Alicia Keys' album The Element of Freedom spent 23 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 in 2010, including two weeks at number-one in February, and became the year's seventh best-selling album.The cast of the hit TV series Glee had the most top 10 albums this year, with five in total. The first of these, Glee: The Music, Volume 1, reached number-one for one week in February.Katy Perry achieved her first UK number-one album in September 2010 with Teenage Dream.
The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 2010, as well as albums which peaked in 2009 and 2011 but were in the top 10 in 2010. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first number-one album of the year was Crazy Love by Michael Bublé. Overall, thirty-two different albums peaked at number-one in 2010, with thirty-two unique artists hitting that position.
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One-hundred and fifty-two albums charted in the top 10 in 2010, with one-hundred and thirty-six albums reaching their peak this year (including 1962–1966, 1967–1970 and Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits, which charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run).
Forty-five artists achieved their first top 10 album in 2010 as a lead artist. André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra both had one more hit album, while the Glee cast had four other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. was a moniker used by Mark Ronson for his album Record Collection - he had already landed a top 10 album, Version, which had peaked at number 2 in 2007.
Tinie Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy debuted at number-one in the UK in October of this year.Ellie Goulding reached number-one in March 2010 with her debut album Lights.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2009, including albums that reached their peak in 2009 or 2011. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2010 is also shown.
Sigh No More reached its peak of number two on 26 February 2011 (week ending).
Sunny Side Up re-entered the top 10 at number-one on 9 January 2010 (week ending) for 19 weeks and at number 8 on 14 August 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
The E.N.D. re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 20 February 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 10 on 15 May 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks and at number 3 on 3 July 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Lungs re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 9 January 2010 (week ending) for 17 weeks, at number 6 on 15 May 2010 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 10 on 31 July 2010 (week ending).
One Love re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 10 July 2010 (week ending).
The Resistance re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 9 January 2010 (week ending).
The Blueprint 3 re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 February 2010 (week ending).
Turn It Up re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 23 January 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 10 on 19 June 2010 (week ending) and at number 9 on 30 October 2010 (week ending).
Crazy Love re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 20 February 2010 (week ending), at number 6 on 20 March 2010 (week ending), at number 2 on 5 June 2010 (week ending) for 5 weeks, at number 10 on 7 August 2010 (week ending) for 5 weeks, at number 7 on 30 October 2010 (week ending) for 11 weeks and at number 7 on 16 April 2011 (week ending).
JLS re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 6 March 2010 (week ending).
Reality Killed the Video Star re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 27 February 2010 (week ending).
Only Revolutions re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 6 February 2010 (week ending) and at number 3 on 11 September 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
3 Words re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 2 January 2010 (week ending).
Sigh No More re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 March 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 27 March 2010 (week ending) for 4 weeks, at number 10 on 26 June 2010 (week ending) for 8 weeks, at number 7 on 4 September 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 9 on 2 October 2010 (week ending) for 4 weeks, at number 6 on 2 January 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 2 on 26 February 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Forever Vienna re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 March 2010 (week ending).
The Element of Freedom re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 29 May 2010 (week ending) for 10 weeks.
My World re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 3 April 2010 (week ending) for 5 weeks following the release of the album My World 2.0. (known in the UK as My Worlds). It re-entered the top 10 for a second time at number 7 on 15 May 2010 (week ending).
Lights re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 8 January 2011 (week ending) for 6 weeks and at number 10 on 14 May 2011 (week ending).
Jason Derulo re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 14 August 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Glee: The Music, Volume 1 re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 10 April 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
The Defamation of Strickland Banks re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 26 June 2010 (week ending) for 12 weeks, at number 6 on 16 October 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 3 on 8 January 2011 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 7 on 26 February 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel originally peaked outside the top 10 at number 40 upon its initial release in 2004. It entered the top 20 on 22 July 2006 (week ending) for 9 weeks, peaking at number 11. It reached top 10 for the first time on 26 July 2008 (week ending) and peaked at number 9.
Recovery re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 16 October 2010 (week ending).
Eliza Doolittle re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 22 January 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
XX re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 18 September 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
Teenage Dream re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 30 October 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 20 November 2010 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 8 on 8 January 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 8 on 29 October 2011 (week ending) and at number 6 on 7 April 2012 (week ending).
Hands All Over re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 October 2011 (week ending).
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits peaked at number 9 upon its initial release in 2008.
Disc-Overy re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 8 January 2011 (week ending) for 4 weeks and at number 6 on 26 February 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 25 December 2010 (week ending).
Come Around Sundown re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 4 December 2010 (week ending) and at number 7 on 18 December 2010 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
1967-1970 (also known as The Blue Album) peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1973.
1962-1966 (also known as The Red Album) peaked at number 3 upon its initial release in 1973.
The Wanted re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 8 January 2011 (week ending).
Seasons of My Soul re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 15 January 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks and at number 9 on 12 February 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
The Lady Killer re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 15 January 2011 (week ending) for 5 weeks, at number 9 on 5 March 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 8 on 23 April 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 9 on 16 July 2011 (week ending) and at number 8 on 22 October 2011 (week ending).
Progress re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 19 February 2011 (week ending) for 2 weeks, at number 9 on 11 June 2011 (week ending) and at number 3 on 25 June 2011 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
Loud re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 2 July 2011 (week ending), at number 8 on 16 July 2011 (week ending) for 3 weeks, at number 10 on 13 August 2011 (week ending) and at number 10 on 3 September 2011 (week ending).
Outta This World re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 March 2011 (week ending).
Figure includes album that peaked in 2009.
Figure includes album that first charted in 2009 but peaked in 2010.
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