List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s
This is the list of the number-one albums of the UK Album Downloads Chart during the 2010s. As of 4 October 2019, thirty albums have returned to number one. They are: Recovery by Eminem, Now That's What I Call Xmas by various artists, Loud by Rihanna, 21 by Adele, Progress by Take That, Beyoncé's self-titled album Beyoncé, Bad Blood by Bastille, AM by Arctic Monkeys, In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith, x by Ed Sheeran, Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra, 1989 by Taylor Swift, Now That's What I Call Music! 90 by various artists, Now That's What I Call a Summer Party by Various Artists and Now That's What I Call Music! 91 by Various Artists, 25 by Adele, Now That's What I Call Christmas! by Various Artists, A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay, Now That's What I Call Summer Hits, Now That's What I Call Music! 94, Now That's What I Call Music! 95 by Various Artists, Classic House by Pete Tong ,Now That's What I Call Music! 96, Now That's What I Call Music! 98, The Greatest Showman, Now That's What I Call Music! 99, Now That's What I Call Music! 100,A Star Is Born, Now That's What I Call Music! 103 and Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent by Lewis Capaldi.
UK Album Downloads Chart number ones |
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UK Album Downloads Chart Official Charts Company |
Number-one albums
No. | nth album to top the UK Album Downloads Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
Most-downloaded album of the year[lower-alpha 1] |
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No. | Artist[lower-alpha 2] | Album[lower-alpha 2] | Record label[lower-alpha 3] | Reached number one (for the week ending)[lower-alpha 2] |
Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 2] |
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2010 | |||||
re | Various artists | Christmas Hits – 80 Festive Favourites | Sony | 2 January 2010 | 1 |
re | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Universal | 9 January 2010 | 1 |
re | Florence and the Machine | Lungs | Universal | 16 January 2010 | 1 |
122 | Vampire Weekend | Contra | Beggars | 23 January 2010 | 1 |
123 | Justin Bieber | My World | Universal | 30 January 2010 | 1 |
124 | Various artists | Hope for Haiti Now | MTV Networks | 6 February 2010 | 1 |
125 | Kesha | Animal | Sony | 13 February 2010 | 1 |
126 | Massive Attack | Heligoland | EMI | 20 February 2010 | 1 |
127 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | Sony | 27 February 2010 | 2 |
128 | Ellie Goulding | Lights | Universal | 13 March 2010 | 1 |
129 | Gorillaz | Plastic Beach | EMI | 20 March 2010 | 1 |
130 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Volume 2 | Sony | 27 March 2010 | 2 |
131 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 75 | EMI/Universal | 10 April 2010 | 2 |
132 | Plan B | The Defamation of Strickland Banks | Warner | 24 April 2010 | 2 |
133 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna | Sony | 8 May 2010 | 1 |
134 | Diana Vickers | Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree | Sony | 15 May 2010 | 1 |
135 | Lady Gaga | The Remix | Universal | 22 May 2010 | 1 |
136 | Faithless | The Dance | Nate's Tunes | 29 May 2010 | 1 |
137 | Pendulum | Immersion | Warner | 5 June 2010 | 1 |
138 | Jack Johnson | To the Sea | Universal | 12 June 2010 | 1 |
139 | Christina Aguilera | Bionic | Sony | 19 June 2010 | 1 |
140 | Glee Cast | Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals | Sony | 26 June 2010 | 1 |
141 | Eminem | Recovery | Universal | 3 July 2010 | 2 |
142 | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite | EMI | 17 July 2010 | 1 |
re | Eminem | Recovery | Universal | 24 July 2010 | 1 |
143 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 76 | EMI/Universal | 31 July 2010 | 2 |
144 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Universal | 14 August 2010 | 1 |
re | Eminem | Recovery | Universal | 21 August 2010 | 3 |
145 | Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | Universal | 11 September 2010 | 1 |
146 | Brandon Flowers | Flamingo | Universal | 17 September 2010 | 1 |
