List of UK top-ten albums in 2017

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 2017, as well as albums which peaked in 2016 and 2018 but were in the top 10 in 2017. 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).

Ed Sheeran's third studio album Divide was the UK's best-selling album of 2017. Sheeran's first two studio albums + and X also re-entered the top 10 this year.

One album from 2014, one album from 2015 and twelve albums from 2016 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. Dua Lipa by Dua Lipa was released in 2017 but did not reach its peak until 2018. Dua Lipa and Pete Tong were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2017.

The first new number-one album of the year was I See You by The xx. Overall, twenty-nine different albums peaked at number-one in 2017, with twenty-nine unique artists hitting that position.

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, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Pete Tong 1 Classic House 1
La La Land Cast 1 La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1
Bonobo 1 Migration 5
Wiley 1 Godfather 9
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 1 Modern Ruin 7
Black Star Riders 1 Heavy Fire 6
Sampha 1 Process 7
Lower Than Atlantis 1 Safe in Sound 8
Rag'n'Bone Man 1 Human 1
Nines 1 One Foot Out 4
Trolls Cast 1 Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 4
Stormzy 1 Gang Signs & Prayer 1
Zara Larsson 1 So Good 7
Beauty and the Beast Cast 1 Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 8
The Chainsmokers 1 Memories...Do Not Open 3
Moana Cast 1 Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 7
While She Sleeps 1 You Are We 8
J Hus 1 Common Sense 6
The Amazons 1 The Amazons 8
Dua Lipa 1 Dua Lipa 3
Public Service Broadcasting 1 Every Valley 4
Oh Wonder 1 Ultralife 8
Tyler, the Creator 1 Flower Boy 9
Dodie 1 You (EP) 6
The Sherlocks 1 Live for the Moment 6
The War on Drugs 1 A Deeper Understanding 3
PVRIS 1 All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell 4
Prophets of Rage 1 Prophets of Rage 6
Black Country Communion 1 BCCIV 7
JP Cooper 1 Raised Under Grey Skies 9
Jason Manford 1 A Different Stage 10
St. Vincent 1 Masseduction 6
Post Malone 1 Stoney 10
Sheridan Smith 1 Sheridan 9
Tokio Myers 1 Our Generation 4

Soundtracks

Four soundtrack albums for various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included Beauty and the Beast, La La Land, Moana and Trolls.

Best-selling albums

Ed Sheeran had the best-selling album of the year with Divide. Human by Rag'n'Bone Man came in second place. Sam Smith's The Thrill of It All, Glory Days from Little Mix and Beautiful Trauma by Pink made up the top five. Albums by Ed Sheeran (X), Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Drake, Liam Gallagher and Stormzy were also in the top ten best-selling albums of the year.

