broke the record for the most UK number-one albums by a female artist, surpassing Madonna. Swift also has the longest-running album of the decade so far with The Tortured Poets Department.

The following albums have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s. [7]

Kylie Minogue became the first female artist to earn a number-one album in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s) with Disco. Kylie Minogue - Summer 2019 - Step Back In Time Tour - Castlefield Bowl - Manchester - 11.07.19 - 236.jpg
Kylie Minogue became the first female artist to earn a number-one album in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s) with Disco .
Adele scored the best-selling album of 2021 with 30. Adele 2016.jpg
Adele scored the best-selling album of 2021 with 30.
Robbie Williams became the solo artist with the most UK number-one albums with XXV in September 2022. Robbie Williams, Roundhouse, London (Apple Music Festival) (29312031654).jpg
Robbie Williams became the solo artist with the most UK number-one albums with XXV in September 2022.
Harry Styles earned 2022's UK biggest-selling album with Harry's House, which is the longest-running number-one album by a male artist of the decade so far. HarryStylesWembley170623 (65 of 93) (52982678051) (cropped 2).jpg
Harry Styles earned 2022's UK biggest-selling album with Harry's House , which is the longest-running number-one album by a male artist of the decade so far.
Bruce Springsteen became the first solo artist to chart at number-one in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s) with Letter to You. Bruce Springsteen.jpg
Bruce Springsteen became the first solo artist to chart at number-one in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s) with Letter to You .
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres (2021) was the first album of the 2020s decade to sell more than 100,000 units in a single week, while Moon Music (2024) achieved the fastest sales by a group. ColdplayBBC071221 (cropped).jpg
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres (2021) was the first album of the 2020s decade to sell more than 100,000 units in a single week, while Moon Music (2024) achieved the fastest sales by a group.
Dua Lipa earned two number-one albums in the 2020s with Future Nostalgia, and Radical Optimism. DuaLipaO2020522 (101 of 110) (52052470251) (cropped).jpg
Dua Lipa earned two number-one albums in the 2020s with Future Nostalgia , and Radical Optimism .
Michael Buble's Christmas returned to the top in January 2021, the first time since 2011, and again in December 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Michael Buble (01).jpg
Michael Bublé's Christmas returned to the top in January 2021, the first time since 2011, and again in December 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Celeste became the first British female artist in five years since Jess Glynne in 2015 to debut at number-one with Not Your Muse. Celeste at Royal Variety Performance 2020 (cropped).png
Celeste became the first British female artist in five years since Jess Glynne in 2015 to debut at number-one with Not Your Muse .
Olivia Rodrigo became the youngest artist to earn a "UK chart double" with Sour in May 2021. Olivia Rodrigo at Vice President's West Wing office (2).jpg
Olivia Rodrigo became the youngest artist to earn a "UK chart double" with Sour in May 2021.
ABBA returned to the top of the albums chart in November 2021 earning their tenth number-one album with Voyage, the group's first studio album in forty years. ABBA - TopPop 1974 5.png
ABBA returned to the top of the albums chart in November 2021 earning their tenth number-one album with Voyage, the group's first studio album in forty years.
Muse made chart history in September 2022 with their album Will of the People by becoming the first album to reach number-one to incorporate NFT technology. MuseBristol 050619-118 (48035812973).jpg
Muse made chart history in September 2022 with their album Will of the People by becoming the first album to reach number-one to incorporate NFT technology.
Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to earn a UK number-one album in September 2022 with their second studio album Born Pink. 221201 BLACKPINK Born Pink Tour London.jpg
Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to earn a UK number-one album in September 2022 with their second studio album Born Pink .
Courteeners set a new record for the longest time taken for a studio album to reach number-one when they earned their first number-one album in January 2023 following the 15th anniversary reissue of their debut album St. Jude, which originally peaked at number 4 in April 2008. The Courteeners.jpg
Courteeners set a new record for the longest time taken for a studio album to reach number-one when they earned their first number-one album in January 2023 following the 15th anniversary reissue of their debut album St. Jude, which originally peaked at number 4 in April 2008.
Ellie Goulding joined Adele as the British Female Solo Act with the most number-one albums in UK history, with her fourth chart-topper Higher Than Heaven in April 2023. Ellie Goulding - Superbloom - DSC1590.jpg
Ellie Goulding joined Adele as the British Female Solo Act with the most number-one albums in UK history, with her fourth chart-topper Higher Than Heaven in April 2023.