147 | The Script | Science & Faith | Sony | 25 September 2010 | 2 |
148 | Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. | Record Collection | Sony | 9 October 2010 | 1 |
149 | Tinie Tempah | Disc-Overy | EMI | 16 October 2010 | 1 |
150 | Robbie Williams | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 | EMI | 23 October 2010 | 1 |
151 | Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown | Sony | 30 October 2010 | 2 |
152 | Cheryl Cole | Messy Little Raindrops | Universal | 13 November 2010 | 1 |
153 | James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | Warner | 20 November 2010 | 1 |
154 | Take That | Progress | Universal | 27 November 2010 | 1 |
155 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 77 | EMI/Universal | 4 December 2010 | 1 |
156 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Xmas | EMI/Universal | 11 December 2010 | 2 |
157 | Rihanna | Loud | Universal | 25 December 2010 | 1 |
2011 | |||||
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Xmas | EMI/Universal | 1 January 2011 | 1 |
re | Rihanna | Loud | Universal | 8 January 2011 | 3 |
158 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Warner | 29 January 2011 | 1 |
159 | Adele | 21 | XL | 5 February 2011 | 11 |
160 | Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | Sony | 23 April 2011 | 1 |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 30 April 2011 | 5 |
161 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way | Universal | 4 June 2011 | 2 |
162 | Arctic Monkeys | Suck It and See | Domino | 18 June 2011 | 1 |
re | Take That | Progress | Universal | 25 June 2011 | 1 |
163 | Bon Iver | Bon Iver, Bon Iver | Beggars | 2 July 2011 | 1 |
164 | Beyoncé | 4 | Sony | 9 July 2011 | 2 |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 23 July 2011 | 2 |
165 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 79 | EMI/Universal | 6 August 2011 | 2 |
166 | Jay-Z & Kanye West | Watch the Throne | Universal | 20 August 2011 | 1 |
167 | Nero | Welcome Reality | MTA | 27 August 2011 | 1 |
168 | Will Young | Echoes | Sony | 3 September 2011 | 1 |
169 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You | Warner | 10 September 2011 | 1 |
170 | Example | Playing in the Shadows | Ministry of Sound | 17 September 2011 | 1 |
171 | Ed Sheeran | + | Warner | 24 September 2011 | 1 |
172 | Kasabian | Velociraptor! | Sony | 1 October 2011 | 1 |
173 | James Morrison | The Awakening | Universal | 8 October 2011 | 2 |
174 | Steps | The Ultimate Collection | Sony | 22 October 2011 | 1 |
175 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Sour Mash | 29 October 2011 | 1 |
176 | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | EMI | 5 November 2011 | 1 |
177 | Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | Universal | 12 November 2011 | 2 |
178 | Snow Patrol | Fallen Empires | Universal | 26 November 2011 | 1 |
179 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk | Universal | 3 December 2011 | 1 |
180 | Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | Sony | 10 December 2011 | 1 |
181 | Amy Winehouse | Lioness: Hidden Treasures | Universal | 17 December 2011 | 1 |
182 | Michael Bublé | Christmas | Warner | 24 December 2011 | 2 |
2012 | |||||
183 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 80 | EMI/Universal | 7 January 2012 | 1 |
re | Adele | 21 | XL | 14 January 2012 | 1 |
184 | The Vaccines | What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? | Sony | 21 January 2012 | 1 |
re | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | EMI | 28 January 2012 | 2 |
185 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die | Universal | 11 February 2012 | 1 |
186 | Maverick Sabre | Lonely Are the Brave | Universal | 18 February 2012 | 1 |
187 | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | EMI | 25 February 2012 | 3 |
188 | Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | Sony | 17 March 2012 | 1 |
189 | Michael Kiwanuka | Home Again | Universal | 24 March 2012 | 1 |
190 | David Guetta | Nothing but the Beat | EMI | 31 March 2012 | 1 |
191 | Madonna | MDNA | Universal | 7 April 2012 | 1 |
192 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 81 | EMI/Universal | 14 April 2012 | 3 |
