List of UK top-ten albums in 2022

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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] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical albums and digital downloads. [2] [3] Since 2015, the album chart has been based on both sales and streaming. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 2022, as well as albums which peaked in 2021 and 2023 but were in the top 10 in 2022. 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).

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Two-hundred and eight albums were in the top 10 this year. Twelve albums from 2021 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Christmas by Michael Bublé, originally released in 2011, re-entered the chart in 2021, but did not reach its peak until 2023. Between Us by Little Mix was the only album from 2021 to reach its peak in 2022.

The first new number-one album of the year was Dawn FM by The Weeknd. Overall, thirty-seven different albums peaked at number-one in 2022, with thirty-seven unique artists hitting that position.

An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the album is currently in the top 10.

Background

Chart debuts

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.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Yard Act 1 The Overload 2
Aurora 1 The Gods We Can Touch 8
Scarlet Rebels 1See Through Blue7
Mitski 1 Laurel Hell 6
Bad Boy Chiller Crew 1Disrespectful2
Gang of Youths 1 Angel in Realtime 10
The Mysterines 1 Reeling 9
Charli XCX 1 Crash 1
ArrDee 1 Pier Pressure 2
Sam Tompkins1Who Do You Pray To? (EP)7
Koffee 1 Gifted 9
Wet Leg 1 Wet Leg 1
Kae Tempest 1The Line Is a Curve8
Pusha T 1 It's Almost Dry 7
Jack Harlow 1 Come Home the Kids Miss You 4
Tate McRae 1 I Used to Think I Could Fly 7
Porcupine Tree 1 Closure/Continuation 2
Lizzo 1 Special 6
Maggie Rogers 1 Surrender 6
Rina Sawayama 1 Hold the Girl 3

Best-selling albums

Harry Styles had the best-selling album of the year with Harry's House . = by Ed Sheeran came in second place. Taylor Swift's Midnights , The Highlights by The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo's Sour made up the top five. Albums by Eminem, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Little Mix and ABBA were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

