List of UK top-ten albums in 2026

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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 2026, as well as albums which peaked in 2025 but were in the top 10 in 2026. 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).

Contents

Ten albums have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 1 January 2026, week ending). One album from 2021 and eight albums from 2025 remained in the top ten for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Rebel by EsDeeKid, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, originally released in 1977, and Christmas by Michael Bublé, originally released in 2011, were the albums from 2025 to reach their peak in 2026.

The first new number-one album of the year was Christmas by Michael Bublé. Overall, one album has peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with one unique artist hitting that position.

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

Top-ten albums

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Album peaked in 2021 or 2025 but still in chart in 2026.
♦Album released in 2026 but peaked in 2027.
(#)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 2021182* The Highlights ‡ The Weeknd 218 February 20217
Albums in 2025
6 March 20258* People Watching ‡ Sam Fender 16 March 20251
17 July 202512* (What's the Story) Morning Glory? ‡ Oasis 217 July 20252
9 October 202513* The Art of Loving ‡ Olivia Dean 19 October 20252
11 September 202517* Man's Best Friend ‡ Sabrina Carpenter 111 September 20252
16 October 202512* The Life of a Showgirl ‡ Taylor Swift 116 October 20254
11 December 20254* Christmas Michael Bublé 11 January 20261
2*Rebel EsDeeKid 81 January 20261
18 December 20253* Rumours Fleetwood Mac 51 January 20261
Albums in 2026
1 January 20261* 50 Years – Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac 61 January 20261

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2025, including albums that reached their peak in 2025. 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 2026 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksAlbums
2 Fleetwood Mac 1* Rumours , 50 Years – Don't Stop

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. ↑ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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