193 | Jack White | Blunderbuss | Beggars | 5 May 2012 | 1 |
194 | Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | Warner | 12 May 2012 | 1 |
195 | Keane | Strangeland | Universal | 19 May 2012 | 1 |
196 | Tenacious D | Rize of the Fenix | Sony | 26 May 2012 | 1 |
197 | John Mayer | Born and Raised | Sony | 2 June 2012 | 1 |
198 | Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band | Sing | Universal | 9 June 2012 | 2 |
199 | Usher | Looking 4 Myself | Sony | 23 June 2012 | 1 |
200 | Cheryl | A Million Lights | Universal | 30 June 2012 | 1 |
201 | Linkin Park | Living Things | Warner | 7 July 2012 | 1 |
202 | Chris Brown | Fortune | Sony | 14 July 2012 | 1 |
203 | Frank Ocean | Channel Orange | Universal | 21 July 2012 | 1 |
204 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call a No.1 | EMI/Universal | 28 July 2012 | 1 |
205 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 82 | EMI/Universal | 4 August 2012 | 3 |
206 | Various artists | A Symphony of British Music | Universal | 25 August 2012 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 82 | EMI/Universal | 1 September 2012 | 1 |
207 | Rita Ora | Ora | Sony | 8 September 2012 | 1 |
208 | The Vaccines | Come of Age | Sony | 15 September 2012 | 1 |
209 | The xx | Coexist | Beggars | 22 September 2012 | 1 |
210 | The Killers | Battle Born | Universal | 29 September 2012 | 1 |
211 | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Universal | 6 October 2012 | 1 |
212 | Muse | The 2nd Law | Warner | 13 October 2012 | 1 |
213 | Ellie Goulding | Halcyon | Sony | 20 October 2012 | 1 |
214 | Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg | Universal | 27 October 2012 | 1 |
215 | Various artists | Until Now – Swedish House Mafia | Universal | 3 November 2012 | 1 |
216 | Calvin Harris | 18 Months | Sony | 10 November 2012 | 1 |
217 | Robbie Williams | Take the Crown | Universal | 17 November 2012 | 1 |
218 | One Direction | Take Me Home | Sony | 24 November 2012 | 1 |
219 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 83 | EMI/Universal | 1 December 2012 | 1 |
220 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 8 December 2012 | 4 |
2013 | |||||
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 83 | EMI/Universal | 5 January 2013 | 2 |
re | Calvin Harris | 18 Months | Sony | 19 January 2013 | 1 |
221 | Motion picture cast recording | Les Misérables | Universal | 26 January 2013 | 2 |
222 | Biffy Clyro | Opposites | Warner | 9 February 2013 | 1 |
re | Jake Bugg | Jake Bugg | Universal | 16 February 2013 | 1 |
223 | Foals | Holy Fire | Warner | 23 February 2013 | 1 |
re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Universal | 2 March 2013 | 1 |
re | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events | EMI | 9 March 2013 | 1 |
224 | Bastille | Bad Blood | Universal | 16 March 2013 | 1 |
225 | David Bowie | The Next Day | Sony | 23 March 2013 | 1 |
226 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | Sony | 30 March 2013 | 1 |
227 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 84 | EMI/Universal | 6 April 2013 | 2 |
228 | Paramore | Paramore | Warner | 20 April 2013 | 1 |
229 | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | Warner | 27 April 2013 | 1 |
230 | Frank Turner | Tape Deck Heart | Universal | 4 May 2013 | 1 |
231 | Rudimental | Home | Warner | 11 May 2013 | 2 |
232 | Gabrielle Aplin | English Rain | Warner | 25 May 2013 | 1 |
233 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | Sony | 1 June 2013 | 2 |
234 | Disclosure | Settle | Universal | 15 June 2013 | 2 |
235 | Kanye West | Yeezus | Universal | 29 June 2013 | 1 |
236 | Tom Odell | Long Way Down | Sony | 6 July 2013 | 1 |
re | Mumford & Sons | Babel | Universal | 13 July 2013 | 1 |
237 | Jay-Z | Magna Carta... Holy Grail | Virgin EMI/Universal | 20 July 2013 | 2 |
238 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 85 | EMI/Universal | 4 August 2013 | 4 |
239 | Various artists | Teenage Dirtbags | Universal | 31 August 2013 | 2 |
240 | The 1975 | The 1975 | Universal | 14 September 2013 | 1 |
241 | Arctic Monkeys | AM | Domino | 21 September 2013 | 2 |