Top-ten albums

Key
Symbol Meaning
Album peaked in 2015 or 2016 but still in chart in 2017.
Album released in 2017 but peaked in 2018.
(#) Year-end top ten album position and rank
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 2014
5 July 2014 97 X(#6) Ed Sheeran 1 5 July 2014 13
Albums in 2015
3 December 2015 43 25 Adele 1 3 December 2015 13
Albums in 2016
23 June 2016 9 50 Rick Astley 1 23 June 2016 1
3 November 2016 12 The Wonder of You Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1 3 November 2016 1
10 November 2016 4 Back from the Edge James Arthur 1 10 November 2016 1
17 November 2016 8 The Heavy Entertainment Show Robbie Williams 1 17 November 2016 1
10 Together Michael Ball & Alfie Boe 1 22 December 2016 2
9 Christmas Michael Bublé 6 22 December 2016 1
24 November 2016 9 24 Hrs Olly Murs 1 24 November 2016 1
6 Long Live the Angels Emeli Sandé 2 24 November 2016 1
1 December 2016 29 Glory Days(#4) Little Mix 1 1 December 2016 5
8 24K Magic Bruno Mars 3 1 December 2016 1
8 December 2016 9 Starboy The Weeknd 5 8 December 2016 1
15 December 2016 7 Blue & Lonesome The Rolling Stones 1 15 December 2016 5
Albums in 2017
5 January 2017 7 Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael George Michael 4 19 January 2017 2
12 January 2017 6 Classic House Pete Tong with Jules Buckley & the Heritage Orchestra 1 2 February 2017 1
19 January 2017 1 Night People You Me at Six 3 19 January 2017 1
1 Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) David Bowie 5 19 January 2017 1
26 January 2017 3 I See You The xx 1 26 January 2017 1
7 La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack La La Land Cast 1 9 February 2017 1
1 Migration Bonobo 5 26 January 2017 1
3 Piano Portraits Rick Wakeman 6 2 February 2017 1
1 Godfather Wiley 9 26 January 2017 1
2 February 2017 1 Return to Ommadawn Mike Oldfield 4 2 February 2017 1
1 Modern Ruin Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes 7 2 February 2017 1
9 February 2017 1 All These Countless Nights Deaf Havana 5 9 February 2017 1
16 February 2017 3 Little Fictions Elbow 1 16 February 2017 1
1 Heavy Fire Black Star Riders 6 16 February 2017 1
2 Process Sampha 7 16 February 2017 2
1 Safe in Sound Lower Than Atlantis 8 16 February 2017 1
23 February 2017 44 Human (#2) Rag'n'Bone Man 1 23 February 2017 2
1 Rip It Up Thunder 3 23 February 2017 1
1 One Foot Out Nines 4 23 February 2017 1
2 March 2017 1 Under Stars Amy Macdonald 2 2 March 2017 1
1 Prisoner Ryan Adams 3 2 March 2017 1
4 Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Trolls Cast 4 9 March 2017 1
9 March 2017 7 Gang Signs & Prayer (#10) Stormzy 1 9 March 2017 1
16 March 2017 88 ÷ (#1) Ed Sheeran 1 16 March 2017 20
4 + 5 16 March 2017 1
1 Windy City Alison Krauss 6 16 March 2017 1
1 Home Collabro 7 16 March 2017 1
23 March 2017 1 Semper Femina Laura Marling 5 23 March 2017 1
1 Hits and Pieces – The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell Marc Almond and Soft Cell 7 23 March 2017 1
30 March 2017 11 More Life (#8) Drake 2 30 March 2017 1
3 Vera Lynn 100 Vera Lynn 3 30 March 2017 1
1 Spirit Depeche Mode 5 30 March 2017 1
1 So Good Zara Larsson 7 30 March 2017 1
3 Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Beauty and the Beast Cast 8 30 March 2017 2
6 April 2017 5 Wonderland Take That 2 6 April 2017 1
1 The Afterlove James Blunt 6 6 April 2017 1
13 April 2017 1 Automaton Jamiroquai 4 13 April 2017 1
1 Silver Eye Goldfrapp 6 13 April 2017 1
1 Kidz Bop Kidz Bop Kids 7 13 April 2017 1
20 April 2017 2 Memories...Do Not Open The Chainsmokers 3 20 April 2017 1
1 Infinite Deep Purple 6 20 April 2017 1
6 Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Moana Cast 7 20 April 2017 3
1 Pure Comedy Father John Misty 8 20 April 2017 1
1 Let Me Fly Mike + The Mechanics 9 20 April 2017 1
27 April 2017 5 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar 2 27 April 2017 1
1 Youth Tinie Tempah 9 4 May 2017 1
4 May 2017 3 Tears on the Dancefloor Steps 2 4 May 2017 1
2 Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda May 5 4 May 2017 1
1 Jump on Board Texas 6 4 May 2017 1
1 You Are We While She Sleeps 8 4 May 2017 1
11 May 2017 2 Humanz Gorillaz 2 11 May 2017 1
18 May 2017 3 For Crying Out Loud Kasabian 1 18 May 2017 1
1 Pollinator Blondie 4 18 May 2017 1
1 Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 8 18 May 2017 1
25 May 2017 3 Harry Styles Harry Styles 1 25 May 2017 1
1 After Laughter Paramore 4 25 May 2017 1
2 A Kind Revolution Paul Weller 5 25 May 2017 1
3 Common Sense J Hus 6 25 May 2017 2