Number-one albums

Key
No.nth album to top the UK Albums Chart
reReturn of an album to number one
† Best-selling album of the year
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Burna Boy became the first global Afrobeats artist to earn a UK number-one album with I Told Them... in September 2023. Burna Boy (cropped).jpg
Burna Boy became the first global Afrobeats artist to earn a UK number-one album with I Told Them... in September 2023.
Beyonce earned her fifth number-one album in April 2024 with Cowboy Carter, which also became the first country album by a black artist to top the UK Albums chart. Beyonce - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (5 of 118) (52945900006) (cropped).jpg
Beyoncé earned her fifth number-one album in April 2024 with Cowboy Carter , which also became the first country album by a black artist to top the UK Albums chart.
Lady Gaga earned two number-one albums this decade with Chromatica and Mayhem. GagaSpurs290722 (33 of 39) (52250248117) (cropped).jpg
Lady Gaga earned two number-one albums this decade with Chromatica and Mayhem .
In May 2025, Morgan Wallen became just the fifth country artist to debut at number-one with I'm the Problem. Morgan Wallen performing at Freedom Fest 2019.jpg
In May 2025, Morgan Wallen became just the fifth country artist to debut at number-one with I'm the Problem .
Sabrina Carpenter topped the UK Album Charts for five non-consecutive weeks with Short n' Sweet. The album set a new record in June 2025 with the longest Top 5 streak in chart history. Carpenter went on to earn her second number one album in September 2025 with Man's Best Friend. Sabrina Carpenter - O2 Arena 2025 - 061 (cropped).jpg
Sabrina Carpenter topped the UK Album Charts for five non-consecutive weeks with Short n' Sweet. The album set a new record in June 2025 with the longest Top 5 streak in chart history. Carpenter went on to earn her second number one album in September 2025 with Man's Best Friend.
Oasis returned to number one numerous times throughout the 2020s with Definitely Maybe in September 2024 following the album's 30th anniversary, and Time Flies... 1994-2009 in July 2025. Oasis performing at Coors Amphitheatre on Sept 14 2005.jpg
Oasis returned to number one numerous times throughout the 2020s with Definitely Maybe in September 2024 following the album's 30th anniversary, and Time Flies... 1994–2009 in July 2025.
Tom Grennan earned three consecutive number-one albums throughout the 2020s with Evering Road, What Ifs & Maybes and Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be. Boardmasters2022 (192 of 246) (52300210527) (cropped).jpg
Tom Grennan earned three consecutive number-one albums throughout the 2020s with Evering Road, What Ifs & Maybes and Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be.
No.Artist [a] Album [a] Record label [b] Reached number one [a] Weeks at
number one [a] 		Certification [c]
2020
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † EMI 3 January 202016× Platinum
1181 Stormzy Heavy Is the Head Atlantic/Merky10 January 20201Platinum
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † EMI 17 January 202016× Platinum
1182 Eminem Music to Be Murdered By Interscope 24 January 20201Platinum
1183 J Hus Big Conspiracy Black Butter 31 January 20201Gold
1184 Blossoms Foolish Loving Spaces EMI 7 February 20201Silver
1185 Green Day Father of All Motherfuckers Reprise 14 February 20201
1186 Justin Bieber Changes Def Jam 21 February 20201Gold
1187 BTS Map of the Soul: 7 Big Hit 28 February 20201Gold
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † EMI 6 March 202016× Platinum
1188 Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Manchester Calling EMI 13 March 20201
1189 Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather Virgin EMI 20 March 20201Gold
1190 The Weeknd After Hours Republic/XO 27 March 20201Platinum
1191 5 Seconds of Summer Calm Interscope 3 April 20201Gold
1192 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 10 April 202022× Platinum
1193 Gerry Cinnamon The Bonny Little Runaway24 April 20201Platinum
re Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 1 May 202012× Platinum
1194 Drake Dark Lane Demo Tapes Republic/OVO 8 May 20201Gold
re Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Warner 15 May 202012× Platinum
re Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent † EMI 22 May 202016× Platinum
1195 The 1975 Notes on a Conditional Form Dirty Hit/Polydor 29 May 20201Gold