242 | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | Universal | 5 October 2013 | 1 |
243 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 | Sony | 12 October 2013 | 1 |
244 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz | Sony | 19 October 2013 | 1 |
245 | John Newman | Tribute | Universal | 26 October 2013 | 1 |
246 | Katy Perry | Prism | Universal | 2 November 2013 | 1 |
247 | Arcade Fire | Reflektor | Universal | 9 November 2013 | 1 |
248 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Universal | 16 November 2013 | 1 |
249 | Lady Gaga | Artpop | Universal | 23 November 2013 | 1 |
250 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 86 | EMI/Universal | 30 November 2013 | 1 |
251 | One Direction | Midnight Memories | Sony | 7 December 2013 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 14 December 2013 | 1 |
252 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Sony | 21 December 2013 | 2 |
2014 | |||||
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 86 | EMI/Universal | 5 January 2014 | 2 |
re | Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Sony | 18 January 2014 | 1 |
253 | Various artists | The Trevor Nelson Collection 2 | Sony | 25 January 2014 | 2 |
254 | You Me at Six | Cavalier Youth | Universal | 8 February 2014 | 1 |
255 | Bombay Bicycle Club | So Long, See You Tomorrow | Universal | 15 February 2014 | 1 |
256 | Katy B | Little Red | Sony | 22 February 2014 | 1 |
re | Bastille | Bad Blood | Universal | 1 March 2014 | 1 |
re | Arctic Monkeys | AM | Domino | 8 March 2014 | 1 |
257 | Pharrell Williams | Girl | Sony | 15 March 2014 | 1 |
re | Bastille | Bad Blood | Universal | 22 March 2014 | 1 |
258 | George Michael | Symphonica | Universal | 29 March 2014 | 1 |
259 | Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey | Going Back Home | Universal | 5 April 2014 | 1 |
260 | Kaiser Chiefs | Education, Education, Education & War | Universal | 12 April 2014 | 1 |
261 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 87 | EMI/Universal | 19 April 2014 | 1 |
262 | Paolo Nutini | Caustic Love | Warner | 26 April 2014 | 2 |
263 | Original soundtrack | Frozen | Disney | 10 May 2014 | 1 |
264 | Lily Allen | Sheezus | Warner | 17 May 2014 | 1 |
265 | Michael Jackson | Xscape | Sony | 24 May 2014 | 1 |
266 | Coldplay | Ghost Stories | Warner | 31 May 2014 | 1 |
267 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Universal | 7 June 2014 | 2 |
268 | Kasabian | 48:13 | Sony | 21 June 2014 | 1 |
269 | Lana Del Rey | Ultraviolence | Universal | 28 June 2014 | 1 |
270 | Ed Sheeran | x | Warner | 5 July 2014 | 4 |
271 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 88 | EMI/Universal | 2 August 2014 | 4 |
272 | Various artists | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | Disney | 30 August 2014 | 1 |
273 | Royal Blood | Royal Blood | Warner | 6 September 2014 | 2 |
re | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | Universal | 20 September 2014 | 1 |
274 | Chris Brown | X | Sony | 27 September 2014 | 1 |
275 | alt-J | This Is All Yours | BMG Rights Management | 4 October 2014 | 1 |
276 | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Sony | 11 October 2014 | 2 |
277 | Ella Henderson | Chapter One | Sony | 25 October 2014 | 1 |
278 | Ben Howard | I Forget Where We Were | Universal | 1 November 2014 | 1 |
279 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | Universal | 8 November 2014 | 1 |
280 | Calvin Harris | Motion | Sony | 15 November 2014 | 1 |
281 | Foo Fighters | Sonic Highways | Sony | 22 November 2014 | 1 |
282 | One Direction | Four | Sony | 29 November 2014 | 1 |
283 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 89 | EMI/Universal | 6 December 2014 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 13 December 2014 | 3 |
2015 | |||||
re | Ed Sheeran | x | Warner | 3 January 2015 | 1 |
re | George Ezra | Wanted on Voyage | Sony | 10 January 2015 | 1 |
re | Taylor Swift | 1989 | Universal | 17 January 2015 | 2 |
284 | Fall Out Boy | American Beauty/American Psycho | Universal | 31 January 2015 | 1 |
285 | Meghan Trainor | Title | Sony | 7 February 2015 | 1 |
286 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Universal | 14 February 2015 | 1 |