1 June 2017 2 One More Light Linkin Park 4 1 June 2017 1
2 50 Engelbert Humperdinck 5 1 June 2017 1
1 World Be Gone Erasure 6 1 June 2017 1
8 June 2017 4 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition The Beatles 1 8 June 2017 1
1 Different Days The Charlatans 4 8 June 2017 1
1 The Amazons The Amazons 8 8 June 2017 1
15 June 2017 2 Is This the Life We Really Want? Roger Waters 3 15 June 2017 1
28 Dua Lipa Dua Lipa 3 1 March 2018 2
1 Relaxer alt-J 6 15 June 2017 1
1 Last Young Renegade All Time Low 7 15 June 2017 1
1 Time Flies... 1994–2009 Oasis 8 15 June 2017 1
1 Without a Word Hank Marvin 9 15 June 2017 1
1 The Joshua Tree: 30th Anniversary Edition U2 10 15 June 2017 1
22 June 2017 4 Truth Is a Beautiful Thing London Grammar 1 22 June 2017 1
6 Adiós Glen Campbell 2 17 August 2017 1
2 Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie 5 22 June 2017 1
1 Witness Katy Perry 6 22 June 2017 1
1 Chuck Chuck Berry 9 22 June 2017 1
29 June 2017 4 How Did We Get So Dark? Royal Blood 1 29 June 2017 1
1 Feed the Machine Nickelback 3 29 June 2017 1
1 Melodrama Lorde 5 29 June 2017 1
1 Crack-Up Fleet Foxes 9 29 June 2017 1
6 July 2017 2 OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 Radiohead 2 6 July 2017 1
2 Evolve Imagine Dragons 3 6 July 2017 1
3 Greatest Hits Foo Fighters 6 6 July 2017 1
1 Purple Rain: Deluxe Edition Prince and The Revolution 7 6 July 2017 1
2 Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits Bee Gees 6 13 July 2017 1
1 Grateful DJ Khaled 10 6 July 2017 1
13 July 2017 2 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 Calvin Harris 2 13 July 2017 1
1 Hydrograd Stone Sour 5 13 July 2017 1
20 July 2017 1 Something to Tell You Haim 2 20 July 2017 1
2 4:44 Jay-Z 3 20 July 2017 1
1 Every Valley Public Service Broadcasting 4 20 July 2017 1
27 July 2017 1 Night & Day: Night Edition The Vamps 1 27 July 2017 1
1 King of the North (EP) Bugzy Malone 4 27 July 2017 1
5 The Ultimate Collection John Denver 5 27 July 2017 1
1 Ultralife Oh Wonder 8 27 July 2017 1
1 Saturday Night at the Movies Joe McElderry 10 27 July 2017 1
3 August 2017 3 Lust for Life Lana Del Rey 1 3 August 2017 1
2 Crooked Calypso Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott 2 3 August 2017 1
2 Hybrid Theory Linkin Park 4 3 August 2017 1
1 Meteora 7 3 August 2017 1
1 Flower Boy Tyler, the Creator 9 3 August 2017 1
1 Raskit Dizzee Rascal 10 3 August 2017 1
10 August 2017 3 Everything Now Arcade Fire 1 10 August 2017 1
1 The Boy Who Cried Wolf Passenger 5 10 August 2017 1
1 Paranormal Alice Cooper 6 10 August 2017 1
24 August 2017 4 The 50 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley 2 24 August 2017 2
1 Rainbow Kesha 4 24 August 2017 1
1 You (EP) Dodie 6 24 August 2017 1
1 24-7 Rock Star Shit The Cribs 8 24 August 2017 1
31 August 2017 1 To the Bone Steven Wilson 3 31 August 2017 1
1 The Peace and the Panic Neck Deep 4 31 August 2017 1
1 A Fever Dream Everything Everything 5 31 August 2017 1
1 Live for the Moment The Sherlocks 6 31 August 2017 1
1 Tribe Chase & Status 7 31 August 2017 1
7 September 2017 3 Villains Queens of the Stone Age 1 7 September 2017 1
1 A Deeper Understanding The War on Drugs 3 7 September 2017 1
1 All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell PVRIS 4 7 September 2017 1
1 Love Always Shane Filan 5 7 September 2017 1
1 Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony 10 7 September 2017 1
14 September 2017 4 Freedom Child The Script 1 14 September 2017 1
1 American Dream LCD Soundsystem 3 14 September 2017 1
1 The Punishment of Luxury Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 4 14 September 2017 1
1 Every Country's Sun Mogwai 6 14 September 2017 1
1 Hearts That Strain Jake Bugg 7 14 September 2017 1
21 September 2017 2 Sleep Well Beast The National 1 21 September 2017 1
1 Broken Machine Nothing But Thieves 2 21 September 2017 1
1 Hitchhiker Neil Young 6 21 September 2017 1
1 Hippopotamus Sparks 7 21 September 2017 1
1 Out of All This Blue The Waterboys 8 21 September 2017 1
28 September 2017 5 Concrete and Gold Foo Fighters 1 28 September 2017 1
1 Savage (Songs from a Broken World) Gary Numan 2 28 September 2017 1
1 Prophets of Rage Prophets of Rage 6 28 September 2017 1
5 October 2017 4 Wonderful Wonderful The Killers 1 5 October 2017 1
1 Roll with the Punches Van Morrison 4 5 October 2017 1
1 The Spark Enter Shikari 5 5 October 2017 1
1 BCCIV Black Country Communion 7 5 October 2017 1
1 V The Horrors 8 5 October 2017 1
12 October 2017 1 Now Shania Twain 1 12 October 2017 1
1 Visions of a Life Wolf Alice 2 12 October 2017 1