1196 Lady Gaga Chromatica Streamline/Interscope 5 June 20202Gold
1197 Liam Gallagher MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) Warner 19 June 20201Silver
1198 Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways Columbia 26 June 20201Gold
1199 Haim Women in Music Pt. III Polydor 3 July 20201Gold
1200 Paul Weller On Sunset Polydor 10 July 20201
1201 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die Grade A/Interscope 17 July 20201Platinum
1202 Ellie Goulding Brightest Blue Polydor 24 July 20201Silver
1203 Taylor Swift Folklore Republic 31 July 202033× Platinum
1204 Biffy Clyro A Celebration of Endings Warner 21 August 20201Silver
1205 The Killers Imploding the Mirage EMI 28 August 20201Gold
1206 Nines Crabs in a Bucket Zino/Warner 4 September 20201Gold
1207 The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup Rolling Stones 11 September 20201Gold [A]
1208 Doves The Universal Want Virgin 18 September 20201
1209 Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Victor Victor/Republic 25 September 202012× Platinum
1210 Idles Ultra Mono Partisan 2 October 20201Silver
1211 Queen + Adam Lambert Live Around the World EMI 9 October 20201Silver
1212 Headie One Edna Relentless 16 October 20201Gold
1213 The Vamps Cherry Blossom Virgin EMI/Universal 23 October 20201
1214 Bruce Springsteen Letter to You Columbia 30 October 20201Gold
1215 Ariana Grande Positions Republic 6 November 20201Platinum
1216 Kylie Minogue Disco BMG 13 November 20201Gold
1217 AC/DC Power Up Columbia 20 November 20201Gold
1218 Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Together at Christmas Decca 27 November 20201Gold
1219 Gary Barlow Music Played by Humans Polydor 4 December 20201Gold
1220 Yungblud Weird! Interscope 11 December 20201Gold
1221 Taylor Swift Evermore Republic 18 December 20201Platinum
1222 Paul McCartney McCartney III Capitol 25 December 20201
2021
re Michael Bublé Christmas Reprise 1 January 2021111× Platinum
re Taylor Swift Evermore Republic 8 January 20211Platinum
1223 Barry Gibb Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1 EMI 15 January 20211
1224 You Me at Six Suckapunch Underdog22 January 20211
1225 Bring Me the Horizon Post Human: Survival Horror RCA 29 January 20211Gold
1226 Celeste Not Your Muse Polydor 5 February 20211Gold
1227 Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight Columbia 12 February 20211Gold
1228 Slowthai Tyron Method19 February 20211Silver
1229 Mogwai As the Love Continues Rock Action 26 February 20211
1230 Architects For Those That Wish to Exist Epitaph 5 March 20211
1231 Kings of Leon When You See Yourself Columbia 12 March 20211Silver
1232 Tom Grennan Evering Road Insanity19 March 20211Gold
1233 Lana Del Rey Chemtrails over the Country Club Polydor 26 March 20211Gold
1234 Ben Howard Collections from the Whiteout Island 2 April 20211
1235 The Snuts W.L. Parlophone 9 April 20211Silver
1236 Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor's Version) EMI 16 April 20211Platinum
1237 London Grammar Californian Soil Ministry of Sound 23 April 20211Gold
1238 Tom Jones Surrounded by Time EMI 30 April 20211
1239 Royal Blood Typhoons Warner 7 May 20211Silver
1240 Rag'n'Bone Man Life by Misadventure Columbia 14 May 20211Gold
1241 Paul Weller Fat Pop (Volume 1) Polydor 21 May 20211
1242 Olivia Rodrigo Sour Geffen 28 May 202124× Platinum
1243 Wolf Alice Blue Weekend Dirty Hit 11 June 20211Gold
1244 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) Sour Mash18 June 20211Gold
re Olivia Rodrigo Sour Geffen 25 June 202114× Platinum
1245 Jack Savoretti Europiana EMI 2 July 20211Silver
re Olivia Rodrigo Sour Geffen 9 July 202113× Platinum
1246 Inhaler It Won't Always Be Like This Polydor 16 July 20211Silver
1247 KSI All Over the Place BMG 23 July 20211Gold
1248 Dave We're All Alone in This Together Neighbourhood30 July 20211Platinum
1249 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Interscope 6 August 20211Platinum
re Dave We're All Alone in This Together Neighbourhood13 August 20211Platinum
1250 The Killers Pressure Machine EMI 20 August 20211
re Olivia Rodrigo Sour Geffen 27 August 202114× Platinum
1251 Kanye West Donda Def Jam 3 September 20211Gold
1252 Drake Certified Lover Boy Republic/OVO 10 September 20211Platinum
1253 Manic Street Preachers The Ultra Vivid Lament Columbia 17 September 20211
re Drake Certified Lover Boy Republic/OVO 24 September 20211Platinum
1254 The Lathums How Beautiful Life Can Be Island 1 October 20211Silver