287 | Various artists | Fifty Shades of Grey | Universal | 21 February 2015 | 3 |
288 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Chasing Yesterday | Sour Mash | 14 March 2015 | 1 |
289 | Madonna | Rebel Heart | Universal | 21 March 2015 | 1 |
290 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Universal | 28 March 2015 | 1 |
291 | James Bay | Chaos and the Calm | Universal | 4 April 2015 | 1 |
292 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 90 | EMI/Universal | 11 April 2015 | 1 |
293 | Original Soundtrack | Furious 7 | Warner | 18 April 2015 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 90 | EMI/Universal | 25 April 2015 | 2 |
re | Taylor Swift | 1989 | Universal | 9 May 2015 | 1 |
294 | Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind | Universal | 16 May 2015 | 2 |
295 | Brandon Flowers | The Desired Effect | Universal | 30 May 2015 | 1 |
296 | Various Artists | The Fatboy Slim Collection | Sony | 6 June 2015 | 1 |
297 | Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Universal | 13 June 2015 | 1 |
298 | Muse | Drones | Warner | 20 June 2015 | 1 |
299 | Various Artists | TFI Friday | Warner | 27 June 2015 | 1 |
300 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call a Summer Party | EMI/Universal | 4 July 2015 | 1 |
301 | Various Artists | Throwback R&B | Ministry of Sound | 9 July 2015 | 1 |
302 | Krept and Konan | The Long Way Home | Universal | 16 July 2015 | 1 |
303 | Years & Years | Communion | Universal | 23 July 2015 | 1 |
Re | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call a Summer Party | EMI/Universal | 30 July 2015 | 1 |
304 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 91 | EMI/Universal | 6 August 2015 | 2 |
305 | Dr. Dre | Compton | Universal | 20 August 2015 | 1 |
Re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 91 | EMI/Universal | 27 August 2015 | 1 |
306 | Jess Glynne | I Cry When I Laugh | Warner | 3 September 2015 | 1 |
307 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | Universal | 10 September 2015 | 1 |
308 | Troye Sivan | Wild | Universal | 17 September 2015 | 1 |
309 | Bring Me The Horizon | That's the Spirit | Sony | 24 September 2015 | 1 |
310 | Lana Del Rey | Honeymoon | Universal | 1 October 2015 | 1 |
311 | Disclosure | Caracal | Universal | 8 October 2015 | 1 |
312 | Rudimental | We the Generation | Warner | 15 October 2015 | 1 |
313 | Various Artists | Rapper's Delight | Ministry of Sound | 22 October 2015 | 1 |
314 | Jamie Lawson | Jamie Lawson | Warner | 29 October 2015 | 1 |
315 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Universal | 5 November 2015 | 1 |
316 | Elvis Presley | If I Can Dream | Sony | 12 November 2015 | 1 |
317 | Ellie Goulding | Delirium | Universal | 19 November 2015 | 1 |
318 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | Universal | 26 November 2015 | 1 |
319 | Adele | 25 | XL | 3 December 2015 | 2 |
320 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | Warner | 17 December 2015 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 24 December 2015 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 31 December 2015 | 1 |
2016 | |||||
321 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 92 | EMI/Universal | 7 January 2016 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 14 January 2016 | 1 |
322 | David Bowie | Blackstar | Sony | 21 January 2016 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 28 January 2016 | 2 |
323 | Rihanna | Anti | Universal | 5 February 2016 | 1 |
re | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | Warner | 12 February 2016 | 1 |
324 | Various Artists | Acoustic | UMTV | 19 February 2016 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 26 February 2016 | 1 |
325 | The 1975 | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It | Dirty Hit/Universal | 4 March 2016 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 11 March 2016 | 2 |
326 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 93 | EMI/Universal | 25 March 2016 | 5 |
327 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | Parkwood / Columbia | 5 May 2016 | 1 |
328 | Drake | Views | Young Money / Republic | 12 May 2016 | 1 |