Key
SymbolMeaning
Album peaked in 2021 but still in chart in 2022.
Album released in 2022 but peaked in 2023.
(#)Year-end top ten album position and rank
EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
AlbumArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 2021
18 February 2021136* The Highlights (#4) The Weeknd 218 February 20217
3 June 202154 Sour (#5) Olivia Rodrigo 13 June 20215
5 August 202114 We're All Alone in This Together Dave 15 August 20212
12 August 20216 Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish 112 August 20211
9 September 20213 Only Honest on the Weekend Becky Hill 79 September 20212
28 October 20216 Music of the Spheres Coldplay 128 October 20211
11 November 202166 = (#2) Ed Sheeran 111 November 20214
18 November 202110 Voyage ABBA 118 November 20211
25 November 202120 Between Us (#9) Little Mix 35 May 20221
2 December 202116 30 Adele 12 December 20215
4Home Alone 2 D-Block Europe 62 December 20212
9 December 20219 Christmas Michael Bublé 15 January 20231
Albums in 2022
6 January 20228 Greatest Hits Queen 711 August 20221
7 Diamonds (#7) Elton John 713 January 20222
13 January 20226 ÷ Ed Sheeran 723 June 20221
7 50 Years – Don't Stop (#8) Fleetwood Mac 628 April 20221
20 January 20226 Dawn FM The Weeknd 120 January 20221
2 DS4Ever Gunna 420 January 20221
1 Toy (Toy Box) David Bowie 520 January 20221
27 January 20221 Fix Yourself, Not the World The Wombats 127 January 20221
1 Fragments Bonobo 527 January 20221
1 The Boy Named If Elvis Costello & the Imposters 627 January 20221
3 February 20222 Night Call Years & Years 13 February 20221
1 The Overload Yard Act 23 February 20221
1 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 33 February 20221
1 Hits Out of Hell 53 February 20221
1 The Gods We Can Touch Aurora 83 February 20221
1World I Understand The Sherlocks 93 February 20221
10 February 20221 Amazing Things Don Broco 110 February 20221
1Moments Jamie Webster 310 February 20221
1See Through Blue Scarlet Rebels 710 February 20221
1 The Zealot Gene Jethro Tull 910 February 20221
17 February 20221 Give Me the Future Bastille 117 February 20221
1 Ants from Up There Black Country, New Road 317 February 20221
1Charmed Life – The Best of the Divine Comedy The Divine Comedy 517 February 20221
1 Laurel Hell Mitski 617 February 20221
1 Psychodrama Dave 717 February 20221
1 Requiem Korn 817 February 20221
24 February 20221 FTHC Frank Turner 124 February 20221
1 The Dream Alt-J 324 February 20221
1 4 Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators 524 February 20221
1Greatest Hits James Morrison 624 February 20221
12 Curtain Call: The Hits (#6) Eminem 63 March 20221
3 March 20221Disrespectful Bad Boy Chiller Crew 23 March 20221
1Everything Was Forever Sea Power 43 March 20221
1Small World Metronomy 73 March 20221
10 March 20223 23 Central Cee 110 March 20221
2 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears 210 March 20221
1 Love Sux Avril Lavigne 310 March 20221
1 Fever Dream Pts 1-4 Johnny Marr 410 March 20221
1 Angel in Realtime Gang of Youths 1010 March 20221
17 March 20221 Oochya! Stereophonics 117 March 20221
1 An Hour Before It's Dark Marillion 217 March 20221
1 The Coral The Coral 717 March 20221
24 March 20221 Who Cares? Rex Orange County 124 March 20221
1 Impera Ghost 224 March 20221
1 So Happy It Hurts Bryan Adams 324 March 20221
110 Year Plan The Shires 524 March 20221
1 7220 Lil Durk 624 March 20221
1Hits to the Head Franz Ferdinand 724 March 20221
1 Everything I Didn't Say Ella Henderson 824 March 20221
1 Reeling The Mysterines 924 March 20221
31 March 20221 Crash Charli XCX 131 March 20221
4 Pier Pressure ArrDee 231 March 20221
1 Homesick Sea Girls 331 March 20221
1 Torpedo Feeder 531 March 20221
1Who Do You Pray To? (EP)Sam Tompkins731 March 20221
7 April 20222 Higher Michael Bublé 17 April 20221
2 Mainstream Sellout Machine Gun Kelly 27 April 20221
1 Never Let Me Go Placebo 37 April 20221
1 Greatest Hits Foo Fighters 57 April 20221
1The Beautiful Unknown Matt Goss 77 April 20221
1 Gifted Koffee 97 April 20221
14 April 20222 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers 114 April 20221