1255 The Script Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits Phonogenic/Sony 8 October 20211Platinum
1256 Sam Fender Seventeen Going Under Polydor 15 October 20211Platinum
1257 Coldplay Music of the Spheres Parlophone 22 October 20211Gold
1258 Elton John The Lockdown Sessions EMI 29 October 20211Gold
1259 Ed Sheeran = Atlantic 5 November 202114× Platinum
1260 ABBA Voyage Universal 12 November 20211Platinum
1261 Taylor Swift Red (Taylor's Version) EMI 19 November 20211Platinum
1262 Adele 30 † Columbia 26 November 202153× Platinum
re Ed Sheeran = Atlantic 31 December 202124× Platinum
2022
1263 The Weeknd Dawn FM Republic/XO 14 January 20221Gold
1264 The Wombats Fix Yourself, Not the World AWAL 21 January 20221
1265 Years & Years Night Call Polydor 28 January 20221Silver
1266 Don Broco Amazing Things SharpTone 4 February 20221
1267 Bastille Give Me the Future EMI 11 February 20221Silver
1268 Frank Turner FTHC Polydor 18 February 20221
re Ed Sheeran = Atlantic 25 February 202214× Platinum
1269 Central Cee 23 Self-released4 March 20221Gold
1270 Stereophonics Oochya! Stylus11 March 20221Silver
1271 Rex Orange County Who Cares? RCA 18 March 20221
1272 Charli XCX Crash Atlantic 25 March 20221Silver
1273 Michael Bublé Higher Reprise 1 April 20221
1274 Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love Warner 8 April 20221Silver
1275 Wet Leg Wet Leg Domino 15 April 20221Gold
1276 Digga D Noughty by Nature CGM/EGA22 April 20221Silver
1277 Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia Partisan 29 April 20221Gold
1278 Blossoms Ribbon Around the Bomb Virgin EMI 6 May 20221
1279 Arcade Fire We Columbia 13 May 20221Silver
1280 Florence and the Machine Dance Fever Polydor 20 May 20221Gold
1281 Harry Styles Harry's House † Columbia 27 May 202213× Platinum
1282 Liam Gallagher C'mon You Know Warner 3 June 20221Gold
re Harry Styles Harry's House † Columbia 10 June 202213× Platinum
1283 George Ezra Gold Rush Kid Columbia 17 June 20221Gold
re Harry Styles Harry's House † Columbia 24 June 202223× Platinum
1284 Paolo Nutini Last Night in the Bittersweet Atlantic 8 July 20221Gold
re Harry Styles Harry's House † Columbia 15 July 202223× Platinum
1285 Jamie T The Theory of Whatever Polydor 29 July 20221
1286 Beyoncé Renaissance Columbia/Parkwood 5 August 20222Platinum
1287 Kasabian The Alchemist's Euphoria Sony 19 August 20221
1288 Steps Platinum Collection Sony 26 August 20221Silver
1289 Muse Will of the People Warner 2 September 20221Gold
1290 Yungblud Yungblud Geffen 9 September 20221Silver
1291 Robbie Williams XXV Columbia 16 September 20221Silver
1292 Blackpink Born Pink Interscope 23 September 20221Silver
1293 5 Seconds of Summer 5SOS5 BMG 30 September 20221
1294 Slipknot The End, So Far Roadrunner 7 October 20221
1295 Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott N.K-Pop EMI 14 October 20221
1296 The 1975 Being Funny in a Foreign Language Dirty Hit 21 October 20221Gold
1297 Taylor Swift Midnights EMI 28 October 202223× Platinum
1298 Drake and 21 Savage Her Loss Republic/OVO 11 November 20221Gold
1299 Louis Tomlinson Faith in the Future BMG 18 November 20221Silver
1300 Dermot Kennedy Sonder Island 25 November 20221Gold
1301 Stormzy This Is What I Mean Def Jam/Merky2 December 20221Silver
1302 Olly Murs Marry Me EMI 9 December 20221
1303 Sam Ryder There's Nothing but Space, Man! Parlophone 16 December 20221Gold
re Taylor Swift Midnights EMI 23 December 202213× Platinum
re Michael Bublé Christmas Reprise 30 December 2022111× Platinum
2023
The best performing album of 2023, The Highlights by The Weeknd peaked at number two on six separate occasions between 2021–2023. †
re Taylor Swift Midnights EMI 6 January 202323× Platinum
1304 Courteeners St. Jude Polydor 20 January 20231Platinum
1305 The Reytons What's Rock and Roll? Self-released27 January 20231
1306 Sam Smith Gloria Capitol 3 February 20231Silver
1307 Shania Twain Queen of Me EMI 10 February 20231
1308 Paramore This Is Why Atlantic 17 February 20231Silver
1309 Pink Trustfall RCA 24 February 20231Gold
1310 Gorillaz Cracker Island Parlophone 3 March 20231Silver
1311 The Lathums From Nothing to a Little Bit More Island 10 March 20231
1312 Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation Columbia 17 March 20231Gold
1313 U2 Songs of Surrender Island 24 March 20231
1314 Lana Del Rey Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Polydor 31 March 20231Gold
1315 Boygenius The Record Interscope 7 April 20231Silver