329 | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool | XL | 19 May 2016 | 2 |
330 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | Universal | 2 June 2016 | 1 |
331 | Catfish and the Bottlemen | The Ride | Universal | 9 June 2016 | 1 |
332 | Bugzy Malone | Facing Time | Ill Gotten | 16 June 2016 | 1 |
333 | Various Artists | Throwback Summer Jamz | Ministry of Sound | 23 June 2016 | 1 |
334 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway | Warner | 30 June 2016 | 1 |
re | Adele | 25 | XL | 7 July 2016 | 1 |
335 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Summer Hits | EMI/Universal | 14 July 2016 | 1 |
336 | Biffy Clyro | Ellipsis | Warner | 21 July 2016 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Summer Hits | EMI/Universal | 28 July 2016 | 1 |
337 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 94 | 4 August 2016 | 4 | |
338 | Frank Ocean | Blonde | Boys Don't Cry | 1 September 2016 | 2 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 94 | EMI/Universal | 15 September 2016 | 1 |
339 | Bastille | Wild World | Universal | 22 September 2016 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 94 | EMI/Universal | 29 September 2016 | 1 |
340 | Passenger | Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea | Black Crow | 6 October 2016 | 1 |
341 | Craig David | Following My Intuition | Sony | 13 October 2016 | 1 |
342 | Green Day | Revolution Radio | Warner | 20 October 2016 | 1 |
343 | Kings of Leon | Walls | Sony | 27 October 2016 | 1 |
344 | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Universal | 3 November 2016 | 1 |
345 | James Arthur | Back from the Edge | Sony | 10 November 2016 | 1 |
346 | Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show | Sony | 17 November 2016 | 1 |
347 | Emeli Sandé | Long Live the Angels | Universal | 24 November 2016 | 1 |
348 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 95 | EMI/Universal | 1 December 2016 | 2 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 15 December 2016 | 3 |
2017 | |||||
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 95 | EMI/Universal | 5 January 2017 | 2 |
349 | Pete Tong/Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley | Classic House | Polydor/UMC/UMOD | 19 January 2017 | 1 |
350 | The xx | I See You | Young Turks | 26 January 2017 | 1 |
re | Pete Tong/Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley | Classic House | Polydor/UMC/UMOD | 2 February 2017 | 1 |
351 | Various Artists | R&B Mixtape | Ministry of Sound | 9 February 2017 | 1 |
352 | Elbow | Little Fictions | Universal Music Group | 16 February 2017 | 1 |
353 | Rag'n'Bone Man | Human | Best Laid Plans/Sony | 23 February 2017 | 2 |
354 | Stormzy | Gang Signs & Prayer | Merky | 9 March 2017 | 1 |
355 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Asylum | 16 March 2017 | 5 |
356 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 96 | EMI/Universal | 20 April 2017 | 2 |
357 | Steps | Tears on the Dancefloor | Steps Music LLP | 4 May 2017 | 1 |
358 | Various artists | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 | Disney | 11 May 2017 | 1 |
359 | Kasabian | For Crying Out Loud | Sony | 18 May 2017 | 1 |
360 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles | Sony | 25 May 2017 | 2 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 96 | EMI/Universal | 8 June 2017 | 1 |
361 | Alt-J | Relaxer | Infectious | 15 June 2017 | 1 |
362 | London Grammar | Truth Is a Beautiful Thing | Ministry of Sound | 22 June 2017 | 1 |
363 | Royal Blood | How Did We Get So Dark? | Warner | 29 June 2017 | 1 |
364 | Imagine Dragons | Evolve | Interscope Records | 6 July 2017 | 1 |
365 | Various Artists | Laidback Beats 2017 | Ministry of Sound | 13 July 2017 | 1 |
366 | Jay-Z | 4:44 | Roc Nation | 20 July 2017 | 1 |
367 | Bugzy Malone | King of the North | Ill Gotten | 27 July 2017 | 1 |
368 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 97 | EMI/Universal | 3 August 2017 | 5 |
369 | Queens of the Stone Age | Villains | Matador | 7 September 2017 | 1 |
370 | The Script | Freedom Child | Sony | 14 September 2017 | 1 |
371 | The National | Sleep Well Beast | 4AD | 21 September 2017 | 1 |