1 Live at Pompeii David Gilmour 3 12 October 2017 1
1 Tell Me You Love Me Demi Lovato 5 12 October 2017 1
1 Younger Now Miley Cyrus 8 12 October 2017 1
1 Scream Michael Jackson 9 12 October 2017 1
1 The Best of Feeder/Arrow Feeder 10 12 October 2017 1
19 October 2017 5 As You Were (#9) Liam Gallagher 1 19 October 2017 1
1 Wamp 2 Dem Giggs 2 19 October 2017 1
1 MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice A-ha 6 19 October 2017 1
1 Heaven Upside Down Marilyn Manson 7 19 October 2017 1
1 Pinewood Smile The Darkness 8 19 October 2017 1
1 Raised Under Grey Skies JP Cooper 9 19 October 2017 1
1 A Different Stage Jason Manford 10 19 October 2017 1
26 October 2017 19 Beautiful Trauma (#5) Pink 1 26 October 2017 1
2 Carry Fire Robert Plant 3 26 October 2017 1
1 Colors Beck 5 26 October 2017 1
1 Masseduction St. Vincent 6 26 October 2017 1
1 Stoney Post Malone 10 26 October 2017 1
2 November 2017 4 Listen Without Prejudice/MTV Unplugged George Michael 1 2 November 2017 1
2 Flicker Niall Horan 3 2 November 2017 1
1 7 Days Krept and Konan 6 2 November 2017 1
1 Glasshouse Jessie Ware 7 2 November 2017 1
1 7 Nights Krept and Konan 8 2 November 2017 1
1 The Queen Is Dead (2017 Collector's Edition) The Smiths 10 2 November 2017 1
9 November 2017 11 Together Again (#7) Michael Ball & Alfie Boe 1 9 November 2017 1
2 Scream Above the Sounds Stereophonics 2 9 November 2017 1
3 Nat King Cole & Me Gregory Porter 3 9 November 2017 1
1 Heartbreak on a Full Moon Chris Brown 10 9 November 2017 1
16 November 2017 21 The Thrill of It All (#3) Sam Smith 1 16 November 2017 2
8 A Love So Beautiful Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2 16 November 2017 1
1 Sheridan Sheridan Smith 9 16 November 2017 1
23 November 2017 5 Reputation Taylor Swift 1 23 November 2017 1
3 Diamonds Elton John 5 23 November 2017 1
1 Instant Pleasures Shed Seven 8 23 November 2017 1
30 November 2017 8 The Architect Paloma Faith 1 30 November 2017 1
1 Our Generation Tokio Myers 4 30 November 2017 1
1 Low in High School Morrissey 5 30 November 2017 1
1 Wembley or Bust Jeff Lynne's ELO 9 30 November 2017 1
7 December 2017 3 Who Built the Moon? Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 1 7 December 2017 1
3 Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 6 7 December 2017 1
1 Amore Andre Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra 7 7 December 2017 1
14 December 2017 1 Songs of Experience U2 5 14 December 2017 1
28 December 2017 10 Revival Eminem 1 28 December 2017 1

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2017, including albums that reached their peak in 2016. 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 2015 is also shown.

Entries Artist Country of origin Weeks Albums
3 Ed Sheeran  United Kingdom 68 ÷, ×, +
Elvis Presley  United States 10 Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The 50 Greatest Hits, The Wonder of You
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  United Kingdom 20 A Love So Beautiful, Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Wonder of You

Notes

  • Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1998. Following George Michael's death on Christmas Day 2016, the album re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 January 2017 (week ending). It re-entered the top 10 again at number 4 on 19 January 2017 (week ending), at number 8 on 9 March 2017 (week ending) and at number 9 on 26 October 2017 (week ending).
  • + originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 2011.
  • Time Flies... 1994–2009 originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 2010. It re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 15 June 2017 (week ending) following Liam Gallagher's performance at the One Love Manchester concert at Old Trafford.
  • Adiós re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 17 August 2017 (week ending) following Glen Campbell's death.
  • The Ultimate Collection originally peaked at number 7 upon its initial release in 2011.
  • The 50 Greatest Hits originally peaked at number 8 upon its initial release in 2000. It reached a brand new peak of number 2 in 2017 when it was re-released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.
  • Figure includes album that peaked in 2016.

See also

References

General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  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 edition). 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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