1316 Ellie Goulding Higher Than Heaven Polydor 14 April 20231
1317 Metallica 72 Seasons Blackened Recordings 21 April 20231Silver
1318 Enter Shikari A Kiss for the Whole World Ambush Reality28 April 20231
1319 The Lottery Winners Anxiety Replacement Therapy Modern Sky UK5 May 20231
1320 Ed Sheeran - Atlantic 12 May 20232Gold
1321 Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent EMI 26 May 20232Platinum
1322 Foo Fighters But Here We Are Columbia 9 June 20231Silver
1323 Niall Horan The Show Capitol 16 June 20231Silver
1324 Tom Grennan What Ifs & Maybes Insanity23 June 20231Gold
1325 Maisie Peters The Good Witch Gingerbread Man 30 June 20231Silver
1326 Nothing but Thieves Dead Club City Sony 7 July 20231Silver
1327 Taylor Swift Speak Now (Taylor's Version) EMI 14 July 20231Platinum
1328 J Hus Beautiful and Brutal Yard Black Butter 21 July 20231Silver
1329 Blur The Ballad of Darren Parlophone 28 July 20231Silver
1330 Travis Scott Utopia Epic/Cactus Jack 4 August 20231Platinum
1331 Cian Ducrot Victory Polydor 11 August 20231
1332 Liam Gallagher Knebworth 22 Warner 18 August 20231
1333 Hozier Unreal Unearth Island 25 August 20231Gold
1334 Burna Boy I Told Them... Atlantic 1 September 20231Gold
1335 Royal Blood Back to the Water Below Warner 8 September 20231
1336 Olivia Rodrigo Guts Geffen 15 September 202312× Platinum
1337 Busted Greatest Hits 2.0 Self-released22 September 20231Silver
1338 Kylie Minogue Tension BMG 29 September 20231Gold
1339 Ed Sheeran Autumn Variations Gingerbread Man 6 October 20231Silver
1340 Drake For All the Dogs Republic/OVO 13 October 20231Gold
1341 Ren Sick Boi The Other Songs20 October 20231Silver
1342 The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Polydor 27 October 20231Gold
1343 Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) EMI 3 November 202332× Platinum
1344 Madness Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie BMG 24 November 20231
1345 Take That This Life EMI 1 December 20231Gold
1346 Peter Gabriel I/O EMI 8 December 20231
1347 The Killers Rebel Diamonds EMI 15 December 20231Gold
re The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Polydor 22 December 20231Gold
re Michael Bublé Christmas Reprise 29 December 2023111× Platinum
2024
re Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent EMI 5 January 20241Platinum
1348 Shed Seven A Matter of Time Cooking Vinyl 12 January 20241
1349 D-Block Europe Rolling Stone UMG 19 January 20241Silver
1350 Green Day Saviors Reprise 26 January 20241Silver
1351 James Arthur Bitter Sweet Love Columbia 2 February 20241Silver
1352 The Last Dinner Party Prelude to Ecstasy Island 9 February 20241Gold
1353 Noah Kahan Stick Season Republic 16 February 202412× Platinum
1354 Idles Tangk Partisan 23 February 20241
1355 Rod Stewart and Jools Holland Swing Fever Warner 1 March 20241Silver
1356 Liam Gallagher and John Squire Liam Gallagher John Squire Warner 8 March 20241Silver
1357 Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine Republic 15 March 20242Platinum
1358 Elbow Audio Vertigo Polydor 29 March 20241
1359 Beyoncé Cowboy Carter Columbia/Parkwood 5 April 20241Gold
1360 The Libertines All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade EMI 12 April 20241
1361 James Yummy Nothing But Love19 April 20241
1362 Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department † EMI 26 April 202423× Platinum
1363 Dua Lipa Radical Optimism Warner 10 May 20241Gold
re Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department † EMI 17 May 202413× Platinum
1364 Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft Interscope 24 May 202412× Platinum
re Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department † EMI 31 May 202443× Platinum
1365 Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us Interscope 28 June 20241Platinum
re Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department † EMI 5 July 202413× Platinum
1366 Kasabian Happenings Columbia 12 July 20241
1367 Eminem The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) Interscope 19 July 20243Gold
1368 Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Island 9 August 20241Platinum
1369 Beabadoobee This Is How Tomorrow Moves Dirty Hit 16 August 20241Silver
1370 Post Malone F-1 Trillion Republic 23 August 20241Gold
1371 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 30 August 202413× Platinum
re Oasis Definitely Maybe Creation 6 September 2024110× Platinum
1372 David Gilmour Luck and Strange Sony Music 13 September 20241Silver