372 | Foo Fighters | Concrete and Gold | Sony | 28 September 2017 | 1 |
373 | The Killers | Wonderful Wonderful | EMI | 5 October 2017 | 1 |
374 | Wolf Alice | Visions of a Life | Dirty Hit | 12 October 2017 | 1 |
375 | Liam Gallagher | As You Were | Warner | 19 October 2017 | 1 |
376 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | Sony | 26 October 2017 | 1 |
377 | George Michael | Listen Without Prejudice - Vol.1 | Sony | 2 November 2017 | 1 |
378 | Stereophonics | Scream Above the Sounds | Warner | 9 November 2017 | 1 |
379 | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All | Universal | 16 November 2017 | 1 |
380 | Taylor Swift | Reputation | Universal | 23 November 2017 | 1 |
381 | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 98 | EMI/Universal | 30 November 2017 | 1 |
382 | Noel Gallagher | Who Built the Moon? | Sour Mash | 7 December 2017 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 14 December 2017 | 2 |
383 | Eminem | Revival | Universal | 28 December 2017 | 1 |
2018 | |||||
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 98 | EMI/Universal | 4 January 2018 | 1 |
384 | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 11 January 2018 | 12 |
385 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 99 | EMI/Universal | 5 April 2018 | 2 |
386 | Kylie Minogue | Golden | BMG | 19 April 2018 | 1 |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 26 April 2018 | 1 |
re | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 99 | EMI/Universal | 3 May 2018 | 1 |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 10 May 2018 | 1 |
387 | Various Artists | 80's Soul Jams | Ministry of Sound | 17 May 2018 | 1 |
388 | Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Domino | 24 May 2018 | 1 |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 31 May 2018 | 4 |
389 | The Carters | Everything Is Love | RCA/Roc Nation | 28 June 2018 | 1 |
390 | Panic! at the Disco | Pray for the Wicked | Warner | 5 July 2018 | 1 |
391 | Drake | Scorpion | Cash Money/Republic | 5 July 2018 | 1 |
392 | Various Artists | Love Island - Pool Party | Ministry of Sound | 12 July 2018 | 1 |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 19 July 2018 | 1 |
393 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 100 | EMI/Universal | 2 August 2018 | 4 |
394 | Ariana Grande | Sweetener | Universal | 30 August 2018 | 1 |
re | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 100 | EMI/Universal | 6 September 2018 | 1 |
395 | Eminem | Kamikaze | Universal | 13 September 2018 | 3 |
396 | Christine and the Queens | Chris | Because Music | 4 October 2018 | 1 |
397 | Cher | Dancing Queen | Warner | 11 October 2018 | 1 |
398 | Motion Picture Cast Recording | A Star is Born | Universal | 18 October 2018 | 4 |
399 | The Prodigy | No Tourists | BMG | 15 November 2018 | 1 |
400 | Muse | Simulation Theory | Helium3/Warner | 22 November 2018 | 1 |
401 | Mumford & Sons | Delta | Gentlemen of the Road/Universal | 29 November 2018 | 1 |
402 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 101 | EMI/Universal | 6 December 2018 | 1 |
re | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | EMI/Universal | 13 December 2017 | 4 |
2019 | |||||
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | The Greatest Showman | Atlantic | 10 January 2019 | 4 |
403 | Bring Me the Horizon | Amo | Sony | 7 February 2019 | 1 |
404 | Busted | Half Way There | Warner | 14 February 2019 | 1 |
405 | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | Universal | 21 February 2019 | 2 |
re | Motion Picture Cast Recording | A Star is Born | Universal | 7 March 2019 | 1 |
406 | Tom Walker | What a Time to Be Alive | Sony | 14 March 2019 | 1 |
407 | Dido | Still on My Mind | BMG | 21 March 2019 | 1 |
408 | Jack Savoretti | Singing to Strangers | 28 March 2019 | 2 | |
409 | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Universal | 11 April 2019 | 2 |
410 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 102 | EMI/Universal | 25 April 2019 | 2 |
411 | Pink | Hurts 2B Human | Sony | 9 May 2019 | 1 |
412 | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | Sony | 16 May 2019 | 1 |
413 | Various Artists | 100% Clubland CLassix | UMOD | 23 May 2019 | 1 |