7 Fine Line Harry Styles 614 April 20222
21 April 20222 Wet Leg Wet Leg 121 April 20221
1 Chloë and the Next 20th Century Father John Misty 221 April 20221
1 Fear of the Dawn Jack White 321 April 20221
1The Line Is a Curve Kae Tempest 821 April 20221
1 Familia Camila Cabello 921 April 20221
28 April 20222 Noughty by Nature Digga D 128 April 20221
5 May 20221 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. 15 May 20221
1 Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized 55 May 20221
1 It's Almost Dry Pusha T 75 May 20221
12 May 20221 Ribbon Around the Bomb Blossoms 112 May 20221
1 I Never Liked You Future 212 May 20221
1 Zeit Rammstein 312 May 20221
1Dopamine Thunder 512 May 20221
1 Alpha Games Bloc Party 712 May 20221
19 May 20221 We Arcade Fire 119 May 20221
1 How to Let Go Sigrid 219 May 20221
1Alpha PlaceKnucks319 May 20221
1 Come Home the Kids Miss You Jack Harlow 419 May 20221
1 Happiness Not Included Soft Cell 719 May 20221
1 A Bit of Previous Belle and Sebastian 819 May 20221
1 Back from the Dead Halestorm 919 May 20221
26 May 20222 Dance Fever Florence and the Machine 126 May 20221
5 Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar 226 May 20221
1 Dropout Boogie The Black Keys 526 May 20221
1Blue Hours Bear's Den 626 May 20221
2 June 202257 Harry's House (#1) Harry Styles 12 June 20226
1 Raw Data Feel Everything Everything 42 June 20221
1Chasing Euphoria M Huncho 52 June 20221
1 Greatest Hits N-Dubz 102 June 20221
9 June 20222 C'mon You Know Liam Gallagher 19 June 20221
1 Down by the River Thames 49 June 20221
1 Diamond Star Halos Def Leppard 59 June 20221
1 20 Years: The Greatest Hits Will Young 69 June 20221
1 I Used to Think I Could Fly Tate McRae 79 June 20221
12 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (#10) ABBA 66 October 20221
16 June 20222 Twelve Carat Toothache Post Malone 316 June 20221
1 Dear Scott Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band 616 June 20221
23 June 20229 Gold Rush Kid George Ezra 123 June 20221
1What Came Before Chase & Status 423 June 20221
1 Proof BTS 823 June 20221
30 June 20224 Honestly, Nevermind Drake 230 June 20221
1 Life Is Yours Foals 330 June 20221
1 A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile 530 June 20221
7 July 20221 Closure/Continuation Porcupine Tree 27 July 20221
1 Breezy Chris Brown 67 July 20221
1 Superache Conan Gray 87 July 20221
1 Growin' Up Luke Combs 97 July 20221
14 July 20224 Last Night in the Bittersweet Paolo Nutini 114 July 20221
1 Planet Zero Shinedown 414 July 20221
1Unprecedented UB40 featuring Ali & Astro 814 July 20221
21 July 20222 Love, Damini Burna Boy 221 July 20221
1 Leap James Bay 421 July 20221
1 Wasteland Brent Faiyaz 621 July 20221
28 July 20221 About Last Night... Mabel 228 July 20221
1 Beatopia Beabadoobee 428 July 20221
1 Special Lizzo 628 July 20221
4 August 20221 The Theory of Whatever Jamie T 14 August 20221
1 Entering Heaven Alive Jack White 44 August 20221
11 August 202211 Renaissance Beyoncé 111 August 20222
1 Surrender Maggie Rogers 611 August 20221
18 August 20222 Curtain Call 2 Eminem 318 August 20221
1 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 Calvin Harris 518 August 20221
25 August 20221 The Alchemist's Euphoria Kasabian 125 August 20221
1 Unwanted Pale Waves 425 August 20221
3 ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits Elvis Presley 725 August 20221
1 September 20221 Platinum Collection Steps 11 September 20221
1 Close to Home Aitch 21 September 20221
1 Finally Enough Love Madonna 31 September 20221
1 Viva Las Vengeance Panic at the Disco 51 September 20221
1 Be Here Now Oasis 61 September 20221
1 Holy Fvck Demi Lovato 71 September 20221
8 September 20222 Will of the People Muse 18 September 20221
1 God Did DJ Khaled 48 September 20221
9 AM Arctic Monkeys 715 September 20221
1 How to Be a Person Like Other People Embrace 98 September 20221
15 September 20221 Yungblud Yungblud 115 September 20221
1 The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! Megadeth 315 September 20221
22 September 20221 XXV Robbie Williams 122 September 20221