1373 Snow Patrol The Forest Is the Path Polydor 20 September 20241
1374 Blossoms Gary ODD SK Recordings27 September 20241
1375 Shed Seven Liquid Gold Cooking Vinyl 4 October 20241
1376 Coldplay Moon Music Parlophone 11 October 20241Platinum
1377 Charli XCX Brat Atlantic 18 October 20241Platinum
1378 Kylie Minogue Tension II BMG 25 October 20241Silver
1379 Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia Columbia 1 November 20241Gold
1380 The Cure Songs of a Lost World Polydor 8 November 20241Gold
1381 Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Together at Home Tag8 Music15 November 20241
1382 Linkin Park From Zero Warner 22 November 20241Gold
1383 Kendrick Lamar GNX Interscope 29 November 20241Gold
re Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department † EMI 6 December 202423× Platinum
re Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 20 December 202413× Platinum
re Michael Bublé Christmas Reprise 27 December 2024111× Platinum
2025
1384 Ed Sheeran +–=÷× (Tour Collection) Asylum 3 January 20251Platinum
1385 Elton John Diamonds Mercury 10 January 202516× Platinum
re Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Island 17 January 20251Platinum
1386 Robbie Williams Better Man Columbia 24 January 20251
1387 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness Columbia 31 January 20251Gold
1388 The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow Republic/XO 7 February 20251Gold
1389 Taylor Swift Lover (Live from Paris) EMI 14 February 20251
re Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 21 February 202513× Platinum
1390 Sam Fender People Watching Polydor 28 February 20251Gold
re Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 7 March 202513× Platinum
1391 Lady Gaga Mayhem Polydor 14 March 20251Gold
1392 Playboi Carti Music Interscope 21 March 20251Silver
1393 The Lottery Winners KOKOModern Sky28 March 20251
1394 Mumford & Sons Rushmere Gentlemen of the Road/Island 4 April 20251
1395 Elton John and Brandi Carlile Who Believes in Angels? EMI 11 April 20251
1396 Those Damn Crows God Shaped Hole Earache 18 April 20251
re Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department EMI 25 April 202513× Platinum
1397 Stereophonics Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cry, Make 'Em Wait EMI 2 May 20251
1398 Pink Floyd Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII Sony 9 May 20251
1399 Sleep Token Even in Arcadia RCA 16 May 20251Gold
1400 Morgan Wallen I'm the Problem EMI 23 May 20251Silver
re Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 30 May 202513× Platinum
re Ed Sheeran +–=÷× (Tour Collection) Asylum 6 June 20251Platinum
1401 Pulp More Rough Trade 13 June 20251Silver
1402 James Marriott Don't Tell the Dog AWAL/Marriott Music20 June 20251
1403 Yungblud Idols Island 27 June 20251Silver
1404 Lorde Virgin EMI 4 July 20251
re Oasis Time Flies... 1994–2009 Big Brother 11 July 202518× Platinum
1405 Wet Leg Moisturizer Domino 18 July 20251
1406 Alex Warren You'll Be Alright, Kid Atlantic 25 July 20251Platinum
1407 The K's Pretty On the Internet LAB 1 August 20251
1408 Reneé Rapp Bite Me Interscope 8 August 20251
re Oasis Time Flies... 1994–2009 Big Brother 15 August 202518× Platinum
1409 Tom Grennan Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be Insanity22 August 20251
1410 Wolf Alice The Clearing Columbia 29 August 20251Silver
1411 Sabrina Carpenter Man's Best Friend Island 5 September 20252Platinum
1412 Ed Sheeran Play Asylum 19 September 20251Gold
1413 Biffy Clyro Futique Warner 26 September 20251
1414 Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Capitol 3 October 20251Platinum
1415 Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl † EMI 10 October 202532× Platinum
1416 Dave The Boy Who Played the Harp Neighbourhood31 October 20251Gold
1417 Florence and the Machine Everybody Scream Polydor 7 November 20251
re Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl † EMI 14 November 202512x Platinum
1418 5 Seconds of Summer Everyone's a Star! BMG 21 November 20251
1419 Aerosmith and Yungblud One More Time Island 28 November 20251
re Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Capitol 5 December 20251Platinum
1420 Kylie Minogue Kylie Christmas Parlophone 12 December 20251
re Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Harvest 19 December 202513× Platinum
re Michael Bublé Christmas Reprise 26 December 2025111× Platinum
2026
re Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Capitol 2 January 20262Platinum