414 | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Universal | 30 May 2019 | 3 |
415 | Various Artists | Love Island - Pool Party 2019 | Ministry of Sound | 20 June 2019 | 1 |
416 | Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars | Sony | 27 June 2019 | 1 |
417 | Will Young | Lexicon | Cooking Vinyl | 4 July 2019 | 1 |
418 | Kylie Minogue | Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection | BMG/Rhino | 11 July 2019 | 1 |
419 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Summer Party 2019 | EMI/Universal | 18 July 2019 | 1 |
420 | Ed Sheeran | No.6 Collaborations Project | Asylum/Warner | 25 July 2019 | 1 |
421 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 103 | EMI/Universal | 1 August 2019 | 3 |
422 | Slipknot | We Are Not Your Kind | Warner | 22 August 2019 | 1 |
re | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 103 | EMI/Universal | 29 August 2019 | 1 |
423 | Taylor Swift | Lover | EMI | 5 September 2019 | 1 |
424 | Tool | Fear Inoculum | Sony | 12 September 2019 | 1 |
425 | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | Universal | 19 September 2019 | 1 |
426 | Sam Fender | Hypersonic Missiles | Universal | 26 September 2019 | 1 |
427 | Liam Gallagher | Why Me? Why Not. | Warner | 3 October 2019 | 1 |
re | Lewis Capaldi | Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent | Universal | 10 October 2019 | 1 |
428 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | Ghosteen | 17 October 2019 | 1 |
429 | Elbow | Giants of All Sizes | Universal | 24 October 2019 | 1 |
430 | James Arthur | You | Sony | 31 October 2019 | 1 |
431 | Stereophonics | Kind | Warner | 7 November 2019 | 1 |
432 | Various Artists | BBC Children in Need - Got It Covered | Silva Screen | 14 November 2019 | 1 |
433 | Various Artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 104 | EMI/Universal | 21 November 2019 | 1 |
434 | Westlife | Spectrum | Universal | 28 November 2019 | 1 |
435 | Coldplay | Everyday Life | Universal | 5 December 2019 | 1 |
436 | Various Artists | Now 100 Hits Christmas | EMI/Universal | 12 December 2019 | 2 |
437 | Stormzy | Heavy Is the Head | Atlantic/Merky | 26 December 2019 | 1 |
- In 2010, the most-downloaded album of the year was Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons. It first entered the chart in 2009 and, during 2010, peaked at number three on 10 March and 4 July.
- The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- The record labels are those given by the Official Charts Company.[1]
By artist
As of 22 February 2019, sixteen different artists have spent four or more weeks at the top of the UK Official Download Chart so far during the 2010s. The totals below do not include compilation albums credited to various artists.
Artist | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
Adele | 2 | 29 |
Ed Sheeran | 4 | 12 |
Eminem | 4 | 11 |
Coldplay | 4 | 7 |
Florence and the Machine | 3 | 4 |
Glee Cast | 4 | 6 |
Beyoncé | 3 | 6 |
Rihanna | 3 | 6 |
Lady Gaga | 5 | 6 |
Emeli Sandé | 2 | 5 |
Arctic Monkeys | 3 | 5 |
Taylor Swift | 3 | 6 |
Mumford & Sons | 3 | 6 |
Jay-Z | 3 | 4 |
Sam Smith | 2 | 4 |
Ariana Grande | 3 | 4 |
By record label
As of 11 October 2019, twenty seven different record labels have released chart-topping albums so far during the 2010s.The totals below do not include compilation albums credited to various artists apart from soundtracks which are included.
Record label | Number-one albums |
Weeks at number one |
---|---|---|
XL | 3 | 31 |
Beggars Group | 3 | 3 |
Domino Records | 3 | 5 |
EMI | 25 | 54 |
Ministry of Sound | 4 | 4 |
Ill Gotten | 2 | 2 |
MTA Records | 1 | 1 |
MTV Networks | 1 | 1 |
Nate's Tunes | 1 | 1 |
Boys Don't Cry | 1 | 2 |
Sony Music Entertainment | 70 | 84 |
Sour Mash | 3 | 3 |
Universal Music Group | 114 | 174 |
Warner Music Group | 41 | 69 |
Disney | 3 | 3 |
BMG | 6 | 7 |
Black Crow | 1 | 1 |
Young Turks | 1 | 1 |
Merky | 1 | 1 |
Asylum | 2 | 6 |
Steps Music LLP | 1 | 1 |
Infectious | 1 | 1 |
Roc Nation | 2 | 2 |
Matador | 1 | 1 |
4AD | 1 | 1 |
Dirty Hit | 1 | 1 |
Ghosteen | 1 | 1 |
Because Music | 1 | 1 |
Cooking Vinyl | 1 | 1 |
References
- "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2017.