1 Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne 222 September 20221
1 Know Your Enemy Manic Street Preachers 422 September 20221
1 How Will I Know if Heaven Will Find Me? The Amazons 522 September 20221
2 Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi 922 September 20222
29 September 20221 Born Pink Blackpink 129 September 20221
1 Autofiction Suede 229 September 20221
1 Hold the Girl Rina Sawayama 329 September 20221
1 Self-Titled Marcus Mumford 429 September 20221
1 Animals Pink Floyd 529 September 20221
6 October 20221 5SOS5 5 Seconds of Summer 16 October 20221
3Lap 5 D-Block Europe 26 October 20221
1Gulp! Sports Team 36 October 20221
1 Land of Dreams Mark Owen 56 October 20221
1 EBM Editors 106 October 20221
13 October 20221 The End, So Far Slipknot 113 October 20221
1 Older George Michael 213 October 20221
1 Burn the Empire The Snuts 313 October 20221
122 Craig David 713 October 20221
1 Cool It Down Yeah Yeah Yeahs 1013 October 20221
20 October 20221 N.K-Pop Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott 120 October 20221
1Maybe in Another Life... Easy Life 220 October 20221
1 Charlie Charlie Puth 920 October 20221
27 October 20222 Being Funny in a Foreign Language The 1975 127 October 20221
1 Return of the Dream Canteen Red Hot Chili Peppers 227 October 20221
1 It's Only Me Lil Baby 327 October 20221
1 Pawns & Kings Alter Bridge 627 October 20221
1 Here Is Everything The Big Moon 927 October 20221
3 November 202257 Midnights (#3) Taylor Swift 13 November 20225
3 The Car Arctic Monkeys 23 November 20221
1Hugo Loyle Carner 33 November 20221
1 Direction of the Heart Simple Minds 43 November 20221
1 Impossible Princess Kylie Minogue 53 November 20221
10 November 20221 Revolver: Special Edition The Beatles 210 November 20221
2Together in Vegas Michael Ball & Alfie Boe 310 November 20221
1Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022) Fred Again 410 November 20221
1Triggered! Massive Wagons 610 November 20221
1Best Day of My Life Tom Odell 710 November 20221
1The Essential Foo Fighters Foo Fighters 1010 November 20221
17 November 20223 Her Loss Drake & 21 Savage 117 November 20221
1Palomino First Aid Kit 317 November 20221
1A Song for You Luke Evans 417 November 20221
24 November 20221 Faith in the Future Louis Tomlinson 124 November 20221
5 Only the Strong Survive Bruce Springsteen 224 November 20221
5A Family Christmas Andrea, Matteo & Virginia Bocelli 48 December 20221
1 December 20221 Sonder Dermot Kennedy 11 December 20221
5Silver Bells André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra 41 December 20221
1 The Miracle Queen 61 December 20221
1 Get Rollin' Nickelback 81 December 20221
8 December 20221 This Is What I Mean Stormzy 18 December 20221
4 Christmas with Cliff Cliff Richard 28 December 20222
1 Wish The Cure 98 December 20221
15 December 20221 Marry Me Olly Murs 115 December 20221
2 Heroes & Villains Metro Boomin 315 December 20221
22 December 20224 There's Nothing but Space, Man! Sam Ryder 122 December 20221
17 SOS SZA 222 December 20223

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2022, including albums that reached their peak in 2021. 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 2022 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksAlbums
3 Liam Gallagher 3 C'mon You Know , Down by the River Thames , Be Here Now
2 ABBA 15 Voyage , ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Arctic Monkeys 11 AM , The Car
Dave 4 Psychodrama , We're All Alone in This Together
D-Block Europe 6Home Alone 2, Lap 5
Drake 7 Honestly, Nevermind , Her Loss
Ed Sheeran 47 ÷ , =
Eminem 13 Curtain Call: The Hits , Curtain Call 2
Foo Fighters 2 Greatest Hits , The Essential Foo Fighters
Harry Styles 33 Fine Line , Harry's House
Jack White 2 Fear of the Dawn , Entering Heaven Alive
Meat Loaf 1 Bat Out of Hell , Hits Out of Hell
Michael Bublé 6 Christmas , Higher
Queen 9 Greatest Hits , The Miracle
Red Hot Chili Peppers 3 Unlimited Love , Return of the Dream Canteen
The Weeknd 29 The Highlights , Dawn FM

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