Artists with the most number ones in the 2020s

ArtistNumber onesAlbums
Taylor Swift 10
Ed Sheeran 5
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Drake 4
Liam Gallagher
Yungblud
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Kylie Minogue
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The Killers 3
Blossoms
The Weeknd
List
Elton John
Tom Grennan
5 Seconds of Summer
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Paul Weller 2
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Michael Bublé
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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
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The 1975
Stormzy
The Lathums
Lana Del Rey
Ellie Goulding
Lewis Capaldi
Niall Horan
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J Hus
Royal Blood
Olivia Rodrigo
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The Rolling Stones
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Green Day
Idles
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Ariana Grande
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Beyoncé
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Dua Lipa
Billie Eilish
Kasabian
Eminem
Shed Seven
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Coldplay
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Charli XCX
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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
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Robbie Williams
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Central Cee
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Sam Fender
Lady Gaga
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The Lottery Winners
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Stereophonics
Oasis
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Wet Leg
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Sabrina Carpenter
Biffy Clyro
Dave
Florence and the Machine
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Pink Floyd

Albums with the most weeks at number one

The following albums spent at least three weeks at number one during the 2020s.

ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one
Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department 11
Harry Styles Harry's House 6
Taylor Swift Midnights 5
Adele 30
Michael Bublé Christmas
Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet
Olivia Rodrigo Sour
Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia 4
Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Ed Sheeran =
Olivia Dean The Art of Loving
Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
Folklore 3
1989 (Taylor's Version)
Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
Eminem The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)

Artists with the most weeks at number one

Twenty-five different artists have spent three weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s. Taylor Swift has spent the most weeks at number one, with a total of 32 weeks.

ArtistWeeks at
number one		Albums
Taylor Swift 32
Ed Sheeran 10
Lewis Capaldi 7
Sabrina Carpenter
Harry Styles 6
Michael Bublé
Olivia Rodrigo
Adele 5
Drake
Dua Lipa
Liam Gallagher 4
Eminem
Kylie Minogue
Olivia Dean
The Killers 3
The Rolling Stones
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Blossoms
The Weeknd
Lady Gaga
Elton John
Yungblud
Oasis
5 Seconds of Summer

By record label

Thirteen different record labels have spent five weeks or more at number one on the album chart so far during the 2020s.

Record labelNumber-one
albums		Weeks at
number one
EMI 3153
Columbia 2333
Republic 1326
Polydor 2323
Island 1319
Warner 1418
Interscope 1416
Atlantic 911
BMG 88
Parlophone 77
Reprise 47
Geffen 26
OVO 45

Fastest-selling number ones

The number-one albums below have sold over 100,000 units in a week. Taylor Swift and Coldplay are the only acts to achieve the feat with multiple releases, while Adele's 30 (2021) is the only record with multiple weeks. In 2022, The Car by Arctic Monkeys debuted at number two with 119,016 units sold, blocked by Swift's Midnights . [12]

YearArtistAlbumRecord labelUnits soldRef.
2021 Coldplay Music of the Spheres Parlophone 101,045 [13]
Ed Sheeran = Atlantic 139,107 [14]
ABBA Voyage Universal 203,909 [15]
Adele 30 Columbia 261,856 [16]
102,261 [17]
2022 Harry Styles Harry's House 113,812 [18]
Taylor Swift Midnights EMI 204,501 [12]
Take That This Life 116,163 [19]
2023 Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) 184,965 [20]
2024 The Tortured Poets Department 270,091 [21]
Coldplay Moon Music Parlophone 236,796 [22]
2025 Sam Fender People Watching Polydor 107,124 [23]
Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl EMI 423,444 [24]

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 Friday before 25 December—when Christmas Day falls on a Friday itself, the official number-one is considered by the OCC to be the one announced on that day's chart. [25] During the 2020s, the following albums were Christmas number ones.

YearArtistAlbumRecord labelWeeks at
number one		Ref.
2020 Paul McCartney McCartney III Capitol 1 [26]
2021 Adele 30 Columbia 5 [27]
2022 Taylor Swift Midnights EMI 5 [28]
2023 The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Polydor 2 [29]
2024 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Island 5 [30]
2025 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here EMI 1 [31]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company. [9]
  2. ↑ The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company. [10]
  3. ↑ The certifications are those given by the British Phonographic Industry. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). Official Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Who We Are – Our Charts & data". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Getting into the charts – Meeting the chart rules". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "UK's Official Albums Chart to include streaming data for first time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ↑ BBC Radio 1. "The Official Chart with Jack Saunders" . Retrieved 4 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Music Week. "Music Week – Music Week – Music business magazine" . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 "The Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Morgan Wallen secures first chart-topping album with I'm The Problem". Official Charts. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "All the Official Albums Chart Number 1s". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Taylor Swift Breaks More Chart Records as Midnights Tops 200,000 Sales". Music Week. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Coldplay's Music of the Spheres Tops 100k First-Week Sales". Music Week. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ed Sheeran's = Album Outsells Rest of the Top 30 Combined". Music Week. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "ABBA Score Fastest-Selling Vinyl Release of the 21st Century with Voyage". Music Week. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Adele's 30 Debuts at Summit with 262,000 Sales". Music Week. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Adele Tops 100,000 Sales in Second Week at Summit". Music Week. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "House party: All the Numbers Behind a Mega Chart Week for Harry Styles & Harry's House". Music Week. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Take That Score Ninth No. 1 with Their Biggest Opening Week Sales Since 2014". Music Week. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Taylor Swift Scores 11th No. 1 Album with huge Sales for 1989 (Taylor's Version)". Music Week. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department Tops 270,000 Sales and Outsells Top 75 LPs". Music Week. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Coldplay's Moon Music Tops 235,000 Sales in Week One". Music Week. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Charts Analysis: Sam Fender's Third Chart-Topping Album Outsells Rest of the Top 10 Combined". Music Week. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Taylor Swift Breaks Records for Streaming and Vinyl with Stunning Result for The Life of a Showgirl". Music Week. 10 October 2025. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Get into The Festive Spirit With Music". Easier. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  26. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 31st December 2020". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  27. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 30th December 2021". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 29th December 2022". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 28th December 2023". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  30. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 26th December 2024". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 25th December 2024". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 19 December 2024.

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